Ranking of Georgia Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2018

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Net Migration Rate per 1K for Georgia was 5.64. Among all Georgia counties, Jackson County had the highest net migration rate (34.99), followed by Towns County (33.5), and Oconee County (33.26).

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 2018
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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2018
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Rank County Net Migration Rate
1 Jackson County 34.99
2 Towns County 33.5
3 Oconee County 33.26
4 Greene County 32.04
5 Union County 30.82
6 Fannin County 30.42
7 Effingham County 30.17
8 Forsyth County 29.03
9 Dawson County 28.92
10 Paulding County 24.23
11 Morgan County 23.18
12 Pike County 23.13
13 Stewart County 22.88
14 Bryan County 21.48
15 Barrow County 21.13
16 Cherokee County 20.66
17 Rabun County 20.53
18 Walton County 20.27
19 Habersham County 19.03
20 Gilmer County 18.87
21 Harris County 17.02
22 Pickens County 16.45
23 Henry County 16.23
24 Banks County 16.2
25 Lamar County 15.86
26 White County 15.81
27 Monroe County 15.66
28 Hart County 15.56
29 Coweta County 15.34
30 Chattahoochee County 15.14
31 Peach County 13.08
32 Lincoln County 13.05
33 Stephens County 12.88
34 Catoosa County 12.85
35 Haralson County 12.7
36 McIntosh County 12.64
37 Montgomery County 12.54
38 Columbia County 11.99
39 Candler County 11.9
40 Madison County 11.85
41 Bulloch County 11.46
42 Newton County 11.32
43 Jasper County 10.97
44 Spalding County 10.9
45 Polk County 10.78
46 Oglethorpe County 10.71
47 Wilkinson County 10.25
48 Houston County 10.14
49 Bartow County 9.56
50 Franklin County 9.5
51 Clayton County 9.17
52 Talbot County 9.1
53 Lee County 8.14
54 Berrien County 8.05
55 Hall County 7.49
56 Brantley County 7.45
57 Treutlen County 7.39
58 Echols County 7.16
59 Pierce County 7.15
60 Fayette County 7.07
61 Gordon County 6.89
62 Douglas County 6.8
63 Seminole County 6.78
64 Long County 6.53
65 Atkinson County 6.51
66 Walker County 6.49
67 Charlton County 6.25
68 Irwin County 6.18
69 Jones County 6.1
70 Bleckley County 5.7
71 Chattooga County 5.57
72 Butts County 5.56
73 Fulton County 5.55
74 Washington County 5.06
75 Heard County 5.01
76 Lumpkin County 4.99
77 Putnam County 4.7
78 Emanuel County 4.39
79 Upson County 4.35
80 Floyd County 4.28
81 Wilcox County 4.21
82 Rockdale County 4.17
83 Appling County 4.11
84 Camden County 4.02
85 Tattnall County 3.85
86 Taliaferro County 3.72
87 Glynn County 3.55
88 Wilkes County 3.45
89 Crawford County 3.43
90 Dooly County 3.36
91 Dodge County 3.17
92 Meriwether County 2.9
93 Gwinnett County 2.47
94 Lowndes County 2.28
95 Carroll County 2.05
96 Wayne County 1.98
97 Elbert County 1.89
98 Baldwin County 1.58
99 Johnson County 1.44
99 McDuffie County 1.44
100 Coffee County 0.86
101 Tift County 0.72
102 Telfair County 0.38
103 Dade County 0.19
104 Clarke County -0.36
105 Turner County -0.51
106 Murray County -0.55
107 Ware County -0.95
108 Jeff Davis County -1.06
109 Cobb County -1.09
110 Toombs County -1.34
111 Bibb County -1.4
112 Muscogee County -1.81
113 Webster County -1.94
114 Laurens County -2.07
115 Screven County -2.15
116 Troup County -2.62
117 Colquitt County -2.81
118 Early County -2.92
119 Sumter County -3.09
120 DeKalb County -3.14
121 Grady County -3.31
122 Decatur County -3.71
123 Marion County -3.8
124 Chatham County -3.99
125 Richmond County -4.08
126 Macon County -4.54
127 Crisp County -4.55
128 Whitfield County -4.85
129 Twiggs County -4.86
130 Mitchell County -5.17
131 Lanier County -5.45
132 Cook County -5.58
133 Calhoun County -5.81
134 Dougherty County -5.92
135 Burke County -6.21
136 Thomas County -6.34
137 Evans County -6.35
138 Warren County -6.48
139 Schley County -6.51
140 Jenkins County -6.92
141 Wheeler County -7.19
142 Clinch County -7.24
143 Brooks County -7.26
144 Terrell County -7.75
145 Taylor County -9.85
146 Pulaski County -10.23
147 Bacon County -10.31
148 Jefferson County -10.75
149 Worth County -10.92
150 Clay County -12.6
151 Ben Hill County -13.41
152 Hancock County -15.04
153 Glascock County -18
154 Randolph County -19.13
155 Baker County -25.93
156 Miller County -27.57
157 Quitman County -28.33
158 Liberty County -32.42