Texas 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 Texas was 6.44. Loving County had the highest net migration rate per 1,000 population (152) followed by Hudspeth County (79.33), and Motley County (53.45). On the other hand, Concho County had the lowest net migration rate per 1,000 population (-423.12), followed by McMullen County (-55.84), and Sterling County (-48.05).

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 2017
Texas Net Migration Rate By County in 2017
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County Net Migration Rate
Anderson 12.52
Andrews -19.96
Angelina -4.16
Aransas 12.48
Archer 2.73
Armstrong 15.12
Atascosa 1.58
Austin 1.52
Bailey -33.27
Bandera 30.14
Bastrop 19.01
Baylor -14.46
Bee -9.66
Bell 7.21
Bexar 7.7
Blanco 17.31
Borden 12.06
Bosque 19.76
Bowie -1.54
Brazoria 18.24
Brazos 10.82
Brewster 14.03
Briscoe 25.37
Brooks -13.65
Brown -3.29
Burleson 11.42
Burnet 16.81
Caldwell 24.15
Calhoun -13.06
Callahan 13.48
Cameron -7.81
Camp 1.96
Carson -13.89
Cass 0.13
Castro -14.03
Chambers 19.7
Cherokee 0.96
Childress 8.57
Clay 26.78
Cochran -29.86
Coke 14.7
Coleman 6.18
Collin 22.71
Collingsworth -16.09
Colorado 10.24
Comal 44.02
Comanche 3.18
Concho -423.12
Cooke 11.06
Coryell -6.91
Cottle -8.66
Crane -28.36
Crockett -32.03
Crosby -7.66
Culberson -1.35
Dallam -22.92
Dallas 2.07
Dawson -24.56
Deaf Smith -12.94
Delta 27.31
Denton 25.28
DeWitt -20.21
Dickens 0.91
Dimmit -43.99
Donley -9.52
Duval -16.34
Eastland 4.99
Ector -15.82
Edwards 11.96
Ellis 24.36
El Paso -6.45
Erath 5.49
Falls 2.48
Fannin 21.28
Fayette 8.5
Fisher 1.55
Floyd -7.88
Foard 9.19
Fort Bend 22.71
Franklin 11.17
Freestone -2.03
Frio 8.08
Gaines -10.72
Galveston 13.16
Garza 40.7
Gillespie 14.41
Glasscock -8.79
Goliad 6.37
Gonzales -5.54
Gray -29.06
Grayson 20.17
Gregg -6.94
Grimes 13.68
Guadalupe 27.95
Hale -8.51
Hall -10.72
Hamilton 24.49
Hansford -22.28
Hardeman -0.76
Hardin 13.94
Harris -2.5
Harrison -4.17
Hartley -7.87
Haskell -2.1
Hays 42.29
Hemphill -41
Henderson 13.61
Hidalgo -3.99
Hill 18.13
Hockley -6.65
Hood 25.17
Hopkins 5.89
Houston 10.62
Howard -12.89
Hudspeth 79.33
Hunt 20.98
Hutchinson -13.34
Irion -38.73
Jack 4.66
Jackson -8.09
Jasper 3.49
Jeff Davis 13.82
Jefferson -3.13
Jim Hogg -16.87
Jim Wells -10.86
Johnson 21.76
Jones -4.97
Karnes 1.67
Kaufman 33.79
Kendall 47.52
Kenedy -47.9
Kent 19.92
Kerr 11.81
Kimble -0.68
King -10.42
Kinney 20.7
Kleberg -20.82
Knox -8.65
Lamar -0.08
Lamb -4.62
Lampasas 15.03
La Salle -10.44
Lavaca 8.02
Lee 7.75
Leon 2.56
Liberty 24.38
Limestone -4.53
Lipscomb -44.59
Live Oak 10.99
Llano 36.01
Loving 152
Lubbock 5.7
Lynn 5.69
McCulloch -20.06
McLennan 11.13
McMullen -55.84
Madison 8.02
Marion 3.37
Martin -26.54
Mason 10.31
Matagorda -11.38
Maverick -12.21
Medina 15.12
Menard 17.57
Midland -1.77
Milam 10.21
Mills 13.46
Mitchell -31.35
Montague 3.3
Montgomery 22.4
Moore -14.63
Morris -3.07
Motley 53.45
Nacogdoches -8.14
Navarro 4.55
Newton -14.32
Nolan -12.47
Nueces -5.84
Ochiltree -35.04
Oldham 11.97
Orange 3.95
Palo Pinto 14.78
Panola -9.79
Parker 32.44
Parmer -16.35
Pecos -17.85
Polk 29.15
Potter -9.16
Presidio -20.91
Rains 41.31
Randall 8.27
Reagan -18.04
Real 13.24
Red River 4.6
Reeves -9.49
Refugio -12.87
Roberts 20.57
Robertson 17.95
Rockwall 30.54
Runnels 3.11
Rusk 23.09
Sabine 11.53
San Augustine 4.95
San Jacinto 18.26
San Patricio -6.55
San Saba 17.12
Schleicher -23.49
Scurry -27.3
Shackelford -13.28
Shelby -16.69
Sherman -11.49
Smith 4.32
Somervell 19.87
Starr -9.83
Stephens -8.89
Sterling -48.05
Stonewall -15.84
Sutton -31.96
Swisher 4.3
Tarrant 8.34
Taylor -3.02
Terrell -8.61
Terry -33.02
Throckmorton -15.07
Titus -1.04
Tom Green -3.92
Travis 9.13
Trinity 16.43
Tyler 6.66
Upshur 8.33
Upton -23.11
Uvalde -5.83
Val Verde -6.65
Van Zandt 14.73
Victoria -8.91
Walker 11.59
Waller 26.15
Ward -19.96
Washington 2.36
Webb -8.63
Wharton 2.54
Wheeler -41.19
Wichita 1.78
Wilbarger -13.37
Willacy -14.99
Williamson 27.62
Wilson 18.21
Winkler -46.29
Wise 19.51
Wood 17.23
Yoakum -22.15
Young -4.66
Zapata -21.21
Zavala -18.53

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.