Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Migration in 2020
Updated on January 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Net Migration for North Carolina was 83.62K. Among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest net migration (13.49K), followed by Mecklenburg County (8.21K), and Brunswick County (6.88K).
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), 2020 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Migration in 2020
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| Rank | County | Net Migration |
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| 1 | Wake County | 13489 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 8214 |
| 3 | Brunswick County | 6879 |
| 4 | Johnston County | 5803 |
| 5 | Cabarrus County | 4411 |
| 6 | Union County | 3854 |
| 7 | Iredell County | 3818 |
| 8 | Durham County | 2585 |
| 9 | New Hanover County | 2473 |
| 10 | Moore County | 2288 |
| 11 | Alamance County | 2114 |
| 12 | Franklin County | 2058 |
| 13 | Gaston County | 2000 |
| 14 | Buncombe County | 1818 |
| 15 | Pender County | 1669 |
| 16 | Guilford County | 1607 |
| 17 | Henderson County | 1602 |
| 18 | Lincoln County | 1566 |
| 19 | Chatham County | 1554 |
| 20 | Cleveland County | 1284 |
| 21 | Randolph County | 1253 |
| 22 | Davidson County | 1230 |
| 23 | Pitt County | 1143 |
| 24 | Catawba County | 1076 |
| 24 | Currituck County | 1076 |
| 25 | Forsyth County | 1049 |
| 26 | Rowan County | 825 |
| 27 | Haywood County | 784 |
| 28 | Stanly County | 716 |
| 29 | Nash County | 715 |
| 30 | Davie County | 681 |
| 31 | Orange County | 676 |
| 32 | Anson County | 619 |
| 33 | Rockingham County | 590 |
| 34 | Dare County | 522 |
| 35 | Carteret County | 509 |
| 36 | Cherokee County | 499 |
| 37 | Polk County | 454 |
| 38 | Transylvania County | 412 |
| 39 | Lee County | 411 |
| 40 | Macon County | 410 |
| 41 | Person County | 382 |
| 42 | Pasquotank County | 355 |
| 43 | Jackson County | 336 |
| 44 | Stokes County | 324 |
| 45 | Rutherford County | 310 |
| 46 | Clay County | 291 |
| 47 | Watauga County | 263 |
| 48 | Burke County | 261 |
| 49 | Wilson County | 241 |
| 50 | Hoke County | 239 |
| 51 | Harnett County | 204 |
| 52 | Beaufort County | 202 |
| 53 | Bladen County | 192 |
| 54 | Camden County | 188 |
| 55 | Surry County | 187 |
| 56 | Madison County | 181 |
| 57 | Pamlico County | 179 |
| 58 | Granville County | 178 |
| 59 | Avery County | 170 |
| 60 | Ashe County | 141 |
| 61 | Alleghany County | 131 |
| 62 | McDowell County | 129 |
| 63 | Perquimans County | 119 |
| 64 | Yadkin County | 112 |
| 65 | Yancey County | 111 |
| 66 | Alexander County | 109 |
| 67 | Caldwell County | 93 |
| 68 | Montgomery County | 82 |
| 69 | Mitchell County | 65 |
| 70 | Vance County | 56 |
| 71 | Greene County | 34 |
| 72 | Graham County | 31 |
| 73 | Chowan County | -11 |
| 74 | Sampson County | -19 |
| 75 | Tyrrell County | -25 |
| 76 | Wilkes County | -27 |
| 77 | Wayne County | -29 |
| 78 | Gates County | -35 |
| 79 | Warren County | -44 |
| 80 | Swain County | -45 |
| 81 | Jones County | -47 |
| 82 | Hyde County | -65 |
| 83 | Duplin County | -83 |
| 84 | Caswell County | -86 |
| 85 | Washington County | -97 |
| 86 | Scotland County | -124 |
| 87 | Bertie County | -134 |
| 88 | Lenoir County | -170 |
| 89 | Martin County | -181 |
| 90 | Northampton County | -262 |
| 91 | Halifax County | -341 |
| 92 | Richmond County | -363 |
| 93 | Hertford County | -418 |
| 94 | Columbus County | -432 |
| 95 | Edgecombe County | -439 |
| 96 | Robeson County | -582 |
| 97 | Craven County | -950 |
| 98 | Onslow County | -1382 |
| 99 | Cumberland County | -2625 |