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.
Map of counties, 2015
- Under -6.7
- -6.7 to -3.7
- -3.7 to 0
- 0 to 3.3
- 3.3 to 11
- 11 and over
Top 40 counties, 2015
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2015 | Change on 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brunswick County Estimated | 33.82 | +3.68 pts |
| 2 | Pender County Estimated | 24.97 | +6.82 pts |
| 3 | Chatham County Estimated | 23.35 | +1.75 pts |
| 4 | Cabarrus County Estimated | 18.96 | +1.95 pts |
| 5 | Johnston County Estimated | 17.97 | +5.14 pts |
| 6 | Henderson County Estimated | 16.62 | +1.97 pts |
| 7 | Union County Estimated | 14.17 | -5.95 pts |
| 8 | Iredell County Estimated | 14.07 | +5.22 pts |
| 9 | New Hanover County Estimated | 13.42 | +2.61 pts |
| 10 | Lincoln County Estimated | 13.41 | +9.73 pts |
| 11 | Wake County Estimated | 13.1 | +0.85 pts |
| 12 | Dare County Estimated | 12.87 | +12.04 pts |
| 13 | Moore County Estimated | 12.32 | -2.75 pts |
| 14 | Franklin County Estimated | 11.97 | +4.96 pts |
| 15 | Clay County Estimated | 11.87 | +7.53 pts |
| 16 | Davie County Estimated | 11.7 | +15.54 pts |
| 17 | Haywood County Estimated | 11.69 | +5.5 pts |
| 18 | Watauga County Estimated | 11.29 | +10.4 pts |
| 19 | Currituck County Estimated | 10.37 | -10.61 pts |
| 20 | Buncombe County Estimated | 10.31 | +2.31 pts |
| 21 | Transylvania County Estimated | 9.61 | +3.02 pts |
| 22 | Macon County Estimated | 9.36 | +5.57 pts |
| 23 | Mecklenburg County Estimated | 9.13 | +2.55 pts |
| 24 | Gaston County Estimated | 8.95 | +4.15 pts |
| 25 | Alamance County Estimated | 8.82 | +2.69 pts |
| 26 | Polk County Estimated | 8.68 | +3.13 pts |
| 27 | Cherokee County Estimated | 7.64 | +2.99 pts |
| 28 | Jackson County Estimated | 6 | +9.86 pts |
| 29 | Hoke County Estimated | 5.96 | +11.97 pts |
| 30 | Durham County Estimated | 5.63 | -2.74 pts |
| 31 | Tyrrell County Estimated | 5.33 | +5.82 pts |
| 32 | Beaufort County Estimated | 4.58 | +3.12 pts |
| 33 | Montgomery County Estimated | 3.55 | +9.06 pts |
| 34 | Forsyth County Estimated | 3.52 | -2.21 pts |
| 35 | Guilford County Estimated | 3.3 | -0.96 pts |
| 36 | Swain County Estimated | 3.29 | -11.95 pts |
| 37 | Person County Estimated | 3.09 | +6.46 pts |
| 38 | Carteret County Estimated | 2.88 | -1.61 pts |
| 39 | Rowan County Estimated | 2.6 | -0.65 pts |
| 40 | Granville County Estimated | 2.58 | -1.44 pts |
| 41 | Yancey County Estimated | 2.51 | -0.4 pts |
| 42 | Caswell County Estimated | 2.19 | +13.74 pts |
| 43 | Burke County Estimated | 1.39 | +1 pts |
| 44 | Davidson County Estimated | 1.19 | +0.99 pts |
| 45 | Harnett County Estimated | 1 | -2.03 pts |
| 46 | Catawba County Estimated | 0.82 | +1.98 pts |
| 47 | Rockingham County Estimated | 0.78 | +0.47 pts |
| 48 | Wilson County Estimated | 0.75 | +5.23 pts |
| 49 | Rutherford County Estimated | 0.54 | +1.83 pts |
| 50 | Ashe County Estimated | 0.49 | -1.45 pts |
| 51 | Pitt County Estimated | 0.48 | +3.42 pts |
| 52 | Alexander County Estimated | 0.41 | +1.41 pts |
| 53 | Stanly County Estimated | 0.08 | +1.25 pts |
| 54 | Cleveland County Estimated | -0.05 | -2 pts |
| 55 | Caldwell County Estimated | -0.29 | +3.8 pts |
