Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net International Migration in 2019

Updated on January 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the Net International Migration for North Carolina was 16.33K. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest net international migration (5.38K), followed by Wake County (3.65K), and Durham County (1.63K).

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 2019
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Rank County Net Intl. Migration
1 Mecklenburg County 5375
2 Wake County 3654
3 Durham County 1634
4 Guilford County 1369
5 Cumberland County 581
6 Orange County 515
7 Forsyth County 382
8 Wayne County 229
9 Iredell County 173
10 Buncombe County 165
11 Catawba County 164
12 Johnston County 125
13 Cabarrus County 124
14 Duplin County 117
14 Sampson County 117
15 Davidson County 107
16 New Hanover County 105
17 Pitt County 92
18 Vance County 88
19 Moore County 80
20 Burke County 71
21 Union County 70
22 Lee County 69
23 Gaston County 65
24 Franklin County 64
25 Craven County 63
26 Nash County 58
27 Caldwell County 55
28 Dare County 50
29 Harnett County 47
30 Cleveland County 46
30 Wilson County 46
31 Watauga County 45
32 Wilkes County 37
33 Anson County 33
34 Robeson County 32
34 Stokes County 32
35 Onslow County 27
36 Lincoln County 26
37 Alamance County 25
37 Macon County 25
38 Beaufort County 23
38 Hoke County 23
39 Carteret County 19
40 Randolph County 18
41 Halifax County 15
42 Polk County 14
43 Hertford County 13
43 Scotland County 13
44 Avery County 12
44 Bertie County 12
44 Caswell County 12
44 Pender County 12
45 Edgecombe County 11
45 Madison County 11
46 Person County 10
47 Lenoir County 9
47 Northampton County 9
48 Alleghany County 7
48 Stanly County 7
49 Granville County 5
49 Haywood County 5
49 Jackson County 5
49 Mitchell County 5
50 Pasquotank County 4
50 Transylvania County 4
51 Camden County 3
51 Greene County 3
51 Surry County 3
51 Swain County 3
52 Columbus County 1
52 Gates County 1
52 McDowell County 1
52 Martin County 1
53 Alexander County 0
53 Jones County 0
53 Tyrrell County 0
54 Clay County -1
54 Graham County -1
54 Yancey County -1
55 Hyde County -2
55 Pamlico County -2
56 Brunswick County -3
56 Perquimans County -3
57 Bladen County -4
58 Chowan County -5
58 Rockingham County -5
58 Washington County -5
59 Richmond County -6
60 Henderson County -7
60 Rutherford County -7
60 Warren County -7
61 Ashe County -8
61 Montgomery County -8
62 Currituck County -9
63 Rowan County -10
63 Yadkin County -10
64 Cherokee County -12
65 Davie County -14
66 Chatham County -17