Counties in North Carolina by net domestic migration rate, July to June

Brunswick County had the highest net domestic migration rate, July to June of 100 counties in 2015, at 33.82 per 1,000 inhabitants. Hyde County had the lowest, at -27.76 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 0.48 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for North Carolina was 4.49 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33.82Brunswick County
Lowest-27.76Hyde County
Median0.48100 counties
North Carolina4.49History

Map of counties, 2015

Alamance County: 8.82 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlexander County: 0.41 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlleghany County: -0.37 per 1,000 inhabitantsAnson County: -12.33 per 1,000 inhabitantsAshe County: 0.49 per 1,000 inhabitantsAvery County: -6.03 per 1,000 inhabitantsBeaufort County: 4.58 per 1,000 inhabitantsBertie County: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsBladen County: -5.32 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrunswick County: 33.82 per 1,000 inhabitantsBuncombe County: 10.31 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurke County: 1.39 per 1,000 inhabitantsCabarrus County: 18.96 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaldwell County: -0.29 per 1,000 inhabitantsCamden County: -0.39 per 1,000 inhabitantsCarteret County: 2.88 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaswell County: 2.19 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatawba County: 0.82 per 1,000 inhabitantsChatham County: 23.35 per 1,000 inhabitantsCherokee County: 7.64 per 1,000 inhabitantsChowan County: -16.48 per 1,000 inhabitantsClay County: 11.87 per 1,000 inhabitantsCleveland County: -0.05 per 1,000 inhabitantsColumbus County: -2.73 per 1,000 inhabitantsCraven County: -19.29 per 1,000 inhabitantsCumberland County: -17.92 per 1,000 inhabitantsCurrituck County: 10.37 per 1,000 inhabitantsDare County: 12.87 per 1,000 inhabitantsDavidson County: 1.19 per 1,000 inhabitantsDavie County: 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsDuplin County: -14.22 per 1,000 inhabitantsDurham County: 5.63 per 1,000 inhabitantsEdgecombe County: -20.28 per 1,000 inhabitantsForsyth County: 3.52 per 1,000 inhabitantsFranklin County: 11.97 per 1,000 inhabitantsGaston County: 8.95 per 1,000 inhabitantsGates County: -6.13 per 1,000 inhabitantsGraham County: -1.63 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranville County: 2.58 per 1,000 inhabitantsGreene County: -3.86 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuilford County: 3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsHalifax County: -11.41 per 1,000 inhabitantsHarnett County: 1 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaywood County: 11.69 per 1,000 inhabitantsHenderson County: 16.62 per 1,000 inhabitantsHertford County: -8.04 per 1,000 inhabitantsHoke County: 5.96 per 1,000 inhabitantsHyde County: -27.76 per 1,000 inhabitantsIredell County: 14.07 per 1,000 inhabitantsJackson County: 6 per 1,000 inhabitantsJohnston County: 17.97 per 1,000 inhabitantsJones County: -6.12 per 1,000 inhabitantsLee County: -4.68 per 1,000 inhabitantsLenoir County: -4.68 per 1,000 inhabitantsLincoln County: 13.41 per 1,000 inhabitantsMcDowell County: -0.51 per 1,000 inhabitantsMacon County: 9.36 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadison County: -1.98 per 1,000 inhabitantsMartin County: -3.85 per 1,000 inhabitantsMecklenburg County: 9.13 per 1,000 inhabitantsMitchell County: -2.78 per 1,000 inhabitantsMontgomery County: 3.55 per 1,000 inhabitantsMoore County: 12.32 per 1,000 inhabitantsNash County: -5.04 per 1,000 inhabitantsNew Hanover County: 13.42 per 1,000 inhabitantsNorthampton County: -2.23 per 1,000 inhabitantsOnslow County: -17.94 per 1,000 inhabitantsOrange County: -0.38 per 1,000 inhabitantsPamlico County: -3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsPasquotank County: -6.16 per 1,000 inhabitantsPender County: 24.97 per 1,000 inhabitantsPerquimans County: -1.92 per 1,000 inhabitantsPerson County: 3.09 per 1,000 inhabitantsPitt County: 0.48 per 1,000 inhabitantsPolk County: 8.68 per 1,000 inhabitantsRandolph County: -0.65 per 1,000 inhabitantsRichmond County: -6.91 per 1,000 inhabitantsRobeson County: -7.24 per 1,000 inhabitantsRockingham County: 0.78 per 1,000 inhabitantsRowan County: 2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsRutherford County: 0.54 per 1,000 inhabitantsSampson County: -8.