Counties in North Carolina by net domestic migration, July to June
Wake County had the highest net domestic migration, July to June of 100 counties in 2024, at 9,305. Cumberland County had the lowest, at -4,313. The median was 361 and the figure for North Carolina was 83,059. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2024 | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake County Estimated | 9,305 | -24.2% |
| 2 | Brunswick County Estimated | 7,748 | +5.2% |
| 3 | Johnston County Estimated | 5,176 | -6.8% |
| 4 | Iredell County Estimated | 4,949 | +56.5% |
| 5 | Union County Estimated | 3,751 | -35.1% |
| 6 | Harnett County Estimated | 3,343 | +48.7% |
| 7 | Davidson County Estimated | 2,937 | +17% |
| 8 | Gaston County Estimated | 2,775 | -10.4% |
| 9 | Cabarrus County Estimated | 2,540 | -11.3% |
| 10 | Alamance County Estimated | 2,514 | +11.8% |
| 11 | Mecklenburg County Estimated | 2,487 | -11.4% |
| 12 | Franklin County Estimated | 2,316 | -3.3% |
| 13 | New Hanover County Estimated | 2,290 | -26.2% |
| 14 | Catawba County Estimated | 1,984 | +22.2% |
| 15 | Buncombe County Estimated | 1,768 | -16.2% |
| 16 | Pender County Estimated | 1,619 | -34.3% |
| 17 | Lincoln County Estimated | 1,544 | -36.4% |
| 18 | Chatham County Estimated | 1,508 | -7.9% |
| 19 | Stanly County Estimated | 1,476 | +0.4% |
| 20 | Rowan County Estimated | 1,362 | -37.9% |
| 21 | Rockingham County Estimated | 1,301 | +37.7% |
| 22 | Moore County Estimated | 1,224 | -12.3% |
| 23 | Nash County Estimated | 1,222 | +43.8% |
| 24 | Henderson County Estimated | 1,202 | -11.2% |
| 25 | Forsyth County Estimated | 1,098 | -42.1% |
| 26 | Onslow County Estimated | 989 | -38.7% |
| 27 | Carteret County Estimated | 948 | +28.6% |
| 28 | Cleveland County Estimated | 907 | -11.9% |
| 29 | Davie County Estimated | 859 | +43.6% |
| 30 | Pitt County Estimated | 822 | -11.3% |
| 31 | Currituck County Estimated | 745 | +28.4% |
| 32 | Randolph County Estimated | 647 | -56% |
| 33 | Craven County Estimated | 636 | -19.7% |
| 34 | Stokes County Estimated | 616 | -1.8% |
| 35 | Rutherford County Estimated | 581 | -35.7% |
| 36 | Haywood County Estimated | 579 | -21.1% |
| 37 | Burke County Estimated | 561 | -22.6% |
| 38 | Cherokee County Estimated | 532 | -24.3% |
| 39 | Lee County Estimated | 529 | -55.3% |
| 40 | Polk County Estimated | 512 | +107.3% |
| 41 | Lenoir County Estimated | 505 | -8.5% |
| 42 | Madison County Estimated | 495 | +115.2% |
| 43 | Caldwell County Estimated | 493 | -29.9% |
| 44 | Macon County Estimated | 486 | -24.3% |
| 45 | Alexander County Estimated | 430 | +38.3% |
| 46 | McDowell County Estimated | 422 | +15.3% |
| 47 | Warren County Estimated | 405 | +229.3% |
| 48 | Beaufort County Estimated | 378 | +25.6% |
| 49 | Ashe County Estimated | 377 | +81.3% |
| 50 | Pamlico County Estimated | 363 | +20.6% |
| 51 | Transylvania County Estimated | 358 | -17.1% |
| 52 | Person County Estimated | 347 | -24.7% |
| 53 | Wilson County Estimated | 341 | -55.4% |
| 54 | Surry County Estimated | 340 | +32.8% |
| 55 | Wilkes County Estimated | 336 | -18% |
| 56 | Sampson County Estimated | 328 | -1.5% |
| 57 | Bladen County Estimated | 327 | +30.3% |
| 58 | Avery County Estimated | 313 | +79.9% |
| 59 | Yadkin County Estimated | 274 | -22.4% |
| 60 | Perquimans County Estimated | 233 | -2.9% |
| 61 | Martin County Estimated | 229 | +57.9% |
| 62 | Pasquotank County Estimated | 220 | -31.9% |
| 63 | Bertie County Estimated | 217 | +43.7% |
| 64 | Edgecombe County Estimated | 214 | -60.4% |
| 65 | Clay County Estimated | 195 | -35.9% |
