Ranking of Texas Counties By Net Migration in 2016
Updated on January 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Net Migration for Texas was 231.36K. Among all Texas counties, Fort Bend County had the highest net migration (22.25K), followed by Collin County (22.16K), and Tarrant County (22.01K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Texas counties.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: Texas Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2016 Census.
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Ranking of Texas Counties By Net Migration in 2016
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| Rank | County | Net Migration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Bend County | 22247 |
| 2 | Collin County | 22163 |
| 3 | Tarrant County | 22006 |
| 4 | Denton County | 21962 |
| 5 | Harris County | 18433 |
| 6 | Bexar County | 17394 |
| 7 | Williamson County | 16532 |
| 8 | Montgomery County | 15575 |
| 9 | Travis County | 15229 |
| 10 | Dallas County | 9711 |
| 11 | Hays County | 8505 |
| 12 | Galveston County | 6240 |
| 13 | Brazoria County | 5486 |
| 14 | Comal County | 5048 |
| 15 | Ellis County | 4070 |
| 16 | Kaufman County | 3188 |
| 17 | Guadalupe County | 3107 |
| 18 | Parker County | 2887 |
| 19 | Rockwall County | 2771 |
| 20 | Johnson County | 2745 |
| 21 | Grayson County | 2447 |
| 22 | Bastrop County | 2097 |
| 23 | Hunt County | 2045 |
| 24 | Lubbock County | 2011 |
| 25 | Kendall County | 1950 |
| 26 | Smith County | 1676 |
| 27 | Brazos County | 1646 |
| 28 | Liberty County | 1509 |
| 29 | Wise County | 1420 |
| 30 | Randall County | 1406 |
| 31 | Hood County | 1387 |
| 32 | Polk County | 1145 |
| 33 | Waller County | 1106 |
| 34 | Burnet County | 1014 |
| 35 | Bell County | 957 |
| 36 | Van Zandt County | 933 |
| 37 | Walker County | 890 |
| 38 | Chambers County | 876 |
| 39 | Wilson County | 855 |
| 40 | Wood County | 852 |
| 41 | Henderson County | 748 |
| 42 | Kerr County | 742 |
| 43 | McLennan County | 735 |
| 44 | Hudspeth County | 700 |
| 45 | Medina County | 662 |
| 46 | Llano County | 652 |
| 47 | Bandera County | 618 |
| 48 | Fannin County | 535 |
| 49 | Caldwell County | 523 |
| 50 | Aransas County | 463 |
| 51 | Upshur County | 444 |
| 52 | Hardin County | 415 |
| 53 | San Jacinto County | 414 |
| 54 | Gillespie County | 405 |
| 55 | Brown County | 389 |
| 56 | Orange County | 378 |
| 57 | Hill County | 322 |
| 58 | Milam County | 297 |
| 59 | Blanco County | 292 |
| 60 | Burleson County | 262 |
| 61 | Rains County | 239 |
| 62 | Callahan County | 235 |
| 63 | Matagorda County | 224 |
| 64 | Bosque County | 210 |
| 65 | Hamilton County | 207 |
| 66 | Gonzales County | 193 |
| 67 | Houston County | 189 |
| 68 | Lampasas County | 183 |
| 69 | Palo Pinto County | 179 |
| 70 | Montague County | 174 |
| 71 | Bowie County | 166 |
| 71 | Madison County | 166 |
| 72 | Leon County | 163 |
| 73 | Comanche County | 157 |
| 74 | Jasper County | 144 |
| 75 | Hopkins County | 143 |
| 76 | Eastland County | 141 |
| 77 | Coleman County | 136 |
| 78 | Fayette County | 131 |
| 79 | Colorado County | 130 |
| 80 | Grimes County | 113 |
| 80 | Trinity County | 113 |
| 81 | Cherokee County | 108 |
| 82 | Robertson County | 107 |
| 83 | Austin County | 106 |
| 83 | Mason County | 106 |
| 84 | Tyler County | 105 |
| 85 | Real County | 103 |
| 86 | Frio County | 99 |
| 87 | Lee County | 97 |
| 87 | Navarro County | 97 |
| 88 | Carson County | 88 |
| 89 | Morris County | 82 |
| 89 | Wharton County | 82 |
| 90 | Erath County | 80 |
| 91 | Concho County | 78 |
| 91 | Franklin County | 78 |
| 91 | Shelby County | 78 |
| 92 | Duval County | 74 |
| 93 | Hardeman County | 64 |
| 94 | Marion County | 63 |
| 95 | Bee County | 59 |
| 96 | Lamar County | 57 |
| 96 | Somervell County | 57 |
| 97 | Camp County | 56 |
| 98 | Brewster County | 55 |
| 99 | Atascosa County | 53 |
| 100 | Baylor County | 47 |
| 100 | Coke County | 47 |
| 101 | Karnes County | 41 |
| 102 | Kimble County | 40 |
| 103 | Archer County | 38 |
| 104 | Jeff Davis County | 37 |
| 104 | Jones County | 37 |
| 105 | Hall County | 34 |
| 106 | Childress County | 33 |
| 107 | Mills County | 32 |
| 107 | Motley County | 32 |
