Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Domestic Migration Rate per 1K in 2017

Updated on January 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Net Domestic Migration Rate per 1K for North Carolina was 6.34. Among all North Carolina counties, Brunswick County had the highest net domestic migration rate (38.8), followed by Tyrrell County (36.39), and Pender County (31.12).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.

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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Domestic Migration Rate per 1K in 2017
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Domestic Migration Rate per 1K in 2017
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Rank County Net Dom. Migration Rate
1 Brunswick County 38.8
2 Tyrrell County 36.39
3 Pender County 31.12
4 Clay County 28.05
5 Chatham County 23.91
6 Currituck County 23.85
7 Johnston County 23.64
8 Cabarrus County 19.89
9 Franklin County 19.66
10 Moore County 19.32
11 Henderson County 18.17
12 Watauga County 17.73
13 Union County 17.63
14 Transylvania County 17.13
15 Alamance County 16.65
16 Lincoln County 15.69
17 New Hanover County 15.07
18 Iredell County 14.84
19 Haywood County 13.88
20 Macon County 13.67
21 Polk County 13.62
22 Jackson County 12.86
23 Gaston County 12.68
24 Camden County 11.87
25 Ashe County 11.84
26 Madison County 11.72
27 Davie County 11.47
28 Granville County 11.31
29 Wake County 11.29
30 Alleghany County 10.94
31 Cherokee County 10.31
32 Stanly County 10.27
33 Dare County 10.12
34 Hoke County 8.67
35 Swain County 8.57
36 Buncombe County 8.44
36 Yancey County 8.44
37 Lee County 8.15
38 Forsyth County 7.79
39 Burke County 7.52
40 McDowell County 7.23
41 Catawba County 7.11
42 Rowan County 6.59
43 Rutherford County 6.44
44 Avery County 6.41
45 Mecklenburg County 5.89
46 Perquimans County 5.65
47 Davidson County 5.42
48 Harnett County 5.38
49 Carteret County 4.8
50 Surry County 3.96
51 Warren County 3.78
52 Mitchell County 3.4
53 Caldwell County 3.25
54 Person County 3.1
55 Pitt County 3
56 Cleveland County 2.79
57 Guilford County 1.4
58 Graham County 1.06
59 Jones County 1.05
60 Alexander County 0.81
61 Yadkin County 0.74
62 Durham County 0.71
63 Montgomery County 0.4
64 Wilkes County 0.06
65 Nash County -0.16
66 Wilson County -0.22
67 Stokes County -0.31
68 Randolph County -0.71
69 Onslow County -0.97
70 Orange County -1.31
71 Rockingham County -2.21
72 Caswell County -2.51
73 Beaufort County -2.88
74 Pasquotank County -2.94
75 Columbus County -3.01
76 Gates County -3.64
77 Pamlico County -3.78
78 Sampson County -4.21
79 Craven County -4.22
80 Bladen County -4.35
81 Greene County -4.52
82 Richmond County -4.79
83 Vance County -5.82
84 Bertie County -5.9
85 Scotland County -6.67
86 Chowan County -6.8
87 Washington County -7.41
88 Halifax County -8.4
89 Northampton County -8.49
90 Edgecombe County -8.99
90 Robeson County -8.99
91 Lenoir County -9.02
92 Martin County -10.55
93 Duplin County -11.05
94 Hertford County -11.88
95 Anson County -12.27
96 Wayne County -14.34
97 Cumberland County -17.37
98 Hyde County -32.07