North Carolina Net Domestic Migration By County in 2016

Updated on January 22, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2016, the net domestic migration for North Carolina was 70,976. Wake County had the highest net domestic migration (14,251) followed by Mecklenburg County (9,095), and New Hanover County (4,872). On the other hand, Onslow County had the lowest net domestic migration (-4,462), followed by Cumberland County (-2,027), and Robeson County (-1,527).

Net Domestic Migration for a given county refers to the the difference between number of people moving to the county from other parts of the United States (excluding Puerto Rico) and number of people moving out of the county to other parts of the United States (excluding Puerto Rico).

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North Carolina Net Domestic Migration By County in 2016
North Carolina Net Domestic Migration By County in 2016
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County Net Domestic Migration
Alamance 3021
Alexander 222
Alleghany 107
Anson -364
Ashe 122
Avery 20
Beaufort 114
Bertie -705
Bladen -374
Brunswick 4436
Buncombe 2846
Burke 197
Cabarrus 4077
Caldwell 327
Camden 100
Carteret 257
Caswell 4
Catawba 614
Chatham 1369
Cherokee 835
Chowan 11
Clay 183
Cleveland 227
Columbus -299
Craven -699
Cumberland -2027
Currituck 499
Dare 324
Davidson 762
Davie 374
Duplin 103
Durham 2868
Edgecombe -419
Forsyth 2218
Franklin 769
Gaston 3357
Gates 42
Graham -34
Granville 465
Greene 106
Guilford 3829
Halifax -315
Harnett 1585
Haywood 924
Henderson 2067
Hertford -175
Hoke -511
Hyde 39
Iredell 2387
Jackson 1231
Johnston 4707
Jones -163
Lee -4
Lenoir -668
Lincoln 619
McDowell -93
Macon 254
Madison 244
Martin -103
Mecklenburg 9095
Mitchell 5
Montgomery -134
Moore 1238
Nash 162
New Hanover 4872
Northampton -313
Onslow -4462
Orange 448
Pamlico 107
Pasquotank -111
Pender 1278
Perquimans 10
Person 119
Pitt 135
Polk 130
Randolph 383
Richmond -374
Robeson -1527
Rockingham -149
Rowan 795
Rutherford 96
Sampson -641
Scotland -62
Stanly 244
Stokes -136
Surry 117
Swain -145
Transylvania 377
Tyrrell -114
Union 3212
Vance -22
Wake 14251
Warren -244
Washington -130
Watauga 989
Wayne -806
Wilkes 335
Wilson -168
Yadkin 90
Yancey 117