Counties in Texas by residents who moved from another county in the past year

Kent County had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 254 counties in 2021, at 21%. Loving County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 6.6% and the figure for Texas was 5.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21Kent County
Median6.6254 counties
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Map of counties, 2021

Anderson County: 10.2 %Andrews County: 7.4 %Angelina County: 7.2 %Aransas County: 7.1 %Archer County: 5.7 %Armstrong County: 2.9 %Atascosa County: 2.6 %Austin County: 5 %Bailey County: 3.6 %Bandera County: 5 %Bastrop County: 7.4 %Baylor County: 6.2 %Bee County: 11 %Bell County: 9.7 %Bexar County: 4.9 %Blanco County: 7.5 %Borden County: 0.4 %Bosque County: 7.4 %Bowie County: 4.7 %Brazoria County: 6.2 %Brazos County: 11.8 %Brewster County: 6.2 %Briscoe County: 4.8 %Brooks County: 14.4 %Brown County: 7.1 %Burleson County: 3.8 %Burnet County: 6.9 %Caldwell County: 9.3 %Calhoun County: 2.9 %Callahan County: 6.4 %Cameron County: 1.6 %Camp County: 10.4 %Carson County: 7.4 %Cass County: 3.8 %Castro County: 2.3 %Chambers County: 9.4 %Cherokee County: 5.9 %Childress County: 14 %Clay County: 7.6 %Cochran County: 6 %Coke County: 11.1 %Coleman County: 7.5 %Collin County: 7.5 %Collingsworth County: 4.4 %Colorado County: 6.1 %Comal County: 8.8 %Comanche County: 2.7 %Concho County: 20.4 %Cooke County: 6.6 %Coryell County: 14.5 %Cottle County: 3.7 %Crane County: 2.1 %Crockett County: 5 %Crosby County: 5 %Culberson County: 7.4 %Dallam County: 4.9 %Dallas County: 4.5 %Dawson County: 14 %Deaf Smith County: 2.7 %Delta County: 5 %Denton County: 9.1 %DeWitt County: 4.1 %Dickens County: 6.7 %Dimmit County: 2.6 %Donley County: 10.2 %Duval County: 7.9 %Eastland County: 8.2 %Ector County: 7.4 %Edwards County: 4.3 %Ellis County: 6 %El Paso County: 4.1 %Erath County: 13.2 %Falls County: 10.7 %Fannin County: 11.7 %Fayette County: 3 %Fisher County: 3.4 %Floyd County: 4.9 %Foard County: 7.5 %Fort Bend County: 6.1 %Franklin County: 8.4 %Freestone County: 6.3 %Frio County: 9.8 %Gaines County: 3.7 %Galveston County: 7.5 %Garza County: 16.2 %Gillespie County: 4.7 %Glasscock County: 4 %Goliad County: 4.1 %Gonzales County: 4.4 %Gray County: 9.6 %Grayson County: 7.4 %Gregg County: 7.2 %Grimes County: 8.1 %Guadalupe County: 7.5 %Hale County: 9.9 %Hall County: 7.4 %Hamilton County: 4.9 %Hansford County: 6.2 %Hardeman County: 6.5 %Hardin County: 6.6 %Harris County: 3.5 %Harrison County: 5.8 %Hartley County: 15.1 %Haskell County: 8.6 %Hays County: 9.9 %Hemphill County: 4.6 %Henderson County: 7.7 %Hidalgo County: 2 %Hill County: 7.1 %Hockley County: 6.6 %Hood County: 9.5 %Hopkins County: 4.8 %Houston County: 8.5 %Howard County: 6.6 %Hudspeth County: 12.3 %Hunt County: 8.5 %Hutchinson County: 3.9 %Irion County: 7.5 %Jack County: 11.3 %Jackson County: 7.5 %Jasper County: 8 %Jeff Davis County: 14.3 %Jefferson County: 5.6 %Jim Hogg County: 7.9 %Jim Wells County: 2.7 %Johnson County: 5 %Jones County: 19.4 %Karnes County: 7.6 %Kaufman County: 10.2 %Kendall County: 8 %Kenedy County: 0 %Kent County: 21 %Kerr County: 7.5 %Kimble County: 7.1 %King County: 11.4 %Kinney County: 3.8 %Kleberg County: 8 %Knox County: 8.7 %Lamar County: 5.7 %Lamb County: 4.8 %Lampasas County: 6.2 %La Salle County: 4.7 %Lavaca County: 4.9 %Lee County: 5.6 %Leon County: 5 %Liberty County: 12.1 %Limestone County: 3.9 %Lipscomb County: 7 %Live Oak County: 10.3 %Llano County: 9.8 %Loving County: 0 %Lubbock County: 9.2 %Lynn County: 10.5 %McCulloch County: 4.9 %McLennan County: 7.5 %McMullen County: 3.5 %Madison County: 8.1 %Marion County: 7 %Martin County: 4.7 %Mason County: 11 %Matagorda County: 5.3 %Maverick County: 3.5 %Medina County: 6.1 %Menard County: 4.2 %Midland County: 7.5 %Milam County: 7.2 %Mills County: 4.1 %Mitchell County: 9.4 %Montague County: 8.2 %Montgomery County: 6.4 %Moore County: 2.1 %Morris County: 5.5 %Motley County: 13.1 %Nacogdoches County: 8.9 %Navarro County: 6.3 %Newton County: 5.9 %Nolan County: 6.6 %Nueces County: 4.9 %Ochiltree County: 4.6 %Oldham County: 17.2 %Orange County: 5 %Palo Pinto County: 6.5 %Panola County: 5.8 %Parker County: 6.8 %Parmer County: 4.7 %Pecos County: 7.7 %Polk County: 12 %Potter County: 6.3 %Presidio County: 6.1 %Rains County: 7.8 %Randall County: 7.3 %Reagan County: 2.9 %Real County: 9.8 %Red River County: 2.8 %Reeves County: 7.1 %Refugio County: 2.4 %Roberts County: 3.5 %Robertson County: 7.3 %Rockwall County: 9.1 %Runnels County: 5 %Rusk County: 11.4 %Sabine County: 10.4 %San Augustine County: 8.1 %San Jacinto County: 8.7 %San Patricio County: 6.2 %San Saba County: 6.4 %Schleicher County: 3.7 %Scurry County: 8 %Shackelford County: 6.9 %Shelby County: 4.5 %Sherman County: 2.7 %Smith County: 5.3 %Somervell County: 14.3 %Starr County: 2.6 %Stephens County: 9.5 %Sterling County: 2.3 %Stonewall County: 6.7 %Sutton County: 4 %Swisher County: 9 %Tarrant County: 4.9 %Taylor County: 8.5 %Terrell County: 3 %Terry County: 14 %Throckmorton County: 9.7 %Titus County: 3.5 %Tom Green County: 7.7 %Travis County: 7.4 %Trinity County: 10.3 %Tyler County: 10.8 %Upshur County: 6.6 %Upton County: 4.3 %Uvalde County: 4.1 %Val Verde County: 4.7 %Van Zandt County: 7.9 %Victoria County: 4.4 %Walker County: 11.7 %Waller County: 8.9 %Ward County: 6 %Washington County: 7.5 %Webb County: 1.3 %Wharton County: 3.8 %Wheeler County: 6.5 %Wichita County: 9.8 %Wilbarger County: 7.8 %Willacy County: 3.3 %Williamson County: 9.1 %Wilson County: 5.9 %Winkler County: 2.4 %Wise County: 8 %Wood County: 10.5 %Yoakum County: 3.6 %Young County: 6 %Zapata County: 5.4 %Zavala County: 1.8 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Kent County: 21 %Kent County21Concho County: 20.4 %Concho County20.4Jones County: 19.4 %Jones County19.4Oldham County: 17.2 %Oldham County17.2Garza County: 16.2 %Garza County16.2Hartley County: 15.1 %Hartley County15.1Coryell County: 14.5 %Coryell County14.5Brooks County: 14.4 %Brooks County14.4Jeff Davis County: 14.3 %Jeff Davis County14.3Somervell County: 14.3 %Somervell County14.3Terry County: 14 %Terry County14Childress County: 14 %Childress County14Dawson County: 14 %Dawson County14Erath County: 13.2 %Erath County13.2Motley County: 13.1 %Motley County13.1Hudspeth County: 12.3 %Hudspeth County12.3Liberty County: 12.1 %Liberty County12.1Polk County: 12 %Polk County12Brazos County: 11.8 %Brazos County11.8Walker County: 11.7 %Walker County11.7Fannin County: 11.7 %Fannin County11.7Rusk County: 11.4 %Rusk County11.4King County: 11.4 %King County11.4Jack County: 11.3 %Jack County11.3Coke County: 11.1 %Coke County11.1Mason County: 11 %Mason County11Bee County: 11 %Bee County11Tyler County: 10.8 %Tyler County10.8Falls County: 10.7 %Falls County10.7Lynn County: 10.5 %Lynn County10.5Wood County: 10.5 %Wood County10.5Camp County: 10.4 %Camp County10.4Sabine County: 10.4 %Sabine County10.4Live Oak County: 10.3 %Live Oak County10.3Trinity County: 10.3 %Trinity County10.3Donley County: 10.2 %Donley County10.2Anderson County: 10.2 %Anderson County10.2Kaufman County: 10.2 %Kaufman County10.2Hale County: 9.9 %Hale County9.9Hays County: 9.9 %Hays County9.9Kent County: 21 %Kent County21Concho County: 20.4 %Concho County20.4Jones County: 19.4 %Jones County19.4Oldham County: 17.2 %Oldham County17.2Garza County: 16.2 %Garza County16.2Hartley County: 