Cities in Georgia by residents who moved from another state in the past year

Lovejoy, GA had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 101 cities in 2023, at 8.5%. Douglas, GA had the lowest, at 0.5%. The median was 2.5% and the figure for Georgia was 2.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest8.5Lovejoy, GA
Lowest0.5Douglas, GA
Median2.5101 cities
Georgia2.8History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Lovejoy, GA: 8.5 %Lovejoy, GA8.5Port Wentworth, GA: 8.2 %Port Wentworth, GA8.2Richmond Hill, GA: 8 %Richmond Hill, GA8Hinesville, GA: 7 %Hinesville, GA7Savannah, GA: 6.8 %Savannah, GA6.8Rincon, GA: 6.8 %Rincon, GA6.8Fort Oglethorpe, GA: 6.5 %Fort Oglethorpe, GA6.5Pooler, GA: 6.4 %Pooler, GA6.4St. Marys, GA: 6.3 %St. Marys, GA6.3Sandy Springs, GA: 5.1 %Sandy Springs, GA5.1Monroe, GA: 5 %Monroe, GA5Columbus, GA: 5 %Columbus, GA5Peachtree City, GA: 5 %Peachtree City, GA5Atlanta, GA: 4.9 %Atlanta, GA4.9Augusta, GA: 4.7 %Augusta, GA4.7McDonough, GA: 4.7 %McDonough, GA4.7Villa Rica, GA: 4.6 %Villa Rica, GA4.6Flowery Branch, GA: 4.5 %Flowery Branch, GA4.5Lawrenceville, GA: 4.4 %Lawrenceville, GA4.4Smyrna, GA: 4.4 %Smyrna, GA4.4Woodstock, GA: 4.3 %Woodstock, GA4.3Johns Creek, GA: 4.3 %Johns Creek, GA4.3Athens, GA: 4.3 %Athens, GA4.3Braselton, GA: 4 %Braselton, GA4Stonecrest, GA: 3.9 %Stonecrest, GA3.9Holly Springs, GA: 3.9 %Holly Springs, GA3.9Brookhaven, GA: 3.8 %Brookhaven, GA3.8Decatur, GA: 3.7 %Decatur, GA3.7Alpharetta, GA: 3.6 %Alpharetta, GA3.6Marietta, GA: 3.5 %Marietta, GA3.5Kennesaw, GA: 3.4 %Kennesaw, GA3.4Auburn, GA: 3.4 %Auburn, GA3.4Cedartown, GA: 3.3 %Cedartown, GA3.3Fayetteville, GA: 3.3 %Fayetteville, GA3.3Tucker, GA: 3.2 %Tucker, GA3.2Suwanee, GA: 3.2 %Suwanee, GA3.2Statesboro, GA: 3.2 %Statesboro, GA3.2Kingsland, GA: 3 %Kingsland, GA3Warner Robins, GA: 3 %Warner Robins, GA3Milton, GA: 3 %Milton, GA3Lovejoy, GA: 8.5 %Lovejoy, GA8.5Port Wentworth, GA: 8.2 %Port Wentworth, GA8.2Richmond Hill, GA: 8 %Richmond Hill, GA8Hinesville, GA: 7 %Hinesville, GA7Savannah, GA: 6.8 %Savannah, GA6.8Rincon, GA: 6.8 %Rincon, GA6.8Fort Oglethorpe, GA: 6.5 %Fort Oglethorpe, GA6.5Pooler, GA: 6.4 %Pooler, GA6.4St. Marys, GA: 6.3 %St. Marys, GA6.3Sandy Springs, GA: 5.1 %Sandy Springs, GA5.1Monroe, GA: 5 %Monroe, GA5Columbus, GA: 5 %Columbus, GA5Peachtree City, GA: 5 %Peachtree City, GA5Atlanta, GA: 4.9 %Atlanta, GA4.9Augusta, GA: 4.7 %Augusta, GA4.7McDonough, GA: 4.7 %McDonough, GA4.7Villa Rica, GA: 4.6 %Villa Rica, GA4.6Flowery Branch, GA: 4.5 %Flowery Branch, GA4.5Lawrenceville, GA: 4.4 %Lawrenceville, GA4.4Smyrna, GA: 4.4 %Smyrna, GA4.4Woodstock, GA: 4.3 %Woodstock, GA4.3Johns Creek, GA: 4.3 %Johns Creek, GA4.3Athens, GA: 4.3 %Athens, GA4.3Braselton, GA: 4 %Braselton, GA4Stonecrest, GA: 3.9 %Stonecrest, GA3.9Holly Springs, GA: 3.9 %Holly Springs, GA3.9Brookhaven, GA: 3.8 %Brookhaven, GA3.8Decatur, GA: 3.7 %Decatur, GA3.7Alpharetta, GA: 3.6 %Alpharetta, GA3.6Marietta, GA: 3.5 %Marietta, GA3.5Kennesaw, GA: 3.4 %Kennesaw, GA3.4Auburn, GA: 3.4 %Auburn, GA3.4Cedartown, GA: 3.3 %Cedartown, GA3.3Fayetteville, GA: 3.3 %Fayetteville, GA3.3Tucker, GA: 3.2 %Tucker, GA3.2Suwanee, GA: 3.2 %Suwanee, GA3.2Statesboro, GA: 3.2 %Statesboro, GA3.2Kingsland, GA: 3 %Kingsland, GA3Warner Robins, GA: 3 %Warner Robins, GA3Milton, GA: 3 %Milton, GA3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Lovejoy, GA8.5+2.6 pts
2Port Wentworth, GA8.2-9 pts
3Richmond Hill, GA8-0.7 pts
4Hinesville, GA7-0.4 pts
5Savannah, GA6.8+0.5 pts
6Rincon, GA6.8-0.1 pts
7Fort Oglethorpe, GA6.5-0.4 pts
8Pooler, GA6.4+0.2 pts
9St. Marys, GA6.3+0.3 pts