| 66 | Hoke County Estimated | 178 | -12.7% |
| 66 | Mitchell County Estimated | 178 | +85.4% |
| 68 | Robeson County Estimated | 175 | -76.7% |
| 69 | Duplin County Estimated | 173 | -38.4% |
| 70 | Yancey County Estimated | 165 | -35.5% |
| 71 | Montgomery County Estimated | 163 | -56.1% |
| 72 | Guilford County Estimated | 147 | -86.3% |
| 73 | Swain County Estimated | 131 | +147.2% |
| 74 | Chowan County Estimated | 120 | +46.3% |
| 75 | Graham County Estimated | 115 | +310.7% |
| 76 | Alleghany County Estimated | 104 | -45.5% |
| 77 | Greene County Estimated | 103 | -56.4% |
| 77 | Halifax County Estimated | 103 | +128.7% |
| 79 | Granville County Estimated | 97 | -80.7% |
| 80 | Richmond County Estimated | 88 | +150.6% |
| 81 | Caswell County Estimated | 80 | -79.7% |
| 82 | Jones County Estimated | 78 | -68.3% |
| 83 | Camden County Estimated | 72 | -4% |
| 84 | Columbus County Estimated | 70 | -79.9% |
| 85 | Scotland County Estimated | 57 | -43.6% |
| 86 | Wayne County Estimated | 51 | -92.6% |
| 87 | Dare County Estimated | 43 | -68.8% |
| 88 | Gates County Estimated | 11 | -78.4% |
| 89 | Vance County Estimated | 4 | -94.3% |
| 90 | Tyrrell County Estimated | -10 | -119.6% |
| 91 | Washington County Estimated | -11 | -157.9% |
| 92 | Northampton County Estimated | -20 | -146.5% |
| 93 | Hyde County Estimated | -36 | -238.5% |
| 94 | Hertford County Estimated | -86 | +65.3% |
| 95 | Jackson County Estimated | -143 | -113.5% |
| 96 | Anson County Estimated | -260 | -405.9% |
| 97 | Watauga County Estimated | -577 | -28,750% |
| 98 | Durham County Estimated | -929 | -21% |
| 99 | Orange County Estimated | -1,590 | -5,068.8% |
| 100 | Cumberland County Estimated | -4,313 | +6.2% |
Other periods
About this ranking
Estimated moves into a US state or county from elsewhere in the United States minus moves out to the rest of the country, from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year. A negative value means more people left than arrived.
Sums to zero for the United States as a whole, so there is no national value.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021 (Counties in North Carolina by net domestic migration, July to June, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html
MLA 9
Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in North Carolina by net domestic migration, July to June, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 Mar. 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-domestic-migration-july-june/north-carolina-counties?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Counties in North Carolina by net domestic migration, July to June, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-domestic-migration-july-june/north-carolina-counties?period=2024.
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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in North Carolina by net domestic migration, July to June, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-domestic-migration-july-june/north-carolina-counties?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021: Counties in North Carolina by net domestic migration, July to June, 2024}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-domestic-migration-july-june/north-carolina-counties?period=2024. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest net domestic migration, July to June?
Wake County, with 9,305 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest net domestic migration, July to June?
Cumberland County, with -4,313 in 2024.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Retrieved 2026-10-12.