North Carolina Net International Migration By County in 2016

Updated on January 22, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2016, the net international migration for North Carolina was 21,565. Mecklenburg County had the highest net international migration (5,968) followed by Wake County (4,182), and Durham County (1,825). On the other hand, Chatham County had the lowest net international migration (-9), followed by Warren County (-5), and Washington County (-4).

Net International migration for a given county refers to the difference between the number of people moving to the county from other parts of the world outside the borders of the United States (50 states and District of Columbia) and the number of people moving out of the county to other parts of the world outside the borders of the United States.

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North Carolina Net International Migration By County in 2016
North Carolina Net International Migration By County in 2016
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County Net International Migration
Alamance 64
Alexander 4
Alleghany 14
Anson 32
Ashe -4
Avery 9
Beaufort 21
Bertie 12
Bladen 12
Brunswick 3
Buncombe 245
Burke 83
Cabarrus 230
Caldwell 73
Camden 4
Carteret 53
Caswell 14
Catawba 220
Chatham -9
Cherokee -3
Chowan -4
Clay 3
Cleveland 74
Columbus 21
Craven 191
Cumberland 1256
Currituck 4
Dare 66
Davidson 142
Davie 0
Duplin 138
Durham 1825
Edgecombe 20
Forsyth 566
Franklin 87
Gaston 124
Gates 1
Graham 3
Granville 28
Greene 6
Guilford 1564
Halifax 15
Harnett 228
Haywood 22
Henderson 28
Hertford 13
Hoke 138
Hyde -2
Iredell 205
Jackson 50
Johnston 207
Jones 1
Lee 92
Lenoir 22
Lincoln 41
McDowell 13
Macon 44
Madison 15
Martin 2
Mecklenburg 5968
Mitchell 26
Montgomery 3
Moore 125
Nash 84
New Hanover 137
Northampton 12
Onslow 708
Orange 586
Pamlico 2
Pasquotank 38
Pender 22
Perquimans -3
Person 8
Pitt 126
Polk 14
Randolph 67
Richmond 9
Robeson 69
Rockingham 3
Rowan 61
Rutherford 4
Sampson 134
Scotland 14
Stanly 9
Stokes 28
Surry 54
Swain 2
Transylvania 11
Tyrrell 0
Union 128
Vance 89
Wake 4182
Warren -5
Washington -4
Watauga 60
Wayne 320
Wilkes 47
Wilson 94
Yadkin 5
Yancey 2