Georgia Net Migration Rate By County in 2017

Updated on January 22, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2017, the net migration rate per 1,000 population for Georgia was 5.95. Lumpkin County had the highest net migration rate per 1,000 population (42.31) followed by Union County (38.64), and Jackson County (35.11). On the other hand, Randolph County had the lowest net migration rate per 1,000 population (-22.37), followed by Terrell County (-18.67), and Echols County (-17.39).

Net migration rate 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 per 1,000 of the county's mid-year population. A positive rate is known as a net immigration rate, and a negative rate is known as a net emigration rate.

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 rate 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 Rate By County in 2017
Georgia Net Migration Rate By County in 2017
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County Net Migration Rate
Appling -1.63
Atkinson -7.01
Bacon -9.08
Baker -3.47
Baldwin -3.94
Banks 14.31
Barrow 19.62
Bartow 11.81
Ben Hill -11.89
Berrien 5.84
Bibb -4.79
Bleckley -6.32
Brantley 20.28
Brooks -3.51
Bryan 25.48
Bulloch 13.88
Burke -6.51
Butts 13.51
Calhoun 7.69
Camden 4.16
Candler -12.72
Carroll 7.97
Catoosa 3.54
Charlton -6.79
Chatham -1.92
Chattahoochee -1.09
Chattooga -2.7
Cherokee 19.5
Clarke 10.08
Clay -9.69
Clayton 8.39
Clinch -14.46
Cobb -0.72
Coffee -4.55
Colquitt -1.98
Columbia 21.74
Cook 3.14
Coweta 14.65
Crawford 3.1
Crisp -10.97
Dade 3.38
Dawson 28.75
Decatur -1.5
DeKalb -2.58
Dodge -2.64
Dooly -11.39
Dougherty -12.78
Douglas 7.39
Early 1.55
Echols -17.39
Effingham 18.61
Elbert 0.05
Emanuel 5.12
Evans 7.3
Fannin 18.02
Fayette 11.25
Floyd 6.65
Forsyth 31.83
Franklin 24.2
Fulton 9.96
Gilmer 19.05
Glascock 24.31
Glynn 6.73
Gordon 1.51
Grady -7.05
Greene 22.86
Gwinnett 6.37
Habersham 10.08
Hall 8.61
Hancock -5.58
Haralson 15.03
Harris 9.47
Hart 9.93
Heard 14.58
Henry 15
Houston 4.34
Irwin 7.71
Jackson 35.11
Jasper 7.09
Jeff Davis 1.07
Jefferson -8.28
Jenkins 2.94
Johnson 6.59
Jones -4.35
Lamar 6.91
Lanier -3.92
Laurens 0.21
Lee 3.99
Liberty -13.83
Lincoln 2.67
Long 12.47
Lowndes 3.58
Lumpkin 42.31
McDuffie 0.09
McIntosh 3.41
Macon -14.96
Madison 12.67
Marion -6.38
Meriwether -0.05
Miller -3.76
Mitchell -6.17
Monroe 11.03
Montgomery 3.88
Morgan 13.49
Murray 8.19
Muscogee -17.34
Newton 7.79
Oconee 28.59
Oglethorpe 10.76
Paulding 20.65
Peach 2.84
Pickens 29.91
Pierce 3.03
Pike 16.16
Polk 5.25
Pulaski -5.51
Putnam 9.08
Quitman 6.01
Rabun 7.69
Randolph -22.37
Richmond -5.39
Rockdale 6.31
Schley 8.83
Screven -5.72
Seminole -15.23
Spalding 11.95
Stephens 6.45
Stewart 34.68
Sumter -16.69
Talbot -12.68
Taliaferro 3.1
Tattnall 2.92
Taylor -7.3
Telfair -0.56
Terrell -18.67
Thomas -8.62
Tift -5.78
Toombs -9.74
Towns 21.59
Treutlen 6.09
Troup -0.67
Turner -4.28
Twiggs 0.24
Union 38.64
Upson 0.38
Walker 10.41
Walton 14.13
Ware 0.34
Warren -12.81
Washington -0.44
Wayne -7.01
Webster -5.78
Wheeler -9.14
White 20.95
Whitfield -7.07
Wilcox -7.38
Wilkes 9.86
Wilkinson -5.67
Worth -8.43

Trend of Net Migration Rate for Counties in Georgia

Use the links below to find the trend of the net migration rate for each county in Georgia.