Texas Net Migration By County in 2016

Updated on January 22, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2016, the net migration for Texas was 231,361. Fort Bend County had the highest net migration (22,247) followed by Collin County (22,163), and Tarrant County (22,006). On the other hand, El Paso County had the lowest net migration (-5,410), followed by Ector County (-3,857), and Cameron County (-2,670).

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.

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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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Texas Net Migration By County in 2016
Texas Net Migration By County in 2016
County
Net Migration
Fort Bend 22,247
Collin 22,163
Tarrant 22,006
Denton 21,962
Harris 18,433
Bexar 17,394
Williamson 16,532
Montgomery 15,575
Travis 15,229
Dallas 9,711
Hays 8,505
Galveston 6,240
Brazoria 5,486
Comal 5,048
Ellis 4,070
Kaufman 3,188
Guadalupe 3,107
Parker 2,887
Rockwall 2,771
Johnson 2,745
Grayson 2,447
Bastrop 2,097
Hunt 2,045
Lubbock 2,011
Kendall 1,950
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