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsScotland County: -11.55 per 1,000 inhabitantsStanly County: 0.08 per 1,000 inhabitantsStokes County: -0.37 per 1,000 inhabitantsSurry County: -5.52 per 1,000 inhabitantsSwain County: 3.29 per 1,000 inhabitantsTransylvania County: 9.61 per 1,000 inhabitantsTyrrell County: 5.33 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnion County: 14.17 per 1,000 inhabitantsVance County: -3.57 per 1,000 inhabitantsWake County: 13.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsWarren County: -5.33 per 1,000 inhabitantsWashington County: -15.37 per 1,000 inhabitantsWatauga County: 11.29 per 1,000 inhabitantsWayne County: -9.64 per 1,000 inhabitantsWilkes County: -0.54 per 1,000 inhabitantsWilson County: 0.75 per 1,000 inhabitantsYadkin County: -4.53 per 1,000 inhabitantsYancey County: 2.51 per 1,000 inhabitants
  • Under -6.7
  • -6.7 to -3.7
  • -3.7 to 0
  • 0 to 3.3
  • 3.3 to 11
  • 11 and over
per 1,000 inhabitants, 2015. Red areas are below zero and blue areas above it. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Brunswick County: 33.82 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrunswick County33.82Pender County: 24.97 per 1,000 inhabitantsPender County24.97Chatham County: 23.35 per 1,000 inhabitantsChatham County23.35Cabarrus County: 18.96 per 1,000 inhabitantsCabarrus County18.96Johnston County: 17.97 per 1,000 inhabitantsJohnston County17.97Henderson County: 16.62 per 1,000 inhabitantsHenderson County16.62Union County: 14.17 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnion County14.17Iredell County: 14.07 per 1,000 inhabitantsIredell County14.07New Hanover County: 13.42 per 1,000 inhabitantsNew Hanover County13.42Lincoln County: 13.41 per 1,000 inhabitantsLincoln County13.41Wake County: 13.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsWake County13.1Dare County: 12.87 per 1,000 inhabitantsDare County12.87Moore County: 12.32 per 1,000 inhabitantsMoore County12.32Franklin County: 11.97 per 1,000 inhabitantsFranklin County11.97Clay County: 11.87 per 1,000 inhabitantsClay County11.87Davie County: 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsDavie County11.7Haywood County: 11.69 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaywood County11.69Watauga County: 11.29 per 1,000 inhabitantsWatauga County11.29Currituck County: 10.37 per 1,000 inhabitantsCurrituck County10.37Buncombe County: 10.31 per 1,000 inhabitantsBuncombe County10.31Transylvania County: 9.61 per 1,000 inhabitantsTransylvania County9.61Macon County: 9.36 per 1,000 inhabitantsMacon County9.36Mecklenburg County: 9.13 per 1,000 inhabitantsMecklenburg County9.13Gaston County: 8.95 per 1,000 inhabitantsGaston County8.95Alamance County: 8.82 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlamance County8.82Polk County: 8.68 per 1,000 inhabitantsPolk County8.68Cherokee County: 7.64 per 1,000 inhabitantsCherokee County7.64Jackson County: 6 per 1,000 inhabitantsJackson County6Hoke County: 5.96 per 1,000 inhabitantsHoke County5.96Durham County: 5.63 per 1,000 inhabitantsDurham County5.63Tyrrell County: 5.33 per 1,000 inhabitantsTyrrell County5.33Beaufort County: 4.58 per 1,000 inhabitantsBeaufort County4.58Montgomery County: 3.55 per 1,000 inhabitantsMontgomery County3.55Forsyth County: 3.52 per 1,000 inhabitantsForsyth County3.52Guilford County: 3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuilford County3.3Swain County: 3.29 per 1,000 inhabitantsSwain County3.29Person County: 3.09 per 1,000 inhabitantsPerson County3.09Carteret County: 2.88 per 1,000 inhabitantsCarteret County2.88Rowan County: 2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsRowan County2.6Granville County: 2.58 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranville County2.58Brunswick County: 