US Counties With the Highest Departures per 100 People Staying

3,111 US counties ranked by departures per 100 people staying, from highest to lowest. First are Chattahoochee County, GA (47.7), Geary County, KS (26.9) and Kenedy County, TX (23.7). The middle one of the 3,111 has 5.68.

What this measures

Tax filers who moved out, for every hundred who stayed put. Source: IRS county migration flows.

For most measures, a national ranking mostly sorts places by income and by how urban they are. Each county’s own page compares it with the 50 counties most like it instead, which is often the fairer view.

The 100 highest counties

Rank	County	per 100
1	Chattahoochee County, GA	47.7
2	Geary County, KS	26.9
3	Kenedy County, TX	23.7
4	Liberty County, GA	21.7
5	Williamsburg city, VA	21.4
6	Fredericksburg city, VA	20.7
7	Madison County, ID	19
8	Alexandria city, VA	18.5
9	Petersburg city, VA	18.2
10	Vernon Parish, LA	17.5
11	Pulaski County, MO	17.4
12	Charlottesville city, VA	17
13	Coryell County, TX	16.7
14	Norfolk city, VA	15.9
15	Long County, GA	15.9
16	Christian County, KY	15.8
17	Riley County, KS	15.8
18	Manassas Park city, VA	15.7
19	Arlington County, VA	15.7
20	Falls Church city, VA	15.2
21	Dale County, AL	15.1
22	Prince George County, VA	15.1
23	Onslow County, NC	14.9
24	Richmond city, VA	14.3
25	Broomfield County, CO	14
26	Clayton County, GA	13.6
27	Denver County, CO	13.5
28	Winchester city, VA	13.5
29	Hoke County, NC	13.5
30	Hampton city, VA	13.4
31	Portsmouth city, VA	13.3
32	Russell County, AL	13.3
33	Polk County, TX	13.3
34	Aleutians East Borough, AK	13.3
35	Radford city, VA	13.2
36	St. Louis city, MO	13.2
37	Harrisonburg city, VA	13.2
38	Newport News city, VA	13
39	Fairfax city, VA	13
40	Hartley County, TX	12.9
41	York County, VA	12.9
42	Cumberland County, NC	12.3
43	Elmore County, ID	12.3
44	Rockdale County, GA	12.3
45	Bryan County, GA	12.3
46	Clarke County, GA	12.2
47	Hopewell city, VA	12
48	Manassas city, VA	11.9
49	Summit County, CO	11.9
50	Emporia city, VA	11.9
51	Jefferson County, NY	11.8
52	Alpine County, CA	11.8
53	Suffolk County, MA	11.8
54	DeKalb County, GA	11.7
55	Lexington city, VA	11.7
56	Harnett County, NC	11.5
57	Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK	11.5
58	Lynchburg city, VA	11.4
59	Meade County, SD	11.3
60	Jackson County, OK	11.3
61	Douglas County, GA	11.3
62	Buena Vista city, VA	11.3
63	Lanier County, GA	11.2
64	Fulton County, GA	11.2
65	Montgomery County, TN	11.2
66	Colonial Heights city, VA	11.1
67	Whitman County, WA	11.1
68	Comanche County, OK	11.1
69	Lewis County, ID	10.9
70	Norton city, VA	10.9
71	Okaloosa County, FL	10.9
72	Bristol city, VA	10.9
73	Dallam County, TX	10.9
74	New York County, NY	10.9
75	Curry County, NM	10.9
76	Osceola County, FL	10.8
77	Boise County, ID	10.8
78	Bell County, TX	10.8
79	Durham County, NC	10.7
80	Camden County, GA	10.7
81	Glades County, FL	10.7
82	Franklin city, VA	10.6
83	Monroe County, FL	10.6
84	Albany County, WY	10.6
85	McKenzie County, ND	10.6
86	Clear Creek County, CO	10.5
87	Plaquemines Parish, LA	10.5
88	Teller County, CO	10.5
89	Staunton city, VA	10.5
90	Quitman County, GA	10.5
91	Kodiak Island Borough, AK	10.5
92	Arapahoe County, CO	10.5
93	Henry County, GA	10.4
94	District of Columbia, DC	10.4
95	Hudson County, NJ	10.4
96	Johnson County, MO	10.4
97	Park County, CO	10.4
98	Martinsville city, VA	10.4
99	Saguache County, CO	10.4
100	Richmond County, GA	10.3

Every state, highest first

Each state’s own published figure, not an average of its counties.

Rank	State	per 100
1	District of Columbia	10.4
2	Alaska	5.61
3	Hawaii	5
4	Wyoming	4.73
5	Nevada	4.2
6	Colorado	4.14
7	North Dakota	3.97
8	Virginia	3.71
9	Delaware	3.67
10	Idaho	3.58
11	New Mexico	3.57
12	Montana	3.52
13	Rhode Island	3.44
14	Maryland	3.42
15	South Dakota	3.4
16	Vermont	3.35
17	Oregon	3.35
18	New Hampshire	3.34
19	Washington	3.32
20	Kansas	3.31
21	Arizona	3.28
22	South Carolina	3.13
23	Florida	3.13
24	Georgia	3.04
25	Tennessee	2.99
26	Utah	2.97
27	Connecticut	2.96
28	North Carolina	2.95
29	New York	2.95
30	Mississippi	2.89
31	New Jersey	2.87
32	Massachusetts	2.81
33	Arkansas	2.66
34	Louisiana	2.64
35	Oklahoma	2.6
36	West Virginia	2.59
37	Missouri	2.54
38	Nebraska	2.53
39	Alabama	2.48
40	Kentucky	2.48
41	Illinois	2.42
42	Maine	2.38
43	Iowa	2.35
44	Indiana	2.2
45	Pennsylvania	2.17
46	California	2.04
47	Minnesota	2.03
48	Texas	2.02
49	Wisconsin	1.86
50	Ohio	1.8
51	Michigan	1.69

More on departures per 100 people staying

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