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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2017 Census.
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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 |
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| 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 |