Counties in Georgia by residents who moved from another state in the past year

Chattahoochee County had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 159 counties in 2021, at 24%. Schley County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 1.5% and the figure for Georgia was 2.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2021

Appling County: 0.1 %Atkinson County: 0.1 %Bacon County: 0.6 %Baker County: 0.1 %Baldwin County: 0.9 %Banks County: 0.8 %Barrow County: 2 %Bartow County: 0.7 %Ben Hill County: 0.9 %Berrien County: 1.1 %Bibb County: 1.7 %Bleckley County: 1.6 %Brantley County: 0.1 %Brooks County: 0.9 %Bryan County: 5.3 %Bulloch County: 1.9 %Burke County: 0.3 %Butts County: 0.9 %Calhoun County: 0.2 %Camden County: 6.7 %Candler County: 2 %Carroll County: 2.2 %Catoosa County: 4.6 %Charlton County: 2.3 %Chatham County: 5.3 %Chattahoochee County: 24 %Chattooga County: 0.5 %Cherokee County: 2.5 %Clarke County: 4.5 %Clay County: 2 %Clayton County: 2 %Clinch County: 0 %Cobb County: 2.5 %Coffee County: 1.6 %Colquitt County: 2 %Columbia County: 3.7 %Cook County: 0.3 %Coweta County: 2 %Crawford County: 1.5 %Crisp County: 1.5 %Dade County: 4.7 %Dawson County: 1.6 %Decatur County: 2 %DeKalb County: 3.1 %Dodge County: 0.4 %Dooly County: 0.6 %Dougherty County: 2.6 %Douglas County: 1.9 %Early County: 0.8 %Echols County: 3 %Effingham County: 2.2 %Elbert County: 1.9 %Emanuel County: 1.8 %Evans County: 1 %Fannin County: 2.6 %Fayette County: 3 %Floyd County: 1.8 %Forsyth County: 2.5 %Franklin County: 0.9 %Fulton County: 3.8 %Gilmer County: 2 %Glascock County: 0 %Glynn County: 2.8 %Gordon County: 1.1 %Grady County: 3.1 %Greene County: 1.9 %Gwinnett County: 2.2 %Habersham County: 2 %Hall County: 1.9 %Hancock County: 1.3 %Haralson County: 1.6 %Harris County: 1.6 %Hart County: 1.2 %Heard County: 1.4 %Henry County: 2.4 %Houston County: 2.6 %Irwin County: 1 %Jackson County: 1 %Jasper County: 0.4 %Jeff Davis County: 1.8 %Jefferson County: 0.8 %Jenkins County: 0.4 %Johnson County: 1.9 %Jones County: 0.4 %Lamar County: 3.2 %Lanier County: 2.6 %Laurens County: 0.4 %Lee County: 0.6 %Liberty County: 10.4 %Lincoln County: 1.8 %Long County: 6.6 %Lowndes County: 3.5 %Lumpkin County: 4.4 %McDuffie County: 3 %McIntosh County: 0.7 %Macon County: 0.5 %Madison County: 0.8 %Marion County: 1.3 %Meriwether County: 1 %Miller County: 1.2 %Mitchell County: 1.6 %Monroe County: 1 %Montgomery County: 1.4 %Morgan County: 1.1 %Murray County: 0.2 %Muscogee County: 5.8 %Newton County: 2.2 %Oconee County: 2.4 %Oglethorpe County: 0.2 %Paulding County: 1.4 %Peach County: 3 %Pickens County: 1.3 %Pierce County: 0.5 %Pike County: 1.1 %Polk County: 1.7 %Pulaski County: 1.1 %Putnam County: 0.7 %Quitman County: 2.5 %Rabun County: 2.1 %Randolph County: 1.6 %Richmond County: 4.5 %Rockdale County: 2.1 %Schley County: 0 %Screven County: 2.3 %Seminole County: 1.2 %Spalding County: 1.8 %Stephens County: 2.6 %Stewart County: 7.9 %Sumter County: 1.3 %Talbot County: 0.9 %Taliaferro County: 0.3 %Tattnall County: 0.9 %Taylor County: 1.4 %Telfair County: 0.4 %Terrell County: 0.7 %Thomas County: 3.3 %Tift County: 1 %Toombs County: 2.6 %Towns County: 2.9 %Treutlen County: 1.4 %Troup County: 1.4 %Turner County: 0.9 %Twiggs County: 1.1 %Union County: 3.6 %Upson County: 1.4 %Walker County: 3.7 %Walton County: 1.2 %Ware County: 1.1 %Warren County: 0.4 %Washington County: 1.1 %Wayne County: 1.5 %Webster County: 5.8 %Wheeler County: 0.2 %White County: 2.1 %Whitfield County: 1.5 %Wilcox County: 0.6 %Wilkes County: 1.3 %Wilkinson County: 0.3 %Worth County: 1.2 %
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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

