Texas Net Migration By County in 2018

Updated on January 22, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2018, the net migration for Texas was 153,776. Collin County had the highest net migration (26,793) followed by Denton County (17,374), and Williamson County (16,928). On the other hand, Harris County had the lowest net migration (-19,459), followed by Dallas County (-12,662), and El Paso County (-6,937).

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 2018
Texas Net Migration By County in 2018
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County Net Migration
Anderson 36
Andrews 339
Angelina -845
Aransas -2029
Archer 12
Armstrong -5
Atascosa 963
Austin 203
Bailey -145
Bandera 582
Bastrop 1600
Baylor 50
Bee -136
Bell 4287
Bexar 11584
Blanco 247
Borden -20
Bosque 373
Bowie 267
Brazoria 4949
Brazos 387
Brewster -122
Briscoe -4
Brooks -89
Brown 83
Burleson 328
Burnet 862
Caldwell 613
Calhoun -304
Callahan 54
Cameron -3603
Camp 109
Carson -9
Cass 266
Castro -176
Chambers 625
Cherokee 74
Childress 8
Clay -17
Cochran -46
Coke 49
Coleman 19
Collin 26793
Collingsworth -23
Colorado 12
Comal 7298
Comanche 27
Concho -9
Cooke 373
Coryell -498
Cottle 6
Crane 25
Crockett -72
Crosby -108
Culberson -62
Dallam -103
Dallas -12662
Dawson -226
Deaf Smith -245
Delta 46
Denton 17374
DeWitt -45
Dickens 26
Dimmit -138
Donley -28
Duval -131
Eastland 66
Ector 3378
Edwards -28
Ellis 4663
El Paso -6937
Erath 381
Falls -116
Fannin 798
Fayette 258
Fisher -72
Floyd -45
Foard -1
Fort Bend 14889
Franklin 7
Freestone 172
Frio 185
Gaines -83
Galveston 1901
Garza -264
Gillespie 337
Glasscock 25
Goliad 33
Gonzales -34
Gray -70
Grayson 2625
Gregg 137
Grimes 345
Guadalupe 3022
Hale -489
Hall 7
Hamilton 138
Hansford -35
Hardeman -32
Hardin -78
Harris -19459
Harrison 118
Hartley -165
Haskell 33
Hays 6572
Hemphill -108
Henderson 1448
Hidalgo -3548
Hill 495
Hockley -114
Hood 2405
Hopkins 270
Houston 63
Howard -45
Hudspeth 159
Hunt 2352
Hutchinson -251
Irion 18
Jack 4
Jackson 1
Jasper 258
Jeff Davis -6
Jefferson -4163
Jim Hogg -36
Jim Wells -265
Johnson 3476
Jones 12
Karnes 123
Kaufman 4996
Kendall 1642
Kenedy 17
Kent -31
Kerr 719
Kimble -25
King -11
Kinney -13
Kleberg -179
Knox -9
Lamar 111
Lamb -110
Lampasas 274
La Salle -75
Lavaca 118
Lee -18
Leon 73
Liberty 1916
Limestone -71
Lipscomb -51
Live Oak -51
Llano 642
Loving 13
Lubbock 1024
Lynn 17
McCulloch 44
McLennan 1424
McMullen -40
Madison 129
Marion -78
Martin 126
Mason 98
Matagorda -402
Maverick -562
Medina 569
Menard 3
Midland 5244
Milam 78
Mills -24
Mitchell -40
Montague 262
Montgomery 15316
Moore -751
Morris -44
Motley 13
Nacogdoches -372
Navarro 652
Newton -91
Nolan -71
Nueces -782
Ochiltree -228
Oldham 2
Orange -1806
Palo Pinto 259
Panola -63
Parker 4237
Parmer -82
Pecos -35
Polk 1173
Potter -2080
Presidio -312
Rains 381
Randall 1047
Reagan -10
Real 86
Red River 33
Reeves 270
Refugio -246
Roberts -41
Robertson 80
Rockwall 3248
Runnels -81
Rusk 104
Sabine 184
San Augustine 12
San Jacinto 523
San Patricio -945
San Saba 60
Schleicher -94
Scurry -219
Shackelford -39
Shelby 52
Sherman 39
Smith 1869
Somervell 192
Starr -678
Stephens 138
Sterling 20
Stonewall -21
Sutton -64
Swisher -29
Tarrant 10709
Taylor 86
Terrell -11
Terry -153
Throckmorton -14
Titus -44
Tom Green 170
Travis 9707
Trinity 116
Tyler 204
Upshur 76
Upton -20
Uvalde -393
Val Verde -323
Van Zandt 894
Victoria -534
Walker 214
Waller 1518
Ward 222
Washington 678
Webb -2026
Wharton -450
Wheeler -156
Wichita 77
Wilbarger 58
Willacy -157
Williamson 16928
Wilson 821
Winkler 94
Wise 2296
Wood 1174
Yoakum -89
Young 65
Zapata -235
Zavala -60