Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Migration in 2018
Updated on January 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Net Migration for North Carolina was 89.09K. Among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest net migration (12.72K), followed by Mecklenburg County (7.77K), and Brunswick County (6.63K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: North Carolina Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2018 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Migration in 2018
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| Rank | County | Net Migration |
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| 1 | Wake County | 12716 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 7767 |
| 3 | Brunswick County | 6626 |
| 4 | Johnston County | 5596 |
| 5 | Orange County | 4014 |
| 6 | Union County | 3686 |
| 7 | Cabarrus County | 3587 |
| 8 | New Hanover County | 3371 |
| 9 | Guilford County | 3023 |
| 10 | Durham County | 2914 |
| 11 | Alamance County | 2846 |
| 12 | Gaston County | 2845 |
| 13 | Buncombe County | 2610 |
| 14 | Iredell County | 2430 |
| 15 | Forsyth County | 2403 |
| 16 | Chatham County | 1951 |
| 17 | Lincoln County | 1705 |
| 18 | Moore County | 1574 |
| 19 | Henderson County | 1457 |
| 20 | Franklin County | 1448 |
| 21 | Davidson County | 1430 |
| 22 | Pender County | 1288 |
| 23 | Harnett County | 1233 |
| 24 | Haywood County | 1220 |
| 25 | Watauga County | 910 |
| 26 | Carteret County | 909 |
| 27 | Catawba County | 833 |
| 28 | Macon County | 763 |
| 29 | Currituck County | 746 |
| 30 | Rowan County | 687 |
| 31 | Stanly County | 670 |
| 32 | Lee County | 613 |
| 33 | Granville County | 605 |
| 34 | Cherokee County | 590 |
| 35 | Transylvania County | 515 |
| 36 | Cleveland County | 469 |
| 37 | Dare County | 464 |
| 38 | Ashe County | 447 |
| 39 | McDowell County | 443 |
| 40 | Rutherford County | 397 |
| 41 | Burke County | 373 |
| 42 | Caldwell County | 343 |
| 43 | Jackson County | 338 |
| 44 | Vance County | 323 |
| 45 | Davie County | 283 |
| 46 | Pitt County | 264 |
| 47 | Polk County | 263 |
| 48 | Pasquotank County | 255 |
| 49 | Randolph County | 241 |
| 50 | Yancey County | 238 |
| 51 | Alexander County | 229 |
| 52 | Clay County | 205 |
| 53 | Beaufort County | 201 |
| 54 | Alleghany County | 194 |
| 55 | Wilkes County | 189 |
| 56 | Person County | 162 |
| 57 | Madison County | 136 |
| 58 | Caswell County | 122 |
| 59 | Richmond County | 112 |
| 60 | Nash County | 105 |
| 61 | Rockingham County | 104 |
| 62 | Mitchell County | 96 |
| 63 | Surry County | 90 |
| 64 | Camden County | 87 |
| 65 | Greene County | 76 |
| 66 | Chowan County | 75 |
| 67 | Avery County | 74 |
| 68 | Warren County | 72 |
| 69 | Gates County | 70 |
| 70 | Pamlico County | 66 |
| 71 | Swain County | 54 |
| 72 | Jones County | 46 |
| 73 | Perquimans County | 26 |
| 74 | Hertford County | 23 |
| 75 | Hoke County | 10 |
| 76 | Graham County | -15 |
| 77 | Martin County | -20 |
| 78 | Sampson County | -36 |
| 79 | Stokes County | -41 |
| 80 | Tyrrell County | -51 |
| 81 | Duplin County | -64 |
| 82 | Wayne County | -72 |
| 83 | Yadkin County | -77 |
| 84 | Northampton County | -91 |
| 85 | Wilson County | -102 |
| 86 | Bertie County | -108 |
| 87 | Columbus County | -128 |
| 87 | Washington County | -128 |
| 88 | Montgomery County | -137 |
| 89 | Bladen County | -151 |
| 90 | Cumberland County | -156 |
| 91 | Hyde County | -205 |
| 92 | Craven County | -308 |
| 93 | Anson County | -324 |
| 94 | Scotland County | -476 |
| 95 | Lenoir County | -478 |
| 96 | Halifax County | -499 |
| 97 | Edgecombe County | -681 |
| 98 | Onslow County | -915 |
| 99 | Robeson County | -989 |