33.82 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrunswick County33.82Pender County: 24.97 per 1,000 inhabitantsPender County24.97Chatham County: 23.35 per 1,000 inhabitantsChatham County23.35Cabarrus County: 18.96 per 1,000 inhabitantsCabarrus County18.96Johnston County: 17.97 per 1,000 inhabitantsJohnston County17.97Henderson County: 16.62 per 1,000 inhabitantsHenderson County16.62Union County: 14.17 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnion County14.17Iredell County: 14.07 per 1,000 inhabitantsIredell County14.07New Hanover County: 13.42 per 1,000 inhabitantsNew Hanover County13.42Lincoln County: 13.41 per 1,000 inhabitantsLincoln County13.41Wake County: 13.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsWake County13.1Dare County: 12.87 per 1,000 inhabitantsDare County12.87Moore County: 12.32 per 1,000 inhabitantsMoore County12.32Franklin County: 11.97 per 1,000 inhabitantsFranklin County11.97Clay County: 11.87 per 1,000 inhabitantsClay County11.87Davie County: 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsDavie County11.7Haywood County: 11.69 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaywood County11.69Watauga County: 11.29 per 1,000 inhabitantsWatauga County11.29Currituck County: 10.37 per 1,000 inhabitantsCurrituck County10.37Buncombe County: 10.31 per 1,000 inhabitantsBuncombe County10.31Transylvania County: 9.61 per 1,000 inhabitantsTransylvania County9.61Macon County: 9.36 per 1,000 inhabitantsMacon County9.36Mecklenburg County: 9.13 per 1,000 inhabitantsMecklenburg County9.13Gaston County: 8.95 per 1,000 inhabitantsGaston County8.95Alamance County: 8.82 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlamance County8.82Polk County: 8.68 per 1,000 inhabitantsPolk County8.68Cherokee County: 7.64 per 1,000 inhabitantsCherokee County7.64Jackson County: 6 per 1,000 inhabitantsJackson County6Hoke County: 5.96 per 1,000 inhabitantsHoke County5.96Durham County: 5.63 per 1,000 inhabitantsDurham County5.63Tyrrell County: 5.33 per 1,000 inhabitantsTyrrell County5.33Beaufort County: 4.58 per 1,000 inhabitantsBeaufort County4.58Montgomery County: 3.55 per 1,000 inhabitantsMontgomery County3.55Forsyth County: 3.52 per 1,000 inhabitantsForsyth County3.52Guilford County: 3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuilford County3.3Swain County: 3.29 per 1,000 inhabitantsSwain County3.29Person County: 3.09 per 1,000 inhabitantsPerson County3.09Carteret County: 2.88 per 1,000 inhabitantsCarteret County2.88Rowan County: 2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsRowan County2.6Granville County: 2.58 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranville County2.58
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2014
1Brunswick County Estimated33.82+3.68 pts
2Pender County Estimated24.97+6.82 pts
3Chatham County Estimated23.35+1.75 pts
4Cabarrus County Estimated18.96+1.95 pts
5Johnston County Estimated17.97+5.14 pts
6Henderson County Estimated16.62+1.97 pts
7Union County Estimated14.17-5.95 pts
8Iredell County Estimated14.07+5.22 pts
9New Hanover County Estimated13.42+2.61 pts
10Lincoln County Estimated13.41+9.73 pts
11Wake County Estimated13.1+0.85 pts
12Dare County Estimated12.87+12.04 pts
13Moore County Estimated12.32-2.75 pts
14Franklin County Estimated11.97+4.96 pts
15Clay County Estimated11.87+7.53 pts
16Davie County Estimated11.7+15.54 pts
17Haywood County Estimated11.69+5.5 pts
18Watauga County Estimated11.29+10.4 pts
19Currituck County Estimated10.37-10.61 pts
20Buncombe County Estimated10.31+2.31 pts
21Transylvania County Estimated9.61+3.02 pts
22Macon County Estimated9.36+5.57 pts
23Mecklenburg County Estimated9.13+2.55 pts
24Gaston County Estimated8.95+4.15 pts
25Alamance County Estimated8.82+2.69 pts
26Polk County Estimated8.68+3.13 pts
27Cherokee County Estimated7.64+2.99 pts
28Jackson County Estimated6+9.86 pts
29Hoke County Estimated5.96+11.97 pts
30Durham County Estimated5.63-2.74 pts
31Tyrrell County Estimated5.33+5.82 pts
32Beaufort County Estimated4.58+3.12 pts
33Montgomery County Estimated3.55+9.06 pts
34Forsyth County Estimated3.52-2.21 pts
35Guilford County Estimated3.3-0.96 pts
