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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 2018, at 49.44 per 1,000 inhabitants. Hyde County had the lowest, at -39.66 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 4.42 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for North Carolina was 7.05 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest49.44Brunswick County
Lowest-39.66Hyde County
Median4.42100 counties
North Carolina7.05History

Map of counties, 2018

Alamance County: 16.76 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlexander County: 6.18 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlleghany County: 16.33 per 1,000 inhabitantsAnson County: -14.27 per 1,000 inhabitantsAshe County: 16.58 per 1,000 inhabitantsAvery County: 3.43 per 1,000 inhabitantsBeaufort County: 3.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsBertie County: -6 per 1,000 inhabitantsBladen County: -5.01 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrunswick County: 49.44 per 1,000 inhabitantsBuncombe County: 9.34 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurke County: 3.36 per 1,000 inhabitantsCabarrus County: 16.39 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaldwell County: 3.49 per 1,000 inhabitantsCamden County: 7.95 per 1,000 inhabitantsCarteret County: 13.02 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaswell County: 4.63 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatawba County: 4.15 per 1,000 inhabitantsChatham County: 27.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCherokee County: 20.45 per 1,000 inhabitantsChowan County: 5.71 per 1,000 inhabitantsClay County: 18.93 per 1,000 inhabitantsCleveland County: 4.33 per 1,000 inhabitantsColumbus County: -2.51 per 1,000 inhabitantsCraven County: -2.41 per 1,000 inhabitantsCumberland County: -1.64 per 1,000 inhabitantsCurrituck County: 27.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsDare County: 11.43 per 1,000 inhabitantsDavidson County: 7.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsDavie County: 6.89 per 1,000 inhabitantsDuplin County: -3.12 per 1,000 inhabitantsDurham County: 4.35 per 1,000 inhabitantsEdgecombe County: -13.55 per 1,000 inhabitantsForsyth County: 4.91 per 1,000 inhabitantsFranklin County: 19.91 per 1,000 inhabitantsGaston County: 12.38 per 1,000 inhabitantsGates County: 5.99 per 1,000 inhabitantsGraham County: -2.23 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranville County: 9.47 per 1,000 inhabitantsGreene County: 2.29 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuilford County: 3.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsHalifax County: -10.02 per 1,000 inhabitantsHarnett County: 8.31 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaywood County: 19.52 per 1,000 inhabitantsHenderson County: 12.35 per 1,000 inhabitantsHertford County: 0.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsHoke County: -0.92 per 1,000 inhabitantsHyde County: -39.66 per 1,000 inhabitantsIredell County: 12.81 per 1,000 inhabitantsJackson County: 6.27 per 1,000 inhabitantsJohnston County: 26.85 per 1,000 inhabitantsJones County: 4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsLee County: 8.73 per 1,000 inhabitantsLenoir County: -9.51 per 1,000 inhabitantsLincoln County: 19.54 per 1,000 inhabitantsMcDowell County: 9.32 per 1,000 inhabitantsMacon County: 20.65 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadison County: 5.73 per 1,000 inhabitantsMartin County: -0.92 per 1,000 inhabitantsMecklenburg County: 2.57 per 1,000 inhabitantsMitchell County: 5.34 per 1,000 inhabitantsMontgomery County: -5.77 per 1,000 inhabitantsMoore County: 15.53 per 1,000 inhabitantsNash County: 0.57 per 1,000 inhabitantsNew Hanover County: 14.18 per 1,000 inhabitantsNorthampton County: -4.94 per 1,000 inhabitantsOnslow County: -1.59 per 1,000 inhabitantsOrange County: 24.52 per 1,000 inhabitantsPamlico County: 5.39 per 1,000 inhabitantsPasquotank County: 4.27 per 1,000 inhabitantsPender County: 20.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsPerquimans County: 2.16 per 1,000 inhabitantsPerson County: 3.95 per 1,000 inhabitantsPitt County: 0.76 per 1,000 inhabitantsPolk County: 11.93 per 1,000 inhabitantsRandolph County: 1 per 1,000 inhabitantsRichmond County: 2.41 per 1,000 inhabitantsRobeson County: -8.06 per 1,000 inhabitantsRockingham County: 1.02 per 1,000 inhabitantsRowan County: 4.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsRutherford County: 6.06 per 1,000 inhabitantsSampson County: -2.51 per 1,000 inhabitantsScotland County: -14 per 1,000 inhabitantsStanly County: 10.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsStokes County: -1.47 per 1,000 inhabitantsSurry County: 0.07 per 1,000 inhabitantsSwain County: 2.73 per 1,000 inhabitantsTransylvania County: 14.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsTyrrell County: -12.31 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnion County: 15.23 per 1,000 inhabitantsVance County: 5.05 per 1,000 inhabitantsWake County: 8.54 per 1,000 inhabitantsWarren County: 3.99 per 1,000 inhabitantsWashington County: -10.36 per 1,000 inhabitantsWatauga County: 15.32 per 1,000 inhabitantsWayne County: -2.35 per 1,000 inhabitantsWilkes County: 2.09 per 1,000 inhabitantsWilson County: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsYadkin County: -2.37 per 1,000 inhabitantsYancey County: 13.09 per 1,000 inhabitants
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per 1,000 inhabitants, 2018. 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, 2018

