North Carolina Net Domestic Migration Rate By County in 2016

Updated on January 22, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2016, the net domestic migration rate for North Carolina was 7.03. Brunswick County had the highest net domestic migration rate (35.67) followed by Cherokee County (30.37), and Jackson County (29.31). On the other hand, Bertie County had the lowest net domestic migration rate (-35.62), followed by Tyrrell County (-27.96), and Onslow County (-23.11).

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 2016
North Carolina Net Domestic Migration Rate By County in 2016
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County Net Domestic Migration Rate
Alamance 19.03
Alexander 5.99
Alleghany 9.82
Anson -14.33
Ashe 4.59
Avery 1.15
Beaufort 2.4
Bertie -35.62
Bladen -11.04
Brunswick 35.67
Buncombe 11.22
Burke 2.2
Cabarrus 20.48
Caldwell 4
Camden 9.68
Carteret 3.73
Caswell 0.18
Catawba 3.93
Chatham 19.84
Cherokee 30.37
Chowan 0.77
Clay 17.08
Cleveland 2.34
Columbus -5.29
Craven -6.79
Cumberland -6.09
Currituck 19.65
Dare 9.07
Davidson 4.65
Davie 8.95
Duplin 1.74
Durham 9.42
Edgecombe -7.83
Forsyth 6
Franklin 11.98
Gaston 15.62
Gates 3.64
Graham -3.97
Granville 7.95
Greene 5.04
Guilford 7.35
Halifax -6.06
Harnett 12.24
Haywood 15.37
Henderson 18.32
Hertford -7.2
Hoke -9.65
Hyde 7.18
Iredell 13.95
Jackson 29.31
Johnston 25.03
Jones -16.85
Lee -0.07
Lenoir -11.59
Lincoln 7.65
McDowell -2.07
Macon 7.43
Madison 11.46
Martin -4.44
Mecklenburg 8.7
Mitchell 0.33
Montgomery -4.9
Moore 13.07
Nash 1.72
New Hanover 21.92
Northampton -15.39
Onslow -23.11
Orange 3.15
Pamlico 8.39
Pasquotank -2.81
Pender 21.98
Perquimans 0.74
Person 3.03
Pitt 0.76
Polk 6.37
Randolph 2.68
Richmond -8.27
Robeson -11.4
Rockingham -1.63
Rowan 5.72
Rutherford 1.45
Sampson -10.11
Scotland -1.75
Stanly 4.02
Stokes -2.95
Surry 1.63
Swain -10.17
Transylvania 11.32
Tyrrell -27.96
Union 14.32
Vance -0.49
Wake 13.76
Warren -12.18
Washington -10.69
Watauga 18.43
Wayne -6.48
Wilkes 4.89
Wilson -2.07
Yadkin 2.39
Yancey 6.66