Ranking of Georgia Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2020

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Net Migration Rate per 1K for Georgia was 4.76. Among all Georgia counties, Jackson County had the highest net migration rate (40.18), followed by Dawson County (37.14), and Union County (36.19).

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 2020
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Rank County Net Migration Rate
1 Jackson County 40.18
2 Dawson County 37.14
3 Union County 36.19
4 Greene County 30.01
5 Towns County 27.29
6 Harris County 27.28
7 Fannin County 24.64
8 Putnam County 23.18
9 Forsyth County 21.81
10 Paulding County 19.96
11 Walton County 19.74
12 Butts County 19.63
13 Bryan County 19.54
14 Barrow County 19.44
15 Taliaferro County 19.29
16 Oconee County 19.23
17 White County 19.22
18 Long County 19.14
19 Jasper County 19.03
20 Cherokee County 18.93
21 Morgan County 18.32
22 Pickens County 17.64
23 Effingham County 17.63
24 Monroe County 16.87
25 Haralson County 16.73
26 Madison County 16.56
27 Columbia County 16.43
28 Lumpkin County 15.85
29 Henry County 15.44
30 Gilmer County 15.42
31 Marion County 15.24
32 Rabun County 14.95
33 Lamar County 14.58
34 Lanier County 14.26
35 Bartow County 14.06
36 Heard County 14.04
37 Candler County 13.93
38 Oglethorpe County 13.4
39 Houston County 13.3
40 Coweta County 12.86
41 Hancock County 12.14
42 Lincoln County 11.88
43 Gordon County 11.83
44 Habersham County 11.77
45 Fayette County 11.38
46 Charlton County 11.31
47 Bulloch County 10.73
48 Glascock County 10.43
49 Stewart County 10.35
50 Elbert County 10.33
51 Webster County 10.06
52 Hart County 9.65
53 Carroll County 9.57
54 Upson County 9.56
55 Newton County 9.33
56 Pike County 9.3
57 McIntosh County 9.27
58 Franklin County 9.01
59 Spalding County 8.98
60 Atkinson County 8.4
61 Peach County 7.98
62 Banks County 7.89
63 Catoosa County 7.64
63 Fulton County 7.64
64 Calhoun County 7.57
65 Hall County 7.3
66 Walker County 7.18
67 Echols County 7.03
68 Jones County 6.65
69 Pulaski County 6.44
70 Stephens County 6.33
71 Meriwether County 5.96
72 Screven County 5.72
73 Jeff Davis County 5.48
74 Douglas County 5.45
75 Camden County 5.34
76 Brantley County 5.32
77 Burke County 4.92
78 Polk County 4.82
79 Baldwin County 4.66
80 Warren County 4.59
81 Floyd County 4.46
82 Lee County 4.38
83 Toombs County 4.27
84 Pierce County 4.11
85 Glynn County 4.08
86 Taylor County 3.6
87 Tattnall County 3.12
88 Cook County 2.9
89 Jenkins County 2.75
90 Twiggs County 2.21
91 Berrien County 1.91
92 Rockdale County 1.62
93 Bleckley County 1.39
94 Telfair County 1.27
95 Troup County 0.74
96 Murray County 0.6
96 Wayne County 0.6
97 Lowndes County 0.54
98 Dade County 0.37
99 Talbot County 0.32
100 Chattooga County 0
100 Seminole County 0
101 Thomas County -0.02
102 Tift County -0.17
103 Ware County -0.19
104 Gwinnett County -0.82
104 Wilkes County -0.82
105 Laurens County -0.9
106 Muscogee County -1.71
107 Decatur County -1.74
108 Johnson County -1.86
109 Jefferson County -1.89
110 Cobb County -2.26
111 Colquitt County -2.44
112 Evans County -2.72
113 Appling County -2.94
114 Quitman County -3.06
115 Sumter County -3.24
116 Miller County -3.37
117 Emanuel County -3.55
118 Bibb County -3.65
118 Treutlen County -3.65
119 Ben Hill County -3.72
120 Coffee County -3.77
121 DeKalb County -3.86
122 Grady County -4.2
123 Irwin County -4.67
124 Crawford County -4.8
125 Chatham County -4.87
126 Richmond County -5.56
127 Terrell County -5.61
128 Turner County -5.69
129 Clayton County -6.26
130 Dodge County -6.37
131 McDuffie County -6.45
132 Brooks County -6.54
133 Worth County -6.67
134 Clarke County -7.08
135 Whitfield County -7.11
136 Clay County -7.28
137 Bacon County -7.59
138 Washington County -8.25
139 Wilcox County -8.3
140 Mitchell County -9.11
141 Wilkinson County -9.24
142 Clinch County -10.29
142 Early County -10.29
143 Crisp County -12.02
144 Schley County -12.44
145 Liberty County -13.4
146 Macon County -13.57
147 Randolph County -14.38
148 Wheeler County -14.6
149 Montgomery County -14.87
150 Dooly County -15.2
151 Dougherty County -17.13
152 Baker County -24.59
153 Chattahoochee County -55.8