What states are people in moving to and from?

Updated May. 13, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, most people moving to Georgia came from Florida, Texas, and South Carolina. The top states people from Georgia left for were Florida, Texas, and South Carolina. Overall, about 229,500 people left Georgia for another state. Meanwhile 266,500 moved in from elsewhere in the US. Newcomers from other states accounted for 2.4% of Georgia's population.
Georgia ranked seventh among states in total domestic net migration, with a gain of 37,000 residents.

1 in 40

people living in Georgia moved in 2024 from another state

7th

Georgia's rank in net state-to-state migration (2024)
Along with immigration and natural population change, state-to-state migration is one of the three ways a state's population may shift. In 2024, Georgia had positive net migration with 26 states and Puerto Rico.
Georgia had a net increase of 18,000 residents with Florida, the highest among all states. The largest net decrease in 2024 was with North Carolina at -3,700.

Georgia had positive net migration with 26 states in 2024.

Net migration between Georgia and other states, Washington, DC, or Puerto Rico

How many people from Georgia moved to another state in the past year?

In 2024, 31.7% of the 229,900 people who left Georgia for another state moved to just three destinations: Florida (34,400), Texas (19,500), and North Carolina (19,000).

In 2024, people leaving Georgia most often moved to Florida, Texas, and North Carolina.

People moving from Georgia to another state, Washington, DC, or Puerto Rico

How many people from another state moved to Georgia in the past year?

Of the 269,700 people moving to Georgia from another state between 2023 and 2024, 33.4% came from three states: Florida (+52,400 residents), Texas (+21,000), and South Carolina (+16,900).

In 2024, newcomers arrived in Georgia most often from Florida, Texas, and South Carolina.

People moving to Georgia from another state, Washington, DC, or Puerto Rico

How does the share of people who moved from another state vary across Georgia's 159 counties?

From 2020 to 2024, Chattahoochee County had the highest share of newcomers from other states, averaging 27.6% of its population each year. At the other end, Schley County recorded the lowest share, with 0% of residents moving in from another state.

The share of the population that moved from another state in a given year varies throughout Georgia.

Annual average of share of population 1 year or older who moved from another state in the previous year (2020–2024)

Migration routes between Georgia and other states (2024)

Migration routes between Georgia and other states (2024)
Residence 1 year agoEstimate
1.

Florida 

52,400
2.

Texas 

21,000
3.

South Carolina

16,900
4.

Alabama 

15,800
5.

North Carolina

15,300
6.

California 

14,100
7.

New York

12,800
8.

Virginia 

10,300
9.

Tennessee 

10,000
10.

Pennsylvania 

7,400

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