36Swain County Estimated3.29-11.95 pts
37Person County Estimated3.09+6.46 pts
38Carteret County Estimated2.88-1.61 pts
39Rowan County Estimated2.6-0.65 pts
40Granville County Estimated2.58-1.44 pts
41Yancey County Estimated2.51-0.4 pts
42Caswell County Estimated2.19+13.74 pts
43Burke County Estimated1.39+1 pts
44Davidson County Estimated1.19+0.99 pts
45Harnett County Estimated1-2.03 pts
46Catawba County Estimated0.82+1.98 pts
47Rockingham County Estimated0.78+0.47 pts
48Wilson County Estimated0.75+5.23 pts
49Rutherford County Estimated0.54+1.83 pts
50Ashe County Estimated0.49-1.45 pts
51Pitt County Estimated0.48+3.42 pts
52Alexander County Estimated0.41+1.41 pts
53Stanly County Estimated0.08+1.25 pts
54Cleveland County Estimated-0.05-2 pts
55Caldwell County Estimated-0.29+3.8 pts
56Stokes County Estimated-0.37+1.94 pts
57Alleghany County Estimated-0.37-0.46 pts
58Orange County Estimated-0.38+0.57 pts
59Camden County Estimated-0.39-10.98 pts
60McDowell County Estimated-0.51-0.76 pts
61Wilkes County Estimated-0.54-0.19 pts
62Randolph County Estimated-0.65-0.54 pts
63Graham County Estimated-1.63+6.57 pts
64Perquimans County Estimated-1.92+3.01 pts
65Madison County Estimated-1.98-5.76 pts
66Northampton County Estimated-2.23+3.6 pts
67Columbus County Estimated-2.73-1.24 pts
68Mitchell County Estimated-2.78+2.15 pts
69Vance County Estimated-3.57-2.4 pts
70Martin County Estimated-3.85+2.01 pts
71Greene County Estimated-3.86-4.05 pts
72Bertie County Estimated-3.9-6.41 pts
73Pamlico County Estimated-3.9-8.95 pts
74Yadkin County Estimated-4.53+0.34 pts
75Lenoir County Estimated-4.68+3.3 pts
76Lee County Estimated-4.68+7.43 pts
77Nash County Estimated-5.04-0.8 pts
78Bladen County Estimated-5.32+2.28 pts
79Warren County Estimated-5.33+3.03 pts
80Surry County Estimated-5.52-4.43 pts
81Avery County Estimated-6.03-7.79 pts
82Jones County Estimated-6.12+6.58 pts
83Gates County Estimated-6.13+2.96 pts
84Pasquotank County Estimated-6.16+2.21 pts
85Richmond County Estimated-6.91+1.27 pts
86Robeson County Estimated-7.24-0.77 pts
87Hertford County Estimated-8.04-8.65 pts
88Sampson County Estimated-8.7-2.67 pts
89Wayne County Estimated-9.64-1.9 pts
90Halifax County Estimated-11.41-6.69 pts
91Scotland County Estimated-11.55-1.35 pts
92Anson County Estimated-12.33-12.98 pts
93Duplin County Estimated-14.22-11.2 pts
94Washington County Estimated-15.37+1.34 pts
95Chowan County Estimated-16.48-8.33 pts
96Cumberland County Estimated-17.92-0.72 pts
97Onslow County Estimated-17.94+6.3 pts
98Craven County Estimated-19.29-9.63 pts
99Edgecombe County Estimated-20.28-8.78 pts
100Hyde County Estimated-27.76-18.69 pts

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Net domestic migration into a US state or county from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year per 1,000 residents, using the average of the population estimates at the two July 1 endpoints.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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 rate, July to June, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

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Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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 rate, July to June, 2015. 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-rate-july-june/north-carolina-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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 rate, July to June, 2015. 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-rate-july-june/north-carolina-counties?period=2015.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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 rate, July to June, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-domestic-migration-rate-july-june/north-carolina-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest net domestic migration rate, July to June?

Brunswick County, with 33.82 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest net domestic migration rate, July to June?

Hyde County, with -27.76 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2015.

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