North Carolina Net Domestic Migration By County in 2020

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2020, the net domestic migration for North Carolina was 70,229. Wake County had the highest net domestic migration (10,635) followed by Brunswick County (6,875), and Johnston County (5,680). On the other hand, Cumberland County had the lowest net domestic migration (-3,184), followed by Onslow County (-1,430), and Craven County (-1,009).

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).

You can also see similar information for other states and also for the US by state. You can also see links at the bottom of the page for the trend of the net domestic migration for each county in North Carolina.

Hover over or click on the chart to see this information for each county. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.