Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Domestic Migration in 2022
Updated on January 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the Net Domestic Migration for North Carolina was 99.80K. Among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest net domestic migration (11.34K), followed by Brunswick County (8.48K), and Johnston County (6.17K).
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), 2022 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Domestic Migration in 2022
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| Rank | County | Net Dom. Migration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake County | 11342 |
| 2 | Brunswick County | 8481 |
| 3 | Johnston County | 6166 |
| 4 | New Hanover County | 4790 |
| 5 | Mecklenburg County | 3973 |
| 6 | Union County | 3829 |
| 7 | Iredell County | 3307 |
| 8 | Cabarrus County | 3118 |
| 9 | Lincoln County | 3094 |
| 10 | Gaston County | 2794 |
| 11 | Pender County | 2565 |
| 12 | Moore County | 2560 |
| 13 | Franklin County | 2477 |
| 14 | Alamance County | 2361 |
| 15 | Harnett County | 2311 |
| 16 | Buncombe County | 2235 |
| 17 | Davidson County | 2056 |
| 17 | Forsyth County | 2056 |
| 18 | Catawba County | 1920 |
| 19 | Rowan County | 1911 |
| 20 | Chatham County | 1819 |
| 21 | Henderson County | 1690 |
| 22 | Randolph County | 1339 |
| 23 | Guilford County | 1286 |
| 24 | Lee County | 1263 |
| 25 | Rockingham County | 1244 |
| 26 | Currituck County | 1239 |
| 27 | Stanly County | 1234 |
| 28 | Carteret County | 1130 |
| 29 | Orange County | 1096 |
| 30 | Stokes County | 804 |
| 31 | Nash County | 784 |
| 32 | Macon County | 782 |
| 33 | Cleveland County | 770 |
| 34 | Rutherford County | 766 |
| 35 | Pitt County | 725 |
| 36 | Burke County | 670 |
| 37 | Davie County | 638 |
| 38 | Surry County | 625 |
| 39 | Craven County | 577 |
| 40 | Granville County | 560 |
| 41 | Jackson County | 544 |
| 42 | Haywood County | 541 |
| 43 | Ashe County | 508 |
| 44 | Cherokee County | 504 |
| 45 | Polk County | 494 |
| 46 | Caldwell County | 417 |
| 47 | McDowell County | 396 |
| 48 | Robeson County | 377 |
| 49 | Yadkin County | 374 |
| 50 | Wilson County | 346 |
| 51 | Transylvania County | 334 |
| 52 | Person County | 332 |
| 53 | Clay County | 325 |
| 54 | Camden County | 284 |
| 55 | Wayne County | 282 |
| 56 | Wilkes County | 264 |
| 57 | Chowan County | 244 |
| 58 | Onslow County | 242 |
| 59 | Mitchell County | 234 |
| 60 | Watauga County | 221 |
| 61 | Pasquotank County | 220 |
| 62 | Madison County | 218 |
| 63 | Columbus County | 214 |
| 64 | Perquimans County | 194 |
| 65 | Alexander County | 191 |
| 66 | Lenoir County | 181 |
| 67 | Alleghany County | 177 |
| 68 | Avery County | 175 |
| 69 | Duplin County | 161 |
| 70 | Pamlico County | 146 |
| 71 | Edgecombe County | 140 |
| 72 | Beaufort County | 136 |
| 73 | Dare County | 129 |
| 74 | Yancey County | 126 |
| 75 | Montgomery County | 115 |
| 76 | Jones County | 93 |
| 77 | Caswell County | 87 |
| 77 | Scotland County | 87 |
| 78 | Richmond County | 84 |
| 79 | Warren County | 68 |
| 80 | Bladen County | 61 |
| 81 | Anson County | 60 |
| 82 | Vance County | 52 |
| 83 | Hoke County | 38 |
| 84 | Gates County | 37 |
| 85 | Graham County | 27 |
| 86 | Tyrrell County | 6 |
| 87 | Washington County | 5 |
| 88 | Sampson County | 0 |
| 89 | Hyde County | -7 |
| 90 | Greene County | -13 |
| 91 | Bertie County | -35 |
| 92 | Martin County | -47 |
| 93 | Swain County | -100 |
| 94 | Northampton County | -126 |
| 95 | Hertford County | -146 |
| 96 | Halifax County | -270 |
| 97 | Durham County | -808 |
| 98 | Cumberland County | -3530 |