Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Migration in 2021
Updated on January 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Net Migration for North Carolina was 114.38K. Among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest net migration (16.00K), followed by Johnston County (9.24K), and Brunswick County (7.92K).
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), 2021 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Migration in 2021
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| Rank | County | Net Migration |
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| 1 | Wake County | 15997 |
| 2 | Johnston County | 9241 |
| 3 | Brunswick County | 7922 |
| 4 | Orange County | 5152 |
| 5 | Iredell County | 4725 |
| 6 | Union County | 4231 |
| 7 | New Hanover County | 4115 |
| 8 | Cabarrus County | 3928 |
| 9 | Gaston County | 3188 |
| 10 | Moore County | 3015 |
| 11 | Buncombe County | 3006 |
| 12 | Lincoln County | 2966 |
| 13 | Forsyth County | 2849 |
| 14 | Franklin County | 2786 |
| 15 | Guilford County | 2735 |
| 16 | Durham County | 2729 |
| 17 | Pender County | 2630 |
| 18 | Alamance County | 2178 |
| 19 | Davidson County | 2167 |
| 20 | Chatham County | 1744 |
| 21 | Mecklenburg County | 1561 |
| 22 | Carteret County | 1558 |
| 23 | Pitt County | 1499 |
| 24 | Catawba County | 1385 |
| 25 | Currituck County | 1363 |
| 26 | Harnett County | 1301 |
| 27 | Rowan County | 1281 |
| 28 | Henderson County | 1175 |
| 29 | Randolph County | 1089 |
| 30 | Watauga County | 1019 |
| 31 | Dare County | 998 |
| 32 | Cleveland County | 937 |
| 32 | Davie County | 937 |
| 33 | Haywood County | 792 |
| 34 | Cumberland County | 788 |
| 35 | Stanly County | 698 |
| 36 | Macon County | 683 |
| 37 | Rockingham County | 675 |
| 38 | Lee County | 658 |
| 39 | Rutherford County | 599 |
| 40 | Cherokee County | 583 |
| 41 | Madison County | 558 |
| 42 | Hoke County | 548 |
| 42 | Polk County | 548 |
| 43 | Burke County | 495 |
| 44 | Transylvania County | 494 |
| 45 | Jackson County | 467 |
| 46 | Camden County | 459 |
| 47 | Granville County | 426 |
| 48 | Yancey County | 410 |
| 49 | Caldwell County | 405 |
| 50 | Ashe County | 392 |
| 51 | Stokes County | 369 |
| 52 | Warren County | 354 |
| 53 | Anson County | 338 |
| 54 | Clay County | 315 |
| 55 | Nash County | 289 |
| 56 | Montgomery County | 270 |
| 57 | McDowell County | 258 |
| 58 | Pasquotank County | 257 |
| 59 | Wilkes County | 255 |
| 60 | Alleghany County | 251 |
| 61 | Surry County | 249 |
| 62 | Perquimans County | 239 |
| 63 | Mitchell County | 212 |
| 64 | Yadkin County | 192 |
| 65 | Scotland County | 191 |
| 66 | Chowan County | 182 |
| 67 | Pamlico County | 172 |
| 68 | Caswell County | 166 |
| 69 | Tyrrell County | 164 |
| 70 | Jones County | 160 |
| 71 | Swain County | 146 |
| 72 | Halifax County | 135 |
| 73 | Hyde County | 114 |
| 74 | Alexander County | 110 |
| 75 | Person County | 88 |
| 76 | Bladen County | 80 |
| 77 | Graham County | 28 |
| 78 | Washington County | 24 |
| 79 | Sampson County | 18 |
| 80 | Beaufort County | 14 |
| 81 | Richmond County | 11 |
| 82 | Gates County | 5 |
| 83 | Martin County | -38 |
| 84 | Duplin County | -68 |
| 85 | Lenoir County | -86 |
| 86 | Robeson County | -125 |
| 87 | Hertford County | -127 |
| 88 | Greene County | -128 |
| 89 | Northampton County | -156 |
| 90 | Edgecombe County | -169 |
| 91 | Avery County | -197 |
| 92 | Columbus County | -232 |
| 93 | Craven County | -246 |
| 94 | Wilson County | -278 |
| 95 | Bertie County | -283 |
| 96 | Vance County | -302 |
| 97 | Wayne County | -403 |
| 98 | Onslow County | -2519 |