States sending the most people to Georgia
The U.S. population between 2019 and 2020 grew at the lowest rate in 120 years—just .35%, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. But low population growth didn't stop many people from moving, as western and southern states saw influxes in population while California and New York saw the biggest drops.
Stacker compiled a list of states that are sending the most people to Georgia using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. States are ranked by the number of people that moved to Georgia from the state in 2019.
The 2019 National Movers Study found that the states with the most inbound moves were Vermont, Idaho, Oregon, Arizona, and South Carolina. Keep reading to find out which states are sending the most people to Georgia.
#30. Maryland
- Moved from Maryland to Georgia in 2019: 1,992
--- 0.7% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #19 most common destination from Maryland
- Moved from Georgia to Maryland in 2019: 3,720
--- #18 most common destination from Georgia
#29. Hawaii
- Moved from Hawaii to Georgia in 2019: 2,069
--- 0.7% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #10 most common destination from Hawaii
- Moved from Georgia to Hawaii in 2019: 1,836
--- #28 most common destination from Georgia
#28. Arizona
- Moved from Arizona to Georgia in 2019: 2,362
--- 0.8% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #21 most common destination from Arizona
- Moved from Georgia to Arizona in 2019: 3,947
--- #16 most common destination from Georgia
#27. Kentucky
- Moved from Kentucky to Georgia in 2019: 2,614
--- 0.9% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #10 most common destination from Kentucky
- Moved from Georgia to Kentucky in 2019: 3,740
--- #17 most common destination from Georgia
#26. Louisiana
- Moved from Louisiana to Georgia in 2019: 2,845
--- 1.0% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #8 most common destination from Louisiana
- Moved from Georgia to Louisiana in 2019: 2,809
--- #21 most common destination from Georgia
#25. Massachusetts
- Moved from Massachusetts to Georgia in 2019: 2,876
--- 1.0% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #17 most common destination from Massachusetts
- Moved from Georgia to Massachusetts in 2019: 4,290
--- #15 most common destination from Georgia
#24. Washington
- Moved from Washington to Georgia in 2019: 2,879
--- 1.0% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #18 most common destination from Washington
- Moved from Georgia to Washington in 2019: 2,611
--- #22 most common destination from Georgia
#23. Nebraska
- Moved from Nebraska to Georgia in 2019: 2,881
--- 1.0% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #5 most common destination from Nebraska
- Moved from Georgia to Nebraska in 2019: 358
--- #43 most common destination from Georgia
#22. Colorado
- Moved from Colorado to Georgia in 2019: 2,904
--- 1.0% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #26 most common destination from Colorado
- Moved from Georgia to Colorado in 2019: 6,985
--- #11 most common destination from Georgia
#21. Connecticut
- Moved from Connecticut to Georgia in 2019: 2,927
--- 1.0% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #11 most common destination from Connecticut
- Moved from Georgia to Connecticut in 2019: 1,266
--- #32 most common destination from Georgia
#20. Indiana
- Moved from Indiana to Georgia in 2019: 3,020
--- 1.1% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #14 most common destination from Indiana
- Moved from Georgia to Indiana in 2019: 2,117
--- #24 most common destination from Georgia
#19. Arkansas
- Moved from Arkansas to Georgia in 2019: 3,322
--- 1.2% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #6 most common destination from Arkansas
- Moved from Georgia to Arkansas in 2019: 1,352
--- #31 most common destination from Georgia
#18. Wisconsin
- Moved from Wisconsin to Georgia in 2019: 3,898
--- 1.4% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #9 most common destination from Wisconsin
- Moved from Georgia to Wisconsin in 2019: 1,783
--- #29 most common destination from Georgia
#17. Kansas
- Moved from Kansas to Georgia in 2019: 3,931
--- 1.4% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #6 most common destination from Kansas
- Moved from Georgia to Kansas in 2019: 3,105
--- #20 most common destination from Georgia
#16. Michigan
- Moved from Michigan to Georgia in 2019: 4,281
--- 1.5% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #13 most common destination from Michigan
- Moved from Georgia to Michigan in 2019: 5,249
--- #14 most common destination from Georgia
#15. Ohio
- Moved from Ohio to Georgia in 2019: 5,146
--- 1.8% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #15 most common destination from Ohio
- Moved from Georgia to Ohio in 2019: 7,669
--- #9 most common destination from Georgia
#14. Mississippi
- Moved from Mississippi to Georgia in 2019: 5,502
--- 1.9% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #3 most common destination from Mississippi
- Moved from Georgia to Mississippi in 2019: 2,271
--- #23 most common destination from Georgia
#13. Missouri
- Moved from Missouri to Georgia in 2019: 5,863
--- 2.1% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #6 most common destination from Missouri
- Moved from Georgia to Missouri in 2019: 5,492
--- #13 most common destination from Georgia
#12. Pennsylvania
- Moved from Pennsylvania to Georgia in 2019: 7,726
--- 2.7% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #11 most common destination from Pennsylvania
- Moved from Georgia to Pennsylvania in 2019: 7,481
--- #10 most common destination from Georgia
#11. New Jersey
- Moved from New Jersey to Georgia in 2019: 8,455
--- 3.0% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #8 most common destination from New Jersey
- Moved from Georgia to New Jersey in 2019: 1,915
--- #25 most common destination from Georgia
#10. Virginia
- Moved from Virginia to Georgia in 2019: 11,686
--- 4.1% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #8 most common destination from Virginia
- Moved from Georgia to Virginia in 2019: 9,246
--- #8 most common destination from Georgia
#9. Alabama
- Moved from Alabama to Georgia in 2019: 14,169
--- 5.0% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #2 most common destination from Alabama
- Moved from Georgia to Alabama in 2019: 13,993
--- #6 most common destination from Georgia
#8. Illinois
- Moved from Illinois to Georgia in 2019: 14,438
--- 5.1% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #7 most common destination from Illinois
- Moved from Georgia to Illinois in 2019: 3,610
--- #19 most common destination from Georgia
#7. New York
- Moved from New York to Georgia in 2019: 14,641
--- 5.1% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #10 most common destination from New York
- Moved from Georgia to New York in 2019: 5,938
--- #12 most common destination from Georgia
#6. California
- Moved from California to Georgia in 2019: 15,437
--- 5.4% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #13 most common destination from California
- Moved from Georgia to California in 2019: 14,496
--- #5 most common destination from Georgia
#5. North Carolina
- Moved from North Carolina to Georgia in 2019: 15,580
--- 5.5% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #5 most common destination from North Carolina
- Moved from Georgia to North Carolina in 2019: 19,017
--- #3 most common destination from Georgia
#4. Tennessee
- Moved from Tennessee to Georgia in 2019: 17,210
--- 6.0% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #1 most common destination from Tennessee
- Moved from Georgia to Tennessee in 2019: 12,668
--- #7 most common destination from Georgia
#3. South Carolina
- Moved from South Carolina to Georgia in 2019: 18,828
--- 6.6% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #2 most common destination from South Carolina
- Moved from Georgia to South Carolina in 2019: 16,644
--- #4 most common destination from Georgia
#2. Texas
- Moved from Texas to Georgia in 2019: 22,452
--- 7.9% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #5 most common destination from Texas
- Moved from Georgia to Texas in 2019: 24,209
--- #2 most common destination from Georgia
#1. Florida
- Moved from Florida to Georgia in 2019: 46,235
--- 16.2% of new residents that moved from another state
--- #1 most common destination from Florida
- Moved from Georgia to Florida in 2019: 49,681
--- #1 most common destination from Georgia
