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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 2016, at 35.67 per 1,000 inhabitants. Bertie County had the lowest, at -35.62 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 3.39 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for North Carolina was 7.03 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest35.67Brunswick County
Lowest-35.62Bertie County
Median3.39100 counties
North Carolina7.03History

Map of counties, 2016

Alamance County: 19.03 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlexander County: 5.99 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlleghany County: 9.82 per 1,000 inhabitantsAnson County: -14.33 per 1,000 inhabitantsAshe County: 4.58 per 1,000 inhabitantsAvery County: 1.14 per 1,000 inhabitantsBeaufort County: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsBertie County: -35.62 per 1,000 inhabitantsBladen County: -11.04 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrunswick County: 35.67 per 1,000 inhabitantsBuncombe County: 11.22 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurke County: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCabarrus County: 20.48 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaldwell County: 4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCamden County: 9.68 per 1,000 inhabitantsCarteret County: 3.73 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaswell County: 0.18 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatawba County: 3.93 per 1,000 inhabitantsChatham County: 19.84 per 1,000 inhabitantsCherokee County: 30.37 per 1,000 inhabitantsChowan County: 0.77 per 1,000 inhabitantsClay County: 17.08 per 1,000 inhabitantsCleveland County: 2.34 per 1,000 inhabitantsColumbus County: -5.29 per 1,000 inhabitantsCraven County: -6.79 per 1,000 inhabitantsCumberland County: -6.09 per 1,000 inhabitantsCurrituck County: 19.65 per 1,000 inhabitantsDare County: 9.08 per 1,000 inhabitantsDavidson County: 4.65 per 1,000 inhabitantsDavie County: 8.95 per 1,000 inhabitantsDuplin County: 1.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsDurham County: 9.42 per 1,000 inhabitantsEdgecombe County: -7.83 per 1,000 inhabitantsForsyth County: 6 per 1,000 inhabitantsFranklin County: 11.98 per 1,000 inhabitantsGaston County: 15.62 per 1,000 inhabitantsGates County: 3.64 per 1,000 inhabitantsGraham County: -3.97 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranville County: 7.95 per 1,000 inhabitantsGreene County: 5.04 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuilford County: 7.35 per 1,000 inhabitantsHalifax County: -6.06 per 1,000 inhabitantsHarnett County: 12.24 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaywood County: 15.37 per 1,000 inhabitantsHenderson County: 18.32 per 1,000 inhabitantsHertford County: -7.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHoke County: -9.65 per 1,000 inhabitantsHyde County: 7.18 per 1,000 inhabitantsIredell County: 13.95 per 1,000 inhabitantsJackson County: 29.31 per 1,000 inhabitantsJohnston County: 25.03 per 1,000 inhabitantsJones County: -16.86 per 1,000 inhabitantsLee County: -0.07 per 1,000 inhabitantsLenoir County: -11.59 per 1,000 inhabitantsLincoln County: 7.65 per 1,000 inhabitantsMcDowell County: -2.07 per 1,000 inhabitantsMacon County: 7.43 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadison County: 11.46 per 1,000 inhabitantsMartin County: -4.44 per 1,000 inhabitantsMecklenburg County: 8.69 per 1,000 inhabitantsMitchell County: 0.33 per 1,000 inhabitantsMontgomery County: -4.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMoore County: 13.06 per 1,000 inhabitantsNash County: 1.72 per 1,000 inhabitantsNew Hanover County: 21.92 per 1,000 inhabitantsNorthampton County: -15.39 per 1,000 inhabitantsOnslow County: -23.11 per 1,000 inhabitantsOrange County: 3.15 per 1,000 inhabitantsPamlico County: 8.39 per 1,000 inhabitantsPasquotank County: -2.82 per 1,000 inhabitantsPender County: 21.98 per 1,000 inhabitantsPerquimans County: 0.