Georgia
State-to-state migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years
Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Georgia saw a net gain of 14,067 tax-filing households and a net gain of 35,106 individuals. On net, the area gained $678.5M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Florida; the largest outflow went to Florida. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.
Net income (AGI)
+$678.5M
nominal dollars
Net households
+14,067
tax returns
Net people
+35,106
exemptions
+3.2 net people per 1,000 residents (population 11,029,227)
Income (AGI) in and out
Moved in$10.6B
Moved out$9.9B
Net +$678.5M (nominal)
Georgia counties
Net migration by county. Hover for figures; click a county to open it.
Net outNet in(AGI $)
Net income (AGI) that moved in minus out, in nominal dollars (not adjusted for inflation).Net tax returns (filing households) that moved in minus out.Net people per 1,000 residents, so larger and smaller areas compare fairly.
Top origin states
- 1Florida28,263$1.8B
- 2New York9,138$611.6M
- 3Texas9,120$660.6M
- 4California8,796$793.0M
- 5Alabama8,527$466.8M
- 6North Carolina8,487$590.2M
- 7South Carolina8,328$505.4M
- 8Tennessee7,832$523.0M
- 9Virginia5,099$400.8M
- 10Illinois4,120$344.5M
Top destination states
- 1Florida23,475$2.1B
- 2Texas10,897$748.3M
- 3South Carolina9,309$752.8M
- 4Alabama9,224$563.2M
- 5North Carolina9,082$651.6M
- 6Tennessee8,430$618.0M
- 7California6,626$502.4M
- 8New York5,842$401.8M
- 9Virginia4,876$340.3M
- 10Illinois3,112$200.6M
Net migration by year
Net 2012–2023: +$6.8B (+377,797 people)
20122023
| Year | Net AGI | Net people |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +$35.9M | -953 |
| 2013 | -$181.2M | +8,093 |
| 2014 | +$299.3M | +13,756 |
| 2015 | +$97.3M | +19,873 |
| 2016 | +$553.3M | +38,636 |
| 2017 | +$980.6M | +46,828 |
| 2018 | +$809.4M | +36,738 |
| 2019 | +$426.9M | +35,728 |
| 2020 | +$1.1B | +37,765 |
| 2021 | +$1.3B | +54,738 |
| 2022 | +$715.0M | +51,489 |
| 2023 | +$678.5M | +35,106 |
Counties in Georgia (159)
- Appling County
- Atkinson County
- Bacon County
- Baker County
- Baldwin County
- Banks County
- Barrow County
- Bartow County
- Ben Hill County
- Berrien County
- Bibb County
- Bleckley County
- Brantley County
- Brooks County
- Bryan County
- Bulloch County
- Burke County
- Butts County
- Calhoun County
- Camden County
- Candler County
- Carroll County
- Catoosa County
- Charlton County
- Chatham County
- Chattahoochee County
- Chattooga County
- Cherokee County
- Clarke County
- Clay County
- Clayton County
- Clinch County
- Cobb County
- Coffee County
- Colquitt County
- Columbia County
- Cook County
- Coweta County
- Crawford County
- Crisp County
- Dade County
- Dawson County
- DeKalb County
- Decatur County
- Dodge County
- Dooly County
- Dougherty County
- Douglas County
- Early County
- Echols County
- Effingham County
- Elbert County
- Emanuel County
- Evans County
- Fannin County
- Fayette County
- Floyd County
- Forsyth County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Gilmer County
- Glascock County
- Glynn County
- Gordon County
- Grady County
- Greene County
- Gwinnett County
- Habersham County
- Hall County
- Hancock County
- Haralson County
- Harris County
- Hart County
- Heard County
- Henry County
- Houston County
- Irwin County
- Jackson County
- Jasper County
- Jeff Davis County
- Jefferson County
- Jenkins County
- Johnson County
- Jones County
- Lamar County
- Lanier County
- Laurens County
- Lee County
- Liberty County
- Lincoln County
- Long County
- Lowndes County
- Lumpkin County
- Macon County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- McDuffie County
- McIntosh County
- Meriwether County
- Miller County
- Mitchell County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Murray County
- Muscogee County
- Newton County
- Oconee County
- Oglethorpe County
- Paulding County
- Peach County
- Pickens County
- Pierce County
- Pike County
- Polk County
- Pulaski County
- Putnam County
- Quitman County
- Rabun County
- Randolph County
- Richmond County
- Rockdale County
- Schley County
- Screven County
- Seminole County
- Spalding County
- Stephens County
- Stewart County
- Sumter County
- Talbot County
- Taliaferro County
- Tattnall County
- Taylor County
- Telfair County
- Terrell County
- Thomas County
- Tift County
- Toombs County
- Towns County
- Treutlen County
- Troup County
- Turner County
- Twiggs County
- Union County
- Upson County
- Walker County
- Walton County
- Ware County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- Webster County
- Wheeler County
- White County
- Whitfield County
- Wilcox County
- Wilkes County
- Wilkinson County
- Worth County
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