Georgia Net Migration By County in 2018

Updated on January 22, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2018, the net migration for Georgia was 59,022. Forsyth County had the highest net migration (6,775) followed by Fulton County (5,799), and Cherokee County (5,188). On the other hand, DeKalb County had the lowest net migration (-2,367), followed by Liberty County (-1,989), and Chatham County (-1,156).

Net migration for a county refers to the difference between the number of migrants, both domestic and international, moving to the county and those leaving the county. Or to put it simply, the net migration for a given county is the inbound migration minus the outbound migration for that county.

You can also see similar information for other states and also for the US by state. You can also see links at the bottom of the page for the trend of the net migration for each county in Georgia.

Hover over or click on the chart to see this information for each county. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

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Georgia Net Migration By County in 2018
Georgia Net Migration By County in 2018
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County Net Migration
Appling 76
Atkinson 54
Bacon -115
Baker -81
Baldwin 71
Banks 304
Barrow 1692
Bartow 1012
Ben Hill -227
Berrien 154
Bibb -214
Bleckley 73
Brantley 141
Brooks -113
Bryan 808
Bulloch 879
Burke -140
Butts 134
Calhoun -37
Camden 215
Candler 128
Carroll 241
Catoosa 861
Charlton 80
Chatham -1156
Chattahoochee 157
Chattooga 138
Cherokee 5188
Clarke -46
Clay -37
Clayton 2628
Clinch -48
Cobb -822
Coffee 37
Colquitt -128
Columbia 1836
Cook -96
Coweta 2218
Crawford 42
Crisp -103
Dade 3
Dawson 716
Decatur -99
DeKalb -2367
Dodge 66
Dooly 46
Dougherty -529
Douglas 982
Early -30
Echols 28
Effingham 1846
Elbert 36
Emanuel 99
Evans -68
Fannin 781
Fayette 799
Floyd 418
Forsyth 6775
Franklin 218
Fulton 5799
Gilmer 580
Glascock -54
Glynn 302
Gordon 396
Grady -82
Greene 560
Gwinnett 2282
Habersham 859
Hall 1499
Hancock -127
Haralson 374
Harris 583
Hart 403
Heard 59
Henry 3693
Houston 1560
Irwin 58
Jackson 2415
Jasper 153
Jeff Davis -16
Jefferson -167
Jenkins -61
Johnson 14
Jones 174
Lamar 297
Lanier -57
Laurens -98
Lee 241
Liberty -1989
Lincoln 103
Long 124
Lowndes 264
Lumpkin 164
McDuffie 31
McIntosh 179
Macon -60
Madison 349
Marion -32
Meriwether 61
Miller -158
Mitchell -115
Monroe 428
Montgomery 114
Morgan 431
Murray -22
Muscogee -351
Newton 1231
Oconee 1291
Oglethorpe 160
Paulding 3927
Peach 358
Pickens 523
Pierce 138
Pike 426
Polk 454
Pulaski -114
Putnam 102
Quitman -65
Rabun 343
Randolph -132
Richmond -824
Rockdale 376
Schley -34
Screven -30
Seminole 56
Spalding 716
Stephens 334
Stewart 146
Sumter -92
Talbot 57
Taliaferro 6
Tattnall 98
Taylor -80
Telfair 6
Terrell -67
Thomas -282
Tift 29
Toombs -36
Towns 392
Treutlen 50
Troup -184
Turner -4
Twiggs -40
Union 730
Upson 114
Walker 450
Walton 1873
Ware -34
Warren -34
Washington 103
Wayne 59
Webster -5
Wheeler -57
White 469
Whitfield -505
Wilcox 37
Wilkes 34
Wilkinson 92
Worth -223

Trend of Net Migration for Counties in Georgia

Use the links below to find the trend of the net migration for each county in Georgia.