Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net International Migration in 2016

Updated on January 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Net International Migration for North Carolina was 21.57K. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest net international migration (5.97K), followed by Wake County (4.18K), and Durham County (1.83K).

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 in 2016
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Rank County Net Intl. Migration
1 Mecklenburg County 5968
2 Wake County 4182
3 Durham County 1825
4 Guilford County 1564
5 Cumberland County 1256
6 Onslow County 708
7 Orange County 586
8 Forsyth County 566
9 Wayne County 320
10 Buncombe County 245
11 Cabarrus County 230
12 Harnett County 228
13 Catawba County 220
14 Johnston County 207
15 Iredell County 205
16 Craven County 191
17 Davidson County 142
18 Duplin County 138
18 Hoke County 138
19 New Hanover County 137
20 Sampson County 134
21 Union County 128
22 Pitt County 126
23 Moore County 125
24 Gaston County 124
25 Wilson County 94
26 Lee County 92
27 Vance County 89
28 Franklin County 87
29 Nash County 84
30 Burke County 83
31 Cleveland County 74
32 Caldwell County 73
33 Robeson County 69
34 Randolph County 67
35 Dare County 66
36 Alamance County 64
37 Rowan County 61
38 Watauga County 60
39 Surry County 54
40 Carteret County 53
41 Jackson County 50
42 Wilkes County 47
43 Macon County 44
44 Lincoln County 41
45 Pasquotank County 38
46 Anson County 32
47 Granville County 28
47 Henderson County 28
47 Stokes County 28
48 Mitchell County 26
49 Haywood County 22
49 Lenoir County 22
49 Pender County 22
50 Beaufort County 21
50 Columbus County 21
51 Edgecombe County 20
52 Halifax County 15
52 Madison County 15
53 Alleghany County 14
53 Caswell County 14
53 Polk County 14
53 Scotland County 14
54 Hertford County 13
54 McDowell County 13
55 Bertie County 12
55 Bladen County 12
55 Northampton County 12
56 Transylvania County 11
57 Avery County 9
57 Richmond County 9
57 Stanly County 9
58 Person County 8
59 Greene County 6
60 Yadkin County 5
61 Alexander County 4
61 Camden County 4
61 Currituck County 4
61 Rutherford County 4
62 Brunswick County 3
62 Clay County 3
62 Graham County 3
62 Montgomery County 3
62 Rockingham County 3
63 Martin County 2
63 Pamlico County 2
63 Swain County 2
63 Yancey County 2
64 Gates County 1
64 Jones County 1
65 Davie County 0
65 Tyrrell County 0
66 Hyde County -2
67 Cherokee County -3
67 Perquimans County -3
68 Ashe County -4
68 Chowan County -4
68 Washington County -4
69 Warren County -5
70 Chatham County -9