Brunswick County: 49.44 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrunswick County49.44Currituck County: 27.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCurrituck County27.6Chatham County: 27.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsChatham County27.1Johnston County: 26.85 per 1,000 inhabitantsJohnston County26.85Orange County: 24.52 per 1,000 inhabitantsOrange County24.52Macon County: 20.65 per 1,000 inhabitantsMacon County20.65Pender County: 20.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsPender County20.6Cherokee County: 20.45 per 1,000 inhabitantsCherokee County20.45Franklin County: 19.91 per 1,000 inhabitantsFranklin County19.91Lincoln County: 19.54 per 1,000 inhabitantsLincoln County19.54Haywood County: 19.52 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaywood County19.52Clay County: 18.93 per 1,000 inhabitantsClay County18.93Alamance County: 16.76 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlamance County16.76Ashe County: 16.58 per 1,000 inhabitantsAshe County16.58Cabarrus County: 16.39 per 1,000 inhabitantsCabarrus County16.39Alleghany County: 16.33 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlleghany County16.33Moore County: 15.53 per 1,000 inhabitantsMoore County15.53Watauga County: 15.32 per 1,000 inhabitantsWatauga County15.32Union County: 15.23 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnion County15.23Transylvania County: 14.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsTransylvania County14.74New Hanover County: 14.18 per 1,000 inhabitantsNew Hanover County14.18Yancey County: 13.09 per 1,000 inhabitantsYancey County13.09Carteret County: 13.02 per 1,000 inhabitantsCarteret County13.02Iredell County: 12.81 per 1,000 inhabitantsIredell County12.81Gaston County: 12.38 per 1,000 inhabitantsGaston County12.38Henderson County: 12.35 per 1,000 inhabitantsHenderson County12.35Polk County: 11.93 per 1,000 inhabitantsPolk County11.93Dare County: 11.43 per 1,000 inhabitantsDare County11.43Stanly County: 10.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsStanly County10.6Granville County: 9.47 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranville County9.47Buncombe County: 9.34 per 1,000 inhabitantsBuncombe County9.34McDowell County: 9.32 per 1,000 inhabitantsMcDowell County9.32Lee County: 8.73 per 1,000 inhabitantsLee County8.73Wake County: 8.54 per 1,000 inhabitantsWake County8.54Harnett County: 8.31 per 1,000 inhabitantsHarnett County8.31Camden County: 7.95 per 1,000 inhabitantsCamden County7.95Davidson County: 7.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsDavidson County7.74Davie County: 6.89 per 1,000 inhabitantsDavie County6.89Jackson County: 6.27 per 1,000 inhabitantsJackson County6.27Alexander County: 6.18 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlexander County6.18Brunswick County: 49.44 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrunswick County49.44Currituck County: 27.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCurrituck County27.6Chatham County: 27.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsChatham County27.1Johnston County: 26.85 per 1,000 inhabitantsJohnston County26.85Orange County: 24.52 per 1,000 inhabitantsOrange County24.52Macon County: 20.65 per 1,000 inhabitantsMacon County20.65Pender County: 20.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsPender County20.6Cherokee County: 20.45 per 1,000 inhabitantsCherokee County20.45Franklin County: 19.91 per 1,000 inhabitantsFranklin County19.91Lincoln County: 19.54 per 1,000 inhabitantsLincoln County19.54Haywood County: 19.52 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaywood County19.52Clay County: 18.93 per 1,000 inhabitantsClay County18.93Alamance County: 16.76 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlamance County16.76Ashe County: 16.58 per 1,000 inhabitantsAshe County16.58Cabarrus County: 16.39 per 1,000 inhabitantsCabarrus County16.39Alleghany County: 16.33 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlleghany County16.33Moore County: 15.53 per 1,000 inhabitantsMoore County15.53Watauga County: 15.32 per 1,000 inhabitantsWatauga County15.32Union County: 15.23 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnion County15.23Transylvania County: 14.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsTransylvania County14.74New Hanover County: 14.18 per 1,000 inhabitantsNew Hanover County14.18Yancey County: 13.09 per 1,000 inhabitantsYancey County13.09Carteret County: 13.02 per 1,000 inhabitantsCarteret County13.02Iredell County: 12.81 per 1,000 inhabitantsIredell County12.81Gaston County: 12.38 per 1,000 inhabitantsGaston County12.38Henderson County: 12.35 per 1,000 inhabitantsHenderson County12.35Polk County: 11.93 per 1,000 inhabitantsPolk County11.93Dare County: 11.43 per 1,000 inhabitantsDare County11.43Stanly County: 10.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsStanly County10.6Granville County: 9.47 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranville County9.47Buncombe County: 9.34 per 1,000 inhabitantsBuncombe County9.34McDowell County: 9.32 per 1,000 inhabitantsMcDowell County9.32Lee County: 8.73 per 1,000 inhabitantsLee County8.73Wake County: 8.54 per 1,000 inhabitantsWake County8.54Harnett County: 8.31 per 1,000 inhabitantsHarnett County8.31Camden County: 7.95 per 1,000 inhabitantsCamden County7.95Davidson County: 7.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsDavidson County7.74Davie County: 6.89 per 1,000 inhabitantsDavie County6.89Jackson County: 6.27 per 1,000 inhabitantsJackson County6.27Alexander County: 6.18 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlexander County6.18
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

