Ranking of Georgia Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2023

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Net Migration Rate per 1K for Georgia was 9.48. Among all Georgia counties, Long County had the highest net migration rate (56.07), followed by Jackson County (49.45), and Dawson County (47.31).

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 2023
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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2023
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Rank County Net Migration Rate
1 Long County 56.07
2 Jackson County 49.45
3 Dawson County 47.31
4 Lamar County 46.56
5 Monroe County 40.78
6 Hancock County 40.39
7 Dooly County 40.19
8 Pickens County 35.99
9 McIntosh County 35.12
10 Barrow County 35.08
11 Union County 34.38
12 Greene County 33.77
13 Walton County 33.48
14 Effingham County 31.66
15 Heard County 31.13
16 Franklin County 29.61
17 Jasper County 29.56
18 Hart County 28.84
19 Habersham County 27.2
20 Pike County 26.96
21 Bryan County 25.83
22 Wayne County 24.13
23 Madison County 23.96
24 Haralson County 23.45
25 Morgan County 23.11
26 Stephens County 22.9
27 Lanier County 22.85
28 Banks County 21.95
29 Henry County 21.67
30 Stewart County 21.65
31 Paulding County 21.38
32 Forsyth County 20.84
33 Ware County 20.73
34 Pulaski County 20.63
35 Cook County 20.41
36 Quitman County 20.3
37 Berrien County 20.15
38 Hall County 19.17
39 Carroll County 19.08
40 Jones County 18.95
41 Newton County 18.7
42 Coweta County 18.3
43 Screven County 18.24
44 Fannin County 17.98
45 Crawford County 17.85
46 Bleckley County 17.72
47 Rabun County 17.69
48 Gilmer County 17.13
49 Bartow County 17.12
50 Cherokee County 17.07
51 Putnam County 16.74
52 Oglethorpe County 16.28
53 Murray County 15.98
54 Chattooga County 15.97
55 Clinch County 15.86
56 Montgomery County 15.84
57 Gordon County 15.71
57 Lumpkin County 15.71
58 Webster County 15.69
59 Towns County 14.57
60 Spalding County 14.39
61 Twiggs County 14.16
62 Fayette County 13.96
63 Glynn County 13.94
64 Columbia County 13.77
65 Glascock County 13.65
66 Bulloch County 13.33
67 Polk County 13.31
68 Brantley County 13.17
69 Peach County 13.13
70 Taliaferro County 13.12
71 Oconee County 13.06
72 Charlton County 12.84
73 Candler County 12.58
74 White County 12.51
75 Johnson County 12.49
76 Pierce County 12.41
77 Tattnall County 12.29
78 Wilcox County 11.97
79 Walker County 11.77
80 Harris County 11.62
81 Colquitt County 11.29
82 Turner County 11.26
83 Rockdale County 11.24
84 Camden County 11.18
85 Wilkinson County 11.13
86 Elbert County 11.09
87 Atkinson County 10.97
88 Dade County 10.9
89 Toombs County 10.54
90 Upson County 10.04
91 Floyd County 9.53
92 Houston County 9.31
93 Emanuel County 9.15
94 Macon County 8.81
95 Evans County 8.78
96 Ben Hill County 8.48
97 Chatham County 8.41
98 Douglas County 7.82
99 Troup County 7.6
100 Taylor County 7.58
101 Schley County 7.53
102 Washington County 7.41
103 Lee County 6.92
104 Butts County 6.83
105 Whitfield County 6.78
106 Lowndes County 6.7
106 McDuffie County 6.7
107 Marion County 6.56
108 Irwin County 6.25
109 Lincoln County 6.09
110 Laurens County 6.08
111 Meriwether County 5.69
112 Tift County 5.59
113 Early County 5.58
114 Miller County 5.53
115 Echols County 5.38
116 Gwinnett County 5.32
117 Catoosa County 5.15
118 Jeff Davis County 4.22
119 Thomas County 4.21
120 Cobb County 4.2
121 Wilkes County 4.08
122 Decatur County 4.06
123 Grady County 3.79
124 Clay County 3.49
125 Bibb County 3.18
126 Sumter County 3.11
127 Fulton County 2.95
128 Brooks County 2.89
129 Appling County 2.81
130 Coffee County 1.59
131 Talbot County 1.22
132 Calhoun County 0.92
133 Clarke County 0.79
134 Treutlen County 0.63
135 Burke County 0.57
136 Dodge County 0.55
137 Randolph County 0.33
138 Jefferson County -0.13
139 Jenkins County -0.23
140 Seminole County -0.33
141 DeKalb County -1.11
142 Bacon County -1.52
143 Crisp County -2.43
144 Baldwin County -2.5
145 Terrell County -3.09
146 Clayton County -3.19
147 Dougherty County -3.53
148 Worth County -3.54
149 Warren County -3.89
150 Muscogee County -5.89
151 Richmond County -6.5
152 Baker County -8.65
153 Liberty County -11.12
154 Mitchell County -17.16
155 Wheeler County -30.13
156 Chattahoochee County -37.9
157 Telfair County -128.29