Is Georgia gaining or losing people?

Gaining. In 2022–23, 35,536 more people moved to Georgia from other states than moved away.

See where they came from ↓
Moved in
265,330
people
Moved out
229,794
people
Net change
+35,536 people
In households (tax returns): 148,244 in, 133,573 out, +14,671 net

Where are people moving to Georgia from?

People, 2022–23

  1. Florida50,483
  2. Texas16,796
  3. New York15,814
  4. California15,739
  5. Alabama15,500
  6. North Carolina15,003

Where are people from Georgia moving?

People, 2022–23

  1. Florida40,689
  2. Texas19,575
  3. Alabama17,174
  4. South Carolina16,296
  5. North Carolina15,632
  6. Tennessee14,326
Every state, in full ↓

Where Georgia's newcomers came from across states

Blue lines show arrivals · thicker line = more people

Biggest net gain: Florida (+9,794 people). Biggest net loss: Texas (−2,779).

Is this new?

Georgia has gained households from moves in every year since 2013–14.

Net migration · households (tax returns)
13–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–22+14,67122–23†††
Net migration of Georgia (Net migration · households (tax returns))
YearValue
2013–14+6,006
2014–15 †+9,190
2015–16+17,798
2016–17 †+23,469
2017–18+16,857
2018–19+16,722
2019–20+17,338
2020–21+25,535
2021–22+24,028
2022–23 †+14,671

The IRS changed its processing in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. Compare years between the dotted lines.

Who's moving, by income?

Arriving households$70.2k avg
Leaving households$72.3k avg

Average adjusted gross income reported on the second-year tax return. It may have been earned before the move or in more than one location.

Not counted above

Moved within Georgia
441,391 people
Arrived from abroad
4,987 people
Left for abroad
5,417 people

Net change only counts moves between states.

Which Georgia counties are gaining?

Appling County: +10 peopleAtkinson County: −13 peopleBacon County: −18 peopleBaker County: +10 peopleBaldwin County: +103 peopleBanks County: +311 peopleBarrow County: +2,512 peopleBartow County: +1,702 peopleBen Hill County: −86 peopleBerrien County: +382 peopleBibb County: −305 peopleBleckley County: +46 peopleBrantley County: +190 peopleBrooks County: +17 peopleBryan County: +902 peopleBulloch County: +559 peopleBurke County: −146 peopleButts County: +356 peopleCalhoun County: −7 peopleCamden County: +441 peopleCandler County: +60 peopleCarroll County: +1,528 peopleCatoosa County: +464 peopleCharlton County: +49 peopleChatham County: −753 peopleChattahoochee County: −91 peopleChattooga County: +154 peopleCherokee County: +3,699 peopleClarke County: −1,158 peopleClay County: −6 peopleClayton County: −2,324 peopleClinch County: −8 peopleCobb County: −2,658 peopleCoffee County: −47 peopleColquitt County: −26 peopleColumbia County: +980 peopleCook County: +152 peopleCoweta County: +1,630 peopleCrawford County: +82 peopleCrisp County: −100 peopleDade County: +103 peopleDawson County: +1,356 peopleDecatur County: −59 peopleDeKalb County: −7,593 peopleDodge County: +20 peopleDooly County: +49 peopleDougherty County: −299 peopleDouglas County: +1,038 peopleEarly County: +15 peopleEchols County: +25 peopleEffingham County: +1,329 peopleElbert County: +94 peopleEmanuel County: −1 peopleEvans County: +123 peopleFannin County: +451 peopleFayette County: +485 peopleFloyd County: +328 peopleForsyth County: +3,430 peopleFranklin County: +331 peopleFulton County: −3,920 peopleGilmer County: +497 peopleGlascock County: +24 peopleGlynn County: +491 peopleGordon County: +615 peopleGrady County: +103 peopleGreene County: +525 peopleGwinnett County: −4,981 peopleHabersham County: +574 peopleHall County: +1,507 peopleHancock County: +77 peopleHaralson County: +527 peopleHarris County: +322 peopleHart County: +499 peopleHeard County: +249 peopleHenry County: +3,419 peopleHouston County: +1,236 peopleIrwin County: +60 peopleJackson County: +3,793 peopleJasper County: +413 peopleJeff Davis County: +32 peopleJefferson County: −50 peopleJenkins County: −10 peopleJohnson County: +106 peopleJones County: +347 peopleLamar County: +327 peopleLanier County: +98 peopleLaurens County: +227 peopleLee County: +149 peopleLiberty County: −332 peopleLincoln County: +86 peopleLong County: +585 peopleLowndes County: +178 peopleLumpkin County: +482 peopleMcDuffie County: −12 peopleMcIntosh County: +267 peopleMacon County: −115 peopleMadison County: +557 peopleMarion County: +65 peopleMeriwether County: +211 peopleMiller County: −21 peopleMitchell County: −129 peopleMonroe County: +871 peopleMontgomery County: +62 peopleMorgan County: +358 peopleMurray County: +506 peopleMuscogee County: −441 peopleNewton County: +2,001 peopleOconee County: +365 peopleOglethorpe County: +250 peoplePaulding County: +3,118 peoplePeach County: +319 peoplePickens County: +935 peoplePierce County: +199 peoplePike County: +254 peoplePolk County: +268 peoplePulaski County: +181 peoplePutnam County: +185 peopleQuitman County: +9 peopleRabun County: +39 peopleRandolph County: −58 peopleRichmond County: −557 peopleRockdale County: +685 peopleSchley County: +52 peopleScreven County: +178 peopleSeminole County: +48 peopleSpalding County: +629 peopleStephens County: +408 peopleStewart County: −13 peopleSumter County: −131 peopleTalbot County: −54 peopleTaliaferro County: −21 peopleTattnall County: +46 peopleTaylor County: −6 peopleTelfair County: −35 peopleTerrell County: −40 peopleThomas County: +220 peopleTift County: +96 peopleToombs County: +79 peopleTowns County: +227 peopleTreutlen County: +13 peopleTroup County: +334 peopleTurner County: +23 peopleTwiggs County: +99 peopleUnion County: +752 peopleUpson County: +275 peopleWalker County: +509 peopleWalton County: +2,515 peopleWare County: +232 peopleWarren County: −5 peopleWashington County: −22 peopleWayne County: +356 peopleWebster County: −23 peopleWheeler County: −50 peopleWhite County: +519 peopleWhitfield County: +48 peopleWilcox County: +3 peopleWilkes County: −14 peopleWilkinson County: −4 peopleWorth County: −131 people

