Forsyth County, North Carolina

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 10,963 returns moved into Forsyth County and 10,459 moved out, a net gain of 504 returns, or 3.3 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

Farther away

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

On balance, Forsyth gains the most returns from Guilford County and loses the most to Davidson County. The largest single source, Guilford County, supplied 15% of arriving returns. Movers from other states made up 46% 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 13.9% of Forsyth’s returns, more than the 13.8% median of these 285 counties.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

Moved out toMoved in fromNet
Guilford1,3961,665+269
Davidson982731−251
Mecklenburg505382−123
Stokes457358−99
Davie403295−108
Wake349279−70
Yadkin223152−71
Surry197144−53
Randolph143140−3
Durham152124−28
Iredell134121−13
Rockingham144109−35

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 88 counties sent 20 or more returns each (67% of arrivals from within the US) and 79 received 20 or more (72% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 74% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was King, WA, 2,249 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
County	Returns	People	Miles
Alamance	95	150	48
Rowan	84	129	37
Buncombe	83	126	132
Miami-Dade, FL	78	134	727
Los Angeles, CA	66	99	2,137
New Hanover	66	98	191
Catawba	61	92	63
Cumberland	61	107	110
Cabarrus	59	92	54
Orange	58	80	64
Orange, FL	57	103	530
Palm Beach, FL	55	92	655
Cook, IL	55	91	562
Wilkes	55	89	51
Maricopa, AZ	53	104	1,832
Pitt	47	77	166
Broward, FL	45	82	687
Hillsborough, FL	45	92	583
Watauga	45	66	81
Suffolk, NY	42	78	527

Departures: the next 20 destinations
County	Returns	People	Miles
Alamance	99	173	48
New Hanover	99	149	191
Cabarrus	97	160	54
Rowan	87	138	37
Horry, SC	70	126	170
Brunswick	65	105	185
Los Angeles, CA	59	93	2,137
Buncombe	59	90	132
Harris, TX	50	76	977
New York, NY	49	50	467
Catawba	49	77	63
Orange	49	70	64
Wilkes	46	82	51
Fulton, GA	44	65	288
Cumberland	43	63	110
Greenville, SC	43	68	147
Maricopa, AZ	41	77	1,832
Watauga	41	51	81
Kings, NY	40	55	462
Pitt	40	61	166

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

Departures to

Four filing years

InOut

Forsyth shows a net gain in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2021–22 and departures in 2022–23. Earlier net rates per 1,000: +3.4 in 2019–20, +4.5 in 2020–21, +6.7 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

$65,238 Arriving
$68,355 Leaving
$86,020 Staying

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