| 108 | Falls County | 27 |
| 109 | Hartley County | 26 |
| 110 | Newton County | 24 |
| 111 | Kinney County | 22 |
| 112 | Irion County | 19 |
| 113 | Stephens County | 18 |
| 114 | Donley County | 10 |
| 114 | Goliad County | 10 |
| 115 | King County | 9 |
| 116 | Lavaca County | 7 |
| 116 | Sabine County | 7 |
| 117 | Lynn County | 6 |
| 118 | Stonewall County | 5 |
| 119 | Collingsworth County | 4 |
| 119 | Edwards County | 4 |
| 119 | Sterling County | 4 |
| 120 | Oldham County | 2 |
| 121 | Fisher County | 1 |
| 121 | Kent County | 1 |
| 122 | Borden County | 0 |
| 122 | Upton County | 0 |
| 123 | DeWitt County | -1 |
| 123 | San Saba County | -1 |
| 124 | Presidio County | -2 |
| 124 | Roberts County | -2 |
| 124 | San Augustine County | -2 |
| 124 | Sherman County | -2 |
| 125 | Shackelford County | -3 |
| 125 | Uvalde County | -3 |
| 126 | Loving County | -4 |
| 127 | Delta County | -5 |
| 128 | Dickens County | -6 |
| 128 | Floyd County | -6 |
| 129 | Cooke County | -8 |
| 130 | Cass County | -10 |
| 131 | Jackson County | -11 |
| 131 | Throckmorton County | -11 |
| 132 | Kenedy County | -14 |
| 133 | Foard County | -15 |
| 134 | Crosby County | -18 |
| 134 | Limestone County | -18 |
| 135 | Briscoe County | -19 |
| 136 | Menard County | -20 |
| 137 | Cottle County | -22 |
| 137 | McMullen County | -22 |
| 138 | Wichita County | -24 |
| 139 | Glasscock County | -25 |
| 140 | Young County | -28 |
| 141 | Armstrong County | -34 |
| 142 | Brooks County | -35 |
| 143 | Anderson County | -36 |
| 143 | Terry County | -36 |
| 144 | Culberson County | -43 |
| 145 | Knox County | -45 |
| 146 | Calhoun County | -46 |
| 146 | Haskell County | -46 |
| 146 | Terrell County | -46 |
| 147 | Refugio County | -49 |
| 148 | Sutton County | -52 |
| 149 | Gaines County | -54 |
| 150 | Dawson County | -60 |
| 151 | Cochran County | -66 |
| 152 | La Salle County | -71 |
| 153 | Swisher County | -73 |
| 154 | Nolan County | -75 |
| 155 | Clay County | -77 |
| 156 | Hale County | -81 |
| 157 | Jim Hogg County | -83 |
| 157 | Martin County | -83 |
| 158 | Freestone County | -86 |
| 158 | Lipscomb County | -86 |
| 159 | Castro County | -87 |
| 159 | Runnels County | -87 |
| 160 | Dallam County | -88 |
| 160 | Hansford County | -88 |
| 161 | Jack County | -96 |
| 162 | Lamb County | -107 |
| 163 | Yoakum County | -111 |
| 164 | Crockett County | -113 |
| 165 | Red River County | -120 |
| 166 | Reagan County | -122 |
| 167 | McCulloch County | -125 |
| 168 | Ward County | -126 |
| 169 | Parmer County | -128 |
| 170 | Schleicher County | -138 |
| 171 | Live Oak County | -139 |
| 172 | Rusk County | -145 |
| 173 | Bailey County | -146 |
| 174 | Washington County | -148 |
| 175 | Wheeler County | -164 |
| 176 | Winkler County | -175 |
| 177 | Deaf Smith County | -179 |
| 178 | San Patricio County | -186 |
| 179 | Hemphill County | -194 |
| 179 | Wilbarger County | -194 |
| 180 | Garza County | -207 |
| 181 | Zapata County | -215 |
| 182 | Harrison County | -223 |
| 183 | Pecos County | -234 |
| 184 | Victoria County | -235 |
| 185 | Scurry County | -243 |
| 186 | Willacy County | -245 |
| 187 | Nacogdoches County | -251 |
| 188 | Crane County | -263 |
| 189 | Panola County | -267 |
| 190 | Zavala County | -270 |
| 191 | Kleberg County | -272 |
| 192 | Dimmit County | -304 |
| 193 | Hutchinson County | -305 |
| 194 | Midland County | -314 |
| 195 | Hockley County | -338 |
| 196 | Titus County | -359 |
| 197 | Mitchell County | -366 |
| 198 | Moore County | -384 |
| 199 | Tom Green County | -447 |
| 200 | Reeves County | -452 |
| 201 | Andrews County | -464 |
| 202 | Angelina County | -465 |
| 202 | Maverick County | -465 |
| 203 | Val Verde County | -500 |
| 204 | Ochiltree County | -538 |
| 205 | Starr County | -569 |
| 206 | Jim Wells County | -580 |
| 207 | Jefferson County | -586 |
| 208 | Gray County | -589 |
| 209 | Taylor County | -645 |
| 210 | Nueces County | -928 |
| 211 | Gregg County | -955 |
| 212 | Howard County | -1038 |
| 213 | Potter County | -1452 |
| 214 | Webb County | -1534 |
| 215 | Coryell County | -1820 |
| 216 | Hidalgo County | -2418 |
| 217 | Cameron County | -2670 |
| 218 | Ector County | -3857 |
| 219 | El Paso County | -5410 |