Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Domestic Migration in 2021
Updated on January 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Net Domestic Migration for North Carolina was 104.46K. Among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest net domestic migration (14.04K), followed by Johnston County (9.13K), and Brunswick County (7.90K).
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), 2021 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Domestic Migration in 2021
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| Rank | County | Net Dom. Migration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake County | 14038 |
| 2 | Johnston County | 9130 |
| 3 | Brunswick County | 7896 |
| 4 | Orange County | 4892 |
| 5 | Iredell County | 4596 |
| 6 | Union County | 4060 |
| 7 | New Hanover County | 4019 |
| 8 | Cabarrus County | 3821 |
| 9 | Gaston County | 3066 |
| 10 | Moore County | 2983 |
| 11 | Lincoln County | 2909 |
| 12 | Buncombe County | 2824 |
| 13 | Franklin County | 2738 |
| 14 | Pender County | 2597 |
| 15 | Forsyth County | 2536 |
| 16 | Davidson County | 2062 |
| 17 | Alamance County | 2056 |
| 18 | Guilford County | 1986 |
| 19 | Durham County | 1827 |
| 20 | Chatham County | 1694 |
| 21 | Carteret County | 1554 |
| 22 | Pitt County | 1429 |
| 23 | Currituck County | 1364 |
| 24 | Catawba County | 1310 |
| 25 | Harnett County | 1254 |
| 26 | Rowan County | 1222 |
| 27 | Henderson County | 1149 |
| 28 | Randolph County | 1070 |
| 29 | Watauga County | 998 |
| 30 | Dare County | 976 |
| 31 | Cleveland County | 935 |
| 32 | Davie County | 930 |
| 33 | Haywood County | 777 |
| 34 | Stanly County | 692 |
| 35 | Macon County | 671 |
| 36 | Rockingham County | 661 |
| 37 | Lee County | 649 |
| 38 | Rutherford County | 593 |
| 39 | Cherokee County | 581 |
| 40 | Madison County | 548 |
| 41 | Polk County | 541 |
| 42 | Hoke County | 531 |
| 43 | Cumberland County | 517 |
| 44 | Transylvania County | 487 |
| 45 | Burke County | 482 |
| 46 | Camden County | 454 |
| 46 | Jackson County | 454 |
| 47 | Granville County | 420 |
| 48 | Yancey County | 405 |
| 49 | Caldwell County | 398 |
| 50 | Ashe County | 387 |
| 51 | Stokes County | 361 |
| 52 | Warren County | 353 |
| 53 | Anson County | 338 |
| 54 | Clay County | 313 |
| 55 | Montgomery County | 254 |
| 56 | Alleghany County | 251 |
| 57 | Nash County | 250 |
| 58 | McDowell County | 243 |
| 58 | Pasquotank County | 243 |
| 59 | Perquimans County | 241 |
| 60 | Surry County | 233 |
| 61 | Wilkes County | 220 |
| 62 | Mitchell County | 213 |
| 63 | Yadkin County | 184 |
| 64 | Chowan County | 182 |
| 65 | Scotland County | 177 |
| 66 | Pamlico County | 171 |
| 67 | Caswell County | 164 |
| 68 | Tyrrell County | 163 |
| 69 | Jones County | 159 |
| 70 | Swain County | 141 |
| 71 | Halifax County | 126 |
| 72 | Hyde County | 114 |
| 73 | Alexander County | 110 |
| 74 | Person County | 87 |
| 75 | Bladen County | 81 |
| 76 | Graham County | 29 |
| 77 | Washington County | 24 |
| 78 | Richmond County | 16 |
| 79 | Beaufort County | 10 |
| 80 | Gates County | 4 |
| 81 | Sampson County | -25 |
| 82 | Martin County | -38 |
| 83 | Lenoir County | -99 |
| 84 | Greene County | -136 |
| 84 | Hertford County | -136 |
| 85 | Duplin County | -154 |
| 86 | Northampton County | -159 |
| 87 | Robeson County | -169 |
| 88 | Edgecombe County | -186 |
| 89 | Avery County | -202 |
| 90 | Columbus County | -240 |
| 91 | Craven County | -272 |
| 92 | Bertie County | -283 |
| 93 | Wilson County | -308 |
| 94 | Vance County | -347 |
| 95 | Wayne County | -463 |
| 96 | Mecklenburg County | -1594 |
| 97 | Onslow County | -2356 |