Georgia vs New York: which way are people moving?

Name: Georgia vs New York: which way are people moving?
Creator: Moved Where

Toward Georgia. In 2022–23, 7,097 more people moved from New York to Georgia than the other way.

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New York → Georgia15,814 people

Arrivals' income: $66.9k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Georgia → New York8,717 people

Leavers' income: $68.8k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

24,531 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

Yes. More households have moved to Georgia than to New York every year since 2013–14.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Georgia and New York (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+2,539
2014–15 †	+2,136
2015–16	+3,658
2016–17 †	+4,933
2017–18	+3,415
2018–19	+3,318
2019–20	+4,929
2020–21	+5,874
2021–22	+5,068
2022–23 †	+3,296

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23.

The two states overall

Georgia

Net change, all states: +35,536
Moved in · moved out: 265,330 · 229,794
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $70.2k · $72.3k

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New York

Net change, all states: −157,970
Moved in · moved out: 268,427 · 426,397
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $94.2k · $106.0k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between New York and Georgia, 2013–14 to 2022–23. Tap a column to sort.

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	People			Households		Avg income per household (income reported on the second-year tax return)
2013–14	13,801	8,464	+5,337	7,145	4,606	$50.1k	$48.4k
2014–15 †	10,822	6,173	+4,649	5,693	3,557	$50.7k	$45.0k
2015–16	15,217	7,037	+8,180	7,733	4,075	$57.0k	$54.5k
2016–17 †	19,599	9,479	+10,120	10,258	5,325	$57.2k	$54.1k
2017–18	14,820	7,656	+7,164	7,926	4,511	$59.8k	$55.2k
2018–19	13,993	7,199	+6,794	7,669	4,351	$58.3k	$62.9k
2019–20	16,723	7,063	+9,660	9,079	4,150	$85.3k	$56.1k
2020–21	17,323	6,338	+10,985	9,917	4,043	$76.1k	$58.9k
2021–22	17,830	7,926	+9,904	10,225	5,157	$69.8k	$87.7k
2022–23 †	15,814	8,717	+7,097	9,138	5,842	$66.9k	$68.8k

† Processing-break years. Read changes across a † row with care.

Cite this comparison

Moved Where. “Georgia vs New York: which way are people moving?” movedwhere.com/compare/georgia-vs-new-york. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.