Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2016
Updated on January 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Net Migration Rate per 1K for North Carolina was 9.16. Among all North Carolina counties, Brunswick County had the highest net migration rate (35.69), followed by Jackson County (30.5), and Cherokee County (30.26).
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), 2016 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2016
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| Rank | County | Net Migration Rate |
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| 1 | Brunswick County | 35.69 |
| 2 | Jackson County | 30.5 |
| 3 | Cherokee County | 30.26 |
| 4 | Johnston County | 26.13 |
| 5 | New Hanover County | 22.54 |
| 6 | Pender County | 22.36 |
| 7 | Cabarrus County | 21.63 |
| 8 | Currituck County | 19.81 |
| 9 | Chatham County | 19.71 |
| 10 | Watauga County | 19.55 |
| 11 | Alamance County | 19.43 |
| 12 | Henderson County | 18.57 |
| 13 | Wake County | 17.79 |
| 14 | Clay County | 17.36 |
| 15 | Gaston County | 16.2 |
| 16 | Haywood County | 15.74 |
| 17 | Durham County | 15.41 |
| 18 | Iredell County | 15.15 |
| 19 | Union County | 14.89 |
| 20 | Mecklenburg County | 14.4 |
| 21 | Moore County | 14.38 |
| 22 | Harnett County | 14 |
| 23 | Franklin County | 13.34 |
| 24 | Buncombe County | 12.18 |
| 25 | Madison County | 12.17 |
| 26 | Transylvania County | 11.65 |
| 27 | Alleghany County | 11.11 |
| 28 | Dare County | 10.92 |
| 29 | Guilford County | 10.35 |
| 30 | Camden County | 10.06 |
| 31 | Davie County | 8.95 |
| 32 | Macon County | 8.71 |
| 33 | Pamlico County | 8.55 |
| 34 | Granville County | 8.43 |
| 35 | Lincoln County | 8.15 |
| 36 | Forsyth County | 7.54 |
| 37 | Orange County | 7.27 |
| 38 | Polk County | 7.05 |
| 39 | Hyde County | 6.82 |
| 40 | Yancey County | 6.77 |
| 41 | Rowan County | 6.16 |
| 42 | Alexander County | 6.1 |
| 43 | Wilkes County | 5.58 |
| 44 | Davidson County | 5.51 |
| 45 | Catawba County | 5.34 |
| 46 | Greene County | 5.33 |
| 47 | Caldwell County | 4.9 |
| 48 | Carteret County | 4.5 |
| 49 | Ashe County | 4.43 |
| 50 | Stanly County | 4.17 |
| 51 | Duplin County | 4.08 |
| 52 | Gates County | 3.72 |
| 53 | Person County | 3.23 |
| 54 | Randolph County | 3.15 |
| 55 | Burke County | 3.13 |
| 56 | Cleveland County | 3.1 |
| 57 | Beaufort County | 2.85 |
| 58 | Nash County | 2.62 |
| 59 | Yadkin County | 2.52 |
| 60 | Surry County | 2.38 |
| 61 | Mitchell County | 2.06 |
| 62 | Avery County | 1.66 |
| 63 | Rutherford County | 1.51 |
| 63 | Vance County | 1.51 |
| 64 | Lee County | 1.48 |
| 64 | Pitt County | 1.48 |
| 65 | Caswell County | 0.79 |
| 66 | Perquimans County | 0.52 |
| 67 | Chowan County | 0.49 |
| 68 | Wilson County | -0.91 |
| 69 | Scotland County | -1.36 |
| 70 | Rockingham County | -1.59 |
| 71 | McDowell County | -1.78 |
| 72 | Pasquotank County | -1.85 |
| 73 | Cumberland County | -2.32 |
| 74 | Stokes County | -2.35 |
| 75 | Graham County | -3.62 |
| 76 | Wayne County | -3.91 |
| 77 | Martin County | -4.36 |
| 78 | Montgomery County | -4.79 |
| 79 | Columbus County | -4.92 |
| 80 | Craven County | -4.94 |
| 81 | Halifax County | -5.77 |
| 82 | Hertford County | -6.66 |
| 83 | Hoke County | -7.04 |
| 84 | Edgecombe County | -7.46 |
| 85 | Sampson County | -8 |
| 86 | Richmond County | -8.07 |
| 87 | Swain County | -10.03 |
| 88 | Bladen County | -10.69 |
| 89 | Robeson County | -10.89 |
| 90 | Washington County | -11.01 |
| 91 | Lenoir County | -11.21 |
| 92 | Warren County | -12.43 |
| 93 | Anson County | -13.07 |
| 94 | Northampton County | -14.8 |
| 95 | Jones County | -16.75 |
| 96 | Onslow County | -19.44 |
| 97 | Tyrrell County | -27.96 |
| 98 | Bertie County | -35.02 |