Georgia Net Migration Rate By County in 2018

Updated on January 22, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2018, the net migration rate per 1,000 population for Georgia was 5.64. Jackson County had the highest net migration rate per 1,000 population (34.99) followed by Towns County (33.5), and Oconee County (33.26). On the other hand, Liberty County had the lowest net migration rate per 1,000 population (-32.42), followed by Quitman County (-28.33), and Miller County (-27.57).

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 2018
Georgia Net Migration Rate By County in 2018
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County Net Migration Rate
Appling 4.11
Atkinson 6.51
Bacon -10.31
Baker -25.93
Baldwin 1.58
Banks 16.2
Barrow 21.13
Bartow 9.56
Ben Hill -13.41
Berrien 8.05
Bibb -1.4
Bleckley 5.7
Brantley 7.45
Brooks -7.26
Bryan 21.48
Bulloch 11.46
Burke -6.21
Butts 5.56
Calhoun -5.81
Camden 4.02
Candler 11.9
Carroll 2.05
Catoosa 12.85
Charlton 6.25
Chatham -3.99
Chattahoochee 15.14
Chattooga 5.57
Cherokee 20.66
Clarke -0.36
Clay -12.6
Clayton 9.17
Clinch -7.24
Cobb -1.09
Coffee 0.86
Colquitt -2.81
Columbia 11.99
Cook -5.58
Coweta 15.34
Crawford 3.43
Crisp -4.55
Dade 0.19
Dawson 28.92
Decatur -3.71
DeKalb -3.14
Dodge 3.17
Dooly 3.36
Dougherty -5.92
Douglas 6.8
Early -2.92
Echols 7.16
Effingham 30.17
Elbert 1.89
Emanuel 4.39
Evans -6.35
Fannin 30.42
Fayette 7.07
Floyd 4.28
Forsyth 29.03
Franklin 9.5
Fulton 5.55
Gilmer 18.87
Glascock -18
Glynn 3.55
Gordon 6.89
Grady -3.31
Greene 32.04
Gwinnett 2.47
Habersham 19.03
Hall 7.49
Hancock -15.04
Haralson 12.7
Harris 17.02
Hart 15.56
Heard 5.01
Henry 16.23
Houston 10.14
Irwin 6.18
Jackson 34.99
Jasper 10.97
Jeff Davis -1.06
Jefferson -10.75
Jenkins -6.92
Johnson 1.44
Jones 6.1
Lamar 15.86
Lanier -5.45
Laurens -2.07
Lee 8.14
Liberty -32.42
Lincoln 13.05
Long 6.53
Lowndes 2.28
Lumpkin 4.99
McDuffie 1.44
McIntosh 12.64
Macon -4.54
Madison 11.85
Marion -3.8
Meriwether 2.9
Miller -27.57
Mitchell -5.17
Monroe 15.66
Montgomery 12.54
Morgan 23.18
Murray -0.55
Muscogee -1.81
Newton 11.32
Oconee 33.26
Oglethorpe 10.71
Paulding 24.23
Peach 13.08
Pickens 16.45
Pierce 7.15
Pike 23.13
Polk 10.78
Pulaski -10.23
Putnam 4.7
Quitman -28.33
Rabun 20.53
Randolph -19.13
Richmond -4.08
Rockdale 4.17
Schley -6.51
Screven -2.15
Seminole 6.78
Spalding 10.9
Stephens 12.88
Stewart 22.88
Sumter -3.09
Talbot 9.1
Taliaferro 3.72
Tattnall 3.85
Taylor -9.85
Telfair 0.38
Terrell -7.75
Thomas -6.34
Tift 0.72
Toombs -1.34
Towns 33.5
Treutlen 7.39
Troup -2.62
Turner -0.51
Twiggs -4.86
Union 30.82
Upson 4.35
Walker 6.49
Walton 20.27
Ware -0.95
Warren -6.48
Washington 5.06
Wayne 1.98
Webster -1.94
Wheeler -7.19
White 15.81
Whitfield -4.85
Wilcox 4.21
Wilkes 3.45
Wilkinson 10.25
Worth -10.92

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.