Georgia adds more than 116,000 residents

(The Center Square) – Georgia added 116,646 residents from July 2023 to July 2024, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Georgia is ranked seventh for numeric growth and remains the eighth most populous state at 11.2 million people.

International migration spurred the growth. The state added 63,088 people from other countries. Net migration, the number of people who gained subtracted by the number of people who left the state, is 88,409, which is down from 104,231 in 2023 and 124,525 in 2022.

The number of births outweighed the number of deaths in 2024. The data shows 125,502 were born, and 97,250 people died in Georgia between July 2023 and July 2024.

More people are moving to southern states than to other parts of the country, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Texas led in numeric growth with an additional 562,941 residents and came in third in percent growth at 1.8%. The Lone Star State has the second most residents at 31,290,831. California has the most at 39,431,263, according to the data.

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Florida took the second spot in numeric growth with 467,347 more people, which also ranked second among the states. The Sunshine State is the third most populous, with 23,372,215.

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