Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Migration in 2013

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, the Net Migration for North Carolina was 59.18K. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest net migration (15.13K), followed by Wake County (14.54K), and Guilford County (3.78K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.

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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Migration in 2013
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Migration in 2013
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Rank County Net Migration
1 Mecklenburg County 15134
2 Wake County 14540
3 Guilford County 3783
4 Durham County 3656
5 New Hanover County 3382
6 Union County 3060
7 Brunswick County 2976
8 Buncombe County 2916
9 Cabarrus County 2125
10 Johnston County 1956
11 Harnett County 1943
12 Forsyth County 1636
13 Iredell County 1620
14 Henderson County 1414
15 Moore County 1273
16 Gaston County 1165
17 Orange County 1057
18 Pender County 962
19 Carteret County 775
20 Chatham County 756
21 Alamance County 722
22 Franklin County 568
23 Pitt County 509
24 Haywood County 504
25 Davidson County 363
26 Lincoln County 359
27 Dare County 353
28 Jackson County 351
29 Lee County 295
30 Madison County 288
31 Polk County 286
32 Rowan County 274
33 Cherokee County 243
34 Currituck County 221
35 Watauga County 220
36 Davie County 203
37 Stanly County 198
38 Transylvania County 188
39 Caldwell County 184
40 Granville County 166
41 Catawba County 159
42 Caswell County 133
43 Camden County 113
44 McDowell County 106
45 Avery County 89
46 Alexander County 86
47 Perquimans County 73
48 Person County 65
49 Hoke County 64
50 Washington County 56
51 Mitchell County 36
52 Graham County 35
53 Macon County 32
54 Clay County 14
55 Hertford County 1
56 Beaufort County 0
57 Ashe County -3
58 Yancey County -10
59 Chowan County -11
60 Alleghany County -12
61 Tyrrell County -20
62 Sampson County -26
63 Hyde County -29
64 Cumberland County -30
65 Jones County -39
66 Swain County -63
67 Bertie County -84
67 Yadkin County -84
68 Warren County -97
69 Stokes County -100
70 Pamlico County -102
71 Montgomery County -111
72 Randolph County -115
73 Martin County -129
74 Rutherford County -168
75 Wilkes County -172
76 Gates County -173
77 Bladen County -176
78 Greene County -208
79 Richmond County -220
80 Scotland County -224
81 Wilson County -229
82 Edgecombe County -258
83 Lenoir County -303
84 Anson County -326
85 Columbus County -337
86 Northampton County -343
87 Duplin County -367
88 Cleveland County -387
89 Halifax County -434
90 Burke County -439
91 Surry County -523
92 Rockingham County -568
93 Wayne County -581
94 Vance County -650
95 Pasquotank County -893
96 Nash County -906
97 Robeson County -1012
98 Craven County -1567
99 Onslow County -1982