Where people in Galveston County, TX are moving to most

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September 20, 2022
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Where people in Galveston County, TX are moving to most

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

#30. Utah County, Utah
- Migration to Utah County, Utah in 2015-2019: 89
- Migration from Utah County, Utah to Galveston County, Texas: 45
- Net migration: 44 to Utah County, Utah

#29. Bedford County, Virginia
- Migration to Bedford County, Virginia in 2015-2019: 91
- Migration from Bedford County, Virginia to Galveston County, Texas: 0
- Net migration: 91 to Bedford County, Virginia

#28. Chambers County, Texas
- Migration to Chambers County, Texas in 2015-2019: 93
- Migration from Chambers County, Texas to Galveston County, Texas: 7
- Net migration: 86 to Chambers County, Texas

#27. Williamson County, Texas
- Migration to Williamson County, Texas in 2015-2019: 102
- Migration from Williamson County, Texas to Galveston County, Texas: 107
- Net migration: 5 to Galveston County, Texas

#26. Walker County, Texas
- Migration to Walker County, Texas in 2015-2019: 103
- Migration from Walker County, Texas to Galveston County, Texas: 113
- Net migration: 10 to Galveston County, Texas

#25. Anderson County, South Carolina
- Migration to Anderson County, South Carolina in 2015-2019: 105
- Migration from Anderson County, South Carolina to Galveston County, Texas: 0
- Net migration: 105 to Anderson County, South Carolina

#24. Pinellas County, Florida
- Migration to Pinellas County, Florida in 2015-2019: 105
- Migration from Pinellas County, Florida to Galveston County, Texas: 12
- Net migration: 93 to Pinellas County, Florida

#23. Monroe County, Florida
- Migration to Monroe County, Florida in 2015-2019: 117
- Migration from Monroe County, Florida to Galveston County, Texas: 10
- Net migration: 107 to Monroe County, Florida

#22. Contra Costa County, California
- Migration to Contra Costa County, California in 2015-2019: 118
- Migration from Contra Costa County, California to Galveston County, Texas: 52
- Net migration: 66 to Contra Costa County, California

#21. Grenada County, Mississippi
- Migration to Grenada County, Mississippi in 2015-2019: 125
- Migration from Grenada County, Mississippi to Galveston County, Texas: 0
- Net migration: 125 to Grenada County, Mississippi

#20. Tulsa County, Oklahoma
- Migration to Tulsa County, Oklahoma in 2015-2019: 128
- Migration from Tulsa County, Oklahoma to Galveston County, Texas: 82
- Net migration: 46 to Tulsa County, Oklahoma

#19. Grayson County, Texas
- Migration to Grayson County, Texas in 2015-2019: 138
- Migration from Grayson County, Texas to Galveston County, Texas: 89
- Net migration: 49 to Grayson County, Texas

#18. Cook County, Illinois
- Migration to Cook County, Illinois in 2015-2019: 143
- Migration from Cook County, Illinois to Galveston County, Texas: 77
- Net migration: 66 to Cook County, Illinois

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

#16. Trinity County, Texas
- Migration to Trinity County, Texas in 2015-2019: 189
- Migration from Trinity County, Texas to Galveston County, Texas: 13
- Net migration: 176 to Trinity County, Texas

#15. Polk County, Texas
- Migration to Polk County, Texas in 2015-2019: 198
- Migration from Polk County, Texas to Galveston County, Texas: 84
- Net migration: 114 to Polk County, Texas

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

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

#12. Sarasota County, Florida
- Migration to Sarasota County, Florida in 2015-2019: 220
- Migration from Sarasota County, Florida to Galveston County, Texas: 0
- Net migration: 220 to Sarasota County, Florida

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

#10. Hays County, Texas
- Migration to Hays County, Texas in 2015-2019: 243
- Migration from Hays County, Texas to Galveston County, Texas: 4
- Net migration: 239 to Hays County, Texas

#9. Gregg County, Texas
- Migration to Gregg County, Texas in 2015-2019: 280
- Migration from Gregg County, Texas to Galveston County, Texas: 11
- Net migration: 269 to Gregg County, Texas

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

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

#6. Denton County, Texas
- Migration to Denton County, Texas in 2015-2019: 304
- Migration from Denton County, Texas to Galveston County, Texas: 60
- Net migration: 244 to Denton County, Texas

#5. Liberty County, Texas
- Migration to Liberty County, Texas in 2015-2019: 377
- Migration from Liberty County, Texas to Galveston County, Texas: 110
- Net migration: 267 to Liberty County, Texas

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

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

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

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

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