15.1 %Hartley County15.1Coryell County: 14.5 %Coryell County14.5Brooks County: 14.4 %Brooks County14.4Jeff Davis County: 14.3 %Jeff Davis County14.3Somervell County: 14.3 %Somervell County14.3Terry County: 14 %Terry County14Childress County: 14 %Childress County14Dawson County: 14 %Dawson County14Erath County: 13.2 %Erath County13.2Motley County: 13.1 %Motley County13.1Hudspeth County: 12.3 %Hudspeth County12.3Liberty County: 12.1 %Liberty County12.1Polk County: 12 %Polk County12Brazos County: 11.8 %Brazos County11.8Walker County: 11.7 %Walker County11.7Fannin County: 11.7 %Fannin County11.7Rusk County: 11.4 %Rusk County11.4King County: 11.4 %King County11.4Jack County: 11.3 %Jack County11.3Coke County: 11.1 %Coke County11.1Mason County: 11 %Mason County11Bee County: 11 %Bee County11Tyler County: 10.8 %Tyler County10.8Falls County: 10.7 %Falls County10.7Lynn County: 10.5 %Lynn County10.5Wood County: 10.5 %Wood County10.5Camp County: 10.4 %Camp County10.4Sabine County: 10.4 %Sabine County10.4Live Oak County: 10.3 %Live Oak County10.3Trinity County: 10.3 %Trinity County10.3Donley County: 10.2 %Donley County10.2Anderson County: 10.2 %Anderson County10.2Kaufman County: 10.2 %Kaufman County10.2Hale County: 9.9 %Hale County9.9Hays County: 9.9 %Hays County9.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Kent County21
2Concho County20.4
3Jones County19.4
4Oldham County17.2
5Garza County16.2
6Hartley County15.1
7Coryell County14.5
8Brooks County14.4
9Jeff Davis County14.3
9Somervell County14.3
11Terry County14
12Childress County14
13Dawson County14
14Erath County13.2
15Motley County13.1
16Hudspeth County12.3
17Liberty County12.1
18Polk County12
19Brazos County11.8
20Walker County11.7
21Fannin County11.7
22Rusk County11.4
23King County11.4
24Jack County11.3
25Coke County11.1
26Mason County11
27Bee County11
28Tyler County10.8
29Falls County10.7
30Lynn County10.5
31Wood County10.5
32Camp County10.4
33Sabine County10.4
34Live Oak County10.3
35Trinity County10.3
36Donley County10.2
37Anderson County10.2
38Kaufman County10.2
39Hale County9.9
40Hays County9.9
41Llano County9.8
42Wichita County9.8
43Frio County9.8
44Real County9.8
45Bell County9.7
46Throckmorton County9.7
47Gray County9.6
48Stephens County9.5
49Hood County9.5
50Mitchell County9.4
51Chambers County9.4
52Caldwell County9.3
53Lubbock County9.2
54Denton County9.1
54Williamson County9.1
56Rockwall County9.1
57Swisher County9
58Waller County8.9
59Nacogdoches County8.9
60Comal County8.8
61Knox County8.7
62San Jacinto County8.7
63Haskell County8.6
64Houston County8.5
65Hunt County8.5
66Taylor County8.5
67Franklin County8.4
68Eastland County8.2
69Montague County8.2
70Grimes County8.1
71Madison County8.1
72San Augustine County8.1
73Wise County8
74Kleberg County8
74Scurry County8
76Jasper County8
77Kendall County8
78Duval County7.9
79Jim Hogg County7.9
80Van Zandt County7.9
81Wilbarger County7.8
82Rains County7.8
83Tom Green County7.7
84Henderson County7.7
85Pecos County7.7
86Karnes County7.6
87Clay County7.6
88Guadalupe County7.5
88Kerr County7.5
90McLennan County7.5
91Foard County7.5
92Galveston County7.5
92Washington County7.5
94Collin County7.5
94Jackson County7.5
96Midland County7.5
97Blanco County7.5
97Coleman County7.5
97Irion County7.5
100Bosque County7.4
101Grayson County7.4
102Andrews County7.4
102Travis County7.4
104Hall County7.4
105Ector County7.4
106Carson County7.4
107Bastrop County7.4
107Culberson County7.4
109Robertson County7.3
110Randall County7.3
111Gregg County7.2
111Milam County7.2
113Angelina County7.2
114Kimble County7.1
115Reeves County7.1
116Aransas County7.1
117Hill County7.1
118Brown County7.1
119Marion County7
120Lipscomb County7
121Shackelford County6.9
