Texas Net Migration Rate By County in 2021

Updated on January 22, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2021, the net migration rate per 1,000 population for Texas was 8.04. Garza County had the highest net migration rate per 1,000 population (84.23) followed by Kaufman County (72), and Comal County (71.02). On the other hand, Reeves County had the lowest net migration rate per 1,000 population (-118.71), followed by Loving County (-114.75), and Ward County (-50.19).

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 2021
Texas Net Migration Rate By County in 2021
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County Net Migration Rate
Anderson 10.99
Andrews -16.04
Angelina 4.03
Aransas 36.78
Archer 18.45
Armstrong 2.71
Atascosa 15.03
Austin 10.04
Bailey -13.17
Bandera 35.26
Bastrop 40.26
Baylor 10.41
Bee -6.37
Bell 14.28
Bexar 3.94
Blanco 45.24
Borden -28.53
Bosque 23.35
Bowie -4.08
Brazoria 10.9
Brazos 7.43
Brewster -5.68
Briscoe -4.26
Brooks -5.55
Brown 10.03
Burleson 29.73
Burnet 37.77
Caldwell 18.65
Calhoun -10.74
Callahan 34
Cameron -0.7
Camp 17.83
Carson -5.22
Cass 13.55
Castro 0.95
Chambers 33.69
Cherokee 14.34
Childress 23.21
Clay 12.35
Cochran -26.94
Coke 15.13
Coleman 21.4
Collin 31.54
Collingsworth -6.49
Colorado 6.12
Comal 71.02
Comanche 20.05
Concho 14.76
Cooke 16.57
Coryell 12.08
Cottle 8.09
Crane -9.23
Crockett -19.64
Crosby 3.54
Culberson 0.92
Dallam -5.17
Dallas -13.54
Dawson -4.58
Deaf Smith -14.37
Delta 28.6
Denton 27.39
DeWitt 9.5
Dickens -0.57
Dimmit -12.08
Donley 35.83
Duval 23.52
Eastland 10.9
Ector -33.45
Edwards 16.11
Ellis 43.17
El Paso -1.99
Erath 15.31
Falls 11.92
Fannin 32.24
Fayette 15.34
Fisher 12.24
Floyd -5.44
Foard -10.29
Fort Bend 33.22
Franklin 14.2
Freestone 23.25
Frio -44.39
Gaines -4.77
Galveston 10.06
Garza 84.23
Gillespie 27.88
Glasscock 21.25
Goliad 21.88
Gonzales -2.03
Gray -1.75
Grayson 28.5
Gregg -0.39
Grimes 23.55
Guadalupe 19.11
Hale -6.8
Hall 29.07
Hamilton 6.07
Hansford -24.23
Hardeman 1.41
Hardin 13.97
Harris -5.62
Harrison 11.14
Hartley 5.22
Haskell 1.48
Hays 45.44
Hemphill -14.38
Henderson 22.06
Hidalgo 1.16
Hill 19.7
Hockley -9.03
Hood 43.18
Hopkins 14.12
Houston 2.86
Howard -11.19
Hudspeth 26.19
Hunt 33.49
Hutchinson -2.24
Irion 19.72
Jack 30.92
Jackson 5.12
Jasper -4.21
Jeff Davis -4.56
Jefferson -9.71
Jim Hogg -10.37
Jim Wells 1.23
Johnson 35.98
Jones 13.68
Karnes -1.42
Kaufman 72
Kendall 54.88
Kenedy -20.2
Kent -3.98
Kerr 16.67
Kimble 19.67
King -42.15
Kinney 5.77
Kleberg -10.97
Knox -1.8
Lamar 7.31
Lamb -6.26
Lampasas 28.96
La Salle 8.37
Lavaca 12.05
Lee 12
Leon 21.82
Liberty 51.43
Limestone 3.89
Lipscomb -40.05
Live Oak 8.45
Llano 47.49
Loving -114.75
Lubbock 8.04
Lynn 10.48
McCulloch 1.98
McLennan 8.41
McMullen 11.72
Madison 2.23
Marion -2.17
Martin -11.47
Mason -2.53
Matagorda 1.32
Maverick -6.24
Medina 27.39
Menard 15.8
Midland -20.13
Milam 20.98
Mills 22.81
Mitchell 7.2
Montague 31.71
Montgomery 37
Moore -14.86
Morris 10.09
Motley 20.68
Nacogdoches 0.73
Navarro 15.48
Newton 13.96
Nolan -5.8
Nueces -1.66
Ochiltree -20.9
Oldham -21.75
Orange 1.03
Palo Pinto 13.24
Panola 8.48
Parker 50.05
Parmer -11.61
Pecos -3.89
Polk 35.95
Potter -13.35
Presidio -1.14
Rains 30.94
Randall 18.32
Reagan -46.93
Real 41.09
Red River 10.91
Reeves -118.71
Refugio 1.64
Roberts -24.69
Robertson 13.41
Rockwall 65.9
Runnels 3.94
Rusk 19.86
Sabine 24.25
San Augustine 10.74
San Jacinto 16.94
San Patricio 11.88
San Saba 29.62
Schleicher -1.64
Scurry -5.63
Shackelford 32.16
Shelby 2.88
Sherman -4.66
Smith 12.85
Somervell 34.27
Starr -4.64
Stephens 45.33
Sterling -5.07
Stonewall -13.86
Sutton -15.36
Swisher 12.62
Tarrant 1.71
Taylor 2.7
Terrell -21.77
Terry -6.21
Throckmorton 40.53
Titus -3.13
Tom Green -7.53
Travis 3.04
Trinity 26.31
Tyler 12.95
Upshur 22.93
Upton -16.2
Uvalde 8.71
Val Verde -4.66
Van Zandt 31.27
Victoria -5.47
Walker 24.73
Waller 35.14
Ward -50.19
Washington 6.89
Webb -6.87
Wharton 3.34
Wheeler -7.29
Wichita 4.61
Wilbarger -6.81
Willacy 7.62
Williamson 43.03
Wilson 26.15
Winkler -49.2
Wise 44.2
Wood 34.35
Yoakum -19.3
Young 11.91
Zapata -3.74
Zavala -17.02

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.