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Mostly. People leaving Florida typically end up in Georgia or the Carolinas.

> For example, most people moving to Florida moved from New York, the fourth largest state in population and a longstanding origin of Florida-bound movers.

https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/07/04/florida-i...

https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2023/06/state-to-stat...

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About twice as many people moved from NYC to CT/PA/NJ as moved to Florida -- which makes sense given that the people moving out are generally poorer than average and long-distance moves are expensive.

And they probably don't want to leave the area. It's difficult to leave a network (familial or professional) behind. I'd love to know how many people who made that move made it to start a family.

Ahh! This would be a cool longitudinal study for the census to follow up with. Asking “Did you move to form a family because where you left was too expensive?” but also observing the revealed preference (did they actually have a kid or kids after moving).

There are a random amount of New Yorkers in my tiny city in N. Georgia. lol. Something is amiss. haha. They seem to fit in well though taking up shooting, four wheelers, and other traditional activities.

When you say New Yorkers, do you mean New York City or elsewhere in the state? All of those activities would be pretty common in New York once you get a couple hours away from the City.

IDK, they sound like "Heyyy, I'm wolkin' here" and they have new york tags and italian surnames. I haven't asked them where specifically they're from. They seem to love it here though. We have 3 families in my neighborhood.

Are these "upstate" New Yorkers or from the city?

I posted this on another comment but

"IDK, they sound like "Heyyy, I'm wolkin' here" and they have new york tags and italian surnames. I haven't asked them where specifically they're from. They seem to love it here though. We have 3 families in my neighborhood."

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