Georgia Net Migration By County in 2020

Updated on January 22, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2020, the net migration for Georgia was 50,838. Fulton County had the highest net migration (8,183) followed by Forsyth County (5,404), and Cherokee County (4,968). On the other hand, DeKalb County had the lowest net migration (-2,941), followed by Clayton County (-1,830), and Cobb County (-1,725).

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 2020
Georgia Net Migration By County in 2020
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County Net Migration
Appling -54
Atkinson 70
Bacon -84
Baker -74
Baldwin 210
Banks 152
Barrow 1644
Bartow 1527
Ben Hill -62
Berrien 37
Bibb -559
Bleckley 18
Brantley 102
Brooks -101
Bryan 786
Bulloch 861
Burke 111
Butts 494
Calhoun 47
Camden 294
Candler 152
Carroll 1157
Catoosa 518
Charlton 151
Chatham -1412
Chattahoochee -601
Chattooga 0
Cherokee 4968
Clarke -907
Clay -21
Clayton -1830
Clinch -68
Cobb -1725
Coffee -163
Colquitt -111
Columbia 2609
Cook 50
Coweta 1925
Crawford -59
Crisp -267
Dade 6
Dawson 988
Decatur -46
DeKalb -2941
Dodge -131
Dooly -202
Dougherty -1493
Douglas 803
Early -104
Echols 28
Effingham 1147
Elbert 199
Emanuel -80
Evans -29
Fannin 648
Fayette 1311
Floyd 439
Forsyth 5404
Franklin 211
Fulton 8183
Gilmer 490
Glascock 31
Glynn 349
Gordon 691
Grady -103
Greene 558
Gwinnett -767
Habersham 539
Hall 1499
Hancock 103
Haralson 504
Harris 972
Hart 254
Heard 167
Henry 3658
Houston 2111
Irwin -44
Jackson 2998
Jasper 273
Jeff Davis 83
Jefferson -29
Jenkins 24
Johnson -18
Jones 191
Lamar 279
Lanier 152
Laurens -43
Lee 132
Liberty -843
Lincoln 95
Long 381
Lowndes 64
Lumpkin 538
McDuffie -137
McIntosh 133
Macon -174
Madison 500
Marion 129
Meriwether 126
Miller -19
Mitchell -198
Monroe 470
Montgomery -135
Morgan 356
Murray 24
Muscogee -336
Newton 1051
Oconee 783
Oglethorpe 205
Paulding 3420
Peach 222
Pickens 580
Pierce 80
Pike 177
Polk 206
Pulaski 72
Putnam 517
Quitman -7
Rabun 257
Randolph -97
Richmond -1125
Rockdale 147
Schley -65
Screven 80
Seminole 0
Spalding 603
Stephens 165
Stewart 69
Sumter -95
Talbot 2
Taliaferro 30
Tattnall 79
Taylor 29
Telfair 20
Terrell -48
Thomas -1
Tift -7
Toombs 115
Towns 331
Treutlen -25
Troup 52
Turner -45
Twiggs 18
Union 904
Upson 253
Walker 502
Walton 1892
Ware -7
Warren 24
Washington -167
Wayne 18
Webster 26
Wheeler -114
White 593
Whitfield -740
Wilcox -71
Wilkes -8
Wilkinson -82
Worth -134

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.