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsPerson County: 3.03 per 1,000 inhabitantsPitt County: 0.76 per 1,000 inhabitantsPolk County: 6.37 per 1,000 inhabitantsRandolph County: 2.68 per 1,000 inhabitantsRichmond County: -8.27 per 1,000 inhabitantsRobeson County: -11.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsRockingham County: -1.63 per 1,000 inhabitantsRowan County: 5.72 per 1,000 inhabitantsRutherford County: 1.45 per 1,000 inhabitantsSampson County: -10.11 per 1,000 inhabitantsScotland County: -1.76 per 1,000 inhabitantsStanly County: 4.02 per 1,000 inhabitantsStokes County: -2.96 per 1,000 inhabitantsSurry County: 1.62 per 1,000 inhabitantsSwain County: -10.17 per 1,000 inhabitantsTransylvania County: 11.32 per 1,000 inhabitantsTyrrell County: -27.96 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnion County: 14.32 per 1,000 inhabitantsVance County: -0.49 per 1,000 inhabitantsWake County: 13.76 per 1,000 inhabitantsWarren County: -12.18 per 1,000 inhabitantsWashington County: -10.69 per 1,000 inhabitantsWatauga County: 18.43 per 1,000 inhabitantsWayne County: -6.48 per 1,000 inhabitantsWilkes County: 4.89 per 1,000 inhabitantsWilson County: -2.07 per 1,000 inhabitantsYadkin County: 2.39 per 1,000 inhabitantsYancey County: 6.66 per 1,000 inhabitants
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per 1,000 inhabitants, 2016. 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, 2016

Brunswick County: 35.67 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrunswick County35.67Cherokee County: 30.37 per 1,000 inhabitantsCherokee County30.37Jackson County: 29.31 per 1,000 inhabitantsJackson County29.31Johnston County: 25.03 per 1,000 inhabitantsJohnston County25.03Pender County: 21.98 per 1,000 inhabitantsPender County21.98New Hanover County: 21.92 per 1,000 inhabitantsNew Hanover County21.92Cabarrus County: 20.48 per 1,000 inhabitantsCabarrus County20.48Chatham County: 19.84 per 1,000 inhabitantsChatham County19.84Currituck County: 19.65 per 1,000 inhabitantsCurrituck County19.65Alamance County: 19.03 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlamance County19.03Watauga County: 18.43 per 1,000 inhabitantsWatauga County18.43Henderson County: 18.32 per 1,000 inhabitantsHenderson County18.32Clay County: 17.08 per 1,000 inhabitantsClay County17.08Gaston County: 15.62 per 1,000 inhabitantsGaston County15.62Haywood County: 15.37 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaywood County15.37Union County: 14.32 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnion County14.32Iredell County: 13.95 per 1,000 inhabitantsIredell County13.95Wake County: 13.76 per 1,000 inhabitantsWake County13.76Moore County: 13.06 per 1,000 inhabitantsMoore County13.06Harnett County: 12.24 per 1,000 inhabitantsHarnett County12.24Franklin County: 11.98 per 1,000 inhabitantsFranklin County11.98Madison County: 11.46 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadison County11.46Transylvania County: 11.32 per 1,000 inhabitantsTransylvania County11.32Buncombe County: 11.22 per 1,000 inhabitantsBuncombe County11.22Alleghany County: 9.82 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlleghany County9.82Camden County: 9.68 per 1,000 inhabitantsCamden County9.68Durham County: 9.42 per 1,000 inhabitantsDurham County9.42Dare County: 9.08 per 1,000 inhabitantsDare County9.08Davie County: 8.95 per 1,000 inhabitantsDavie County8.95Mecklenburg County: 8.69 per 1,000 inhabitantsMecklenburg County8.69Pamlico County: 8.39 per 1,000 inhabitantsPamlico County8.39Granville County: 7.95 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranville