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.

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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Domestic Migration in 2022
Wake
11.34K
Brunswick
8.48K
Johnston
6.17K
New Hanover
4.79K
Mecklenburg
3.97K
Union
3.83K
Iredell
3.31K
Cabarrus
3.12K
Lincoln
3.09K
Gaston
2.79K
Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Domestic Migration in 2022
Rank
County
Net Dom. Migration
1 Wake County 11,342
2 Brunswick County 8,481
3 Johnston County 6,166
4 New Hanover County 4,790
5 Mecklenburg County 3,973
6 Union County 3,829
7 Iredell County 3,307
8 Cabarrus County 3,118
9 Lincoln County 3,094
10 Gaston County 2,794
11 Pender County 2,565
12 Moore County 2,560
13 Franklin County 2,477
14 Alamance County 2,361
15 Harnett County 2,311
16 Buncombe County 2,235
17 Davidson County 2,056
17 Forsyth County 2,056
18 Catawba County 1,920
19 Rowan County 1,911
20 Chatham County 1,819
21 Henderson County 1,690
22 Randolph County 1,339
23 Guilford County 1,286
24 Lee County 1,263
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