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Chatham County, Georgia

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 10,774 returns moved into Chatham County and 10,516 moved out, a net gain of 258 returns, or 2.3 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

ChathamEffinghamBryanBullochDuval, FLGlynn

Farther away

Chatham

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

On balance, Chatham loses the most returns to Effingham County. The largest single source, Effingham County, supplied 5% of arriving returns. Movers from other states made up 65% of arrivals, above the 45% median of the 285 counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties. Moves in and out together equal 18.7% of Chatham’s returns, more than the 13.8% median of these 285 counties.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

  1. Effingham956586−370
  2. Bryan607418−189
  3. Liberty444296−148
  4. Bulloch325233−92
  5. Fulton270205−65
  6. Beaufort, SC191274+83
  7. DeKalb168160−8
  8. Duval, FL171134−37
  9. Cobb161140−21
  10. Gwinnett107159+52
  11. Glynn8693+7
  12. Charleston, SC10276−26

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 107 counties sent 20 or more returns each (59% of arrivals from within the US) and 84 received 20 or more (62% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 43% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Honolulu, HI, 4,719 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Broward, FL127206402
Orange, FL88151240
Richmond84134111
Los Angeles, CA821292,146
Miami-Dade, FL82139441
Jasper, SC8016531
Mecklenburg, NC78119226
Richland, SC77116142
Cook, IL70117774
Cumberland, NC67141249
Wake, NC6378298
Maricopa, AZ62941,823
Hillsborough, FL6094293
Bibb5981163
Henry5897205
Houston5679154
Palm Beach, FL55101370
Kings, NY5580717
Muscogee5384224
Pinellas, FL5078300
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Jasper, SC9517231
Richmond88146111
Orange, FL79112240
Los Angeles, CA77972,146
Mecklenburg, NC75107226
Long6815242
Wake, NC64109298
Cook, IL6090774
Greenville, SC6097214
Harris, TX60107860
Kings, NY5865717
Cumberland, NC5893249
Muscogee57105224
Clayton5686222
Hillsborough, FL5587293
Maricopa, AZ521101,823
Palm Beach, FL5277370
Bibb5175163
Berkeley, SC5079107
Richland, SC5093142

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. Florida836
  2. South Carolina698
  3. North Carolina276
  4. Texas215
  5. New York192
  6. California176

Departures to

  1. Florida658
  2. South Carolina618
  3. Texas265
  4. North Carolina217
  5. California111
  6. New York106

Four filing years

9,7269,6692019–2010,8459,9152020–2111,2749,6562021–2210,77410,5162022–23

InOut

Chatham shows a net gain in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2021–22 and departures in 2022–23. Earlier net rates per 1,000: +0.5 in 2019–20, +8.8 in 2020–21, +14.7 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $62,066 Leaving
  • $67,558 Arriving
  • $91,153 Staying

Average adjusted gross income per return: non-moving returns reported the most, departing returns the least.

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