RankCounties2018
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2017
1Brunswick County Estimated49.44+10.63 pts
2Currituck County Estimated27.6+3.75 pts
3Chatham County Estimated27.1+3.19 pts
4Johnston County Estimated26.85+3.22 pts
5Orange County Estimated24.52+25.83 pts
6Macon County Estimated20.65+6.98 pts
7Pender County Estimated20.6-10.52 pts
8Cherokee County Estimated20.45+10.14 pts
9Franklin County Estimated19.91+0.25 pts
10Lincoln County Estimated19.54+3.85 pts
11Haywood County Estimated19.52+5.65 pts
12Clay County Estimated18.93-9.12 pts
13Alamance County Estimated16.76+0.11 pts
14Ashe County Estimated16.58+4.74 pts
15Cabarrus County Estimated16.39-3.5 pts
16Alleghany County Estimated16.33+5.39 pts
17Moore County Estimated15.53-3.79 pts
18Watauga County Estimated15.32-2.4 pts
19Union County Estimated15.23-2.39 pts
20Transylvania County Estimated14.74-2.39 pts
21New Hanover County Estimated14.18-0.89 pts
22Yancey County Estimated13.09+4.65 pts
23Carteret County Estimated13.02+8.22 pts
24Iredell County Estimated12.81-2.03 pts
25Gaston County Estimated12.38-0.3 pts
26Henderson County Estimated12.35-5.83 pts
27Polk County Estimated11.93-1.68 pts
28Dare County Estimated11.43+1.31 pts
29Stanly County Estimated10.6+0.33 pts
30Granville County Estimated9.47-1.84 pts
31Buncombe County Estimated9.34+0.89 pts
32McDowell County Estimated9.32+2.09 pts
33Lee County Estimated8.73+0.59 pts
34Wake County Estimated8.54-2.74 pts
35Harnett County Estimated8.31+2.93 pts
36Camden County Estimated7.95-3.91 pts
37Davidson County Estimated7.74+2.32 pts
38Davie County Estimated6.89-4.58 pts
39Jackson County Estimated6.27-6.59 pts
40Alexander County Estimated6.18+5.38 pts
41Rutherford County Estimated6.06-0.38 pts
42Gates County Estimated5.99+9.63 pts
43Madison County Estimated5.73-5.99 pts
44Chowan County Estimated5.71+12.51 pts
45Pamlico County Estimated5.39+9.17 pts
46Mitchell County Estimated5.34+1.94 pts
47Vance County Estimated5.05+10.87 pts
48Forsyth County Estimated4.91-2.88 pts
49Caswell County Estimated4.63+7.15 pts
50Jones County Estimated4.5+3.45 pts
51Durham County Estimated4.35+3.63 pts
52Cleveland County Estimated4.33+1.54 pts
53Rowan County Estimated4.3-2.29 pts
54Pasquotank County Estimated4.27+7.22 pts
55Catawba County Estimated4.15-2.95 pts
