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.
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 Texas.
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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Texas Net Migration By County in 2016
Texas Net Migration By County in 2016
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| County | Net Migration |
|---|---|
| Anderson | -36 |
| Andrews | -464 |
| Angelina | -465 |
| Aransas | 463 |
| Archer | 38 |
| Armstrong | -34 |
| Atascosa | 53 |
| Austin | 106 |
| Bailey | -146 |
| Bandera | 618 |
| Bastrop | 2097 |
| Baylor | 47 |
| Bee | 59 |
| Bell | 957 |
| Bexar | 17394 |
| Blanco | 292 |
| Borden | 0 |
| Bosque | 210 |
| Bowie | 166 |
| Brazoria | 5486 |
| Brazos | 1646 |
| Brewster | 55 |
| Briscoe | -19 |
| Brooks | -35 |
| Brown | 389 |
| Burleson | 262 |
| Burnet | 1014 |
| Caldwell | 523 |
| Calhoun | -46 |
| Callahan | 235 |
| Cameron | -2670 |
| Camp | 56 |
| Carson | 88 |
| Cass | -10 |
| Castro | -87 |
| Chambers | 876 |
| Cherokee | 108 |
| Childress | 33 |
| Clay | -77 |
| Cochran | -66 |
| Coke | 47 |
| Coleman | 136 |
| Collin | 22163 |
| Collingsworth | 4 |
| Colorado | 130 |
| Comal | 5048 |
| Comanche | 157 |
| Concho | 78 |
| Cooke | -8 |
| Coryell | -1820 |
| Cottle | -22 |
| Crane | -263 |
| Crockett | -113 |
| Crosby | -18 |
| Culberson | -43 |
| Dallam | -88 |
| Dallas | 9711 |
| Dawson | -60 |
| Deaf Smith | -179 |
| Delta | -5 |
| Denton | 21962 |
| DeWitt | -1 |
| Dickens | -6 |
| Dimmit | -304 |
| Donley | 10 |
| Duval | 74 |
| Eastland | 141 |
| Ector | -3857 |
| Edwards | 4 |
| Ellis | 4070 |
| El Paso | -5410 |
| Erath | 80 |
| Falls | 27 |
| Fannin | 535 |
| Fayette | 131 |
| Fisher | 1 |
| Floyd | -6 |
| Foard | -15 |
| Fort Bend | 22247 |
| Franklin | 78 |
| Freestone | -86 |
| Frio | 99 |
| Gaines | -54 |
| Galveston | 6240 |
| Garza | -207 |
| Gillespie | 405 |
| Glasscock | -25 |
| Goliad | 10 |
| Gonzales | 193 |
| Gray | -589 |
| Grayson | 2447 |
| Gregg | -955 |
| Grimes | 113 |
| Guadalupe | 3107 |
| Hale | -81 |
| Hall | 34 |
| Hamilton | 207 |
| Hansford | -88 |
| Hardeman | 64 |
| Hardin | 415 |
| Harris | 18433 |
| Harrison | -223 |
| Hartley | 26 |
| Haskell | -46 |
| Hays | 8505 |
| Hemphill | -194 |
| Henderson | 748 |
| Hidalgo | -2418 |
| Hill | 322 |
| Hockley | -338 |
| Hood | 1387 |
| Hopkins | 143 |
| Houston | 189 |
| Howard | -1038 |
| Hudspeth | 700 |
| Hunt | 2045 |
| Hutchinson | -305 |
| Irion | 19 |
| Jack | -96 |
| Jackson | -11 |
| Jasper | 144 |
| Jeff Davis | 37 |
| Jefferson | -586 |
| Jim Hogg | -83 |
| Jim Wells | -580 |
| Johnson | 2745 |
| Jones | 37 |
| Karnes | 41 |
| Kaufman | 3188 |
| Kendall | 1950 |
| Kenedy | -14 |
| Kent | 1 |
| Kerr | 742 |
| Kimble | 40 |
| King | 9 |
| Kinney | 22 |
| Kleberg | -272 |
| Knox | -45 |
| Lamar | 57 |
| Lamb | -107 |
| Lampasas | 183 |
| La Salle | -71 |
| Lavaca | 7 |
| Lee | 97 |
| Leon | 163 |
| Liberty | 1509 |
| Limestone | -18 |
| Lipscomb | -86 |
| Live Oak | -139 |
| Llano | 652 |
| Loving | -4 |
| Lubbock | 2011 |
| Lynn | 6 |
| McCulloch | -125 |
| McLennan | 735 |
| McMullen | -22 |
| Madison | 166 |
| Marion | 63 |
| Martin | -83 |
| Mason | 106 |
| Matagorda | 224 |
| Maverick | -465 |
| Medina | 662 |
| Menard | -20 |
| Midland | -314 |
| Milam | 297 |
| Mills | 32 |
| Mitchell | -366 |
| Montague | 174 |
| Montgomery | 15575 |
| Moore | -384 |
| Morris | 82 |
| Motley | 32 |
| Nacogdoches | -251 |
| Navarro | 97 |
| Newton | 24 |
| Nolan | -75 |
| Nueces | -928 |
| Ochiltree | -538 |
| Oldham | 2 |
| Orange | 378 |
| Palo Pinto | 179 |
| Panola | -267 |
| Parker | 2887 |
| Parmer | -128 |
| Pecos | -234 |
| Polk | 1145 |
| Potter | -1452 |
| Presidio | -2 |
| Rains | 239 |
| Randall | 1406 |