122Burnet County6.9
123Parker County6.8
124Stonewall County6.7
125Dickens County6.7
126Nolan County6.6
127Hardin County6.6
128Upshur County6.6
129Cooke County6.6
129Hockley County6.6
131Howard County6.6
132Palo Pinto County6.5
133Hardeman County6.5
133Wheeler County6.5
135Callahan County6.4
136Montgomery County6.4
136San Saba County6.4
138Navarro County6.3
139Freestone County6.3
139Potter County6.3
141Brazoria County6.2
141Brewster County6.2
143Hansford County6.2
144Baylor County6.2
145Lampasas County6.2
146San Patricio County6.2
147Presidio County6.1
148Fort Bend County6.1
149Colorado County6.1
150Medina County6.1
151Ellis County6
152Cochran County6
152Ward County6
152Young County6
155Newton County5.9
156Wilson County5.9
157Cherokee County5.9
158Panola County5.8
159Harrison County5.8
160Archer County5.7
161Lamar County5.7
162Jefferson County5.6
163Lee County5.6
164Morris County5.5
165Zapata County5.4
166Smith County5.3
167Matagorda County5.3
168Austin County5
168Crockett County5
168Leon County5
168Runnels County5
172Bandera County5
172Johnson County5
174Orange County5
175Delta County5
176Crosby County5
177Tarrant County4.9
178Floyd County4.9
179Hamilton County4.9
179McCulloch County4.9
181Lavaca County4.9
182Bexar County4.9
182Dallam County4.9
184Nueces County4.9
185Hopkins County4.8
186Briscoe County4.8
187Lamb County4.8
188Bowie County4.7
189Parmer County4.7
190Gillespie County4.7
191La Salle County4.7
191Val Verde County4.7
193Martin County4.7
194Ochiltree County4.6
195Hemphill County4.6
196Shelby County4.5
197Dallas County4.5
198Victoria County4.4
199Collingsworth County4.4
200Gonzales County4.4
201Edwards County4.3
201Upton County4.3
203Menard County4.2
204El Paso County4.1
205Mills County4.1
206DeWitt County4.1
206Uvalde County4.1
208Goliad County4.1
209Glasscock County4
210Sutton County4
211Limestone County3.9
212Hutchinson County3.9
213Cass County3.8
214Kinney County3.8
215Burleson County3.8
215Wharton County3.8
217Schleicher County3.7
218Cottle County3.7
219Gaines County3.7
220Yoakum County3.6
221Bailey County3.6
222Maverick County3.5
223McMullen County3.5
224Harris County3.5
225Titus County3.5
226Roberts County3.5
227Fisher County3.4
228Willacy County3.3
229Fayette County3
230Terrell County3
231Armstrong County2.9
232Calhoun County2.9
233Reagan County2.9
234Red River County2.8
235Deaf Smith County2.7
236Comanche County2.7
236Sherman County2.7
238Jim Wells County2.7
239Atascosa County2.6
239Dimmit County2.6
241Starr County2.6
242Refugio County2.4
243Winkler County2.4
244Castro County2.3
244Sterling County2.3
246Moore County2.1
247Crane County2.1
248Hidalgo County2
249Zavala County1.8
250Cameron County1.6

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About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US county one year earlier, in the same state or another state, as a percentage of all people aged 1 and over living in the area. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts people who arrived, not net migration: people who left are not subtracted. Moves from abroad are left out. Includes moves from other states, which moved_from_other_state_share shows alone.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Texas by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Texas by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/texas-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Texas by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/texas-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Texas by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/texas-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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