Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Domestic Migration Rate per 1K in 2021

Updated on January 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Net Domestic Migration Rate per 1K for North Carolina was 9.94. Among all North Carolina counties, Brunswick County had the highest net domestic migration rate (55.81), followed by Tyrrell County (49.27), and Currituck County (46.94).

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 2021
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Rank County Net Dom. Migration Rate
1 Brunswick County 55.81
2 Tyrrell County 49.27
3 Currituck County 46.94
4 Camden County 42.78
5 Pender County 41.98
6 Johnston County 41.02
7 Franklin County 38.86
8 Orange County 33.49
9 Lincoln County 32.86
10 Moore County 29.36
11 Clay County 27.83
12 Polk County 27.69
13 Dare County 26.05
14 Madison County 25.56
15 Hyde County 24.85
16 Iredell County 24.2
17 Alleghany County 22.86
18 Carteret County 22.78
19 Chatham County 21.89
20 Yancey County 21.74
21 Davie County 21.5
22 Cherokee County 20.02
23 Warren County 18.88
24 Perquimans County 18.44
25 Watauga County 18.3
26 Macon County 17.99
27 New Hanover County 17.62
28 Jones County 17.32
29 Union County 16.79
30 Cabarrus County 16.65
31 Anson County 15.26
32 Transylvania County 14.69
33 Ashe County 14.51
34 Mitchell County 14.25
35 Pamlico County 13.87
36 Gaston County 13.34
37 Chowan County 13.24
38 Haywood County 12.46
39 Wake County 12.3
40 Davidson County 12.13
41 Alamance County 11.89
42 Stanly County 11.01
43 Jackson County 10.71
44 Buncombe County 10.43
45 Lee County 10.18
46 Hoke County 10.07
47 Swain County 9.98
48 Montgomery County 9.85
49 Henderson County 9.84
50 Cleveland County 9.35
51 Harnett County 9.31
52 Rutherford County 9.19
53 Pitt County 8.34
54 Rowan County 8.28
55 Catawba County 8.12
56 Stokes County 8.09
57 Randolph County 7.39
58 Rockingham County 7.25
59 Caswell County 7.23
60 Granville County 6.86
61 Forsyth County 6.59
62 Pasquotank County 5.98
63 Durham County 5.58
64 Burke County 5.5
65 McDowell County 5.45
66 Scotland County 5.18
67 Caldwell County 4.94
67 Yadkin County 4.94
68 Guilford County 3.67
69 Graham County 3.62
70 Wilkes County 3.34
71 Surry County 3.27
72 Alexander County 3.02
73 Bladen County 2.74
74 Nash County 2.63
75 Halifax County 2.6
76 Person County 2.22
77 Washington County 2.19
78 Cumberland County 1.54
79 Gates County 0.38
80 Richmond County 0.37
81 Beaufort County 0.22
82 Sampson County -0.42
83 Mecklenburg County -1.42
84 Robeson County -1.45
85 Martin County -1.74
86 Lenoir County -1.8
87 Craven County -2.71
88 Duplin County -3.17
89 Edgecombe County -3.83
90 Wilson County -3.92
91 Wayne County -3.95
92 Columbus County -4.78
93 Hertford County -6.38
94 Greene County -6.68
95 Vance County -8.2
96 Northampton County -9.21
97 Avery County -11.43
98 Onslow County -11.5
99 Bertie County -16.04