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Clayton County, Georgia

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 12,638 returns moved into Clayton County and 13,676 moved out, a net loss of 1,038 returns, or 9.3 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

ClaytonFultonCobbGwinnettFayetteSpalding

Farther away

ClaytonMiami-Dade, FLKings, NYHarris, TX

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

Of the 12 Georgia counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties, Clayton has the lowest net migration rate. Moves in and out together equal 23.6% of Clayton’s returns, the 9th-highest turnover among the 285 such counties nationwide. One county, Fulton County, supplied 26% of all arriving returns. On balance, Clayton gains the most returns from DeKalb County and loses the most to Henry County.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

  1. Fulton3,1463,241+95
  2. Henry2,2601,554−706
  3. DeKalb1,3981,677+279
  4. Cobb454436−18
  5. Gwinnett4284280
  6. Fayette451311−140
  7. Spalding296179−117
  8. Douglas226175−51
  9. Coweta202105−97
  10. Rockdale150119−31
  11. Newton15987−72
  12. Bibb10687−19

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 55 counties sent 20 or more returns each (81% of arrivals from within the US) and 65 received 20 or more (82% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 87% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Los Angeles, CA, 1,933 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Miami-Dade, FL112199596
Broward, FL105198560
Kings, NY89143755
Bronx, NY68124768
Muscogee6712277
Cook, IL62102603
Los Angeles, CA611191,933
Orange, FL58101393
Paulding5811237
Chatham5686222
Queens, NY5585761
Philadelphia, PA55114680
Richmond5094135
Duval, FL4477275
Hillsborough, FL4470409
Dougherty4074140
Carroll397938
Harris, TX3876694
Cherokee377348
Maricopa, AZ34641,614
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Paulding8818337
Harris, TX73127694
Muscogee7113177
Carroll6111538
Houston6112187
Los Angeles, CA57921,933
Miami-Dade, FL5586596
Butts559932
Broward, FL5492560
Cook, IL5391603
Hillsborough, FL4883409
Orange, FL4779393
Tarrant, TX4390746
Dougherty4275140
Lamar428136
Cherokee417948
Richmond4062135
Kings, NY4064755
Duval, FL3769275
Chatham3758222

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. Florida421
  2. New York212
  3. Texas87
  4. Illinois62
  5. California61
  6. North Carolina60

Departures to

  1. Florida287
  2. Texas172
  3. North Carolina98
  4. Alabama82
  5. California82
  6. New York66

Four filing years

12,92413,4012019–2012,63213,5652020–2112,16613,0982021–2212,63813,6762022–23

InOut

Clayton shows a net loss in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2019–20 and departures in 2022–23. Earlier net rates per 1,000: −4.6 in 2019–20, −8.7 in 2020–21, −8.4 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $34,766 Arriving
  • $35,882 Leaving
  • $43,411 Staying

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

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