North Carolina Net Domestic Migration Rate By County in 2024
According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2024, the net domestic migration rate for North Carolina was 7.51. Brunswick County had the highest net domestic migration rate (49) followed by Franklin County (29.99), and Polk County (25.43). On the other hand, Cumberland County had the lowest net domestic migration rate (-12.45), followed by Hyde County (-9.76), and Watauga County (-9.22).
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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| County | Net Domestic Migration Rate |
|---|---|
| Alamance | 14.21 |
| Alexander | 10.89 |
| Alleghany | 8.28 |
| Anson | 5.04 |
| Ashe | 13.73 |
| Avery | 7.26 |
| Beaufort | 8.47 |
| Bertie | 0.06 |
| Bladen | 10.97 |
| Brunswick | 49 |
| Buncombe | 5.78 |
| Burke | 7.22 |
| Cabarrus | 10.42 |
| Caldwell | 6.19 |
| Camden | 6.27 |
| Carteret | 13.39 |
| Caswell | 1.87 |
| Catawba | 11.89 |
| Chatham | 18.75 |
| Cherokee | 18.24 |
| Chowan | 8.93 |
| Clay | 16.48 |
| Cleveland | 8.91 |
| Columbus | 3.07 |
| Craven | 6.02 |
| Cumberland | -12.45 |
| Currituck | 24.11 |
| Dare | 0.73 |
| Davidson | 17.01 |
| Davie | 19.25 |
| Duplin | 2.85 |
| Durham | -3.41 |
| Edgecombe | 4.32 |
| Forsyth | 3.36 |
| Franklin | 29.99 |
| Gaston | 11.46 |
| Gates | 1.26 |
| Graham | 14.64 |
| Granville | 2.57 |
| Greene | 2.37 |
| Guilford | 0.18 |
| Halifax | 0.98 |
| Harnett | 23.22 |
| Haywood | 8.73 |
| Henderson | 9.99 |
| Hertford | -2.08 |
| Hoke | 3.37 |
| Hyde | -9.76 |
| Iredell | 24.7 |
| Jackson | 2.99 |
| Johnston | 21.47 |
| Jones | 6.88 |
| Lee | 7.27 |
| Lenoir | 8.2 |
| Lincoln | 16.29 |
| McDowell | 9.18 |
| Macon | 12.5 |
| Madison | 19.96 |
| Martin | 10.79 |
| Mecklenburg | 2 |
| Mitchell | 10.52 |
| Montgomery | 5.55 |
| Moore | 11.33 |
| Nash | 11.69 |
| New Hanover | 10.09 |
| Northampton | -1.08 |
| Onslow | -4.33 |
| Orange | -7.71 |
| Pamlico | 20 |
| Pasquotank | 5.71 |
| Pender | 23.1 |
| Perquimans | 16.25 |
| Person | 8.93 |
| Pitt | 3.94 |
| Polk | 25.43 |
| Randolph | 4.31 |
| Richmond | 2.17 |
| Robeson | 2.03 |
| Rockingham | 13.98 |
| Rowan | 8.18 |
| Rutherford | 9.16 |
| Sampson | 5.24 |
| Scotland | 6.04 |
| Stanly | 21.86 |
| Stokes | 13.4 |
| Surry | 4.78 |
| Swain | 9.04 |
| Transylvania | 8.14 |
| Tyrrell | -1.99 |
| Union | 14.09 |
| Vance | -0.94 |
| Wake | 8.1 |
| Warren | 19.61 |
| Washington | -0.84 |
| Watauga | -9.22 |
| Wayne | 0.43 |
| Wilkes | 4.76 |
| Wilson | 3.72 |
| Yadkin | 7.02 |
| Yancey | 8.01 |