North Carolina Net Domestic Migration Rate By County in 2012

Updated on January 22, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2012, the net domestic migration rate for North Carolina was 3.03. Brunswick County had the highest net domestic migration rate (17.41) followed by Harnett County (13.48), and Orange County (12.73). On the other hand, Tyrrell County had the lowest net domestic migration rate (-51.08), followed by Northampton County (-27.82), and Cumberland County (-21.34).

Net Domestic migration rate 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) per 1,000 of the mid-year population of the county.

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North Carolina Net Domestic Migration Rate By County in 2012
North Carolina Net Domestic Migration Rate By County in 2012
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County Net Domestic Migration Rate
Alamance 2.16
Alexander -2.78
Alleghany -3.28
Anson -7.15
Ashe 0.04
Avery -6.16
Beaufort -3.89
Bertie -16.79
Bladen -1.52
Brunswick 17.41
Buncombe 8.76
Burke -6.04
Cabarrus 11.76
Caldwell -4.35
Camden -3.69
Carteret 4.81
Caswell -15.36
Catawba -1.13
Chatham 6.67
Cherokee 0.22
Chowan -9.08
Clay 2.72
Cleveland -1.27
Columbus -4.16
Craven -8.15
Cumberland -21.34
Currituck 5.05
Dare 4.06
Davidson -0.38
Davie -1.45
Duplin -2.43
Durham 7.42
Edgecombe -8.92
Forsyth 3.11
Franklin 5.04
Gaston 2.3
Gates -14.29
Graham -10.05
Granville -0.33
Greene -18.12
Guilford 3.97
Halifax -6.75
Harnett 13.48
Haywood 1.24
Henderson 5.44
Hertford -5.51
Hoke 1.8
Hyde -20.37
Iredell 7.12
Jackson 7.24
Johnston 4.88
Jones 2.09
Lee 6.28
Lenoir -5.25
Lincoln 4.32
McDowell 0.18
Macon 0.24
Madison 2.35
Martin -10.87
Mecklenburg 10.83
Mitchell 0.46
Montgomery -8.8
Moore 9.45
Nash -7.51
New Hanover 10.67
Northampton -27.82
Onslow -3.17
Orange 12.73
Pamlico -14.62
Pasquotank -1.49
Pender 7.41
Perquimans 7.68
Person -8.23
Pitt 5.93
Polk 4.59
Randolph 0.82
Richmond -7.09
Robeson -2.43
Rockingham -4.84
Rowan -3.03
Rutherford -1.46
Sampson -2.11
Scotland -7.1
Stanly -0.25
Stokes -7.08
Surry -2.6
Swain -0.14
Transylvania 4.69
Tyrrell -51.08
Union 9.11
Vance -7.7
Wake 12.51
Warren -9.73
Washington -19.32
Watauga 7.04
Wayne -4.55
Wilkes 0.1
Wilson -0.69
Yadkin -5.36
Yancey -0.68