North Carolina Net Domestic Migration Rate By County in 2020

Updated on January 22, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2020, the net domestic migration rate for North Carolina was 6.66. Brunswick County had the highest net domestic migration rate (47.09) followed by Currituck County (37.74), and Franklin County (28.21). On the other hand, Hertford County had the lowest net domestic migration rate (-18.35), followed by Northampton County (-13.89), and Hyde County (-12.89).

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 2020
North Carolina Net Domestic Migration Rate By County in 2020
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County Net Domestic Migration Rate
Alamance 12.21
Alexander 2.91
Alleghany 11.2
Anson 24.77
Ashe 5.26
Avery 9.01
Beaufort 3.91
Bertie -7.54
Bladen 5.78
Brunswick 47.09
Buncombe 6.38
Burke 2.3
Cabarrus 19.72
Caldwell 0.51
Camden 17.1
Carteret 7.03
Caswell -4.4
Catawba 5.88
Chatham 20.87
Cherokee 17.2
Chowan -0.65
Clay 25.72
Cleveland 12.59
Columbus -7.95
Craven -9.93
Cumberland -9.46
Currituck 37.74
Dare 12.84
Davidson 6.72
Davie 16.1
Duplin -2.99
Durham 4.04
Edgecombe -8.8
Forsyth 1.87
Franklin 28.21
Gaston 8.55
Gates -3.13
Graham 3.78
Granville 2.68
Greene 1.58
Guilford 0.96
Halifax -7.13
Harnett 0.97
Haywood 12.4
Henderson 13.55
Hertford -18.35
Hoke 3.62
Hyde -12.89
Iredell 20.02
Jackson 7.27
Johnston 26.67
Jones -5.06
Lee 5.58
Lenoir -3.2
Lincoln 17.57
McDowell 2.71
Macon 10.88
Madison 8.02
Martin -8.11
Mecklenburg 3.58
Mitchell 3.89
Montgomery 3.05
Moore 21.74
Nash 7.09
New Hanover 10.15
Northampton -13.89
Onslow -7.03
Orange 1.91
Pamlico 14.27
Pasquotank 8.22
Pender 25.9
Perquimans 8.96
Person 9.35
Pitt 5.87
Polk 21.36
Randolph 8.69
Richmond -8.04
Robeson -4.74
Rockingham 6.47
Rowan 5.66
Rutherford 4.71
Sampson -1.66
Scotland -3.98
Stanly 11.33
Stokes 6.59
Surry 2.4
Swain -3.23
Transylvania 11.81
Tyrrell -6.59
Union 15.58
Vance -0.18
Wake 9.47
Warren -2.04
Washington -8.13
Watauga 4.12
Wayne -1.9
Wilkes -0.84
Wilson 2.32
Yadkin 3.08
Yancey 5.97