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.
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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
Rank | County | Net Dom. Migration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake County | 14,038 |
| 2 | Johnston County | 9,130 |
| 3 | Brunswick County | 7,896 |
| 4 | Orange County | 4,892 |
| 5 | Iredell County | 4,596 |
| 6 | Union County | 4,060 |
| 7 | New Hanover County | 4,019 |
| 8 | Cabarrus County | 3,821 |
| 9 | Gaston County | 3,066 |
| 10 | Moore County | 2,983 |
| 11 | Lincoln County | 2,909 |
| 12 | Buncombe County | 2,824 |
| 13 | Franklin County | 2,738 |
| 14 | Pender County | 2,597 |
| 15 | Forsyth County | 2,536 |
| 16 | Davidson County | 2,062 |
| 17 | Alamance County | 2,056 |
| 18 | Guilford County | 1,986 |
| 19 | Durham County | 1,827 |
| 20 | Chatham County | 1,694 |
| 21 | Carteret County | 1,554 |
| 22 | Pitt County | 1,429 |
| 23 | Currituck County | 1,364 |
| 24 | Catawba County | 1,310 |
| 25 | Harnett County | 1,254 |
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