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Forsyth County, Georgia

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 8,542 returns moved into Forsyth County and 8,218 moved out, a net gain of 324 returns, or 3.2 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

ForsythFultonGwinnettCherokeeDawsonCobb

Farther away

ForsythBroward, FLMiddlesex, NJLos Angeles, CA

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

Arriving returns listed 2.10 people each, the largest average among the 285 counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties. One county, Fulton County, supplied 24% of all arriving returns. On balance, Forsyth gains the most returns from Fulton County and loses the most to Dawson County. Movers from other states made up 36% of arrivals, below the 45% median of these 285 counties.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

  1. Fulton1,1872,043+856
  2. Gwinnett833923+90
  3. Cherokee549328−221
  4. Dawson560260−300
  5. Cobb299407+108
  6. Hall445253−192
  7. DeKalb249384+135
  8. Lumpkin18690−96
  9. Jackson7735−42
  10. Clarke53530
  11. Pickens6832−36
  12. Mecklenburg, NC5040−10

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 49 counties sent 20 or more returns each (70% of arrivals from within the US) and 53 received 20 or more (72% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 84% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was King, WA, 2,146 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Broward, FL56117596
Middlesex, NJ55167684
Los Angeles, CA511241,941
Maricopa, AZ481041,625
Cook, IL46114563
Hennepin, MN41126894
Wake, NC3775328
King, WA371022,146
Hillsborough, FL3476450
Collin, TX3375719
Capitol Planning Region, CT3298818
Barrow326229
Palm Beach, FL3060567
Dallas, TX3059735
Miami-Dade, FL2951633
Paulding295847
Oakland, MI2988584
Harris, TX2855725
Santa Clara, CA27642,103
Henry275553
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Barrow5710429
White449536
Dallas, TX4480735
Davidson, TN4355201
New York, NY4246717
Walton417538
King, WA41532,146
Collin, TX4088719
Travis, TX4050838
Orange, FL3864428
Pinellas, FL3759444
Los Angeles, CA36591,941
Maricopa, AZ35741,625
Gilmer357037
Duval, FL3351305
Hillsborough, FL3352450
Harris, TX3350725
Habersham324544
Cook, IL3249563
St. Johns, FL3177339

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. Florida189
  2. California128
  3. Texas116
  4. New Jersey77
  5. North Carolina77
  6. Arizona48

Departures to

  1. Florida315
  2. Texas181
  3. North Carolina80
  4. South Carolina70
  5. Tennessee68
  6. New York66

Four filing years

9,3977,6922019–2010,0587,5912020–219,3888,1192021–228,5428,2182022–23

InOut

Forsyth shows a net gain in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2020–21 and departures in 2022–23. Earlier net rates per 1,000: +19.9 in 2019–20, +28.1 in 2020–21, +13.4 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $103,345 Leaving
  • $116,004 Arriving
  • $152,052 Staying

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

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