Over half a million Floridians have left the state. Where did they all go?

Florida has been an incredibly popular state for a while now, bringing in millions of new residents over the past few years. To cement that point, the latest estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau reveal that nearly 900,000 people moved to the Sunshine State in 2024. And this growth has been forecast to continue at a relatively steady pace through the end of the decade.While the prospect of increased population growth is expected to help bolster the state’s GDP and job growth, it’s also sparked concerns about a rising cost of living as more people flood the state.[RELATED: Floridians are LEAVING... Here’s where they’re going]But even though plenty of people have decided to move to Florida, there was also a huge chunk of people who wanted to leave.USCB data shows that just over 510,000 Florida residents went to other areas of the U.S. in 2023.The biggest destination for outgoing Florida migrants was Georgia, likely thanks to its neighboring proximity. Close behind was Texas, which has he