Chattahoochee County: 24 %Chattahoochee County24Liberty County: 10.4 %Liberty County10.4Stewart County: 7.9 %Stewart County7.9Camden County: 6.7 %Camden County6.7Long County: 6.6 %Long County6.6Webster County: 5.8 %Webster County5.8Muscogee County: 5.8 %Muscogee County5.8Chatham County: 5.3 %Chatham County5.3Bryan County: 5.3 %Bryan County5.3Dade County: 4.7 %Dade County4.7Catoosa County: 4.6 %Catoosa County4.6Richmond County: 4.5 %Richmond County4.5Clarke County: 4.5 %Clarke County4.5Lumpkin County: 4.4 %Lumpkin County4.4Fulton County: 3.8 %Fulton County3.8Columbia County: 3.7 %Columbia County3.7Walker County: 3.7 %Walker County3.7Union County: 3.6 %Union County3.6Lowndes County: 3.5 %Lowndes County3.5Thomas County: 3.3 %Thomas County3.3Lamar County: 3.2 %Lamar County3.2DeKalb County: 3.1 %DeKalb County3.1Grady County: 3.1 %Grady County3.1Echols County: 3 %Echols County3Peach County: 3 %Peach County3Fayette County: 3 %Fayette County3McDuffie County: 3 %McDuffie County3Towns County: 2.9 %Towns County2.9Glynn County: 2.8 %Glynn County2.8Fannin County: 2.6 %Fannin County2.6Toombs County: 2.6 %Toombs County2.6Dougherty County: 2.6 %Dougherty County2.6Lanier County: 2.6 %Lanier County2.6Stephens County: 2.6 %Stephens County2.6Houston County: 2.6 %Houston County2.6Cherokee County: 2.5 %Cherokee County2.5Cobb County: 2.5 %Cobb County2.5Forsyth County: 2.5 %Forsyth County2.5Quitman County: 2.5 %Quitman County2.5Henry County: 2.4 %Henry County2.4Chattahoochee County: 24 %Chattahoochee County24Liberty County: 10.4 %Liberty County10.4Stewart County: 7.9 %Stewart County7.9Camden County: 6.7 %Camden County6.7Long County: 6.6 %Long County6.6Webster County: 5.8 %Webster County5.8Muscogee County: 5.8 %Muscogee County5.8Chatham County: 5.3 %Chatham County5.3Bryan County: 5.3 %Bryan County5.3Dade County: 4.7 %Dade County4.7Catoosa County: 4.6 %Catoosa County4.6Richmond County: 4.5 %Richmond County4.5Clarke County: 4.5 %Clarke County4.5Lumpkin County: 4.4 %Lumpkin County4.4Fulton County: 3.8 %Fulton County3.8Columbia County: 3.7 %Columbia County3.7Walker County: 3.7 %Walker County3.7Union County: 3.6 %Union County3.6Lowndes County: 3.5 %Lowndes County3.5Thomas County: 3.3 %Thomas County3.3Lamar County: 3.2 %Lamar County3.2DeKalb County: 3.1 %DeKalb County3.1Grady County: 3.1 %Grady County3.1Echols County: 3 %Echols County3Peach County: 3 %Peach County3Fayette County: 3 %Fayette County3McDuffie County: 3 %McDuffie County3Towns County: 2.9 %Towns County2.9Glynn County: 2.8 %Glynn County2.8Fannin County: 2.6 %Fannin County2.6Toombs County: 2.6 %Toombs County2.6Dougherty County: 2.6 %Dougherty County2.6Lanier County: 2.6 %Lanier County2.6Stephens County: 2.6 %Stephens County2.6Houston County: 2.6 %Houston County2.6Cherokee County: 2.5 %Cherokee County2.5Cobb County: 2.5 %Cobb County2.5Forsyth County: 2.5 %Forsyth County2.5Quitman County: 2.5 %Quitman County2.5Henry County: 2.4 %Henry County2.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Chattahoochee County24
2Liberty County10.4
3Stewart County7.9
4Camden County6.7
5Long County6.6
6Webster County5.8
7Muscogee County5.8
8Chatham County5.3
9Bryan County5.3
10Dade County4.7
11Catoosa County4.6
12Richmond County4.5
13Clarke County4.5
14Lumpkin County4.4
15Fulton County3.8
16Columbia County3.7
17Walker County3.7
18Union County3.6
19Lowndes County3.5
20Thomas County3.3
21Lamar County3.2
22DeKalb County3.1
23Grady County3.1
24Echols County3
25Peach County3
26Fayette County3
26McDuffie County3
28Towns County2.9
29Glynn County2.8
30Fannin County2.6
31Toombs County2.6
32Dougherty County2.6
32Lanier County2.6
34Stephens County2.6
35Houston County2.6
36Cherokee County2.5
36Cobb County2.5
38Forsyth County2.5
39Quitman County2.5
40Henry County2.4
40Oconee County2.4
42Screven County2.3
