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Where are people moving in Georgia?

Jackson County (45.3 per 1,000 residents), Long County (39.7 per 1,000 residents) and Dawson County (36.8 per 1,000 residents) drew the most people from other U.S. counties for their size in Georgia in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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Georgia counties ranked by net domestic migration per 1,000 residents
RankCountyPer 1,000 residents, 2025Net movers 2025Residents
1Jackson County45.3+4,49999,265
2Long County39.7+85521,557
3Dawson County36.8+1,30135,365
4Banks County33.9+72221,273
5Wheeler County33.6+2547,570
6Taliaferro County32.5+541,662
7Glascock County25.8+813,141
8Jasper County23.8+41917,632
9Barrow County21.7+2,16799,773
10Haralson County21.4+70733,066
11Bartow County21.0+2,538120,800
12Franklin County20.8+53925,948
13McIntosh County20.7+24811,989
14Greene County20.4+43621,367
15Warren County19.9+1055,269
16Towns County19.8+26313,285
17Oglethorpe County19.0+31216,415
18Hart County18.7+53528,639
19Monroe County18.0+57832,023
20Pickens County18.0+66937,167
21Bleckley County17.9+23012,866
22Walton County17.9+2,013112,696
23Union County16.9+47127,859
24Fannin County16.0+41926,111
25Lanier County15.9+16910,623
26Lamar County15.1+31620,941
27Schley County14.8+684,593
28Brantley County14.5+27418,936
29Lincoln County14.4+1178,112
30Stephens County14.1+39227,854
31Henry County14.1+3,723264,922
32Houston County13.7+2,438178,214
33Treutlen County13.6+886,466
34Clay County13.5+382,815
35Appling County13.4+25519,100
36Polk County13.0+59045,514
37Gilmer County12.9+43633,894
38Camden County12.7+76560,143
39Bryan County12.7+66152,062
40Wayne County12.5+40732,481
41Candler County12.2+13811,275
42Walker County12.2+85870,250
43Johnson County12.1+1139,310
44Bulloch County11.6+1,00986,949
45Habersham County11.2+56550,416
46Cherokee County11.0+3,285299,273
47Marion County10.7+827,676
48Pierce County10.5+21820,764
49Gordon County10.4+64261,701
50Newton County10.4+1,301125,583
51Paulding County10.3+1,969190,996
52Peach County10.3+30829,877
53Meriwether County10.2+22021,516
54Effingham County9.9+74074,397
55Charlton County9.9+13013,121
56Telfair County9.6+10811,195
57Douglas County9.5+1,459154,293
58Mitchell County9.0+18420,467
59Ware County9.0+33136,906
60Harris County9.0+33437,280
61White County8.7+26029,802
62Cook County8.6+15618,232
63Coweta County8.4+1,344160,240
64Carroll County8.3+1,087131,036
65Oconee County8.1+36344,893
66Rabun County7.9+14117,764
67Berrien County7.8+14818,932
68Putnam County7.6+18123,722
69Pulaski County7.6+7710,172
70Pike County7.3+15220,932
71Lumpkin County7.0+25336,178
72Chattooga County7.0+17625,300
73Rockdale County6.9+67998,416
74Miller County6.7+395,812
75Catoosa County6.7+46669,628
76Upson County6.6+18828,500
77Glynn County6.5+57287,599
78Morgan County6.0+13222,095
79Forsyth County5.9+1,659282,805
80Columbia County5.8+979169,189
81Spalding County5.6+39970,775
82Stewart County5.6+264,631
83Evans County5.5+6111,028
84Heard County5.5+6712,149
85Dade County5.3+8516,154
86Baldwin County5.2+22744,029
87Wilkes County5.0+489,540
88Laurens County5.0+25351,041
89Butts County4.8+13027,218
90Hall County4.6+1,049226,568
91Murray County4.5+18641,607
92Montgomery County4.1+358,635
93Burke County4.0+9724,408
94Troup County4.0+28872,844
95Randolph County3.7+236,156
96Jones County3.7+10829,171
97Screven County3.5+5114,408
98Ben Hill County3.4+5817,099
99Baker County3.3+92,725
100Coffee County2.5+11144,407
101Twiggs County2.4+187,597
102Taylor County2.3+187,818
103Talbot County2.1+125,709
104Fayette County2.1+262125,156
105Crawford County2.0+2512,206
106Thomas County1.9+8946,368
107Madison County1.9+6332,919
108Hancock County1.7+158,682
109Bacon County1.7+1911,070
110Floyd County1.6+166101,378
111Jenkins County1.4+128,843
112Lee County1.3+4634,179
113Webster County1.3+32,369
114Early County0.8+810,455
115Whitfield County0.7+76106,212
116Grady County0.4+1126,590
117Dodge County0.3+619,663
118Chatham County0.2+50311,855
119Colquitt County−0.3−1247,438
120Decatur County−0.5−1429,432
121Tattnall County−0.5−1224,376
122Tift County−0.6−2742,254
123Elbert County−0.7−1420,072
124Bibb County−0.7−115157,556
125Worth County−0.8−1720,059
126Lowndes County−1.1−133122,867
127Calhoun County−2.4−135,413
128McDuffie County−2.6−5621,640
129Wilkinson County−2.8−248,650
130Fulton County−2.8−3,0571,098,791
131Liberty County−3.0−20970,313
132Muscogee County−3.0−609202,171
133Richmond County−3.2−667206,559
134Dougherty County−3.5−28982,616
135Jeff Davis County−3.5−5415,219
136Emanuel County−3.8−8723,147
137Toombs County−3.9−10727,545
138Turner County−4.0−368,983
139Clinch County−4.4−306,847
140Seminole County−4.6−429,162
141Wilcox County−4.7−418,797
142Cobb County−5.4−4,260793,345
143Dooly County−5.4−6011,156
144Clayton County−6.8−2,020297,471
145Washington County−6.9−13519,453
146Jefferson County−7.2−10815,011
147Gwinnett County−7.3−7,3921,018,099
148Macon County−7.3−8611,756
149Crisp County−8.4−16219,237
150Brooks County−8.8−14216,101
151Echols County−9.8−363,685
152Irwin County−10.2−929,020
153Sumter County−10.3−29628,801
154DeKalb County−10.6−8,187774,394
155Chattahoochee County−11.3−968,465
156Terrell County−11.4−998,656
157Atkinson County−13.5−1148,454
158Clarke County−16.0−2,084129,921
159Quitman County−18.2−412,254

How this is ranked

Net domestic migration from the Census Bureau's population estimates for 2025: people who moved in from other U.S. counties minus people who moved out, per 1,000 residents. Moves from and to other countries are not included. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025). Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Questions

Which county in Georgia gains the most people from other counties?

Jackson County: 45.3 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Long County (39.7 per 1,000 residents) and Dawson County (36.8 per 1,000 residents), of 159 Georgia counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

Net domestic migration from the Census Bureau's population estimates for 2025: people who moved in from other U.S. counties minus people who moved out, per 1,000 residents. Moves from and to other countries are not included. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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