56Warren County Estimated3.99+0.21 pts
57Person County Estimated3.95+0.85 pts
58Beaufort County Estimated3.74+6.61 pts
59Caldwell County Estimated3.49+0.24 pts
60Avery County Estimated3.43-2.98 pts
61Burke County Estimated3.36-4.16 pts
62Guilford County Estimated3.3+1.9 pts
63Swain County Estimated2.73-5.84 pts
64Mecklenburg County Estimated2.57-3.32 pts
65Richmond County Estimated2.41+7.2 pts
66Greene County Estimated2.29+6.8 pts
67Perquimans County Estimated2.16-3.5 pts
68Wilkes County Estimated2.09+2.03 pts
69Rockingham County Estimated1.02+3.23 pts
70Randolph County Estimated1+1.71 pts
71Pitt County Estimated0.76-2.23 pts
72Nash County Estimated0.57+0.73 pts
73Hertford County Estimated0.5+12.39 pts
74Surry County Estimated0.07-3.89 pts
75Hoke County Estimated-0.92-9.59 pts
76Martin County Estimated-0.92+9.62 pts
77Stokes County Estimated-1.47-1.16 pts
78Onslow County Estimated-1.59-0.62 pts
79Cumberland County Estimated-1.64+15.74 pts
80Graham County Estimated-2.23-3.29 pts
81Wilson County Estimated-2.3-2.08 pts
82Wayne County Estimated-2.35+11.99 pts
83Yadkin County Estimated-2.37-3.12 pts
84Craven County Estimated-2.41+1.82 pts
85Columbus County Estimated-2.51+0.5 pts
86Sampson County Estimated-2.51+1.69 pts
87Duplin County Estimated-3.12+7.93 pts
88Northampton County Estimated-4.94+3.55 pts
89Bladen County Estimated-5.01-0.66 pts
90Montgomery County Estimated-5.77-6.18 pts
91Bertie County Estimated-6-0.1 pts
92Robeson County Estimated-8.06+0.93 pts
93Lenoir County Estimated-9.51-0.49 pts
94Halifax County Estimated-10.02-1.62 pts
95Washington County Estimated-10.36-2.95 pts
96Tyrrell County Estimated-12.31-48.7 pts
97Edgecombe County Estimated-13.55-4.55 pts
98Scotland County Estimated-14-7.33 pts
99Anson County Estimated-14.27-1.99 pts
100Hyde County Estimated-39.66-7.59 pts

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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.

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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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Brunswick County, with 49.44 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Hyde County, with -39.66 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018.

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