County7.95Lincoln County: 7.65 per 1,000 inhabitantsLincoln County7.65Macon County: 7.43 per 1,000 inhabitantsMacon County7.43Guilford County: 7.35 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuilford County7.35Hyde County: 7.18 per 1,000 inhabitantsHyde County7.18Yancey County: 6.66 per 1,000 inhabitantsYancey County6.66Polk County: 6.37 per 1,000 inhabitantsPolk County6.37Forsyth County: 6 per 1,000 inhabitantsForsyth County6Alexander County: 5.99 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlexander County5.99Brunswick County: 35.67 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrunswick County35.67Cherokee County: 30.37 per 1,000 inhabitantsCherokee County30.37Jackson County: 29.31 per 1,000 inhabitantsJackson County29.31Johnston County: 25.03 per 1,000 inhabitantsJohnston County25.03Pender County: 21.98 per 1,000 inhabitantsPender County21.98New Hanover County: 21.92 per 1,000 inhabitantsNew Hanover County21.92Cabarrus County: 20.48 per 1,000 inhabitantsCabarrus County20.48Chatham County: 19.84 per 1,000 inhabitantsChatham County19.84Currituck County: 19.65 per 1,000 inhabitantsCurrituck County19.65Alamance County: 19.03 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlamance County19.03Watauga County: 18.43 per 1,000 inhabitantsWatauga County18.43Henderson County: 18.32 per 1,000 inhabitantsHenderson County18.32Clay County: 17.08 per 1,000 inhabitantsClay County17.08Gaston County: 15.62 per 1,000 inhabitantsGaston County15.62Haywood County: 15.37 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaywood County15.37Union County: 14.32 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnion County14.32Iredell County: 13.95 per 1,000 inhabitantsIredell County13.95Wake County: 13.76 per 1,000 inhabitantsWake County13.76Moore County: 13.06 per 1,000 inhabitantsMoore County13.06Harnett County: 12.24 per 1,000 inhabitantsHarnett County12.24Franklin County: 11.98 per 1,000 inhabitantsFranklin County11.98Madison County: 11.46 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadison County11.46Transylvania County: 11.32 per 1,000 inhabitantsTransylvania County11.32Buncombe County: 11.22 per 1,000 inhabitantsBuncombe County11.22Alleghany County: 9.82 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlleghany County9.82Camden County: 9.68 per 1,000 inhabitantsCamden County9.68Durham County: 9.42 per 1,000 inhabitantsDurham County9.42Dare County: 9.08 per 1,000 inhabitantsDare County9.08Davie County: 8.95 per 1,000 inhabitantsDavie County8.95Mecklenburg County: 8.69 per 1,000 inhabitantsMecklenburg County8.69Pamlico County: 8.39 per 1,000 inhabitantsPamlico County8.39Granville County: 7.95 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranville County7.95Lincoln County: 7.65 per 1,000 inhabitantsLincoln County7.65Macon County: 7.43 per 1,000 inhabitantsMacon County7.43Guilford County: 7.35 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuilford County7.35Hyde County: 7.18 per 1,000 inhabitantsHyde County7.18Yancey County: 6.66 per 1,000 inhabitantsYancey County6.66Polk County: 6.37 per 1,000 inhabitantsPolk County6.37Forsyth County: 6 per 1,000 inhabitantsForsyth County6Alexander County: 5.99 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlexander County5.99
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

RankCounties2016
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2015
1Brunswick County Estimated35.67+1.85 pts
2Cherokee County Estimated30.37+22.74 pts
3Jackson County Estimated29.31+23.31 pts
4Johnston County Estimated25.03+7.06 pts
5Pender County Estimated21.98-3 pts
6New Hanover County Estimated21.92+8.5 pts
7Cabarrus County Estimated20.48+1.51 pts
8Chatham County Estimated19.84-3.5 pts
9Currituck County Estimated19.65+9.28 pts
10Alamance County Estimated19.03+10.21 pts
11Watauga County Estimated18.43+7.14 pts
