Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2022
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the Net Migration Rate per 1K for North Carolina was 13.39. Among all North Carolina counties, Brunswick County had the highest net migration rate (56.52), followed by Pender County (41.91), and Currituck County (40.22).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2022 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2022
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| Rank | County | Net Migration Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brunswick County | 56.52 |
| 2 | Pender County | 41.91 |
| 3 | Currituck County | 40.22 |
| 4 | Lincoln County | 35.29 |
| 5 | Franklin County | 33.13 |
| 6 | Jackson County | 32.14 |
| 7 | Johnston County | 29.61 |
| 8 | Clay County | 28.27 |
| 9 | Tyrrell County | 27.48 |
| 10 | Camden County | 26.56 |
| 11 | Chatham County | 25.75 |
| 12 | Moore County | 25.36 |
| 13 | New Hanover County | 24.98 |
| 13 | Polk County | 24.98 |
| 14 | Lee County | 24.67 |
| 15 | Macon County | 21.79 |
| 16 | Stanly County | 20.95 |
| 17 | Iredell County | 20 |
| 18 | Ashe County | 19.84 |
| 19 | Union County | 19.4 |
| 20 | Harnett County | 18.36 |
| 21 | Cherokee County | 17.91 |
| 22 | Stokes County | 17.51 |
| 23 | Carteret County | 17.18 |
| 24 | Chowan County | 17.12 |
| 25 | Alamance County | 16.68 |
| 26 | Alleghany County | 15.9 |
| 27 | Rowan County | 15.75 |
| 28 | Cabarrus County | 15.55 |
| 29 | Mitchell County | 15.45 |
| 30 | Henderson County | 15.35 |
| 31 | Davie County | 14.98 |
| 32 | Mecklenburg County | 14.84 |
| 33 | Rockingham County | 14.8 |
| 34 | Davidson County | 14.18 |
| 35 | Perquimans County | 13.88 |
| 36 | Gaston County | 13.75 |
| 37 | Wake County | 13.63 |
| 38 | Catawba County | 13.6 |
| 39 | Rutherford County | 12.65 |
| 40 | Madison County | 12.42 |
| 41 | McDowell County | 12.21 |
| 42 | Orange County | 11.97 |
| 43 | Transylvania County | 11.73 |
| 44 | Yadkin County | 11.68 |
| 45 | Randolph County | 11.48 |
| 46 | Buncombe County | 10.47 |
| 47 | Burke County | 10.31 |
| 48 | Pasquotank County | 10.26 |
| 49 | Jones County | 10.08 |
| 50 | Duplin County | 9.85 |
| 51 | Forsyth County | 9.75 |
| 52 | Surry County | 9.72 |
| 53 | Greene County | 9.69 |
| 54 | Guilford County | 9.55 |
| 55 | Haywood County | 9.49 |
| 56 | Anson County | 9.37 |
| 56 | Durham County | 9.37 |
| 57 | Nash County | 9.3 |
| 58 | Person County | 8.43 |
| 59 | Avery County | 8.39 |
| 60 | Yancey County | 8.31 |
| 61 | Craven County | 8.28 |
| 62 | Graham County | 7.85 |
| 63 | Granville County | 7.81 |
| 64 | Pitt County | 7.62 |
| 65 | Cleveland County | 7.56 |
| 66 | Scotland County | 7.5 |
| 67 | Columbus County | 7.12 |
| 68 | Montgomery County | 6.69 |
| 69 | Vance County | 6.54 |
| 70 | Dare County | 6.29 |
| 70 | Wilkes County | 6.29 |
| 71 | Wayne County | 6.05 |
| 72 | Wilson County | 5.51 |
| 73 | Beaufort County | 5.4 |
| 74 | Edgecombe County | 5.27 |
| 75 | Caldwell County | 5.2 |
| 76 | Hyde County | 4.99 |
| 77 | Watauga County | 4.66 |
| 78 | Onslow County | 4.58 |
| 79 | Alexander County | 4.52 |
| 80 | Robeson County | 4.17 |
| 81 | Pamlico County | 3.57 |
| 82 | Gates County | 3.08 |
| 83 | Lenoir County | 2.95 |
| 84 | Sampson County | 2.84 |
| 85 | Hoke County | 2.45 |
| 86 | Bladen County | 2.11 |
| 87 | Warren County | 1.76 |
| 88 | Washington County | 0 |
| 89 | Richmond County | -0.35 |
| 90 | Martin County | -2.82 |
| 91 | Caswell County | -3.94 |
| 92 | Swain County | -5.69 |
| 93 | Cumberland County | -6.75 |
| 94 | Halifax County | -6.82 |
| 95 | Northampton County | -6.9 |
| 96 | Bertie County | -9.19 |
| 97 | Hertford County | -9.61 |