Counties sending the most people to Harris County, TX

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

Stacker compiled a list of counties sending the most people to Harris 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 Harris County, TX from the county between 2015 and 2019. Ties were broken by gross migration.

#20. Collin County, Texas
- Migration from Collin County, Texas to Harris County, Texas: 1,251
- Migration to Collin County, Texas in 2015-2019: 1,420
- Net migration: 169 to Collin County, Texas

#19. El Paso County, Texas
- Migration from El Paso County, Texas to Harris County, Texas: 1,268
- Migration to El Paso County, Texas in 2015-2019: 804
- Net migration: 464 to Harris County, Texas

#18. Walker County, Texas
- Migration from Walker County, Texas to Harris County, Texas: 1,283
- Migration to Walker County, Texas in 2015-2019: 1,900
- Net migration: 617 to Walker County, Texas

#17. Nueces County, Texas
- Migration from Nueces County, Texas to Harris County, Texas: 1,320
- Migration to Nueces County, Texas in 2015-2019: 1,614
- Net migration: 294 to Nueces County, Texas

#16. Denton County, Texas
- Migration from Denton County, Texas to Harris County, Texas: 1,459
- Migration to Denton County, Texas in 2015-2019: 1,730
- Net migration: 271 to Denton County, Texas

#15. Liberty County, Texas
- Migration from Liberty County, Texas to Harris County, Texas: 1,632
- Migration to Liberty County, Texas in 2015-2019: 2,620
- Net migration: 988 to Liberty County, Texas

#14. Cook County, Illinois
- Migration from Cook County, Illinois to Harris County, Texas: 1,759
- Migration to Cook County, Illinois in 2015-2019: 824
- Net migration: 935 to Harris County, Texas

#13. Hidalgo County, Texas
- Migration from Hidalgo County, Texas to Harris County, Texas: 1,988
- Migration to Hidalgo County, Texas in 2015-2019: 1,850
- Net migration: 138 to Harris County, Texas

#12. Miami-Dade County, Florida
- Migration from Miami-Dade County, Florida to Harris County, Texas: 2,126
- Migration to Miami-Dade County, Florida in 2015-2019: 418
- Net migration: 1,708 to Harris County, Texas

#11. Jefferson County, Texas
- Migration from Jefferson County, Texas to Harris County, Texas: 2,469
- Migration to Jefferson County, Texas in 2015-2019: 1,890
- Net migration: 579 to Harris County, Texas

#10. Brazos County, Texas
- Migration from Brazos County, Texas to Harris County, Texas: 2,725
- Migration to Brazos County, Texas in 2015-2019: 3,520
- Net migration: 795 to Brazos County, Texas

#9. Tarrant County, Texas
- Migration from Tarrant County, Texas to Harris County, Texas: 2,937
- Migration to Tarrant County, Texas in 2015-2019: 3,047
- Net migration: 110 to Tarrant County, Texas

#8. Los Angeles County, California
- Migration from Los Angeles County, California to Harris County, Texas: 3,263
- Migration to Los Angeles County, California in 2015-2019: 1,250
- Net migration: 2,013 to Harris County, Texas

#7. Travis County, Texas
- Migration from Travis County, Texas to Harris County, Texas: 4,002
- Migration to Travis County, Texas in 2015-2019: 5,751
- Net migration: 1,749 to Travis County, Texas

#6. Bexar County, Texas
- Migration from Bexar County, Texas to Harris County, Texas: 4,110
- Migration to Bexar County, Texas in 2015-2019: 3,810
- Net migration: 300 to Harris County, Texas

#5. Dallas County, Texas
- Migration from Dallas County, Texas to Harris County, Texas: 4,319
- Migration to Dallas County, Texas in 2015-2019: 5,151
- Net migration: 832 to Dallas County, Texas

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

#3. Brazoria County, Texas
- Migration from Brazoria County, Texas to Harris County, Texas: 7,174
- Migration to Brazoria County, Texas in 2015-2019: 7,103
- Net migration: 71 to Harris County, Texas

#2. Montgomery County, Texas
- Migration from Montgomery County, Texas to Harris County, Texas: 10,841
- Migration to Montgomery County, Texas in 2015-2019: 15,346
- Net migration: 4,505 to Montgomery County, Texas

#1. Fort Bend County, Texas
- Migration from Fort Bend County, Texas to Harris County, Texas: 17,007
- Migration to Fort Bend County, Texas in 2015-2019: 21,108
- Net migration: 4,101 to Fort Bend County, Texas

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