12Henderson County Estimated18.32+1.7 pts
13Clay County Estimated17.08+5.21 pts
14Gaston County Estimated15.62+6.67 pts
15Haywood County Estimated15.37+3.68 pts
16Union County Estimated14.32+0.15 pts
17Iredell County Estimated13.95-0.12 pts
18Wake County Estimated13.76+0.65 pts
19Moore County Estimated13.06+0.75 pts
20Harnett County Estimated12.24+11.24 pts
21Franklin County Estimated11.98+0.02 pts
22Madison County Estimated11.46+13.44 pts
23Transylvania County Estimated11.32+1.7 pts
24Buncombe County Estimated11.22+0.91 pts
25Alleghany County Estimated9.82+10.19 pts
26Camden County Estimated9.68+10.07 pts
27Durham County Estimated9.42+3.78 pts
28Dare County Estimated9.08-3.79 pts
29Davie County Estimated8.95-2.75 pts
30Mecklenburg County Estimated8.69-0.43 pts
31Pamlico County Estimated8.39+12.29 pts
32Granville County Estimated7.95+5.37 pts
33Lincoln County Estimated7.65-5.77 pts
34Macon County Estimated7.43-1.93 pts
35Guilford County Estimated7.35+4.05 pts
36Hyde County Estimated7.18+34.94 pts
37Yancey County Estimated6.66+4.15 pts
38Polk County Estimated6.37-2.31 pts
39Forsyth County Estimated6+2.49 pts
40Alexander County Estimated5.99+5.59 pts
41Rowan County Estimated5.72+3.13 pts
42Greene County Estimated5.04+8.9 pts
43Wilkes County Estimated4.89+5.44 pts
44Davidson County Estimated4.65+3.45 pts
45Ashe County Estimated4.58+4.1 pts
46Stanly County Estimated4.02+3.94 pts
47Caldwell County Estimated4+4.3 pts
48Catawba County Estimated3.93+3.11 pts
49Carteret County Estimated3.73+0.85 pts
50Gates County Estimated3.64+9.77 pts
51Orange County Estimated3.15+3.53 pts
52Person County Estimated3.03-0.06 pts
53Randolph County Estimated2.68+3.33 pts
54Beaufort County Estimated2.4-2.18 pts
55Yadkin County Estimated2.39+6.92 pts
56Cleveland County Estimated2.34+2.39 pts
57Burke County Estimated2.2+0.82 pts
58Duplin County Estimated1.74+15.96 pts
59Nash County Estimated1.72+6.76 pts
60Surry County Estimated1.62+7.15 pts
61Rutherford County Estimated1.45+0.91 pts
62Avery County Estimated1.14+7.18 pts
63Chowan County Estimated0.77+17.26 pts
64Pitt County Estimated0.76+0.29 pts
65Perquimans County Estimated0.74+2.67 pts
66Mitchell County Estimated0.33+3.11 pts
67Caswell County Estimated0.18-2.02 pts
68Lee County Estimated-0.07+4.61 pts
69Vance County Estimated-0.49+3.08 pts
70Rockingham County Estimated-1.63-2.41 pts
71Scotland County Estimated-1.76+9.79 pts
72Wilson County Estimated-2.07-2.82 pts
73McDowell County Estimated-2.07-1.56 pts
74Pasquotank County Estimated-2.82+3.34 pts
75Stokes County Estimated-2.96-2.59 pts
76Graham County Estimated-3.97-2.34 pts
77Martin County Estimated-4.44-0.59 pts
78Montgomery County Estimated-4.9-8.44 pts
79Columbus County Estimated-5.29-2.56 pts
80Halifax County Estimated-6.06+5.35 pts
81Cumberland County Estimated-6.09+11.83 pts
82Wayne County Estimated-6.48+3.16 pts
83Craven County Estimated-6.79+12.5 pts
84Hertford County Estimated-7.2+0.84 pts
85Edgecombe County Estimated-7.83+12.45 pts
86Richmond County Estimated-8.27-1.36 pts
87Hoke County Estimated-9.65-15.61 pts
88Sampson County Estimated-10.11-1.41 pts
89Swain County Estimated-10.17-13.46 pts
90Washington County Estimated-10.69+4.68 pts
91Bladen County Estimated-11.04-5.72 pts
92Robeson County Estimated-11.4-4.17 pts
93Lenoir County Estimated-11.59-6.91 pts
94Warren County Estimated-12.18-6.85 pts
95Anson County Estimated-14.33-2.01 pts
96Northampton County Estimated-15.39-13.16 pts
97Jones County Estimated-16.86-10.74 pts
98Onslow County Estimated-23.11-5.17 pts
99Tyrrell County Estimated-27.96-33.29 pts
100Bertie County Estimated-35.62-31.72 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Brunswick County, with 35.67 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Bertie County, with -35.62 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016.

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