Texas Net Migration By County in 2017

Updated on January 22, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2017, the net migration for Texas was 181,021. Collin County had the highest net migration (21,771) followed by Denton County (20,761), and Fort Bend County (17,177). On the other hand, Harris County had the lowest net migration (-11,605), followed by El Paso County (-5,383), and Hidalgo County (-3,394).

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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Texas Net Migration By County in 2017
Texas Net Migration By County in 2017
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County Net Migration
Anderson 725
Andrews -353
Angelina -364
Aransas 316
Archer 24
Armstrong 28
Atascosa 77
Austin 45
Bailey -235
Bandera 663
Bastrop 1590
Baylor -52
Bee -316
Bell 2485
Bexar 14957
Blanco 197
Borden 8
Bosque 359
Bowie -144
Brazoria 6527
Brazos 2401
Brewster 130
Briscoe 38
Brooks -98
Brown -125
Burleson 205
Burnet 777
Caldwell 1007
Calhoun -285
Callahan 187
Cameron -3290
Camp 25
Carson -84
Cass 4
Castro -108
Chambers 802
Cherokee 50
Childress 62
Clay 278
Cochran -86
Coke 48
Coleman 52
Collin 21771
Collingsworth -48
Colorado 217
Comal 6056
Comanche 43
Concho -1446
Cooke 438
Coryell -518
Cottle -12
Crane -134
Crockett -115
Crosby -45
Culberson -3
Dallam -167
Dallas 5384
Dawson -316
Deaf Smith -243
Delta 142
Denton 20761
DeWitt -412
Dickens 2
Dimmit -461
Donley -32
Duval -185
Eastland 91
Ector -2488
Edwards 23
Ellis 4163
El Paso -5383
Erath 228
Falls 43
Fannin 729
Fayette 213
Fisher 6
Floyd -46
Foard 11
Fort Bend 17177
Franklin 120
Freestone -40
Frio 159
Gaines -220
Galveston 4366
Garza 258
Gillespie 380
Glasscock -12
Goliad 48
Gonzales -115
Gray -651
Grayson 2616
Gregg -855
Grimes 379
Guadalupe 4390
Hale -289
Hall -33
Hamilton 204
Hansford -123
Hardeman -3
Hardin 791
Harris -11605
Harrison -278
Hartley -45
Haskell -12
Hays 8868
Hemphill -165
Henderson 1096
Hidalgo -3394
Hill 642
Hockley -153
Hood 1442
Hopkins 214
Houston 244
Howard -464
Hudspeth 352
Hunt 1951
Hutchinson -286
Irion -60
Jack 41
Jackson -120
Jasper 124
Jeff Davis 31
Jefferson -800
Jim Hogg -88
Jim Wells -446
Johnson 3590
Jones -99
Karnes 26
Kaufman 4068
Kendall 2041
Kenedy -20
Kent 15
Kerr 610
Kimble -3
King -3
Kinney 76
Kleberg -646
Knox -32
Lamar -4
Lamb -61
Lampasas 311
La Salle -79
Lavaca 160
Lee 132
Leon 44
Liberty 2012
Limestone -106
Lipscomb -153
Live Oak 133
Llano 753
Loving 19
Lubbock 1734
Lynn 33
McCulloch -161
McLennan 2779
McMullen -44
Madison 114
Marion 34
Martin -148
Mason 43
Matagorda -421
Maverick -707
Medina 752
Menard 37
Midland -291
Milam 253
Mills 66
Mitchell -262
Montague 64
Montgomery 12620
Moore -316
Morris -38
Motley 64
Nacogdoches -532
Navarro 221
Newton -201
Nolan -187
Nueces -2110
Ochiltree -355
Oldham 25
Orange 335
Palo Pinto 419
Panola -228
Parker 4260
Parmer -159
Pecos -281
Polk 1408
Potter -1101
Presidio -148
Rains 475
Randall 1103
Reagan -67
Real 45
Red River 56
Reeves -144
Refugio -93
Roberts 19
Robertson 305
Rockwall 2909
Runnels 32
Rusk 1235
Sabine 120
San Augustine 41
San Jacinto 511
San Patricio -441
San Saba 102
Schleicher -71
Scurry -470
Shackelford -44
Shelby -424
Sherman -35
Smith 977
Somervell 174
Starr -627
Stephens -83
Sterling -63
Stonewall -22
Sutton -123
Swisher 32
Tarrant 17021
Taylor -412
Terrell -7
Terry -416
Throckmorton -23
Titus -34
Tom Green -462
Travis 11107
Trinity 240
Tyler 143
Upshur 341
Upton -85
Uvalde -158
Val Verde -326
Van Zandt 807
Victoria -822
Walker 838
Waller 1331
Ward -229
Washington 82
Webb -2355
Wharton 106
Wheeler -223
Wichita 234
Wilbarger -171
Willacy -324
Williamson 14848
Wilson 887
Winkler -359
Wise 1270
Wood 759
Yoakum -190
Young -84
Zapata -304
Zavala -223