10Sandy Springs, GA5.1-0.2 pts
11Monroe, GA5+0.1 pts
12Columbus, GA5+0.1 pts
13Peachtree City, GA5+0.5 pts
14Atlanta, GA4.90 pts
15Augusta, GA4.7-0 pts
15McDonough, GA4.7+1.1 pts
17Villa Rica, GA4.6+0.7 pts
18Flowery Branch, GA4.5-1.4 pts
19Lawrenceville, GA4.4+0.6 pts
20Smyrna, GA4.4+1.5 pts
21Woodstock, GA4.30 pts
22Johns Creek, GA4.3-0.2 pts
23Athens, GA4.3-0 pts
24Braselton, GA4-0.1 pts
25Stonecrest, GA3.9-2.3 pts
26Holly Springs, GA3.9+0.2 pts
27Brookhaven, GA3.8+0.3 pts
28Decatur, GA3.7-0.8 pts
29Alpharetta, GA3.6-0.4 pts
30Marietta, GA3.50 pts
31Kennesaw, GA3.4+0.4 pts
32Auburn, GA3.4-0.1 pts
33Cedartown, GA3.3+0.3 pts
34Fayetteville, GA3.3+1.2 pts
35Tucker, GA3.2+0.2 pts
36Suwanee, GA3.2+1.2 pts
37Statesboro, GA3.2+0.4 pts
38Kingsland, GA3-1.4 pts
39Warner Robins, GA3-0.1 pts
40Milton, GA3+0.2 pts
41Sugar Hill, GA3+0.9 pts
42Valdosta, GA2.90 pts
43Powder Springs, GA2.9-0.2 pts
44Stockbridge, GA2.8-0.1 pts
45East Point, GA2.8-0.3 pts
46Fairburn, GA2.7-1.4 pts
47Garden City, GA2.7+0.1 pts
48Union City, GA2.6+0.3 pts
49Vidalia, GA2.6-0.1 pts
50Dunwoody, GA2.5+0.1 pts
51Bainbridge, GA2.5+0.3 pts
52Albany, GA2.5-0.3 pts
52Loganville, GA2.5+1.9 pts
54Duluth, GA2.4+0.5 pts
55Clarkston, GA2.4+1 pts
56Thomasville, GA2.4-2 pts
57Brunswick, GA2.4+0.3 pts
58Carrollton, GA2.4+0.2 pts
58Griffin, GA2.4+0.4 pts
58South Fulton, GA2.4+0.2 pts
61Dalton, GA2.3+0.2 pts
62Macon, GA2.3+0.2 pts
63Rome, GA2.2+0.6 pts
64Milledgeville, GA2.1-0 pts
65Gainesville, GA2.1-0.1 pts
66Conyers, GA2.1-1.3 pts
67Peachtree Corners, GA2.1+0.3 pts
68Riverdale, GA20 pts
69Cartersville, GA2+0.7 pts
70Norcross, GA2-0.6 pts
71Chamblee, GA1.9+0.1 pts
72Canton, GA1.9+0.3 pts
73Locust Grove, GA1.9-4.8 pts
74Dallas, GA1.9+1.7 pts
75Roswell, GA1.8-0.7 pts
76Newnan, GA1.8-0.1 pts
77Cumming, GA1.8-0.4 pts
78Acworth, GA1.8-0 pts
79Perry, GA1.7-0.8 pts
80Jesup, GA1.7+0.3 pts
81Covington, GA1.7-0.1 pts
82Snellville, GA1.6+0.3 pts
83Dublin, GA1.5+0.5 pts
84Forest Park, GA1.4+0.6 pts
85Winder, GA1.4+0.2 pts
86Lilburn, GA1.4+0.6 pts
87Mableton, GA1.4+0.1 pts
88Americus, GA1.4-0.3 pts
89LaGrange, GA1.4+0.3 pts
90Douglasville, GA1.3-0.6 pts
91Buford, GA1.3-0.1 pts
92College Park, GA1.3-0 pts
93Moultrie, GA1.3+0.3 pts
94Grovetown, GA1.1-1.5 pts
95Doraville, GA1-0.6 pts
96Tifton, GA1+0.1 pts
97Waycross, GA0.7-0.5 pts
98Jefferson, GA0.6-0.1 pts
99Calhoun, GA0.6-0 pts
100Cairo, GA0.6-0 pts
101Douglas, GA0.5-1.3 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US state one year earlier, as a percentage of all people aged 1 and over living in the area. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts people who arrived, not net migration: people who left are not subtracted. Moves from abroad are left out. For the nation it is everyone who changed state.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Georgia by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Georgia by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/georgia-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Georgia by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/georgia-cities?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Georgia by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/georgia-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Georgia by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2023}},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/georgia-cities?period=2023. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year?

Lovejoy, GA, with 8.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Douglas, GA, with 0.5% in 2023.

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