Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Migration in 2014

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, the Net Migration for North Carolina was 53.22K. Among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest net migration (15.70K), followed by Mecklenburg County (11.21K), and Union County (4.40K).

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 2014
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Rank County Net Migration
1 Wake County 15702
2 Mecklenburg County 11208
3 Union County 4400
4 Durham County 3869
5 Guilford County 3814
6 Brunswick County 3518
7 Cabarrus County 3428
8 New Hanover County 2467
9 Forsyth County 2464
10 Johnston County 2391
11 Buncombe County 2128
12 Iredell County 1675
13 Henderson County 1636
14 Moore County 1502
15 Chatham County 1412
16 Gaston County 1127
17 Alamance County 1058
18 Pender County 1029
19 Harnett County 662
20 Orange County 579
21 Currituck County 522
22 Rowan County 513
23 Franklin County 473
24 Carteret County 372
25 Haywood County 355
26 Lincoln County 294
27 Cleveland County 254
28 Transylvania County 219
29 Granville County 217
30 Swain County 214
31 Macon County 160
32 Camden County 123
33 Cherokee County 114
33 Polk County 114
34 Burke County 106
35 Madison County 89
36 Pamlico County 73
37 Beaufort County 72
38 Davidson County 68
39 Bertie County 67
40 Watauga County 61
41 Rockingham County 54
42 Yancey County 52
43 Hertford County 50
44 Dare County 49
45 Ashe County 45
46 Clay County 44
47 Anson County 41
48 Avery County 38
48 McDowell County 38
49 Randolph County 11
50 Catawba County 5
51 Alleghany County 2
51 Greene County 2
52 Tyrrell County 0
53 Wilkes County -1
54 Alexander County -28
55 Stanly County -33
56 Vance County -38
57 Hyde County -51
58 Surry County -57
59 Mitchell County -60
60 Graham County -68
61 Perquimans County -69
62 Columbus County -71
62 Rutherford County -71
63 Gates County -98
64 Jackson County -103
65 Northampton County -104
66 Stokes County -106
67 Chowan County -118
67 Duplin County -118
68 Jones County -123
69 Martin County -138
69 Person County -138
70 Davie County -156
71 Hoke County -157
72 Montgomery County -164
73 Warren County -175
74 Yadkin County -182
75 Washington County -199
76 Halifax County -234
77 Bladen County -248
78 Pasquotank County -250
79 Sampson County -253
80 Caswell County -254
81 Caldwell County -286
82 Wilson County -301
83 Pitt County -335
84 Scotland County -342
85 Nash County -350
86 Richmond County -368
87 Lenoir County -442
88 Wayne County -626
89 Lee County -633
90 Edgecombe County -635
91 Craven County -719
92 Robeson County -826
93 Onslow County -3831
94 Cumberland County -4200