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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2014 Census.
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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 |