Ranking of Georgia Counties By Net Migration in 2021
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Net Migration for Georgia was 46.54K. Among all Georgia counties, Forsyth County had the highest net migration (7.41K), followed by Cherokee County (6.23K), and Paulding County (3.84K).
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), 2021 Census.
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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Net Migration in 2021
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| Rank | County | Net Migration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forsyth County | 7411 |
| 2 | Cherokee County | 6225 |
| 3 | Paulding County | 3844 |
| 4 | Jackson County | 3690 |
| 5 | Coweta County | 3258 |
| 6 | Hall County | 3179 |
| 7 | Walton County | 2915 |
| 8 | Henry County | 2708 |
| 9 | Houston County | 2577 |
| 10 | Barrow County | 2575 |
| 11 | Newton County | 2516 |
| 12 | Columbia County | 2366 |
| 13 | Carroll County | 2029 |
| 14 | Gwinnett County | 1853 |
| 15 | Bryan County | 1790 |
| 16 | Bartow County | 1606 |
| 17 | Dawson County | 1521 |
| 18 | Fayette County | 1449 |
| 19 | Effingham County | 1402 |
| 20 | Union County | 1155 |
| 21 | Oconee County | 1053 |
| 22 | Walker County | 971 |
| 23 | Gilmer County | 896 |
| 24 | Pickens County | 870 |
| 25 | Monroe County | 851 |
| 26 | Harris County | 779 |
| 27 | Long County | 730 |
| 28 | Liberty County | 729 |
| 29 | Butts County | 716 |
| 30 | Greene County | 697 |
| 31 | Jasper County | 695 |
| 32 | Habersham County | 691 |
| 33 | Haralson County | 687 |
| 34 | Douglas County | 675 |
| 35 | Pike County | 663 |
| 36 | Fannin County | 648 |
| 37 | Catoosa County | 647 |
| 38 | Madison County | 645 |
| 39 | Putnam County | 626 |
| 40 | Hart County | 619 |
| 41 | Camden County | 609 |
| 42 | Gordon County | 607 |
| 43 | Morgan County | 551 |
| 44 | Bulloch County | 542 |
| 45 | Banks County | 513 |
| 46 | Polk County | 490 |
| 47 | Towns County | 489 |
| 48 | Glynn County | 484 |
| 49 | White County | 458 |
| 50 | Spalding County | 422 |
| 51 | Charlton County | 368 |
| 52 | Oglethorpe County | 358 |
| 53 | Rabun County | 353 |
| 54 | Wheeler County | 338 |
| 55 | Pierce County | 322 |
| 56 | Peach County | 277 |
| 57 | Meriwether County | 269 |
| 58 | Rockdale County | 268 |
| 59 | Clarke County | 207 |
| 60 | Lamar County | 201 |
| 61 | Wayne County | 200 |
| 62 | Troup County | 192 |
| 63 | McIntosh County | 191 |
| 64 | Floyd County | 167 |
| 65 | Thomas County | 147 |
| 66 | Franklin County | 145 |
| 66 | Jenkins County | 145 |
| 67 | Brantley County | 143 |
| 68 | Crawford County | 134 |
| 68 | Jones County | 134 |
| 69 | Laurens County | 124 |
| 70 | Heard County | 120 |
| 71 | Upson County | 119 |
| 72 | Stephens County | 107 |
| 73 | Jeff Davis County | 104 |
| 74 | Montgomery County | 103 |
| 75 | Hancock County | 99 |
| 75 | Lincoln County | 99 |
| 76 | Dade County | 98 |
| 77 | Lanier County | 95 |
| 78 | Appling County | 94 |
| 79 | Crisp County | 92 |
| 80 | Brooks County | 90 |
| 81 | Emanuel County | 79 |
| 81 | Talbot County | 79 |
| 82 | Chatham County | 76 |
| 82 | McDuffie County | 76 |
| 82 | Murray County | 76 |
| 83 | Seminole County | 74 |
| 84 | Ben Hill County | 71 |
| 85 | Cook County | 65 |
| 86 | Clay County | 60 |
| 87 | Berrien County | 51 |
| 87 | Warren County | 51 |
| 88 | Lowndes County | 49 |
| 89 | Baldwin County | 40 |
| 89 | Elbert County | 40 |
| 90 | Atkinson County | 38 |
| 91 | Chattooga County | 37 |
| 92 | Screven County | 34 |
| 92 | Wilcox County | 34 |
| 93 | Wilkes County | 33 |
| 94 | Quitman County | 31 |
| 95 | Treutlen County | 29 |
| 96 | Glascock County | 28 |
| 97 | Candler County | 23 |
| 98 | Taliaferro County | 20 |
| 98 | Wilkinson County | 20 |
| 99 | Webster County | 18 |
| 100 | Clinch County | 1 |
| 101 | Calhoun County | -3 |
| 102 | Baker County | -9 |
| 103 | Taylor County | -14 |
| 104 | Echols County | -17 |
| 105 | Lee County | -18 |
| 106 | Bacon County | -27 |
| 107 | Turner County | -31 |
| 108 | Twiggs County | -34 |
| 109 | Evans County | -38 |
| 110 | Telfair County | -40 |
| 111 | Coffee County | -43 |
| 112 | Marion County | -47 |
| 113 | Miller County | -49 |
| 113 | Washington County | -49 |
| 114 | Schley County | -55 |
| 115 | Jefferson County | -57 |
| 115 | Randolph County | -57 |
| 116 | Early County | -65 |
| 117 | Dodge County | -68 |
| 118 | Johnson County | -93 |
| 119 | Colquitt County | -106 |
| 120 | Worth County | -110 |
| 121 | Macon County | -124 |
| 122 | Tattnall County | -138 |
| 123 | Toombs County | -145 |
| 124 | Terrell County | -165 |
| 125 | Dooly County | -177 |
| 126 | Bleckley County | -188 |
| 127 | Decatur County | -197 |
| 128 | Irwin County | -210 |
| 129 | Pulaski County | -230 |
| 130 | Whitfield County | -231 |
| 131 | Tift County | -248 |
| 132 | Burke County | -266 |
| 133 | Mitchell County | -295 |
| 134 | Stewart County | -301 |
| 135 | Grady County | -303 |
| 136 | Sumter County | -432 |
| 137 | Ware County | -493 |
| 138 | Chattahoochee County | -534 |
| 139 | Lumpkin County | -587 |
| 140 | Bibb County | -820 |
| 141 | Richmond County | -1259 |
| 142 | Clayton County | -1716 |
| 143 | Muscogee County | -2142 |
| 144 | Dougherty County | -2658 |
| 145 | Cobb County | -2944 |
| 146 | DeKalb County | -9151 |
| 147 | Fulton County | -9733 |