Georgia Net Migration Rate By County in 2020

Updated on January 22, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2020, the net migration rate per 1,000 population for Georgia was 4.76. Jackson County had the highest net migration rate per 1,000 population (40.18) followed by Dawson County (37.14), and Union County (36.19). On the other hand, Chattahoochee County had the lowest net migration rate per 1,000 population (-55.8), followed by Baker County (-24.59), and Dougherty County (-17.13).

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 2020
Georgia Net Migration Rate By County in 2020
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County Net Migration Rate
Appling -2.94
Atkinson 8.4
Bacon -7.59
Baker -24.59
Baldwin 4.66
Banks 7.89
Barrow 19.44
Bartow 14.06
Ben Hill -3.72
Berrien 1.91
Bibb -3.65
Bleckley 1.39
Brantley 5.32
Brooks -6.54
Bryan 19.54
Bulloch 10.73
Burke 4.92
Butts 19.63
Calhoun 7.57
Camden 5.34
Candler 13.93
Carroll 9.57
Catoosa 7.64
Charlton 11.31
Chatham -4.87
Chattahoochee -55.8
Chattooga 0
Cherokee 18.93
Clarke -7.08
Clay -7.28
Clayton -6.26
Clinch -10.29
Cobb -2.26
Coffee -3.77
Colquitt -2.44
Columbia 16.43
Cook 2.9
Coweta 12.86
Crawford -4.8
Crisp -12.02
Dade 0.37
Dawson 37.14
Decatur -1.74
DeKalb -3.86
Dodge -6.37
Dooly -15.2
Dougherty -17.13
Douglas 5.45
Early -10.29
Echols 7.03
Effingham 17.63
Elbert 10.33
Emanuel -3.55
Evans -2.72
Fannin 24.64
Fayette 11.38
Floyd 4.46
Forsyth 21.81
Franklin 9.01
Fulton 7.64
Gilmer 15.42
Glascock 10.43
Glynn 4.08
Gordon 11.83
Grady -4.2
Greene 30.01
Gwinnett -0.82
Habersham 11.77
Hall 7.3
Hancock 12.14
Haralson 16.73
Harris 27.28
Hart 9.65
Heard 14.04
Henry 15.44
Houston 13.3
Irwin -4.67
Jackson 40.18
Jasper 19.03
Jeff Davis 5.48
Jefferson -1.89
Jenkins 2.75
Johnson -1.86
Jones 6.65
Lamar 14.58
Lanier 14.26
Laurens -0.9
Lee 4.38
Liberty -13.4
Lincoln 11.88
Long 19.14
Lowndes 0.54
Lumpkin 15.85
McDuffie -6.45
McIntosh 9.27
Macon -13.57
Madison 16.56
Marion 15.24
Meriwether 5.96
Miller -3.37
Mitchell -9.11
Monroe 16.87
Montgomery -14.87
Morgan 18.32
Murray 0.6
Muscogee -1.71
Newton 9.33
Oconee 19.23
Oglethorpe 13.4
Paulding 19.96
Peach 7.98
Pickens 17.64
Pierce 4.11
Pike 9.3
Polk 4.82
Pulaski 6.44
Putnam 23.18
Quitman -3.06
Rabun 14.95
Randolph -14.38
Richmond -5.56
Rockdale 1.62
Schley -12.44
Screven 5.72
Seminole 0
Spalding 8.98
Stephens 6.33
Stewart 10.35
Sumter -3.24
Talbot 0.32
Taliaferro 19.29
Tattnall 3.12
Taylor 3.6
Telfair 1.27
Terrell -5.61
Thomas -0.02
Tift -0.17
Toombs 4.27
Towns 27.29
Treutlen -3.65
Troup 0.74
Turner -5.69
Twiggs 2.21
Union 36.19
Upson 9.56
Walker 7.18
Walton 19.74
Ware -0.19
Warren 4.59
Washington -8.25
Wayne 0.6
Webster 10.06
Wheeler -14.6
White 19.22
Whitfield -7.11
Wilcox -8.3
Wilkes -0.82
Wilkinson -9.24
Worth -6.67

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.