Gaston, North Carolina Natural Population Increase Rate Vs Net Migration Rate

According to recent data from the US Census Bureau, in 2020, the natural population increase rate for Gaston, North Carolina (-0.38) was 104.3% less than the net migration rate for Gaston, North Carolina (8.87). You can see the natural population increase rate vs the net migration rate for other counties in North Carolina here.

The chart and table below shows the natural population increase rate, the net migration rate, the net domestic migration rate, and the net international migration rate for Gaston, North Carolina from 2011 to 2020.

Natural Population Increase Rate refers to the natural increase (number of births minus number of deaths) during a year per 1,000 population at midyear.

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 in a year, per 1,000 midyear population.