Net people, 2022–23, including moves within the state.

  1. ≤ −5k
  2. −5k to −1k
  3. −1k to −100
  4. −100 to +100
  5. +100 to +1k
  6. +1k to +5k
  7. ≥ +5k
Withheld

Growing most

  1. Jackson County+3,793
  2. Cherokee County+3,699
  3. Forsyth County+3,430
  4. Henry County+3,419
  5. Paulding County+3,118
  6. Walton County+2,515

Losing most

  1. DeKalb County−7,593
  2. Gwinnett County−4,981
  3. Fulton County−3,920
  4. Cobb County−2,658
  5. Clayton County−2,324
  6. Clarke County−1,158

Every state, in full

Moves between Georgia and each state, 2022–23. Tap a column to sort.

Net trendhouseholds, 13–14 → 22–23, † breaks
Florida50,483 in40,689 out+9,794$65.1k$91.3k
Texas16,796 in19,575 out−2,779$72.4k$68.7k
New York15,814 in8,717 out+7,097$66.9k$68.8k
California15,739 in10,315 out+5,424$90.2k$75.8k
Alabama15,500 in17,174 out−1,674$54.7k$61.1k
North Carolina15,003 in15,632 out−629$69.5k$71.8k
South Carolina14,440 in16,296 out−1,856$60.7k$80.9k
Tennessee13,845 in14,326 out−481$66.8k$73.3k
Virginia9,204 in8,619 out+585$78.6k$69.8k
Illinois7,240 in4,959 out+2,281$83.6k$64.5k

Small charts: net households, 13–14 → 22–23, outlined bars = † years.

All counties in Georgia

Counties and county equivalents, including historical geographies.

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Moved Where. “Is Georgia gaining or losing people?” movedwhere.com/state/georgia. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.

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Common questions

How many people moved to Georgia in 2022–23?

265,330 people moved to Georgia from other states, and 229,794 left for other states.

Where do most people moving to Georgia come from?

In 2022–23, the most came from Florida (50,483 people), Texas (16,796 people), New York (15,814 people).

Where does this data come from?

From the IRS Statistics of Income, U.S. Population Migration Data. State migration is counted when matched tax returns filed in 2022 and 2023 show addresses in different states. A household is one tax return; people counts everyone on it. Non-filers and unmatched returns are excluded. Domestic net migration is not total population change.

Why are there no “vs last year” changes?

The IRS changed how it processed this data in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23, so a change from one year to the next can reflect the method rather than real moves. We show levels, rankings and 10-year trends instead.