Georgia vs Texas: which way are people moving?

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

Toward Texas. In 2022–23, 2,779 more people moved from Georgia to Texas than the other way.

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Texas → Georgia16,796 people

Arrivals' income: $72.4k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Georgia → Texas19,575 people

Leavers' income: $68.7k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

36,371 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

No. Earlier years include zero, missing or mixed totals. Since 2018–19, more have moved to Texas.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Georgia and Texas (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−7,837
2014–15 †	+980
2015–16	+1,370
2016–17 †	+468
2017–18	+148
2018–19	−653
2019–20	−828
2020–21	−578
2021–22	−942
2022–23 †	−1,777

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2018–19 turn falls between them.

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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Texas

Net change, all states: +112,481
Moved in · moved out: 553,369 · 440,888
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $83.6k · $80.4k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Texas 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	18,033	34,827	−16,794	8,487	16,324	$51.9k	$38.9k
2014–15 †	22,498	20,532	+1,966	10,872	9,892	$38.2k	$47.3k
2015–16	22,546	20,022	+2,524	10,606	9,236	$50.5k	$62.8k
2016–17 †	24,708	23,665	+1,043	11,281	10,813	$65.7k	$66.3k
2017–18	18,163	18,010	+153	8,759	8,611	$62.0k	$62.2k
2018–19	16,216	17,495	−1,279	7,937	8,590	$68.6k	$66.7k
2019–20	17,822	18,971	−1,149	8,513	9,341	$74.3k	$64.8k
2020–21	17,249	17,951	−702	8,812	9,390	$68.2k	$68.3k
2021–22	17,714	18,960	−1,246	9,328	10,270	$78.0k	$74.8k
2022–23 †	16,796	19,575	−2,779	9,120	10,897	$72.4k	$68.7k

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

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