Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net International Migration Rate per 1K in 2022

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the Net International Migration Rate per 1K for North Carolina was 4.05. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest net international migration rate (11.25), followed by Durham County (10.34), and Wake County (6.81).

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 International Migration Rate per 1K in 2022
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Rank County Net Intl. Migration Rate
1 Mecklenburg County 11.25
2 Durham County 10.34
3 Wake County 6.81
4 Duplin County 6.66
5 Orange County 6.06
6 Guilford County 5.6
7 Lee County 5.23
8 Vance County 4.79
9 Cumberland County 4.39
10 Union County 3.66
11 Sampson County 3.56
12 Forsyth County 3.48
13 Wayne County 3.31
14 Avery County 3.08
14 Iredell County 3.08
15 Hertford County 3.05
16 Chatham County 3.02
17 Pitt County 2.91
18 Alamance County 2.86
19 Buncombe County 2.81
20 Johnston County 2.76
21 Greene County 2.75
22 Dare County 2.63
22 Scotland County 2.63
23 Montgomery County 2.59
24 Swain County 2.56
25 Jackson County 2.48
26 New Hanover County 2.27
27 Cabarrus County 2.22
28 Transylvania County 2.2
29 Harnett County 2.07
30 Rowan County 2.05
31 Gaston County 2.02
32 Pender County 1.97
32 Yancey County 1.97
33 Robeson County 1.91
34 Yadkin County 1.9
35 Catawba County 1.86
36 Lincoln County 1.84
37 Franklin County 1.81
38 Davidson County 1.8
39 Graham County 1.74
40 Hoke County 1.66
41 McDowell County 1.61
42 Edgecombe County 1.55
43 Craven County 1.53
44 Moore County 1.47
45 Tyrrell County 1.46
46 Halifax County 1.4
46 Stanly County 1.4
47 Macon County 1.38
48 Randolph County 1.35
49 Nash County 1.28
50 Wilson County 1.18
51 Warren County 1.12
52 Watauga County 1.1
53 Mitchell County 1.07
54 Madison County 1.05
54 Wilkes County 1.05
55 Pasquotank County 1.03
56 Onslow County 0.99
57 Jones County 0.98
58 Surry County 0.97
59 Lenoir County 0.9
60 Henderson County 0.89
61 Ashe County 0.86
62 Davie County 0.84
63 Camden County 0.82
64 Beaufort County 0.74
65 Burke County 0.67
66 Carteret County 0.65
66 Washington County 0.65
67 Clay County 0.61
68 Granville County 0.58
69 Rutherford County 0.57
70 Rockingham County 0.56
71 Haywood County 0.5
72 Cleveland County 0.48
72 Person County 0.48
73 Anson County 0.4
74 Brunswick County 0.38
75 Caswell County 0.36
76 Northampton County 0.35
77 Alleghany County 0.27
78 Pamlico County 0.24
79 Columbus County 0.22
80 Caldwell County 0.12
81 Martin County 0.09
82 Polk County 0.05
83 Richmond County 0.02
84 Alexander County 0
85 Bladen County -0.03
85 Currituck County -0.03
86 Bertie County -0.06
87 Cherokee County -0.1
88 Stokes County -0.11
89 Chowan County -0.14
90 Hyde County -0.22
91 Gates County -0.38
92 Perquimans County -0.53