Ranking of Georgia Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2017

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Net Migration Rate per 1K for Georgia was 5.95. Among all Georgia counties, Lumpkin County had the highest net migration rate (42.31), followed by Union County (38.64), and Jackson County (35.11).

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 2017
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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2017
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Rank County Net Migration Rate
1 Lumpkin County 42.31
2 Union County 38.64
3 Jackson County 35.11
4 Stewart County 34.68
5 Forsyth County 31.83
6 Pickens County 29.91
7 Dawson County 28.75
8 Oconee County 28.59
9 Bryan County 25.48
10 Glascock County 24.31
11 Franklin County 24.2
12 Greene County 22.86
13 Columbia County 21.74
14 Towns County 21.59
15 White County 20.95
16 Paulding County 20.65
17 Brantley County 20.28
18 Barrow County 19.62
19 Cherokee County 19.5
20 Gilmer County 19.05
21 Effingham County 18.61
22 Fannin County 18.02
23 Pike County 16.16
24 Haralson County 15.03
25 Henry County 15
26 Coweta County 14.65
27 Heard County 14.58
28 Banks County 14.31
29 Walton County 14.13
30 Bulloch County 13.88
31 Butts County 13.51
32 Morgan County 13.49
33 Madison County 12.67
34 Long County 12.47
35 Spalding County 11.95
36 Bartow County 11.81
37 Fayette County 11.25
38 Monroe County 11.03
39 Oglethorpe County 10.76
40 Walker County 10.41
41 Clarke County 10.08
41 Habersham County 10.08
42 Fulton County 9.96
43 Hart County 9.93
44 Wilkes County 9.86
45 Harris County 9.47
46 Putnam County 9.08
47 Schley County 8.83
48 Hall County 8.61
49 Clayton County 8.39
50 Murray County 8.19
51 Carroll County 7.97
52 Newton County 7.79
53 Irwin County 7.71
54 Calhoun County 7.69
54 Rabun County 7.69
55 Douglas County 7.39
56 Evans County 7.3
57 Jasper County 7.09
58 Lamar County 6.91
59 Glynn County 6.73
60 Floyd County 6.65
61 Johnson County 6.59
62 Stephens County 6.45
63 Gwinnett County 6.37
64 Rockdale County 6.31
65 Treutlen County 6.09
66 Quitman County 6.01
67 Berrien County 5.84
68 Polk County 5.25
69 Emanuel County 5.12
70 Houston County 4.34
71 Camden County 4.16
72 Lee County 3.99
73 Montgomery County 3.88
74 Lowndes County 3.58
75 Catoosa County 3.54
76 McIntosh County 3.41
77 Dade County 3.38
78 Cook County 3.14
79 Crawford County 3.1
79 Taliaferro County 3.1
80 Pierce County 3.03
81 Jenkins County 2.94
82 Tattnall County 2.92
83 Peach County 2.84
84 Lincoln County 2.67
85 Early County 1.55
86 Gordon County 1.51
87 Jeff Davis County 1.07
88 Upson County 0.38
89 Ware County 0.34
90 Twiggs County 0.24
91 Laurens County 0.21
92 McDuffie County 0.09
93 Elbert County 0.05
94 Meriwether County -0.05
95 Washington County -0.44
96 Telfair County -0.56
97 Troup County -0.67
98 Cobb County -0.72
99 Chattahoochee County -1.09
100 Decatur County -1.5
101 Appling County -1.63
102 Chatham County -1.92
103 Colquitt County -1.98
104 DeKalb County -2.58
105 Dodge County -2.64
106 Chattooga County -2.7
107 Baker County -3.47
108 Brooks County -3.51
109 Miller County -3.76
110 Lanier County -3.92
111 Baldwin County -3.94
112 Turner County -4.28
113 Jones County -4.35
114 Coffee County -4.55
115 Bibb County -4.79
116 Richmond County -5.39
117 Pulaski County -5.51
118 Hancock County -5.58
119 Wilkinson County -5.67
120 Screven County -5.72
121 Tift County -5.78
121 Webster County -5.78
122 Mitchell County -6.17
123 Bleckley County -6.32
124 Marion County -6.38
125 Burke County -6.51
126 Charlton County -6.79
127 Atkinson County -7.01
127 Wayne County -7.01
128 Grady County -7.05
129 Whitfield County -7.07
130 Taylor County -7.3
131 Wilcox County -7.38
132 Jefferson County -8.28
133 Worth County -8.43
134 Thomas County -8.62
135 Bacon County -9.08
136 Wheeler County -9.14
137 Clay County -9.69
138 Toombs County -9.74
139 Crisp County -10.97
140 Dooly County -11.39
141 Ben Hill County -11.89
142 Talbot County -12.68
143 Candler County -12.72
144 Dougherty County -12.78
145 Warren County -12.81
146 Liberty County -13.83
147 Clinch County -14.46
148 Macon County -14.96
149 Seminole County -15.23
150 Sumter County -16.69
151 Muscogee County -17.34
152 Echols County -17.39
153 Terrell County -18.67
154 Randolph County -22.37