North Carolina Net Migration By County in 2015

Updated on January 22, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2015, the net migration for North Carolina was 67,216. Wake County had the highest net migration (17,076) followed by Mecklenburg County (14,381), and Brunswick County (4,092). On the other hand, Cumberland County had the lowest net migration (-4,164), followed by Onslow County (-1,879), and Craven County (-1,597).

Net migration for a county refers to the difference between the number of migrants, both domestic and international, moving to the county and those leaving the county. Or to put it simply, the net migration for a given county is the inbound migration minus the outbound migration for that county.

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North Carolina Net Migration By County in 2015
North Carolina Net Migration By County in 2015
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County Net Migration
Alamance 1519
Alexander 25
Alleghany 2
Anson -285
Ashe 7
Avery -97
Beaufort 230
Bertie -44
Bladen -171
Brunswick 4092
Buncombe 2813
Burke 208
Cabarrus 3928
Caldwell 44
Camden 5
Carteret 293
Caswell 64
Catawba 402
Chatham 1586
Cherokee 199
Chowan -235
Clay 127
Cleveland 57
Columbus -125
Craven -1597
Cumberland -4164
Currituck 259
Dare 518
Davidson 220
Davie 495
Duplin -708
Durham 3295
Edgecombe -1077
Forsyth 1875
Franklin 848
Gaston 2031
Gates -63
Graham -12
Granville 141
Greene -61
Guilford 3049
Halifax -580
Harnett 458
Haywood 702
Henderson 1872
Hertford -159
Hoke 529
Hyde -156
Iredell 2590
Jackson 356
Johnston 3508
Jones -57
Lee -192
Lenoir -205
Lincoln 1142
McDowell 34
Macon 379
Madison -17
Martin -90
Mecklenburg 14381
Mitchell -21
Montgomery 98
Moore 1302
Nash -417
New Hanover 3123
Northampton -21
Onslow -1879
Orange 564
Pamlico -46
Pasquotank -158
Pender 1426
Perquimans -29
Person 123
Pitt 271
Polk 196
Randolph -20
Richmond -292
Robeson -905
Rockingham 92
Rowan 450
Rutherford 34
Sampson -398
Scotland -390
Stanly 20
Stokes -1
Surry -314
Swain 46
Transylvania 324
Tyrrell 23
Union 3235
Vance -108
Wake 17076
Warren -114
Washington -196
Watauga 653
Wayne -781
Wilkes 27
Wilson 135
Yadkin -143
Yancey 43