Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net International Migration in 2018

Updated on January 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Net International Migration for North Carolina was 16.21K. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest net international migration (4.97K), followed by Wake County (3.47K), and Durham County (1.55K).

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 2018
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Rank County Net Intl. Migration
1 Mecklenburg County 4971
2 Wake County 3468
3 Durham County 1545
4 Guilford County 1272
5 Forsyth County 550
6 Orange County 438
7 Cumberland County 389
8 Johnston County 231
9 Wayne County 218
10 Buncombe County 196
11 Catawba County 176
12 Iredell County 163
13 Cabarrus County 158
14 Davidson County 144
15 Pitt County 127
16 Harnett County 123
16 Sampson County 123
16 Union County 123
17 Duplin County 120
18 Franklin County 116
19 Gaston County 106
20 New Hanover County 100
21 Randolph County 98
21 Vance County 98
22 Pasquotank County 86
23 Surry County 85
23 Wilson County 85
24 Alamance County 82
24 Lee County 82
24 Rowan County 82
25 Robeson County 77
26 Lincoln County 74
27 Burke County 70
28 Jackson County 66
29 Hoke County 60
30 Lenoir County 58
31 Caldwell County 57
32 Watauga County 56
33 Nash County 51
34 Moore County 49
35 Cleveland County 47
35 Dare County 47
36 Wilkes County 46
37 Macon County 42
38 Granville County 39
39 Edgecombe County 29
40 Anson County 28
40 Greene County 28
41 Stokes County 26
42 Beaufort County 25
42 Henderson County 25
43 Pender County 22
44 McDowell County 21
45 Montgomery County 20
46 Caswell County 17
46 Polk County 17
47 Bladen County 16
47 Haywood County 16
47 Mitchell County 16
48 Stanly County 15
48 Swain County 15
49 Avery County 14
49 Transylvania County 14
50 Alleghany County 13
50 Cherokee County 13
50 Scotland County 13
51 Columbus County 12
51 Halifax County 12
51 Madison County 12
51 Yadkin County 12
52 Hertford County 11
52 Rockingham County 11
53 Currituck County 9
54 Bertie County 7
54 Carteret County 7
54 Northampton County 7
55 Person County 6
56 Yancey County 5
57 Graham County 4
57 Richmond County 4
58 Camden County 3
58 Jones County 3
59 Gates County 1
59 Martin County 1
60 Ashe County 0
60 Brunswick County 0
60 Tyrrell County 0
61 Alexander County -1
62 Hyde County -2
62 Pamlico County -2
63 Perquimans County -3
64 Chowan County -5
64 Clay County -5
64 Washington County -5
65 Chatham County -6
66 Rutherford County -7
66 Warren County -7
67 Davie County -9
68 Craven County -61
69 Onslow County -604