Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Domestic Migration in 2020
Updated on January 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Net Domestic Migration for North Carolina was 70.23K. Among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest net domestic migration (10.64K), followed by Brunswick County (6.88K), and Johnston County (5.68K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: North Carolina Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2020 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Domestic Migration in 2020
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| Rank | County | Net Dom. Migration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake County | 10635 |
| 2 | Brunswick County | 6875 |
| 3 | Johnston County | 5680 |
| 4 | Cabarrus County | 4317 |
| 5 | Mecklenburg County | 4008 |
| 6 | Union County | 3774 |
| 7 | Iredell County | 3680 |
| 8 | New Hanover County | 2391 |
| 9 | Moore County | 2223 |
| 10 | Alamance County | 2078 |
| 11 | Franklin County | 1998 |
| 12 | Gaston County | 1929 |
| 13 | Buncombe County | 1676 |
| 14 | Pender County | 1654 |
| 15 | Henderson County | 1598 |
| 16 | Chatham County | 1567 |
| 17 | Lincoln County | 1535 |
| 18 | Durham County | 1314 |
| 19 | Randolph County | 1251 |
| 20 | Cleveland County | 1240 |
| 21 | Davidson County | 1134 |
| 22 | Currituck County | 1075 |
| 23 | Pitt County | 1068 |
| 24 | Catawba County | 940 |
| 25 | Rowan County | 805 |
| 26 | Haywood County | 778 |
| 27 | Forsyth County | 716 |
| 28 | Stanly County | 713 |
| 29 | Davie County | 692 |
| 30 | Nash County | 670 |
| 31 | Anson County | 590 |
| 31 | Rockingham County | 590 |
| 32 | Guilford County | 520 |
| 33 | Cherokee County | 497 |
| 34 | Carteret County | 489 |
| 35 | Dare County | 479 |
| 36 | Polk County | 446 |
| 37 | Transylvania County | 406 |
| 38 | Macon County | 390 |
| 39 | Person County | 372 |
| 40 | Lee County | 346 |
| 41 | Pasquotank County | 330 |
| 42 | Jackson County | 319 |
| 43 | Rutherford County | 316 |
| 44 | Stokes County | 301 |
| 45 | Clay County | 293 |
| 46 | Orange County | 284 |
| 47 | Watauga County | 232 |
| 48 | Burke County | 208 |
| 49 | Hoke County | 201 |
| 50 | Bladen County | 190 |
| 50 | Wilson County | 190 |
| 51 | Camden County | 186 |
| 52 | Beaufort County | 184 |
| 53 | Pamlico County | 181 |
| 54 | Madison County | 174 |
| 55 | Surry County | 172 |
| 56 | Granville County | 162 |
| 57 | Avery County | 158 |
| 58 | Ashe County | 143 |
| 59 | Harnett County | 133 |
| 60 | Alleghany County | 125 |
| 61 | McDowell County | 124 |
| 62 | Perquimans County | 122 |
| 63 | Yadkin County | 116 |
| 64 | Alexander County | 109 |
| 65 | Yancey County | 108 |
| 66 | Montgomery County | 83 |
| 67 | Mitchell County | 58 |
| 68 | Caldwell County | 42 |
| 69 | Greene County | 33 |
| 70 | Graham County | 32 |
| 71 | Vance County | -8 |
| 72 | Chowan County | -9 |
| 73 | Tyrrell County | -25 |
| 74 | Gates County | -36 |
| 75 | Warren County | -40 |
| 76 | Swain County | -46 |
| 77 | Jones County | -47 |
| 78 | Wilkes County | -57 |
| 79 | Hyde County | -63 |
| 80 | Washington County | -94 |
| 81 | Caswell County | -99 |
| 82 | Sampson County | -105 |
| 83 | Scotland County | -138 |
| 84 | Bertie County | -142 |
| 85 | Duplin County | -176 |
| 86 | Lenoir County | -179 |
| 87 | Martin County | -181 |
| 88 | Wayne County | -236 |
| 89 | Northampton County | -268 |
| 90 | Halifax County | -355 |
| 91 | Richmond County | -358 |
| 92 | Hertford County | -429 |
| 93 | Columbus County | -438 |
| 94 | Edgecombe County | -450 |
| 95 | Robeson County | -617 |
| 96 | Craven County | -1009 |
| 97 | Onslow County | -1430 |
| 98 | Cumberland County | -3184 |