Ranking of Georgia Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2021

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Net Migration Rate per 1K for Georgia was 4.32. Among all Georgia counties, Dawson County had the highest net migration rate (54.75), followed by Jackson County (46.97), and Jasper County (46.42).

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 2021
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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2021
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Rank County Net Migration Rate
1 Dawson County 54.75
2 Jackson County 46.97
3 Jasper County 46.42
4 Union County 45.83
5 Wheeler County 44.49
6 Long County 43.75
7 Bryan County 38.91
8 Towns County 38.46
9 Greene County 36.13
10 Pike County 34.45
11 Barrow County 30.16
12 Monroe County 29.96
13 Walton County 29.6
14 Charlton County 29.02
15 Forsyth County 28.85
16 Gilmer County 28.21
17 Putnam County 27.96
18 Banks County 27.93
19 Butts County 27.68
20 Morgan County 26.97
21 Pickens County 25.82
22 Fannin County 25.29
23 Oconee County 24.76
24 Oglethorpe County 23.82
25 Hart County 23.71
26 Cherokee County 22.93
27 Haralson County 22.66
28 Paulding County 22.38
29 Harris County 22.1
30 Newton County 22.05
31 Coweta County 21.96
32 Effingham County 21.25
33 Madison County 21.09
34 Clay County 21.06
35 Rabun County 20.75
36 McIntosh County 17.33
37 Carroll County 16.83
38 Jenkins County 16.64
39 Pierce County 16.21
39 White County 16.21
40 Houston County 15.54
41 Hall County 15.49
42 Columbia County 14.95
43 Habersham County 14.88
44 Bartow County 14.58
45 Walker County 14.26
46 Quitman County 13.89
47 Talbot County 13.76
48 Meriwether County 13.01
49 Lincoln County 12.81
50 Taliaferro County 12.8
51 Fayette County 12.06
52 Montgomery County 11.97
53 Hancock County 11.39
54 Polk County 11.36
55 Henry County 11.12
56 Crawford County 11.06
57 Liberty County 11.04
58 Camden County 11
59 Lamar County 10.79
60 Gordon County 10.47
61 Heard County 10.45
62 Peach County 9.84
63 Warren County 9.78
64 Glascock County 9.67
65 Lanier County 9.51
66 Catoosa County 9.48
67 Seminole County 8.09
68 Brantley County 7.91
69 Webster County 7.63
70 Jeff Davis County 7.01
71 Bulloch County 6.75
72 Wayne County 6.63
73 Spalding County 6.24
74 Franklin County 6.17
75 Dade County 6.04
76 Glynn County 5.72
77 Brooks County 5.53
78 Appling County 5.11
79 Jones County 4.72
80 Douglas County 4.65
81 Crisp County 4.59
82 Atkinson County 4.56
83 Treutlen County 4.55
84 Upson County 4.29
85 Ben Hill County 4.14
86 Stephens County 3.99
87 Wilcox County 3.88
88 Cook County 3.77
89 McDuffie County 3.52
90 Wilkes County 3.47
91 Emanuel County 3.45
92 Thomas County 3.21
93 Rockdale County 2.86
94 Berrien County 2.81
95 Troup County 2.77
96 Laurens County 2.5
97 Screven County 2.42
98 Wilkinson County 2.27
99 Candler County 2.09
100 Elbert County 2.04
101 Gwinnett County 1.93
102 Murray County 1.9
103 Floyd County 1.7
104 Clarke County 1.61
105 Chattooga County 1.49
106 Baldwin County 0.91
107 Lowndes County 0.41
108 Chatham County 0.26
109 Clinch County 0.15
110 Calhoun County -0.54
110 Lee County -0.54
111 Coffee County -1
112 Taylor County -1.8
113 Whitfield County -2.25
114 Colquitt County -2.31
115 Bacon County -2.43
116 Washington County -2.47
117 Baker County -3.17
118 Telfair County -3.23
119 Dodge County -3.43
120 Turner County -3.46
121 Evans County -3.53
122 Jefferson County -3.66
123 Cobb County -3.84
124 Twiggs County -4.28
125 Echols County -4.58
126 Bibb County -5.24
127 Worth County -5.33
128 Toombs County -5.38
129 Tattnall County -5.7
130 Clayton County -5.73
131 Tift County -6.01
132 Early County -6.06
133 Richmond County -6.11
134 Marion County -6.28
135 Decatur County -6.74
136 Miller County -8.27
137 Randolph County -9.03
138 Fulton County -9.13
139 Johnson County -10.23
140 Macon County -10.39
140 Muscogee County -10.39
141 Burke County -10.85
142 Grady County -11.63
143 DeKalb County -12.01
144 Schley County -12.19
145 Mitchell County -13.72
146 Ware County -13.73
147 Sumter County -14.77
148 Bleckley County -15.16
149 Dooly County -16.06
150 Lumpkin County -17.66
151 Terrell County -18.26
152 Irwin County -22.07
153 Pulaski County -23.65
154 Dougherty County -31.75
155 Chattahoochee County -57.64
156 Stewart County -58.98