North Carolina Net Migration Rate By County in 2017

Updated on January 22, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2017, the net migration rate per 1,000 population for North Carolina was 8.43. Brunswick County had the highest net migration rate per 1,000 population (38.91), followed by Tyrrell County (36.39), and Pender County (31.53). On the other hand, Hyde County had the lowest net migration rate per 1,000 population (-32.45), followed by Cumberland County (-14.72), and Wayne County (-12.04).

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 2017
North Carolina Net Migration Rate By County in 2017
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County Net Migration Rate
Alamance 17.08
Alexander 0.86
Alleghany 11.67
Anson -10.87
Ashe 11.61
Avery 7.21
Beaufort -2.31
Bertie -5.22
Bladen -4.35
Brunswick 38.91
Buncombe 9.34
Burke 8.49
Cabarrus 20.8
Caldwell 4.01
Camden 12.15
Carteret 5.22
Caswell -1.85
Catawba 8.37
Chatham 23.8
Cherokee 10.53
Chowan -7.16
Clay 28.05
Cleveland 3.51
Columbus -2.92
Craven -3.39
Cumberland -14.72
Currituck 23.92
Dare 11.7
Davidson 6.47
Davie 11.28
Duplin -8.59
Durham 7.06
Edgecombe -8.63
Forsyth 9.39
Franklin 20.91
Gaston 13.22
Gates -3.55
Graham 0.94
Granville 11.68
Greene -4.23
Guilford 4.6
Halifax -8.03
Harnett 6.59
Haywood 14.12
Henderson 18.24
Hertford -11.26
Hoke 10.16
Hyde -32.45
Iredell 16.17
Jackson 13.6
Johnston 24.75
Jones 1.25
Lee 9.88
Lenoir -8.78
Lincoln 16.38
McDowell 7.54
Macon 14.63
Madison 12.32
Martin -10.46
Mecklenburg 12.05
Mitchell 4.07
Montgomery 0.33
Moore 20.33
Nash 0.62
New Hanover 15.7
Northampton -7.94
Onslow -0.8
Orange 3.17
Pamlico -3.94
Pasquotank -1.22
Pender 31.53
Perquimans 5.43
Person 3.38
Pitt 3.75
Polk 14.4
Randolph -0.45
Richmond -4.85
Robeson -8.56
Rockingham -2.18
Rowan 7.02
Rutherford 6.38
Sampson -1.98
Scotland -6.18
Stanly 10.42
Stokes 0.42
Surry 4.52
Swain 8.79
Transylvania 17.37
Tyrrell 36.39
Union 18.27
Vance -3.51
Wake 15.57
Warren 3.43
Washington -7.82
Watauga 18.79
Wayne -12.04
Wilkes 0.64
Wilson 0.75
Yadkin 0.66
Yancey 8.5