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Source: Atlanta Business Chronicle

The U.S. Census Bureau just released new statistics that highlight geographic mobility in the United States in 2019.

According to the new data, the top 10 states that Americans moved to were Florida, 601,611; Texas, 559,661; California, 480,204; North Carolina, 315,215; Georgia, 284,541; Pennsylvania, 267,465; Virginia, 264,855; New York, 254,806; Arizona, 253,295; and Colorado, 240,600.

The migration to Georgia is boosting the Peach State’s economy, as metro Atlanta’s booming housing market shows, as well as reshaping its politics, as the recent election showed.

Of the estimated 284,541 people who moved to the Peach State, here are the states where they moved from, according to the Census Bureau:

  1. Florida 46,235
  2. Texas 22,452
  3. South Carolina 18,828
  4. Tennessee 17,210
  5. North Carolina 15,580
  6. California 15,437
  7. New York 14,641
  8. Illinois 14,438
  9. Alabama 14,169
  10. Virginia 11,686

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