| Reagan | -122 |
| Real | 103 |
| Red River | -120 |
| Reeves | -452 |
| Refugio | -49 |
| Roberts | -2 |
| Robertson | 107 |
| Rockwall | 2771 |
| Runnels | -87 |
| Rusk | -145 |
| Sabine | 7 |
| San Augustine | -2 |
| San Jacinto | 414 |
| San Patricio | -186 |
| San Saba | -1 |
| Schleicher | -138 |
| Scurry | -243 |
| Shackelford | -3 |
| Shelby | 78 |
| Sherman | -2 |
| Smith | 1676 |
| Somervell | 57 |
| Starr | -569 |
| Stephens | 18 |
| Sterling | 4 |
| Stonewall | 5 |
| Sutton | -52 |
| Swisher | -73 |
| Tarrant | 22006 |
| Taylor | -645 |
| Terrell | -46 |
| Terry | -36 |
| Throckmorton | -11 |
| Titus | -359 |
| Tom Green | -447 |
| Travis | 15229 |
| Trinity | 113 |
| Tyler | 105 |
| Upshur | 444 |
| Upton | 0 |
| Uvalde | -3 |
| Val Verde | -500 |
| Van Zandt | 933 |
| Victoria | -235 |
| Walker | 890 |
| Waller | 1106 |
| Ward | -126 |
| Washington | -148 |
| Webb | -1534 |
| Wharton | 82 |
| Wheeler | -164 |
| Wichita | -24 |
| Wilbarger | -194 |
| Willacy | -245 |
| Williamson | 16532 |
| Wilson | 855 |
| Winkler | -175 |
| Wise | 1420 |
| Wood | 852 |
| Yoakum | -111 |
| Young | -28 |
| Zapata | -215 |
| Zavala | -270 |
Trend of Net Migration for Counties in Texas
Use the links below to find the trend of the net migration for each county in Texas.
- Anderson
- Andrews
- Angelina
- Aransas
- Archer
- Armstrong
- Atascosa
- Austin
- Bailey
- Bandera
- Bastrop
- Baylor
- Bee
- Bell
- Bexar
- Blanco
- Borden
- Bosque
- Bowie
- Brazoria
- Brazos
- Brewster
- Briscoe
- Brooks
- Brown
- Burleson
- Burnet
- Caldwell
- Calhoun
- Callahan
- Cameron
- Camp
- Carson
- Cass
- Castro
- Chambers
- Cherokee
- Childress
- Clay
- Cochran
- Coke
- Coleman
- Collin
- Collingsworth
- Colorado
- Comal
- Comanche
- Concho
- Cooke
- Coryell
- Cottle
- Crane
- Crockett
- Crosby
- Culberson
- Dallam
- Dallas
- Dawson
- Deaf Smith
- Delta
- Denton
- DeWitt
- Dickens
- Dimmit
- Donley
- Duval
- Eastland
- Ector
- Edwards
- Ellis
- El Paso
- Erath
- Falls
- Fannin
- Fayette
- Fisher
- Floyd
- Foard
- Fort Bend
- Franklin
- Freestone
- Frio
- Gaines
- Galveston
- Garza
- Gillespie
- Glasscock
- Goliad
- Gonzales
- Gray
- Grayson
- Gregg
- Grimes
- Guadalupe
- Hale
- Hall
- Hamilton
- Hansford
- Hardeman
- Hardin
- Harris
- Harrison
- Hartley
- Haskell
- Hays
- Hemphill
- Henderson
- Hidalgo
- Hill
- Hockley
- Hood
- Hopkins
- Houston
- Howard
- Hudspeth
- Hunt
- Hutchinson
- Irion
- Jack
- Jackson
- Jasper
- Jeff Davis
- Jefferson
- Jim Hogg
- Jim Wells
- Johnson
- Jones
- Karnes
- Kaufman
- Kendall
- Kenedy
- Kent
- Kerr
- Kimble
- King
- Kinney
- Kleberg
- Knox
- Lamar
- Lamb
- Lampasas
- La Salle
- Lavaca
- Lee
- Leon
- Liberty
- Limestone
- Lipscomb
- Live Oak
- Llano
- Loving
- Lubbock
- Lynn
- McCulloch
- McLennan
- McMullen
- Madison
- Marion
- Martin
- Mason
- Matagorda
- Maverick
- Medina
- Menard
- Midland
- Milam
- Mills
- Mitchell
- Montague
- Montgomery
- Moore
- Morris
- Motley
- Nacogdoches
- Navarro
- Newton
- Nolan
- Nueces
- Ochiltree
- Oldham
- Orange
- Palo Pinto
- Panola
- Parker
- Parmer
- Pecos
- Polk
- Potter
- Presidio
- Rains
- Randall
- Reagan
- Real
- Red River
- Reeves
- Refugio
- Roberts
- Robertson
- Rockwall
- Runnels
- Rusk
- Sabine
- San Augustine
- San Jacinto
- San Patricio
- San Saba
- Schleicher
- Scurry
- Shackelford
- Shelby
- Sherman
- Smith
- Somervell
- Starr
- Stephens
- Sterling
- Stonewall
- Sutton
- Swisher
- Tarrant
- Taylor
- Terrell
- Terry
- Throckmorton
- Titus
- Tom Green
- Travis
- Trinity
- Tyler
- Upshur
- Upton
- Uvalde
- Val Verde
- Van Zandt
- Victoria
- Walker
- Waller
- Ward
- Washington
- Webb
- Wharton
- Wheeler
- Wichita
- Wilbarger
- Willacy
- Williamson
- Wilson
- Winkler
- Wise
- Wood
- Yoakum
- Young
- Zapata
- Zavala