Ranking of US Counties By Net Migration in 2012
Updated on July 29, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the Net Migration for the United States was 858.74K. Among all US counties, Maricopa County had the highest net migration (43.99K), followed by Harris County (39.76K), and King County (24.56K).
On the other hand, Wayne County had the lowest net migration (-13.23K) followed by Los Angeles County (-12.18K), and Cook County (-11.75K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high net migration, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 200 US counties.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics. You can also see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of counties for each state.
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Related Topics: US Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of US Counties By Net Migration in 2012
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| Rank | County | Net Migration |
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| 1 | Maricopa County, AZ | 43989 |
| 2 | Harris County, TX | 39759 |
| 3 | King County, WA | 24555 |
| 4 | Travis County, TX | 23564 |
| 5 | Orange County, FL | 22772 |
| 6 | Dallas County, TX | 22559 |
| 7 | Broward County, FL | 20466 |
| 8 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 19082 |
| 9 | Bexar County, TX | 18752 |
| 10 | Fulton County, GA | 18075 |
| 11 | Tarrant County, TX | 17648 |
| 12 | Palm Beach County, FL | 17230 |
| 13 | Hillsborough County, FL | 16858 |
| 14 | Denton County, TX | 15545 |
| 15 | Collin County, TX | 15452 |
| 16 | Wake County, NC | 15347 |
| 17 | Clark County, NV | 15024 |
| 18 | San Diego County, CA | 14495 |
| 19 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 14409 |
| 20 | Alameda County, CA | 13091 |
| 21 | Fort Bend County, TX | 13045 |
| 22 | Lee County, FL | 12609 |
| 23 | Santa Clara County, CA | 11972 |
| 24 | Middlesex County, MA | 11810 |
| 25 | Riverside County, CA | 11614 |
| 26 | San Francisco County, CA | 9785 |
| 27 | Williamson County, TX | 9603 |
| 28 | Montgomery County, TX | 9564 |
| 29 | Orange County, CA | 9217 |
| 30 | Denver County, CO | 9140 |
| 31 | Suffolk County, MA | 9027 |
| 32 | Franklin County, OH | 8839 |
| 33 | Davidson County, TN | 8444 |
| 34 | Osceola County, FL | 8114 |
| 35 | Oakland County, MI | 7764 |
| 36 | Loudoun County, VA | 7477 |
| 37 | Contra Costa County, CA | 7265 |
| 38 | Orleans Parish, LA | 7155 |
| 39 | Oklahoma County, OK | 7082 |
| 40 | Hennepin County, MN | 6774 |
| 41 | Montgomery County, MD | 6741 |
| 42 | Fairfax County, VA | 6626 |
| 43 | Gwinnett County, GA | 6555 |
| 44 | San Mateo County, CA | 6374 |
| 45 | Multnomah County, OR | 6369 |
| 46 | Arapahoe County, CO | 6262 |
| 46 | Manatee County, FL | 6262 |
| 47 | Sarasota County, FL | 6210 |
| 48 | Pinellas County, FL | 6095 |
| 49 | New York County, NY | 6036 |
| 50 | Snohomish County, WA | 5905 |
| 51 | Montgomery County, TN | 5749 |
| 52 | St. Johns County, FL | 5499 |
| 53 | Midland County, TX | 5474 |
| 54 | DeKalb County, GA | 5421 |
| 55 | Okaloosa County, FL | 5420 |
| 56 | Prince William County, VA | 5411 |
| 57 | Horry County, SC | 5404 |
| 58 | Charleston County, SC | 5293 |
| 59 | Ada County, ID | 5117 |
| 60 | Bell County, TX | 5053 |
| 61 | Salt Lake County, UT | 4835 |
| 62 | Greenville County, SC | 4785 |
| 63 | Macomb County, MI | 4660 |
| 64 | Honolulu County, HI | 4574 |
| 65 | Jefferson County, CO | 4453 |
| 66 | Collier County, FL | 4444 |
| 67 | Sumter County, FL | 4438 |
| 68 | Berkeley County, SC | 4335 |
| 69 | Polk County, FL | 4214 |
| 70 | Cobb County, GA | 4176 |
| 71 | Adams County, CO | 4091 |
| 72 | Larimer County, CO | 4037 |
| 73 | Benton County, AR | 4021 |
| 74 | Charlotte County, FL | 3979 |
| 75 | Pasco County, FL | 3966 |
| 76 | Hamilton County, IN | 3943 |
| 77 | Hays County, TX | 3865 |
| 78 | Leon County, FL | 3823 |
| 79 | Essex County, MA | 3790 |
| 80 | Dane County, WI | 3774 |
| 81 | Hamilton County, TN | 3768 |
| 82 | Brevard County, FL | 3750 |
| 83 | Howard County, MD | 3722 |
| 84 | Douglas County, CO | 3720 |
| 85 | Galveston County, TX | 3687 |
| 86 | Volusia County, FL | 3677 |
| 87 | Williamson County, TN | 3661 |
