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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2016 Census.
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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 |