Citable statement
In ACS 2024, 266,483 people living in Georgia reported living in another U.S. state one year earlier (± 15,404), and 229,471 people living in another state reported living in Georgia a year earlier (± 14,333), both at 90% margin of error.
- Source ·
- U.S. Census Bureau, State-to-State Migration Flows: 2024 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (Table T13). Official release Jan 21, 2026. Margins of error are 90% MOE.
- Status ·
- Latest available as of Sep 7, 2026. No 2025 state-to-state table is published.
- Limitation ·
- Previous-residence counts of people aged 1 and over, not household-goods shipments or permanent relocations. Moves from abroad are excluded from these two totals.
- Cite as ·
- IMMERVEIL, “Georgia interstate migration, ACS 2024”, https://immerveil.fyi/states/georgia — derived from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-year Table T13.
Net interstate balance
Georgia recorded 37,012 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 21,041, 90% MOE). That balance is larger than its own margin of error, so the direction is distinguishable from zero at 90% confidence.
Difference test: √(MOE_in² + MOE_out²) per Census Bureau statistical-testing guidance. Not a net count of trucks or shipments.
Largest inbound origins
- Florida → Georgia52,371 ± 8,290
- Texas → Georgia20,968 ± 3,871
- South Carolina → Georgia16,878 ± 4,012
- Alabama → Georgia15,804 ± 5,475
- North Carolina → Georgia15,283 ± 2,967
- California → Georgia14,052 ± 3,801
- New York → Georgia12,771 ± 3,304
- Virginia → Georgia10,298 ± 3,734
- Tennessee → Georgia10,017 ± 2,556
- Pennsylvania → Georgia7,365 ± 2,340
Largest outbound destinations
- Georgia → Florida34,388 ± 6,124
- Georgia → Texas19,481 ± 3,551
- Georgia → North Carolina19,031 ± 4,094
- Georgia → South Carolina16,024 ± 3,513
- Georgia → Alabama15,194 ± 2,860
- Georgia → Tennessee10,786 ± 2,605
- Georgia → Virginia9,219 ± 3,137
- Georgia → New York8,252 ± 2,319
- Georgia → California6,863 ± 2,164
- Georgia → Ohio6,094 ± 2,030
Indexed corridors out of Georgia (16)
- Georgia → Florida34,388 ± 6,124
- Georgia → Texas19,481 ± 3,551
- Georgia → North Carolina19,031 ± 4,094
- Georgia → South Carolina16,024 ± 3,513
- Georgia → Alabama15,194 ± 2,860
- Georgia → Tennessee10,786 ± 2,605
- Georgia → Virginia9,219 ± 3,137
- Georgia → New York8,252 ± 2,319
- Georgia → California6,863 ± 2,164
- Georgia → Ohio6,094 ± 2,030
- Georgia → Maryland5,702 ± 2,720
- Georgia → Washington5,613 ± 2,048
- Georgia → Illinois5,242 ± 1,896
- Georgia → Pennsylvania5,227 ± 2,144
- Georgia → Indiana5,140 ± 2,513
- Georgia → Kentucky5,106 ± 1,679
Indexed corridors into Georgia (15)
- Florida → Georgia52,371 ± 8,290
- Texas → Georgia20,968 ± 3,871
- South Carolina → Georgia16,878 ± 4,012
- Alabama → Georgia15,804 ± 5,475
- North Carolina → Georgia15,283 ± 2,967
- California → Georgia14,052 ± 3,801
- New York → Georgia12,771 ± 3,304
- Virginia → Georgia10,298 ± 3,734
- Tennessee → Georgia10,017 ± 2,556
- Pennsylvania → Georgia7,365 ± 2,340
- New Jersey → Georgia6,770 ± 2,580
- Louisiana → Georgia6,487 ± 2,221
- Illinois → Georgia6,392 ± 2,157
- Maryland → Georgia6,199 ± 1,461
- Ohio → Georgia5,300 ± 1,570
Largest inbound origin: Florida. Largest outbound destination: Florida.
Questions this page answers
- Where does Georgia rank among U.S. states for interstate migration?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 6th of 51 for people arriving from another state; 9th of 51 for people leaving for another state. Ranks are competition ranks among the 50 states and DC; ties share a rank.
- Does Georgia gain or lose people to other states?
- Georgia recorded 37,012 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 21,041, 90% MOE). That balance is larger than its own margin of error, so the direction is distinguishable from zero at 90% confidence.
- How many people moved into Georgia from another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 266,483 ± 15,404 (90% MOE). Previous-residence, not a count of trucks.
- How many people left Georgia for another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 229,471 ± 14,333 (90% MOE).
- Is this the latest official table?
- Yes. Released 2026-01-21. No 2025 ACS state-to-state table is published.