These are the states people are leaving Georgia for

ATLANTA — Georgia has had sustained population growth for a long while now, including a migration flow that tends to see more people moving here than moving out. 

Nonetheless, people do choose to leave the Peach State in large numbers. Data published annually by the Census Bureau show us where they're going.

RELATED: Here's where people are moving to Georgia from

In raw figures, many of the states where most Georgia residents depart to won't be surprising: Peach State neighbors Florida, North Carolina, Alabama and South Carolina are all among the top states. Other large population states, like Texas, New York and California tend to rank high.

Perhaps more interestingly is the net migration pattern, which shows, for instance, that Georgia sent 3,000 more people to Kentucky in 2022 than came here. Georgia has a net positive migration with most states - though it tends to be more conservative states where Georgia has a net negative migration pattern. That includes Kentucky, Alabama, South Carolina, and South Dakota.

Below, find a map where you can find the numbers as well as lists - first by total number of leaving residents, and then alphabetical - with the numbers for each state. And at the bottom, we'll include a list showing where Georgia loses the most people to.

Which states people in Georgia are leaving for | Map

Which states people in Georgia are leaving for | List by number

1. Florida: 39,990
2. Alabama: 23,155
3. North Carolina: 22,551
4. Texas: 22,324
5. South Carolina: 19,121
6. Tennessee: 14,770
7. California: 11,002
8. New York: 8,889
9. Illinois: 7,424
10. Virginia: 6,689
11. Washington: 5,574
12. Kentucky: 4,941
13. Ohio: 4,155
14. Connecticut: 3,478
15. Michigan: 3,404
16. Missouri: 3,395
17. Colorado: 3,360
18. Kansas: 3,284
19. Louisiana: 3,215
20. Maryland: 3,193
21. Mississippi: 3,094
22. Arizona: 3,046
23. Pennsylvania: 2,982
24. West Virginia: 2,903
25. Hawaii: 2,823
26. Oklahoma: 2,576
27. Indiana: 2,326
28. D.C.: 2,289
29. South Dakota: 2,134
30. Massachusetts: 2,024
31. Puerto Rico: 1,642
32. Idaho: 1,548
33. Oregon: 1,230
34. New Mexico: 1,162
35. Wisconsin: 1,064
36. New Jersey: 961
37. Minnesota: 892
38. Nevada: 842
39. Alaska: 834
40. Montana: 563
41. Arkansas: 497
42. Nebraska: 447
43. North Dakota: 433
44. Wyoming: 425
45. New Hampshire: 416
46. Utah: 398
47. Maine: 358
48. Delaware: 293
49. Iowa: 289
50. Vermont: 143
51. Rhode Island: 36

Which states people in Georgia are leaving for | List by alphabetical

• Alabama: 23,155
• Alaska: 834
• Arizona: 3,046
• Arkansas: 497
• California: 11,002
• Colorado: 3,360
• Connecticut: 3,478
• Delaware: 293
• D.C.: 2,289
• Florida: 39,990
• Hawaii: 2,823
• Idaho: 1,548
• Illinois: 7,424
• Indiana: 2,326
• Iowa: 289
• Kansas: 3,284
• Kentucky: 4,941
• Louisiana: 3,215
• Maine: 358
• Maryland: 3,193
• Massachusetts: 2,024
• Michigan: 3,404
• Minnesota: 892
• Mississippi: 3,094
• Missouri: 3,395
• Montana: 563
• Nebraska: 447
• Nevada: 842
• New Hampshire: 416
• New Jersey: 961
• New Mexico: 1,162
• New York: 8,889
• North Carolina: 22,551
• North Dakota: 433
• Ohio: 4,155
• Oklahoma: 2,576
• Oregon: 1,230
• Pennsylvania: 2,982
• Puerto Rico: 1,642
• Rhode Island: 369
• South Carolina: 19,121
• South Dakota: 2,134
• Tennessee: 14,770
• Texas: 22,324
• Utah: 398
• Vermont: 143
• Virginia: 6,689
• Washington: 5,574
• West Virginia: 2,903
• Wisconsin: 1,064
• Wyoming: 425

Net migration to Georgia list

Positive

1. California: +14,958
2. Florida: +11,390
3. New York: +7,646
4. Virginia: +7,515
5. New Jersey: +7,334
6. Pennsylvania: +6,241
7. Tennessee: +4,015
8. Illinois: +3,672
9. Maryland: +3,513
10. Washington: +3,187
11. Indiana: +2,611
12. Nevada: +2,515
13. Michigan: +2,412
14. Utah: +2,355
15. Colorado: +2,059
16. Texas: +1,430
17. Massachusetts: +1,275
18. Louisiana: +1,211
19. Wisconsin: +1,113
20. Ohio: +1,066
21. Missouri: +946
22. Minnesota: +933
23. North Carolina: +624
24. New Hampshire: +470
25. Montana: +403
26. Oregon: +364
27. Delaware: +292
28. Nebraska: +265
29. Iowa: +241
30. Arkansas: +34

Negative

1. Kentucky: -3,000
2. Alabama: -2,124
3. South Dakota: -1,837
4. Kansas: -1,422
5. West Virginia: -1,268
6. Arizona: -1,248
7. Puerto Rico: -1,188
8. Mississippi: -1,108
9. D.C.: -1,046
10. Connecticut: -952
11. South Carolina: -793
12. Alaska: -624
13. Oklahoma: -499
14. Idaho: -497
15. Rhode Island: -251
16. North Dakota: -215
17. Hawaii: -181
18. Wyoming: -143
19. Vermont: -143*** (Again, Vermont is listed as having sent 0 residents to Georgia in 2022)
20. New Mexico: -133
21. Maine: -86