North Carolina Net Migration Rate By County in 2011

Updated on January 22, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2011, the net migration rate per 1,000 population for North Carolina was 4.48. Hoke County had the highest net migration rate per 1,000 population (26.61), followed by Harnett County (21.05), and Brunswick County (19.2). On the other hand, Onslow County had the lowest net migration rate per 1,000 population (-29.39), followed by Washington County (-15.68), and Bertie County (-15.2).

Net migration rate 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 per 1,000 of the county's mid-year population. A positive rate is known as a net immigration rate, and a negative rate is known as a net emigration rate.

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North Carolina Net Migration Rate By County in 2011
North Carolina Net Migration Rate By County in 2011
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County Net Migration Rate
Alamance 6.42
Alexander -6.14
Alleghany -6.86
Anson -11.73
Ashe -6.05
Avery -0.45
Beaufort -2.39
Bertie -15.2
Bladen -7.76
Brunswick 19.2
Buncombe 9.47
Burke 1.71
Cabarrus 9.33
Caldwell -5.79
Camden -0.2
Carteret 12.56
Caswell -9.92
Catawba -3.27
Chatham 3.19
Cherokee -4.94
Chowan 8.6
Clay 10.9
Cleveland -5.29
Columbus -4.58
Craven -0.4
Cumberland -0.97
Currituck 9.29
Dare 3.49
Davidson -0.26
Davie 2.69
Duplin 4.29
Durham 10.29
Edgecombe -11.35
Forsyth 4.33
Franklin -1.79
Gaston 1.2
Gates -8.68
Graham -5.66
Granville -5.05
Greene 7.76
Guilford 6.51
Halifax -5.6
Harnett 21.05
Haywood -1.24
Henderson 6.48
Hertford -0.28
Hoke 26.61
Hyde -1.21
Iredell 5.44
Jackson -5.61
Johnston 10.24
Jones -4.65
Lee 6.27
Lenoir -1.11
Lincoln 1.25
McDowell -0.35
Macon 2.74
Madison 5.9
Martin -9.73
Mecklenburg 13.02
Mitchell -4.41
Montgomery -4.08
Moore 8.21
Nash -1.55
New Hanover 10.56
Northampton -1.41
Onslow -29.39
Orange 2.84
Pamlico 14.12
Pasquotank -10.87
Pender 11.82
Perquimans 1.78
Person 3.24
Pitt 5.85
Polk -0.69
Randolph -3.09
Richmond -0.81
Robeson -0.68
Rockingham -3.36
Rowan -4.32
Rutherford -3
Sampson -3.57
Scotland 2.68
Stanly -1.65
Stokes -2.77
Surry -2.73
Swain 2.14
Transylvania -4.16
Tyrrell -13.26
Union 8.13
Vance -2.34
Wake 15.04
Warren 0.57
Washington -15.68
Watauga 12.86
Wayne 5.27
Wilkes -4.33
Wilson -4.38
Yadkin -2.37
Yancey -2.48