Cherokee County, Georgia

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 10,784 returns moved into Cherokee County and 9,154 moved out, a net gain of 1,630 returns, or 14.4 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

Farther away

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

Of the 12 Georgia counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties, Cherokee has the highest net migration rate. One county, Cobb County, supplied 23% of all arriving returns. On balance, Cherokee gains the most returns from Cobb County and loses the most to Bartow County. Movers from other states made up 31% of arrivals, below the 45% median of the 285 such counties nationwide.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

Moved out toMoved in fromNet
Cobb1,7742,526+752
Fulton8191,552+733
Forsyth328549+221
Bartow579275−304
Pickens455273−182
Gwinnett245396+151
Paulding330271−59
DeKalb196346+150
Hall8590+5
Gilmer9962−37
Gordon8539−46
Floyd7941−38

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 55 counties sent 20 or more returns each (74% of arrivals from within the US) and 60 received 20 or more (72% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 89% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was King, WA, 2,129 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
County	Returns	People	Miles
Broward, FL	81	150	605
Henry	68	119	58
Palm Beach, FL	67	109	577
Los Angeles, CA	60	109	1,921
Douglas	56	107	41
Miami-Dade, FL	50	84	642
Dawson	48	113	22
Fayette	47	78	57
Cook, IL	44	85	556
Hillsborough, FL	43	74	456
Duval, FL	42	78	317
Carroll	42	65	57
Houston	42	69	132
Clayton	41	79	48
Maricopa, AZ	40	77	1,605
Lee, FL	36	81	551
Clarke	36	51	67
Coweta	34	65	64
Pinellas, FL	32	48	449
Davidson, TN	32	54	186

Departures: the next 20 destinations
County	Returns	People	Miles
Dawson	64	130	22
Douglas	59	107	41
Carroll	58	106	57
Henry	47	110	58
Hillsborough, FL	39	63	456
Orange, FL	39	67	437
Coweta	39	62	64
Lumpkin	39	66	35
Hamilton, TN	39	63	76
Clayton	37	73	48
Harris, TX	36	71	707
Fannin	35	63	44
Jackson	35	67	53
Maricopa, AZ	34	61	1,605
Broward, FL	34	54	605
Mecklenburg, NC	34	48	218
Davidson, TN	34	39	186
Los Angeles, CA	33	51	1,921
Chatham	32	42	251
Clarke	32	39	67

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

Departures to

Four filing years

InOut

Cherokee shows a net gain in every year shown; arrivals and departures both peaked in 2022–23. Earlier net rates per 1,000: +24.9 in 2019–20, +25.5 in 2020–21, +18.7 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

$78,962 Leaving
$90,739 Arriving
$111,471 Staying

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