Texas Net Migration Rate By County in 2016

Updated on January 22, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2016, the net migration rate per 1,000 population for Texas was 8.36. Hudspeth County had the highest net migration rate per 1,000 population (179.65) followed by Kendall County (47.63), and Hays County (42.61). On the other hand, Terrell County had the lowest net migration rate per 1,000 population (-54.83), followed by Crane County (-53.85), and Ochiltree County (-51.36).

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 Texas.

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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Texas Net Migration Rate By County in 2016
Texas Net Migration Rate By County in 2016
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County Net Migration Rate
Anderson -0.62
Andrews -25.9
Angelina -5.3
Aransas 18.51
Archer 4.33
Armstrong -18.19
Atascosa 1.09
Austin 3.59
Bailey -20.34
Bandera 28.88
Bastrop 25.77
Baylor 12.97
Bee 1.8
Bell 2.82
Bexar 9.1
Blanco 26.16
Borden 0
Bosque 11.7
Bowie 1.78
Brazoria 15.7
Brazos 7.55
Brewster 5.99
Briscoe -12.68
Brooks -4.85
Brown 10.27
Burleson 14.77
Burnet 22.39
Caldwell 12.84
Calhoun -2.1
Callahan 17.16
Cameron -6.36
Camp 4.4
Carson 14.54
Cass -0.33
Castro -11.22
Chambers 22.13
Cherokee 2.09
Childress 4.59
Clay -7.46
Cochran -22.4
Coke 14.52
Coleman 16.26
Collin 23.84
Collingsworth 1.33
Colorado 6.19
Comal 38.35
Comanche 11.65
Concho 19.03
Cooke -0.2
Coryell -24.08
Cottle -15.52
Crane -53.85
Crockett -30.59
Crosby -3.04
Culberson -19.25
Dallam -12.04
Dallas 3.77
Dawson -4.61
Deaf Smith -9.51
Delta -0.97
Denton 27.69
DeWitt -0.05
Dickens -2.73
Dimmit -28.16
Donley 2.95
Duval 6.51
Eastland 7.75
Ector -24.29
Edwards 2.09
Ellis 24.54
El Paso -6.5
Erath 1.94
Falls 1.57
Fannin 15.87
Fayette 5.25
Fisher 0.26
Floyd -1.03
Foard -12.4
Fort Bend 30.48
Franklin 7.33
Freestone -4.36
Frio 5.09
Gaines -2.65
Galveston 19.2
Garza -32.91
Gillespie 15.54
Glasscock -18.22
Goliad 1.33
Gonzales 9.35
Gray -25.62
Grayson 19.27
Gregg -7.72
Grimes 4.13
Guadalupe 20.37
Hale -2.38
Hall 10.96
Hamilton 25.35
Hansford -15.68
Hardeman 16.2
Hardin 7.41
Harris 4.02
Harrison -3.34
Hartley 4.55
Haskell -7.95
Hays 42.61
Hemphill -46.26
Henderson 9.37
Hidalgo -2.87
Hill 9.21
Hockley -14.59
Hood 24.8
Hopkins 3.97
Houston 8.28
Howard -28.32
Hudspeth 179.65
Hunt 22.52
Hutchinson -14.07
Irion 12.14
Jack -10.86
Jackson -0.74
Jasper 4.07
Jeff Davis 16.72
Jefferson -2.29
Jim Hogg -15.75
Jim Wells -14.02
Johnson 17.04
Jones 1.85
Karnes 2.65
Kaufman 27.47
Kendall 47.63
Kenedy -32.26
Kent 1.34
Kerr 14.51
Kimble 9.1
King 31.63
Kinney 6.08
Kleberg -8.67
Knox -11.97
Lamar 1.15
Lamb -8.08
Lampasas 8.95
La Salle -9.32
Lavaca 0.35
Lee 5.74
Leon 9.52
Liberty 18.76
Limestone -0.77
Lipscomb -24.37
Live Oak -11.48
Llano 32.04
Loving -33.9
Lubbock 6.69
Lynn 1.04
McCulloch -15.27
McLennan 2.98
McMullen -26.81
Madison 11.82
Marion 6.21
Martin -14.73
Mason 25.78
Matagorda 6.06
Maverick -8.05
Medina 13.56
Menard -9.45
Midland -1.92
Milam 12.11
Mills 6.55
Mitchell -42.2
Montague 9.01
Montgomery 28.55
Moore -17.72
Morris 6.62
Motley 27.65
Nacogdoches -3.83
Navarro 2.01
Newton 1.7
Nolan -4.96
Nueces -2.57
Ochiltree -51.36
Oldham 0.97
Orange 4.48
Palo Pinto 6.38
Panola -11.34
Parker 22.67
Parmer -13.09
Pecos -14.68
Polk 24.29
Potter -12.02
Presidio -0.28
Rains 21.34
Randall 10.7
Reagan -32.42
Real 30.82
Red River -9.79
Reeves -29.39
Refugio -6.71
Roberts -2.2
Robertson 6.39
Rockwall 30.15
Runnels -8.41
Rusk -2.74
Sabine 0.67
San Augustine -0.24
San Jacinto 15.02
San Patricio -2.77
San Saba -0.17
Schleicher -44.18
Scurry -13.89
Shackelford -0.9
Shelby 3.06
Sherman -0.65
Smith 7.49
Somervell 6.6
Starr -8.95
Stephens 1.92
Sterling 3
Stonewall 3.57
Sutton -13.3
Swisher -9.79
Tarrant 10.98
Taylor -4.73
Terrell -54.83
Terry -2.82
Throckmorton -7.1
Titus -11.04
Tom Green -3.8
Travis 12.76
Trinity 7.77
Tyler 4.91
Upshur 10.94
Upton 0
Uvalde -0.11
Val Verde -10.23
Van Zandt 17.3
Victoria -2.55
Walker 12.48
Waller 22.41
Ward -10.86
Washington -4.26
Webb -5.66
Wharton 1.98
Wheeler -29.31
Wichita -0.18
Wilbarger -14.95
Willacy -11.24
Williamson 31.92
Wilson 17.93
Winkler -21.95
Wise 22.32
Wood 19.6
Yoakum -12.86
Young -1.54
Zapata -14.88
Zavala -22.09

Trend of Net Migration Rate for Counties in Texas

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