2023-12-10 08:00:00
Georgia has been growing based on state-to-state migration flows, but that still involves many people choosing to leave the Peach State.
ATLANTA — Georgia has had sustained population growth for a long while now, including a migration flow that tends to see more people moving here than moving out.
Nonetheless, people do choose to leave the Peach State in large numbers. Data published annually by the Census Bureau show us where they’re going.
RELATED: Here’s where people are moving to Georgia from
In raw figures, many of the states where most Georgia residents depart to won’t be surprising: Peach State neighbors Florida, North Carolina, Alabama and South Carolina are all among the top states. Other large population states, like Texas, New York and California tend to rank high.
Perhaps more interestingly is the net migration pattern, which shows, for instance, that Georgia sent 3,000 more people to Kentucky in 2022 than came here. Georgia has a net positive migration with most states – though it tends to be more conservative states where Georgia has a net negative migration pattern. That includes Kentucky, Alabama, South Carolina, and South Dakota.
Below, find a map where you can find the numbers as well as lists – first by total number of leaving residents, and then alphabetical – with the numbers for each state. And at the bottom, we’ll include a list showing where Georgia loses the most people to.
Which states people in Georgia are leaving for | Map
Which states people in Georgia are leaving for | List by number
Which states people in Georgia are leaving for | List by alphabetical
- Alabama: 23,155
- Alaska: 834
- Arizona: 3,046
- Arkansas: 497
- California: 11,002
- Colorado: 3,360
- Connecticut: 3,478
- Delaware: 293
- D.C.: 2,289
- Florida: 39,990
- Hawaii: 2,823
- Idaho: 1,548
- Illinois: 7,424
- Indiana: 2,326
- Iowa: 289
- Kansas: 3,284
- Kentucky: 4,941
- Louisiana: 3,215
- Maine: 358
- Maryland: 3,193
- Massachusetts: 2,024
- Michigan: 3,404
- Minnesota: 892
- Mississippi: 3,094
- Missouri: 3,395
- Montana: 563
- Nebraska: 447
- Nevada: 842
- New Hampshire: 416
- New Jersey: 961
- New Mexico: 1,162
- New York: 8,889
- North Carolina: 22,551
- North Dakota: 433
- Ohio: 4,155
- Oklahoma: 2,576
- Oregon: 1,230
- Pennsylvania: 2,982
- Puerto Rico: 1,642
- Rhode Island: 369
- South Carolina: 19,121
- South Dakota: 2,134
- Tennessee: 14,770
- Texas: 22,324
- Utah: 398
- Vermont: 143
- Virginia: 6,689
- Washington: 5,574
- West Virginia: 2,903
- Wisconsin: 1,064
- Wyoming: 425
Net migration to Georgia list
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