Ranking of Georgia Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2016

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Net Migration Rate per 1K for Georgia was 7.2. Among all Georgia counties, Forsyth County had the highest net migration rate (37.87), followed by Union County (34.14), and Stewart County (31.41).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Georgia counties.

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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2016
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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2016
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Rank County Net Migration Rate
1 Forsyth County 37.87
2 Union County 34.14
3 Stewart County 31.41
4 Long County 29.26
5 Fannin County 29.13
6 Oconee County 26.9
7 Towns County 25.73
8 Bryan County 22.83
9 Jackson County 22.13
10 Barrow County 21.75
11 Effingham County 21.41
12 Cherokee County 21.33
13 Rabun County 20.11
14 Irwin County 19.3
15 Quitman County 18.26
16 Columbia County 17.85
17 Pickens County 17.8
18 Paulding County 17.23
19 Lincoln County 16.82
20 Wayne County 16.57
21 Greene County 16.35
22 Henry County 16.03
23 Bulloch County 15.87
24 White County 15.56
25 Walton County 14.16
26 Harris County 13.96
27 Hall County 13.64
28 Clayton County 13.57
29 Gilmer County 13.2
30 Bleckley County 12.82
31 Wheeler County 12.81
32 Lamar County 12.54
33 Coweta County 12.49
34 Hancock County 12.19
35 Madison County 11.81
36 Fulton County 11.67
37 Dawson County 11.23
38 Newton County 10.38
39 Spalding County 10.27
40 Lanier County 10.14
40 Putnam County 10.14
41 Gwinnett County 10.11
42 Fayette County 10.06
43 Carroll County 9.66
44 Butts County 9.61
45 Miller County 9.56
46 Stephens County 9.54
47 Bartow County 9.09
48 Glynn County 8.89
49 Morgan County 8.43
50 Houston County 8.33
51 Ware County 8.14
52 Habersham County 8.07
53 Gordon County 7.94
54 DeKalb County 7.9
55 Monroe County 7.73
56 Polk County 6.84
57 Catoosa County 6.75
58 Haralson County 6.39
59 Dade County 5.61
60 Cobb County 5.47
61 Douglas County 5.27
62 Montgomery County 5.13
63 Clarke County 4.91
64 Brooks County 4.9
65 Hart County 4.4
66 Cook County 4.15
67 Lumpkin County 3.99
68 Chatham County 3.92
69 Jasper County 3.86
70 McIntosh County 3.84
71 Floyd County 3.7
72 Heard County 3.63
73 Jones County 3.09
74 Randolph County 2.94
75 Rockdale County 2.83
76 Franklin County 2.6
77 Thomas County 2.47
78 Bacon County 2.4
79 Troup County 2.19
80 Warren County 2.05
81 Lowndes County 1.94
82 Upson County 1.79
83 Whitfield County 1.14
84 Candler County 0.18
85 Walker County 0.1
86 Appling County -0.81
87 Pike County -0.84
88 Worth County -0.87
89 Mitchell County -0.98
90 Richmond County -1.81
91 Baker County -1.88
91 Pierce County -1.88
92 Berrien County -2.16
93 Tattnall County -2.56
94 Oglethorpe County -2.58
95 Brantley County -2.66
96 Chattooga County -2.73
97 Meriwether County -3.17
98 Tift County -3.25
99 Wilkinson County -3.42
100 Emanuel County -3.79
101 Johnson County -3.92
102 Burke County -3.93
103 Colquitt County -3.96
103 McDuffie County -3.96
104 Lee County -3.97
105 Peach County -4.05
106 Screven County -4.06
107 Taylor County -4.1
108 Toombs County -4.24
109 Banks County -4.36
110 Jeff Davis County -5.01
111 Ben Hill County -5.14
112 Murray County -5.33
113 Turner County -5.39
114 Crisp County -5.71
115 Coffee County -5.77
116 Laurens County -6.12
117 Baldwin County -6.39
118 Elbert County -6.51
119 Pulaski County -6.52
120 Evans County -6.75
121 Twiggs County -6.98
122 Jenkins County -6.99
123 Wilkes County -7.6
124 Crawford County -8.21
125 Camden County -8.27
126 Bibb County -8.4
127 Webster County -8.78
128 Marion County -9.62
129 Schley County -9.63
130 Jefferson County -9.78
130 Sumter County -9.78
131 Taliaferro County -9.82
132 Glascock County -10.34
133 Seminole County -10.48
134 Dooly County -10.54
135 Atkinson County -11.19
136 Clinch County -11.92
137 Dodge County -12.19
138 Grady County -12.84
139 Macon County -14.65
140 Treutlen County -14.78
141 Early County -15.02
142 Talbot County -15.24
143 Dougherty County -15.43
144 Decatur County -16.08
145 Terrell County -16.43
146 Wilcox County -17.7
147 Clay County -18.05
148 Washington County -18.06
149 Muscogee County -18.26
150 Liberty County -18.67
151 Calhoun County -24.04
152 Echols County -26.89
153 Telfair County -29.87
154 Charlton County -31.89
155 Chattahoochee County -112.49