DeKalb GA News

In 2019, 21,276 people moved to DeKalb County from within the state, according to migration data from the Internal Revenue Service.

This is an increase over the year before, when 20,658 people migrated to DeKalb County from elsewhere in the state.

The number of people moving to DeKalb County is offset by the 34,840 residents who left the area during the same year.

There were 32,645 people who left the year before.

Migration data for the U.S. is based on year-to-year address changes reported on individual income tax returns filed with the IRS.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, most U.S. regions saw their numbers shrink.

The Northeast region of the U.S. suffered the greatest losses, while the Midwest saw population growth.

The U.S. Census Bureau found migration within the country mainly flows to the South, with many people moving to areas of Florida and Texas.

Years	Inflow	Outflow	Domestic Migration
2017-2018	20,848	33,811	-12,963
2018-2019	20,658	32,645	-11,987
2019-2020	21,276	34,840	-13,564