Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Domestic Migration Rate per 1K in 2018

Updated on January 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Net Domestic Migration Rate per 1K for North Carolina was 7.05. Among all North Carolina counties, Brunswick County had the highest net domestic migration rate (49.44), followed by Currituck County (27.6), and Chatham County (27.1).

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 2018
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Domestic Migration Rate per 1K in 2018
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Rank County Net Dom. Migration Rate
1 Brunswick County 49.44
2 Currituck County 27.6
3 Chatham County 27.1
4 Johnston County 26.85
5 Orange County 24.52
6 Macon County 20.65
7 Pender County 20.6
8 Cherokee County 20.45
9 Franklin County 19.91
10 Lincoln County 19.54
11 Haywood County 19.52
12 Clay County 18.93
13 Alamance County 16.76
14 Ashe County 16.58
15 Cabarrus County 16.39
16 Alleghany County 16.33
17 Moore County 15.54
18 Watauga County 15.33
19 Union County 15.24
20 Transylvania County 14.74
21 New Hanover County 14.18
22 Yancey County 13.09
23 Carteret County 13.02
24 Iredell County 12.81
25 Gaston County 12.38
26 Henderson County 12.35
27 Polk County 11.93
28 Dare County 11.43
29 Stanly County 10.6
30 Granville County 9.47
31 Buncombe County 9.34
32 McDowell County 9.32
33 Lee County 8.73
34 Wake County 8.55
35 Harnett County 8.31
36 Camden County 7.95
37 Davidson County 7.74
38 Davie County 6.89
39 Jackson County 6.27
40 Alexander County 6.19
41 Rutherford County 6.06
42 Gates County 5.99
43 Madison County 5.73
44 Chowan County 5.71
45 Pamlico County 5.39
46 Mitchell County 5.34
47 Vance County 5.05
48 Forsyth County 4.91
49 Caswell County 4.63
50 Jones County 4.5
51 Durham County 4.35
52 Cleveland County 4.33
53 Rowan County 4.3
54 Pasquotank County 4.27
55 Catawba County 4.15
56 Warren County 3.99
57 Person County 3.95
58 Beaufort County 3.74
59 Caldwell County 3.49
60 Avery County 3.43
61 Burke County 3.36
62 Guilford County 3.3
63 Swain County 2.73
64 Mecklenburg County 2.57
65 Richmond County 2.41
66 Greene County 2.29
67 Perquimans County 2.16
68 Wilkes County 2.09
69 Rockingham County 1.02
70 Randolph County 1
71 Pitt County 0.77
72 Nash County 0.57
73 Hertford County 0.5
74 Surry County 0.07
75 Hoke County -0.92
75 Martin County -0.92
76 Stokes County -1.47
77 Onslow County -1.58
78 Cumberland County -1.64
79 Graham County -2.23
80 Wilson County -2.3
81 Wayne County -2.35
82 Yadkin County -2.37
83 Craven County -2.4
84 Columbus County -2.5
85 Sampson County -2.51
86 Duplin County -3.12
87 Northampton County -4.94
88 Bladen County -5.01
89 Montgomery County -5.77
90 Bertie County -6
91 Robeson County -8.06
92 Lenoir County -9.51
93 Halifax County -10.02
94 Washington County -10.36
95 Tyrrell County -12.31
96 Edgecombe County -13.55
97 Scotland County -14
98 Anson County -14.27
99 Hyde County -39.66