Ranking of Georgia Counties By Net Migration in 2016
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Net Migration for Georgia was 73.78K. Among all Georgia counties, Fulton County had the highest net migration (11.84K), followed by Gwinnett County (9.07K), and Forsyth County (8.18K).
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), 2016 Census.
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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Net Migration in 2016
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| Rank | County | Net Migration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulton County | 11843 |
| 2 | Gwinnett County | 9067 |
| 3 | Forsyth County | 8183 |
| 4 | DeKalb County | 5857 |
| 5 | Cherokee County | 5092 |
| 6 | Cobb County | 4069 |
| 7 | Clayton County | 3747 |
| 8 | Henry County | 3507 |
| 9 | Hall County | 2649 |
| 10 | Paulding County | 2646 |
| 11 | Columbia County | 2603 |
| 12 | Coweta County | 1741 |
| 13 | Barrow County | 1654 |
| 14 | Jackson County | 1422 |
| 15 | Walton County | 1262 |
| 16 | Houston County | 1251 |
| 17 | Effingham County | 1240 |
| 18 | Bulloch County | 1173 |
| 19 | Chatham County | 1126 |
| 20 | Carroll County | 1114 |
| 20 | Fayette County | 1114 |
| 21 | Newton County | 1097 |
| 22 | Oconee County | 979 |
| 23 | Bartow County | 934 |
| 24 | Bryan County | 808 |
| 25 | Union County | 763 |
| 26 | Glynn County | 745 |
| 27 | Douglas County | 743 |
| 28 | Fannin County | 721 |
| 29 | Spalding County | 659 |
| 30 | Clarke County | 610 |
| 31 | Pickens County | 541 |
| 32 | Long County | 528 |
| 33 | Wayne County | 493 |
| 34 | Harris County | 466 |
| 35 | Gordon County | 450 |
| 36 | Catoosa County | 446 |
| 37 | White County | 445 |
| 38 | Gilmer County | 392 |
| 39 | Floyd County | 357 |
| 40 | Habersham County | 355 |
| 41 | Madison County | 338 |
| 42 | Rabun County | 329 |
| 43 | Towns County | 291 |
| 44 | Ware County | 289 |
| 45 | Polk County | 283 |
| 46 | Greene County | 274 |
| 47 | Dawson County | 264 |
| 48 | Rockdale County | 251 |
| 49 | Stephens County | 244 |
| 50 | Lamar County | 230 |
| 51 | Butts County | 227 |
| 52 | Lowndes County | 221 |
| 53 | Putnam County | 217 |
| 54 | Monroe County | 207 |
| 55 | Stewart County | 190 |
| 56 | Haralson County | 184 |
| 57 | Irwin County | 178 |
| 58 | Bleckley County | 164 |
| 59 | Troup County | 153 |
| 60 | Morgan County | 152 |
| 61 | Lincoln County | 131 |
| 62 | Lumpkin County | 125 |
| 63 | Whitfield County | 118 |
| 64 | Hart County | 112 |
| 65 | Thomas County | 111 |
| 66 | Hancock County | 105 |
| 66 | Lanier County | 105 |
| 67 | Wheeler County | 102 |
| 68 | Dade County | 91 |
| 69 | Jones County | 88 |
| 70 | Brooks County | 77 |
| 71 | Cook County | 71 |
| 72 | Franklin County | 58 |
| 73 | Miller County | 56 |
| 74 | McIntosh County | 54 |
| 75 | Jasper County | 53 |
| 76 | Upson County | 47 |
| 77 | Montgomery County | 46 |
| 78 | Heard County | 42 |
| 78 | Quitman County | 42 |
| 79 | Bacon County | 27 |
| 80 | Randolph County | 21 |
| 81 | Warren County | 11 |
| 82 | Walker County | 7 |
| 83 | Candler County | 2 |
| 84 | Baker County | -6 |
| 85 | Appling County | -15 |
| 85 | Pike County | -15 |
| 86 | Taliaferro County | -16 |
| 87 | Worth County | -18 |
| 88 | Mitchell County | -22 |
| 89 | Webster County | -23 |
| 90 | Glascock County | -31 |
| 90 | Wilkinson County | -31 |
| 91 | Taylor County | -34 |
| 92 | Pierce County | -36 |
| 93 | Johnson County | -38 |
| 93 | Oglethorpe County | -38 |
| 94 | Berrien County | -41 |
| 95 | Turner County | -43 |
| 96 | Brantley County | -49 |
| 97 | Schley County | -50 |
| 98 | Clay County | -55 |
| 99 | Screven County | -57 |
| 100 | Twiggs County | -58 |
| 101 | Jenkins County | -62 |
| 102 | Tattnall County | -65 |
| 103 | Meriwether County | -67 |
| 104 | Chattooga County | -68 |
| 105 | Evans County | -72 |
| 106 | Pulaski County | -74 |
| 107 | Jeff Davis County | -75 |
| 107 | Wilkes County | -75 |
| 108 | Banks County | -80 |
| 109 | Clinch County | -81 |
| 110 | Marion County | -82 |
| 111 | Emanuel County | -85 |
| 111 | McDuffie County | -85 |
| 112 | Ben Hill County | -89 |
| 112 | Burke County | -89 |
| 112 | Seminole County | -89 |
| 113 | Atkinson County | -93 |
| 114 | Talbot County | -98 |
| 115 | Treutlen County | -100 |
| 116 | Crawford County | -101 |
| 117 | Echols County | -107 |
| 118 | Peach County | -110 |
| 119 | Toombs County | -115 |
| 120 | Lee County | -116 |
| 121 | Elbert County | -125 |
| 122 | Crisp County | -131 |
| 123 | Tift County | -132 |
| 124 | Dooly County | -147 |
| 124 | Terrell County | -147 |
| 125 | Calhoun County | -155 |
| 125 | Jefferson County | -155 |
| 126 | Early County | -156 |
| 127 | Wilcox County | -158 |
| 128 | Colquitt County | -180 |
| 129 | Macon County | -199 |
| 130 | Murray County | -210 |
| 131 | Coffee County | -248 |
| 132 | Dodge County | -256 |
| 133 | Baldwin County | -290 |
| 133 | Laurens County | -290 |
| 134 | Sumter County | -298 |
| 135 | Grady County | -321 |
| 136 | Richmond County | -366 |
| 137 | Washington County | -371 |
| 138 | Charlton County | -416 |
| 139 | Decatur County | -432 |
| 140 | Camden County | -435 |
| 141 | Telfair County | -484 |
| 142 | Liberty County | -1152 |
| 143 | Chattahoochee County | -1189 |
| 144 | Bibb County | -1290 |
| 145 | Dougherty County | -1404 |
| 146 | Muscogee County | -3609 |