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Muscogee County, Georgia

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 6,677 returns moved into Muscogee County and 6,861 moved out, a net loss of 184 returns, or 2.5 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

MuscogeeRussell, ALHarrisLee, ALFultonGwinnett

Farther away

MuscogeeEl Paso, TXEl Paso, COCumberland, NC

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

Arriving returns listed 1.95 people each, the 9th-largest average among the 285 counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties. The largest single source, Russell County, AL, supplied 10% of arriving returns. Movers from other states made up 66% of arrivals, above the 45% median of these 285 counties. Moves in and out together equal 18.6% of Muscogee’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. Russell, AL624647+23
  2. Harris437374−63
  3. Lee, AL391316−75
  4. Fulton208165−43
  5. Chattahoochee113127+14
  6. DeKalb111103−8
  7. El Paso, TX110102−8
  8. El Paso, CO11483−31
  9. Gwinnett9695−1
  10. Bell, TX9889−9
  11. Cobb8897+9
  12. Cumberland, NC9769−28

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 57 counties sent 20 or more returns each (60% of arrivals from within the US) and 57 received 20 or more (61% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 66% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Honolulu, HI, 4,495 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Clayton7113177
Troup6710737
Pierce, WA581362,192
Chatham57105224
Honolulu, HI531454,495
Montgomery, TN53114310
Henry518177
Marion5110023
Dougherty509078
Jefferson, NY49136926
Talbot488924
Coweta478059
Houston458971
Montgomery, AL438180
Broward, FL4383510
Miami-Dade, FL4275544
Liberty41105206
Meriwether396838
Hillsborough, FL3878352
Bibb385672
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Troup8316037
Montgomery, TN79154310
Clayton6712277
Jefferson, NY66169926
Honolulu, HI621274,495
Coweta6011659
Bexar, TX56126835
Chatham5384224
Henry498977
Pierce, WA491092,192
Talbot468824
Marion449823
Liberty4386206
Harris, TX4184648
Houston406571
Vernon Parish, LA3986498
Montgomery, AL366480
Richland, SC3452253
Dougherty335678
Madison, AL3166183

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. Alabama1,032
  2. Texas282
  3. Florida221
  4. California97
  5. New York87
  6. Colorado83

Departures to

  1. Alabama1,112
  2. Texas347
  3. North Carolina149
  4. Florida145
  5. Colorado114
  6. Tennessee100

Four filing years

6,4896,8262019–206,2627,2532020–216,2517,0962021–226,6776,8612022–23

InOut

Muscogee shows a net loss in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2022–23 and departures in 2020–21. Earlier net rates per 1,000: −4.9 in 2019–20, −14.0 in 2020–21, −11.6 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $52,696 Arriving
  • $59,355 Leaving
  • $67,571 Staying

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

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