Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2012
Updated on January 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the Net Migration Rate per 1K for North Carolina was 5.36. Among all North Carolina counties, Orange County had the highest net migration rate (17.75), followed by Brunswick County (17.7), and Harnett County (17.1).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
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Related Topics: North Carolina Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2012 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2012
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| Rank | County | Net Migration Rate |
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| 1 | Orange County | 17.75 |
| 2 | Brunswick County | 17.7 |
| 3 | Harnett County | 17.1 |
| 4 | Wake County | 16.32 |
| 5 | Mecklenburg County | 15.08 |
| 6 | Onslow County | 13.16 |
| 7 | Cabarrus County | 12.41 |
| 8 | Durham County | 12.31 |
| 9 | New Hanover County | 11.92 |
| 10 | Moore County | 10.68 |
| 11 | Union County | 9.52 |
| 12 | Buncombe County | 9.13 |
| 13 | Jackson County | 9.02 |
| 14 | Iredell County | 8.64 |
| 15 | Perquimans County | 7.97 |
| 16 | Pender County | 7.69 |
| 17 | Watauga County | 7.42 |
| 18 | Lee County | 7.27 |
| 19 | Hoke County | 7.22 |
| 20 | Pitt County | 7.14 |
| 21 | Chatham County | 7.09 |
| 22 | Carteret County | 7.06 |
| 23 | Guilford County | 6.81 |
| 24 | Franklin County | 5.48 |
| 25 | Henderson County | 5.47 |
| 26 | Johnston County | 5.08 |
| 27 | Currituck County | 5.05 |
| 28 | Transylvania County | 4.66 |
| 29 | Polk County | 4.49 |
| 30 | Forsyth County | 4.46 |
| 31 | Lincoln County | 4.42 |
| 32 | Dare County | 4.41 |
| 33 | Jones County | 3.28 |
| 34 | Clay County | 3.09 |
| 35 | Gaston County | 2.96 |
| 36 | Alamance County | 2.68 |
| 37 | Madison County | 2.49 |
| 38 | Pasquotank County | 1.44 |
| 39 | Haywood County | 1.18 |
| 40 | Randolph County | 1 |
| 41 | Mitchell County | 0.85 |
| 42 | Macon County | 0.8 |
| 43 | Ashe County | 0.74 |
| 44 | McDowell County | 0.44 |
| 45 | Cherokee County | 0.41 |
| 46 | Wilson County | 0.21 |
| 47 | Wilkes County | 0.14 |
| 48 | Davidson County | 0.07 |
| 49 | Stanly County | 0.03 |
| 50 | Swain County | 0 |
| 51 | Catawba County | -0.09 |
| 51 | Granville County | -0.09 |
| 52 | Yancey County | -0.62 |
| 53 | Cleveland County | -0.74 |
| 54 | Duplin County | -0.83 |
| 55 | Wayne County | -0.89 |
| 56 | Sampson County | -0.96 |
| 57 | Davie County | -1.02 |
| 58 | Rutherford County | -1.08 |
| 59 | Bladen County | -1.2 |
| 60 | Craven County | -1.37 |
| 61 | Robeson County | -1.99 |
| 62 | Camden County | -2.5 |
| 63 | Alexander County | -2.68 |
| 63 | Surry County | -2.68 |
| 64 | Rowan County | -2.84 |
| 65 | Alleghany County | -3.28 |
| 66 | Columbus County | -3.85 |
| 67 | Beaufort County | -3.97 |
| 68 | Caldwell County | -4.1 |
| 69 | Hertford County | -4.13 |
| 70 | Rockingham County | -4.55 |
| 71 | Lenoir County | -4.96 |
| 72 | Burke County | -5.09 |
| 73 | Avery County | -5.59 |
| 73 | Yadkin County | -5.59 |
| 74 | Halifax County | -6.45 |
| 75 | Scotland County | -6.49 |
| 76 | Anson County | -6.89 |
| 77 | Richmond County | -6.92 |
| 78 | Stokes County | -7.05 |
| 79 | Nash County | -7.31 |
| 80 | Chowan County | -7.52 |
| 81 | Vance County | -8.01 |
| 82 | Person County | -8.31 |
| 83 | Edgecombe County | -8.76 |
| 84 | Warren County | -9.06 |
| 85 | Montgomery County | -9.16 |
| 86 | Graham County | -10.05 |
| 87 | Martin County | -10.82 |
| 88 | Cumberland County | -12.18 |
| 89 | Pamlico County | -14.01 |
| 90 | Gates County | -14.04 |
| 91 | Caswell County | -14.84 |
| 92 | Bertie County | -16.54 |
| 93 | Greene County | -18.12 |
| 94 | Washington County | -18.54 |
| 95 | Hyde County | -19.15 |
| 96 | Northampton County | -27.64 |
| 97 | Tyrrell County | -51.08 |