North Carolina Net Migration Rate By County in 2022

Updated on July 29, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2022, the net migration rate per 1,000 population for North Carolina was 11.73. Brunswick County had the highest net migration rate per 1,000 population (56.88), followed by Pender County (41.42), and Currituck County (40.36). On the other hand, Hertford County had the lowest net migration rate per 1,000 population (-9.45), followed by Bertie County (-8.6), and Cumberland County (-8.34).

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 2022
North Carolina Net Migration Rate By County in 2022
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County Net Migration Rate
Alamance 15.57
Alexander 4.4
Alleghany 15.72
Anson 8.21
Ashe 19.58
Avery 7.64
Beaufort 5.24
Bertie -8.6
Bladen 2.07
Brunswick 56.88
Buncombe 9.44
Burke 9.74
Cabarrus 14.71
Caldwell 5.15
Camden 26.38
Carteret 16.88
Caswell -3.63
Catawba 12.63
Chatham 24.48
Cherokee 17.39
Chowan 17.28
Clay 28.1
Cleveland 7.38
Columbus 6.97
Craven 7.78
Cumberland -8.34
Currituck 40.36
Dare 5.24
Davidson 13.36
Davie 14.61
Duplin 7.37
Durham 5.53
Edgecombe 4.88
Forsyth 8.29
Franklin 32.73
Gaston 12.98
Gates 3.18
Graham 6.11
Granville 6.97
Greene 7.23
Guilford 7.42
Halifax -6.95
Harnett 17.44
Haywood 9.33
Henderson 14.86
Hertford -9.45
Hoke 1.65
Hyde 6.67
Iredell 18.96
Jackson 30.75
Johnston 28.68
Jones 9.55
Lee 22.32
Lenoir 2.64
Lincoln 34.83
McDowell 11.65
Macon 20.87
Madison 11.92
Martin -3.05
Mecklenburg 9.59
Mitchell 15.06
Montgomery 4.87
Moore 24.9
Nash 8.65
New Hanover 24.33
Northampton -7.07
Onslow 4.05
Orange 9.57
Pamlico 2.69
Pasquotank 9.9
Pender 41.42
Perquimans 14.12
Person 8.31
Pitt 6.36
Polk 24.77
Randolph 10.77
Richmond -0.42
Robeson 3.37
Rockingham 14.55
Rowan 14.81
Rutherford 12.33
Sampson 1.85
Scotland 6.09
Stanly 20.53
Stokes 17.6
Surry 9.09
Swain -6.77
Transylvania 10.5
Tyrrell 27.44
Union 17.89
Vance 4.63
Wake 11.1
Warren 1.49
Washington -0.18
Watauga 4.29
Wayne 4.74
Wilkes 5.55
Wilson 4.97
Yadkin 10.46
Yancey 7.41