| 56 | Stokes County Estimated | -0.37 | +1.94 pts |
| 57 | Alleghany County Estimated | -0.37 | -0.46 pts |
| 58 | Orange County Estimated | -0.38 | +0.57 pts |
| 59 | Camden County Estimated | -0.39 | -10.98 pts |
| 60 | McDowell County Estimated | -0.51 | -0.76 pts |
| 61 | Wilkes County Estimated | -0.54 | -0.19 pts |
| 62 | Randolph County Estimated | -0.65 | -0.54 pts |
| 63 | Graham County Estimated | -1.63 | +6.57 pts |
| 64 | Perquimans County Estimated | -1.92 | +3.01 pts |
| 65 | Madison County Estimated | -1.98 | -5.76 pts |
| 66 | Northampton County Estimated | -2.23 | +3.6 pts |
| 67 | Columbus County Estimated | -2.73 | -1.24 pts |
| 68 | Mitchell County Estimated | -2.78 | +2.15 pts |
| 69 | Vance County Estimated | -3.57 | -2.4 pts |
| 70 | Martin County Estimated | -3.85 | +2.01 pts |
| 71 | Greene County Estimated | -3.86 | -4.05 pts |
| 72 | Bertie County Estimated | -3.9 | -6.41 pts |
| 73 | Pamlico County Estimated | -3.9 | -8.95 pts |
| 74 | Yadkin County Estimated | -4.53 | +0.34 pts |
| 75 | Lenoir County Estimated | -4.68 | +3.3 pts |
| 76 | Lee County Estimated | -4.68 | +7.43 pts |
| 77 | Nash County Estimated | -5.04 | -0.8 pts |
| 78 | Bladen County Estimated | -5.32 | +2.28 pts |
| 79 | Warren County Estimated | -5.33 | +3.03 pts |
| 80 | Surry County Estimated | -5.52 | -4.43 pts |
| 81 | Avery County Estimated | -6.03 | -7.79 pts |
| 82 | Jones County Estimated | -6.12 | +6.58 pts |
| 83 | Gates County Estimated | -6.13 | +2.96 pts |
| 84 | Pasquotank County Estimated | -6.16 | +2.21 pts |
| 85 | Richmond County Estimated | -6.91 | +1.27 pts |
| 86 | Robeson County Estimated | -7.24 | -0.77 pts |
| 87 | Hertford County Estimated | -8.04 | -8.65 pts |
| 88 | Sampson County Estimated | -8.7 | -2.67 pts |
| 89 | Wayne County Estimated | -9.64 | -1.9 pts |
| 90 | Halifax County Estimated | -11.41 | -6.69 pts |
| 91 | Scotland County Estimated | -11.55 | -1.35 pts |
| 92 | Anson County Estimated | -12.33 | -12.98 pts |
| 93 | Duplin County Estimated | -14.22 | -11.2 pts |
| 94 | Washington County Estimated | -15.37 | +1.34 pts |
| 95 | Chowan County Estimated | -16.48 | -8.33 pts |
| 96 | Cumberland County Estimated | -17.92 | -0.72 pts |
| 97 | Onslow County Estimated | -17.94 | +6.3 pts |
| 98 | Craven County Estimated | -19.29 | -9.63 pts |
| 99 | Edgecombe County Estimated | -20.28 | -8.78 pts |
| 100 | Hyde County Estimated | -27.76 | -18.69 pts |
Other periods
About this ranking
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.
How to cite
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).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_north_carolina_2015,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{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}},
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-rate-july-june/north-carolina-counties?period=2015. Publisher attribution: 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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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.
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 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.