43Charlton County2.3
44Newton County2.2
45Gwinnett County2.2
46Carroll County2.2
47Effingham County2.2
48Rockdale County2.1
49Rabun County2.1
50White County2.1
51Colquitt County2
52Gilmer County2
53Clay County2
53Habersham County2
55Barrow County2
55Coweta County2
55Decatur County2
58Candler County2
58Clayton County2
60Elbert County1.9
60Johnson County1.9
62Bulloch County1.9
63Hall County1.9
64Greene County1.9
65Douglas County1.9
66Lincoln County1.8
66Spalding County1.8
68Jeff Davis County1.8
69Floyd County1.8
70Emanuel County1.8
71Polk County1.7
72Bibb County1.7
73Haralson County1.6
74Randolph County1.6
75Dawson County1.6
76Coffee County1.6
77Harris County1.6
78Mitchell County1.6
79Bleckley County1.6
80Wayne County1.5
81Crawford County1.5
82Crisp County1.5
83Whitfield County1.5
84Paulding County1.4
84Troup County1.4
86Taylor County1.4
86Treutlen County1.4
88Heard County1.4
89Montgomery County1.4
89Upson County1.4
91Pickens County1.3
92Hancock County1.3
92Wilkes County1.3
94Sumter County1.3
95Marion County1.3
96Miller County1.2
96Seminole County1.2
98Walton County1.2
99Worth County1.2
100Hart County1.2
101Ware County1.1
102Pike County1.1
103Berrien County1.1
104Gordon County1.1
104Morgan County1.1
104Pulaski County1.1
104Twiggs County1.1
104Washington County1.1
109Meriwether County1
110Irwin County1
110Jackson County1
112Monroe County1
112Tift County1
114Evans County1
115Brooks County0.9
116Franklin County0.9
117Baldwin County0.9
117Talbot County0.9
119Tattnall County0.9
119Turner County0.9
121Ben Hill County0.9
122Butts County0.9
123Madison County0.8
124Jefferson County0.8
125Banks County0.8
126Early County0.8
127Putnam County0.7
127Terrell County0.7
129McIntosh County0.7
130Bartow County0.7
131Dooly County0.6
132Bacon County0.6
133Lee County0.6
134Wilcox County0.6
135Macon County0.5
135Pierce County0.5
137Chattooga County0.5
138Dodge County0.4
138Jones County0.4
138Warren County0.4
141Jasper County0.4
141Laurens County0.4
143Jenkins County0.4
144Telfair County0.4
145Burke County0.3
146Cook County0.3
147Taliaferro County0.3
147Wilkinson County0.3
149Murray County0.2
150Wheeler County0.2
151Calhoun County0.2
152Oglethorpe County0.2
153Baker County0.1
154Appling County0.1
155Atkinson County0.1
156Brantley County0.1
157Clinch County0
157Glascock County0
157Schley County0

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About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US state one year earlier, 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. For the nation it is everyone who changed state.

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 state 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 state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Georgia by residents who moved from another state 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 state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Georgia by residents who moved from another state 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-state/georgia-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 state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Georgia by residents who moved from another state 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-state/georgia-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 state in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Georgia by residents who moved from another state 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-state/georgia-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year?

Chattahoochee County, with 24% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest residents who moved from another state in the past year?

Schley County, with 0% in 2021.

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