Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Migration in 2011
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the Net Migration for North Carolina was 43.05K. Among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest net migration (13.80K), followed by Mecklenburg County (12.16K), and Guilford County (3.20K).
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), 2011 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Migration in 2011
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| Rank | County | Net Migration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake County | 13802 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 12159 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 3203 |
| 4 | Durham County | 2819 |
| 5 | Harnett County | 2473 |
| 6 | Buncombe County | 2272 |
| 7 | New Hanover County | 2161 |
| 8 | Brunswick County | 2095 |
| 9 | Johnston County | 1751 |
| 10 | Cabarrus County | 1679 |
| 11 | Union County | 1655 |
| 12 | Forsyth County | 1527 |
| 13 | Hoke County | 1290 |
| 14 | Pitt County | 993 |
| 15 | Alamance County | 976 |
| 16 | Iredell County | 873 |
| 17 | Carteret County | 842 |
| 18 | Moore County | 730 |
| 19 | Henderson County | 694 |
| 20 | Watauga County | 660 |
| 21 | Wayne County | 651 |
| 22 | Pender County | 624 |
| 23 | Orange County | 382 |
| 24 | Lee County | 365 |
| 25 | Duplin County | 253 |
| 26 | Gaston County | 247 |
| 27 | Currituck County | 221 |
| 28 | Chatham County | 204 |
| 29 | Pamlico County | 186 |
| 30 | Greene County | 166 |
| 31 | Burke County | 155 |
| 32 | Person County | 128 |
| 33 | Chowan County | 127 |
| 34 | Madison County | 123 |
| 35 | Dare County | 119 |
| 36 | Clay County | 116 |
| 37 | Davie County | 111 |
| 38 | Lincoln County | 98 |
| 39 | Scotland County | 97 |
| 40 | Macon County | 93 |
| 41 | Swain County | 30 |
| 42 | Perquimans County | 24 |
| 43 | Warren County | 12 |
| 44 | Camden County | -2 |
| 45 | Hertford County | -7 |
| 45 | Hyde County | -7 |
| 46 | Avery County | -8 |
| 47 | Polk County | -14 |
| 48 | McDowell County | -16 |
| 49 | Northampton County | -31 |
| 50 | Richmond County | -38 |
| 51 | Craven County | -42 |
| 52 | Davidson County | -43 |
| 53 | Yancey County | -44 |
| 54 | Jones County | -47 |
| 55 | Graham County | -50 |
| 56 | Tyrrell County | -58 |
| 57 | Lenoir County | -66 |
| 58 | Mitchell County | -68 |
| 59 | Haywood County | -73 |
| 60 | Alleghany County | -76 |
| 61 | Yadkin County | -91 |
| 62 | Robeson County | -92 |
| 63 | Stanly County | -100 |
| 64 | Gates County | -105 |
| 65 | Vance County | -106 |
| 66 | Franklin County | -109 |
| 67 | Montgomery County | -113 |
| 68 | Beaufort County | -114 |
| 69 | Stokes County | -131 |
| 70 | Cherokee County | -135 |
| 71 | Transylvania County | -137 |
| 72 | Nash County | -149 |
| 73 | Ashe County | -164 |
| 74 | Surry County | -201 |
| 75 | Rutherford County | -203 |
| 76 | Washington County | -204 |
| 77 | Jackson County | -226 |
| 78 | Sampson County | -227 |
| 79 | Alexander County | -228 |
| 80 | Caswell County | -234 |
| 81 | Martin County | -237 |
| 82 | Columbus County | -265 |
| 83 | Bladen County | -272 |
| 84 | Granville County | -291 |
| 85 | Wilkes County | -299 |
| 86 | Halifax County | -304 |
| 87 | Anson County | -313 |
| 88 | Rockingham County | -314 |
| 89 | Bertie County | -320 |
| 89 | Cumberland County | -320 |
| 90 | Wilson County | -356 |
| 91 | Randolph County | -438 |
| 92 | Pasquotank County | -440 |
| 93 | Caldwell County | -479 |
| 94 | Catawba County | -506 |
| 95 | Cleveland County | -517 |
| 96 | Rowan County | -596 |
| 97 | Edgecombe County | -639 |
| 98 | Onslow County | -5467 |