Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2017
Updated on January 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Net Migration Rate per 1K for North Carolina was 8.43. Among all North Carolina counties, Brunswick County had the highest net migration rate (38.91), followed by Tyrrell County (36.39), and Pender County (31.53).
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), 2017 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2017
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| Rank | County | Net Migration Rate |
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| 1 | Brunswick County | 38.91 |
| 2 | Tyrrell County | 36.39 |
| 3 | Pender County | 31.53 |
| 4 | Clay County | 28.05 |
| 5 | Johnston County | 24.75 |
| 6 | Currituck County | 23.92 |
| 7 | Chatham County | 23.8 |
| 8 | Franklin County | 20.91 |
| 9 | Cabarrus County | 20.8 |
| 10 | Moore County | 20.33 |
| 11 | Watauga County | 18.79 |
| 12 | Union County | 18.27 |
| 13 | Henderson County | 18.24 |
| 14 | Transylvania County | 17.37 |
| 15 | Alamance County | 17.08 |
| 16 | Lincoln County | 16.38 |
| 17 | Iredell County | 16.17 |
| 18 | New Hanover County | 15.7 |
| 19 | Wake County | 15.57 |
| 20 | Macon County | 14.63 |
| 21 | Polk County | 14.4 |
| 22 | Haywood County | 14.12 |
| 23 | Jackson County | 13.6 |
| 24 | Gaston County | 13.22 |
| 25 | Madison County | 12.32 |
| 26 | Camden County | 12.15 |
| 27 | Mecklenburg County | 12.05 |
| 28 | Dare County | 11.7 |
| 29 | Granville County | 11.68 |
| 30 | Alleghany County | 11.67 |
| 31 | Ashe County | 11.61 |
| 32 | Davie County | 11.28 |
| 33 | Cherokee County | 10.53 |
| 34 | Stanly County | 10.42 |
| 35 | Hoke County | 10.16 |
| 36 | Lee County | 9.88 |
| 37 | Forsyth County | 9.39 |
| 38 | Buncombe County | 9.34 |
| 39 | Swain County | 8.79 |
| 40 | Yancey County | 8.5 |
| 41 | Burke County | 8.49 |
| 42 | Catawba County | 8.37 |
| 43 | McDowell County | 7.54 |
| 44 | Avery County | 7.21 |
| 45 | Durham County | 7.06 |
| 46 | Rowan County | 7.02 |
| 47 | Harnett County | 6.59 |
| 48 | Davidson County | 6.47 |
| 49 | Rutherford County | 6.38 |
| 50 | Perquimans County | 5.43 |
| 51 | Carteret County | 5.22 |
| 52 | Guilford County | 4.6 |
| 53 | Surry County | 4.52 |
| 54 | Mitchell County | 4.07 |
| 55 | Caldwell County | 4.01 |
| 56 | Pitt County | 3.75 |
| 57 | Cleveland County | 3.51 |
| 58 | Warren County | 3.43 |
| 59 | Person County | 3.38 |
| 60 | Orange County | 3.17 |
| 61 | Jones County | 1.25 |
| 62 | Graham County | 0.94 |
| 63 | Alexander County | 0.86 |
| 64 | Wilson County | 0.75 |
| 65 | Yadkin County | 0.66 |
| 66 | Wilkes County | 0.64 |
| 67 | Nash County | 0.62 |
| 68 | Stokes County | 0.42 |
| 69 | Montgomery County | 0.33 |
| 70 | Randolph County | -0.45 |
| 71 | Onslow County | -0.8 |
| 72 | Pasquotank County | -1.22 |
| 73 | Caswell County | -1.85 |
| 74 | Sampson County | -1.98 |
| 75 | Rockingham County | -2.18 |
| 76 | Beaufort County | -2.31 |
| 77 | Columbus County | -2.92 |
| 78 | Craven County | -3.39 |
| 79 | Vance County | -3.51 |
| 80 | Gates County | -3.55 |
| 81 | Pamlico County | -3.94 |
| 82 | Greene County | -4.23 |
| 83 | Bladen County | -4.35 |
| 84 | Richmond County | -4.85 |
| 85 | Bertie County | -5.22 |
| 86 | Scotland County | -6.18 |
| 87 | Chowan County | -7.16 |
| 88 | Washington County | -7.82 |
| 89 | Northampton County | -7.94 |
| 90 | Halifax County | -8.03 |
| 91 | Robeson County | -8.56 |
| 92 | Duplin County | -8.59 |
| 93 | Edgecombe County | -8.63 |
| 94 | Lenoir County | -8.78 |
| 95 | Martin County | -10.46 |
| 96 | Anson County | -10.87 |
| 97 | Hertford County | -11.26 |
| 98 | Wayne County | -12.04 |
| 99 | Cumberland County | -14.72 |
| 100 | Hyde County | -32.45 |