| 88 | Forsyth County, GA | 3658 |
| 89 | Lee County, AL | 3608 |
| 90 | Henrico County, VA | 3518 |
| 91 | Norfolk County, MA | 3472 |
| 92 | Lake County, FL | 3465 |
| 92 | Washington County, OR | 3465 |
| 93 | Durham County, NC | 3442 |
| 94 | El Paso County, TX | 3403 |
| 95 | Guilford County, NC | 3390 |
| 96 | Fairfield County, CT | 3389 |
| 97 | Allegheny County, PA | 3336 |
| 98 | Baldwin County, AL | 3329 |
| 99 | El Paso County, CO | 3287 |
| 100 | Boulder County, CO | 3263 |
| 101 | Ector County, TX | 3258 |
| 102 | Arlington County, VA | 3241 |
| 103 | Baltimore County, MD | 3225 |
| 104 | Rutherford County, TN | 3189 |
| 105 | Riley County, KS | 3149 |
| 106 | Richmond city, VA | 3137 |
| 107 | Escambia County, FL | 3119 |
| 108 | Placer County, CA | 3032 |
| 109 | Kent County, MI | 3011 |
| 110 | Guadalupe County, TX | 2937 |
| 111 | Johnson County, KS | 2907 |
| 112 | Duval County, FL | 2899 |
| 113 | Philadelphia County, PA | 2888 |
| 114 | York County, SC | 2880 |
| 115 | Cleveland County, OK | 2866 |
| 116 | Knox County, TN | 2840 |
| 117 | Seminole County, FL | 2818 |
| 118 | Weld County, CO | 2768 |
| 119 | Columbia County, GA | 2767 |
| 120 | Jefferson County, KY | 2749 |
| 121 | Beaufort County, SC | 2722 |
| 122 | San Luis Obispo County, CA | 2705 |
| 123 | Nueces County, TX | 2669 |
| 124 | Anne Arundel County, MD | 2646 |
| 125 | Marion County, FL | 2645 |
| 126 | Chatham County, GA | 2639 |
| 127 | Clackamas County, OR | 2615 |
| 128 | Cass County, ND | 2581 |
| 129 | Brazoria County, TX | 2536 |
| 130 | Pierce County, WA | 2521 |
| 131 | New Hanover County, NC | 2473 |
| 131 | Onslow County, NC | 2473 |
| 132 | Sussex County, DE | 2469 |
| 133 | Comal County, TX | 2444 |
| 134 | Polk County, IA | 2443 |
| 135 | Orange County, NC | 2421 |
| 136 | Lexington County, SC | 2395 |
| 137 | Fayette County, KY | 2389 |
| 138 | Sacramento County, CA | 2360 |
| 139 | St. Lucie County, FL | 2358 |
| 140 | Bergen County, NJ | 2303 |
| 141 | Canadian County, OK | 2300 |
| 142 | Ottawa County, MI | 2299 |
| 143 | Cabarrus County, NC | 2269 |
| 144 | Russell County, AL | 2250 |
| 145 | Pinal County, AZ | 2243 |
| 146 | Buncombe County, NC | 2215 |
| 147 | Tippecanoe County, IN | 2187 |
| 148 | Tulsa County, OK | 2148 |
| 149 | Muscogee County, GA | 2133 |
| 150 | Greene County, MO | 2092 |
| 151 | Douglas County, NE | 2087 |
| 152 | Bossier Parish, LA | 2066 |
| 153 | Harnett County, NC | 2064 |
| 154 | Chesterfield County, VA | 2034 |
| 155 | Williams County, ND | 2025 |
| 156 | Brunswick County, NC | 1967 |
| 157 | Union County, NC | 1965 |
| 158 | Cumberland County, PA | 1941 |
| 159 | Marion County, IN | 1938 |
| 160 | Santa Rosa County, FL | 1908 |
| 161 | Clark County, WA | 1894 |
| 162 | Wilson County, TN | 1889 |
| 163 | Shelby County, AL | 1873 |
| 164 | Johnson County, IA | 1866 |
| 165 | Burleigh County, ND | 1860 |
| 166 | Indian River County, FL | 1843 |
| 167 | Yavapai County, AZ | 1831 |
| 168 | Washington County, AR | 1824 |
| 169 | Pima County, AZ | 1821 |
| 170 | Minnehaha County, SD | 1814 |
| 171 | Geary County, KS | 1811 |
| 172 | Washington County, UT | 1791 |
| 173 | Richland County, SC | 1785 |
| 174 | Madison County, AL | 1776 |
| 175 | Dallas County, IA | 1741 |
| 176 | Natrona County, WY | 1726 |
| 177 | Montgomery County, PA | 1702 |
| 178 | Martin County, FL | 1665 |
| 179 | Kalamazoo County, MI | 1646 |
| 180 | St. Bernard Parish, LA | 1635 |
| 180 | Kings County, NY | 1635 |
| 181 | Lowndes County, GA | 1624 |
| 182 | Sumner County, TN | 1616 |
| 183 | St. Charles County, MO | 1607 |
| 184 | Washoe County, NV | 1605 |
| 185 | Ramsey County, MN | 1594 |
| 186 | Forsyth County, NC | 1588 |
| 187 | Laramie County, WY | 1580 |
| 188 | Rockingham County, NH | 1578 |
| 189 | Chesapeake city, VA | 1571 |
| 190 | Lafayette County, MS | 1568 |
| 191 | St. Tammany Parish, LA | 1556 |
| 192 | Dorchester County, SC | 1534 |
| 193 | Bay County, FL | 1516 |
| 194 | Santa Barbara County, CA | 1513 |
| 195 | Monongalia County, WV | 1500 |
| 196 | Yolo County, CA | 1496 |
Ranking of Counties By Net Migration in 2012 for each US State
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by net migration for each of the following US states.