Counties sending the most people to Galveston County, TX

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November 21, 2022
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Counties sending the most people to Galveston County, TX

Stacker compiled a list of counties sending the most people to Galveston County, Texas using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Counties and county equivalents are ranked by the estimated number of people who moved to Galveston County, TX from the county between 2015 and 2019. Ties were broken by gross migration.

#20. Lubbock County, Texas
- Migration from Lubbock County, Texas to Galveston County, Texas: 143
- Migration to Lubbock County, Texas in 2015-2019: 30
- Net migration: 113 to Galveston County, Texas

#19. Coweta County, Georgia
- Migration from Coweta County, Georgia to Galveston County, Texas: 158
- Migration to Coweta County, Georgia in 2015-2019: 0
- Net migration: 158 to Galveston County, Texas

#18. Coryell County, Texas
- Migration from Coryell County, Texas to Galveston County, Texas: 158
- Migration to Coryell County, Texas in 2015-2019: 55
- Net migration: 103 to Galveston County, Texas

#17. El Paso County, Texas
- Migration from El Paso County, Texas to Galveston County, Texas: 175
- Migration to El Paso County, Texas in 2015-2019: 41
- Net migration: 134 to Galveston County, Texas

#16. Jefferson County, Texas
- Migration from Jefferson County, Texas to Galveston County, Texas: 177
- Migration to Jefferson County, Texas in 2015-2019: 201
- Net migration: 24 to Jefferson County, Texas

#15. Dallas County, Texas
- Migration from Dallas County, Texas to Galveston County, Texas: 178
- Migration to Dallas County, Texas in 2015-2019: 145
- Net migration: 33 to Galveston County, Texas

#14. Butler County, Kansas
- Migration from Butler County, Kansas to Galveston County, Texas: 189
- Migration to Butler County, Kansas in 2015-2019: 0
- Net migration: 189 to Galveston County, Texas

#13. Nueces County, Texas
- Migration from Nueces County, Texas to Galveston County, Texas: 211
- Migration to Nueces County, Texas in 2015-2019: 37
- Net migration: 174 to Galveston County, Texas

#12. Paulding County, Georgia
- Migration from Paulding County, Georgia to Galveston County, Texas: 228
- Migration to Paulding County, Georgia in 2015-2019: 0
- Net migration: 228 to Galveston County, Texas

#11. Hidalgo County, Texas
- Migration from Hidalgo County, Texas to Galveston County, Texas: 285
- Migration to Hidalgo County, Texas in 2015-2019: 29
- Net migration: 256 to Galveston County, Texas

#10. Brazos County, Texas
- Migration from Brazos County, Texas to Galveston County, Texas: 297
- Migration to Brazos County, Texas in 2015-2019: 283
- Net migration: 14 to Galveston County, Texas

#9. Tarrant County, Texas
- Migration from Tarrant County, Texas to Galveston County, Texas: 301
- Migration to Tarrant County, Texas in 2015-2019: 208
- Net migration: 93 to Galveston County, Texas

#8. Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
- Migration from Vermilion Parish, Louisiana to Galveston County, Texas: 326
- Migration to Vermilion Parish, Louisiana in 2015-2019: 0
- Net migration: 326 to Galveston County, Texas

#7. Bexar County, Texas
- Migration from Bexar County, Texas to Galveston County, Texas: 327
- Migration to Bexar County, Texas in 2015-2019: 600
- Net migration: 273 to Bexar County, Texas

#6. Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
- Migration from Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana to Galveston County, Texas: 328
- Migration to Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana in 2015-2019: 0
- Net migration: 328 to Galveston County, Texas

#5. Travis County, Texas
- Migration from Travis County, Texas to Galveston County, Texas: 573
- Migration to Travis County, Texas in 2015-2019: 400
- Net migration: 173 to Galveston County, Texas

#4. Montgomery County, Texas
- Migration from Montgomery County, Texas to Galveston County, Texas: 740
- Migration to Montgomery County, Texas in 2015-2019: 284
- Net migration: 456 to Galveston County, Texas

#3. Fort Bend County, Texas
- Migration from Fort Bend County, Texas to Galveston County, Texas: 1,212
- Migration to Fort Bend County, Texas in 2015-2019: 229
- Net migration: 983 to Galveston County, Texas

#2. Brazoria County, Texas
- Migration from Brazoria County, Texas to Galveston County, Texas: 1,784
- Migration to Brazoria County, Texas in 2015-2019: 962
- Net migration: 822 to Galveston County, Texas

#1. Harris County, Texas
- Migration from Harris County, Texas to Galveston County, Texas: 9,957
- Migration to Harris County, Texas in 2015-2019: 7,163
- Net migration: 2,794 to Galveston County, Texas

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