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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 2020, at 47.08 per 1,000 inhabitants. Hertford County had the lowest, at -18.35 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 4.99 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for North Carolina was 6.66 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest47.08Brunswick County
Lowest-18.35Hertford County
Median4.99100 counties
North Carolina6.66History

Map of counties, 2020

Alamance County: 12.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlexander County: 2.91 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlleghany County: 11.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAnson County: 24.77 per 1,000 inhabitantsAshe County: 5.26 per 1,000 inhabitantsAvery County: 9.01 per 1,000 inhabitantsBeaufort County: 3.91 per 1,000 inhabitantsBertie County: -7.54 per 1,000 inhabitantsBladen County: 5.78 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrunswick County: 47.08 per 1,000 inhabitantsBuncombe County: 6.38 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurke County: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsCabarrus County: 19.72 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaldwell County: 0.51 per 1,000 inhabitantsCamden County: 17.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCarteret County: 7.03 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaswell County: -4.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatawba County: 5.88 per 1,000 inhabitantsChatham County: 20.87 per 1,000 inhabitantsCherokee County: 17.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsChowan County: -0.65 per 1,000 inhabitantsClay County: 25.72 per 1,000 inhabitantsCleveland County: 12.59 per 1,000 inhabitantsColumbus County: -7.95 per 1,000 inhabitantsCraven County: -9.93 per 1,000 inhabitantsCumberland County: -9.46 per 1,000 inhabitantsCurrituck County: 37.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsDare County: 12.84 per 1,000 inhabitantsDavidson County: 6.72 per 1,000 inhabitantsDavie County: 16.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsDuplin County: -2.99 per 1,000 inhabitantsDurham County: 4.04 per 1,000 inhabitantsEdgecombe County: -8.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsForsyth County: 1.87 per 1,000 inhabitantsFranklin County: 28.21 per 1,000 inhabitantsGaston County: 8.55 per 1,000 inhabitantsGates County: -3.13 per 1,000 inhabitantsGraham County: 3.78 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranville County: 2.68 per 1,000 inhabitantsGreene County: 1.58 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuilford County: 0.96 per 1,000 inhabitantsHalifax County: -7.13 per 1,000 inhabitantsHarnett County: 0.97 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaywood County: 12.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsHenderson County: 13.55 per 1,000 inhabitantsHertford County: -18.35 per 1,000 inhabitantsHoke County: 3.62 per 1,000 inhabitantsHyde County: -12.89 per 1,000 inhabitantsIredell County: 20.02 per 1,000 inhabitantsJackson County: 7.27 per 1,000 inhabitantsJohnston County: 26.66 per 1,000 inhabitantsJones County: -5.06 per 1,000 inhabitantsLee County: 5.58 per 1,000 inhabitantsLenoir County: -3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsLincoln County: 17.57 per 1,000 inhabitantsMcDowell County: 2.71 per 1,000 inhabitantsMacon County: 10.88 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadison County: 8.02 per 1,000 inhabitantsMartin County: -8.11 per 1,000 inhabitantsMecklenburg County: 3.58 per 1,000 inhabitantsMitchell County: 3.89 per 1,000 inhabitantsMontgomery County: 3.05 per 1,000 inhabitantsMoore County: 21.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsNash County: 7.09 per 1,000 inhabitantsNew Hanover County: 10.16 per 1,000 inhabitantsNorthampton County: -13.89 per 1,000 inhabitantsOnslow County: -7.03 per 1,000 inhabitantsOrange County: 1.91 per 1,000 inhabitantsPamlico County: 14.27 per 1,000 inhabitantsPasquotank County: 8.21 per 1,000 inhabitantsPender County: 25.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsPerquimans County: 8.96 per 1,000 inhabitantsPerson County: 9.35 per 1,000 inhabitantsPitt County: 5.87 per 1,000 inhabitantsPolk County: 21.36 per 1,000 inhabitantsRandolph County: 8.69 per 1,000 inhabitantsRichmond County: -8.04 per 1,000 inhabitantsRobeson County: -4.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsRockingham County: 6.47 per 1,000 inhabitantsRowan County: 5.66 per 1,000 inhabitantsRutherford County: 4.71 per 1,000 inhabitantsSampson County: -1.66 per 1,000 inhabitantsScotland County: -3.98 per 1,000 inhabitantsStanly County: 11.33 per 1,000 inhabitantsStokes County: 6.59 per 1,000 inhabitantsSurry County: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsSwain County: -3.23 per 1,000 inhabitantsTransylvania County: 11.81 per 1,000 inhabitantsTyrrell County: -6.59 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnion County: 15.58 per 1,000 inhabitantsVance County: -0.18 per 1,000 inhabitantsWake County: 9.47 per 1,000 inhabitantsWarren County: -2.04 per 1,000 inhabitantsWashington County: -8.13 per 1,000 inhabitantsWatauga County: 4.12 per 1,000 inhabitantsWayne County: -1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsWilkes County: -0.84 per 1,000 inhabitantsWilson County: 2.32 per 1,000 inhabitantsYadkin County: 3.08 per 1,000 inhabitantsYancey County: 5.97 per 1,000 inhabitants
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per 1,000 inhabitants, 2020. 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, 2020

Brunswick County: 47.08 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrunswick County47.08Currituck County: 37.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsCurrituck County37.74Franklin County: 28.21 per 1,000 inhabitantsFranklin County28.21Johnston County: 26.66 per 1,000 inhabitantsJohnston County26.66Pender County: 25.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsPender County25.9Clay County: 25.72 per 1,000 inhabitantsClay County25.72Anson County: 24.77 per 1,000 inhabitantsAnson County24.77Moore County: 21.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsMoore County21.74Polk County: 21.36 per 1,000 inhabitantsPolk County21.36Chatham County: 20.87 per 1,000 inhabitantsChatham County20.87Iredell County: 20.02 per 1,000 inhabitantsIredell County20.02Cabarrus County: 19.72 per 1,000 inhabitantsCabarrus County19.72Lincoln County: 17.57 per 1,000 inhabitantsLincoln County17.57Cherokee County: 17.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCherokee County17.2Camden County: 17.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCamden County17.1Davie County: 16.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsDavie County16.1Union County: 15.58 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnion County15.58Pamlico County: 14.27 per 1,000 inhabitantsPamlico County14.27Henderson County: 13.55 per 1,000 inhabitantsHenderson County13.55Dare County: 12.84 per 1,000 inhabitantsDare County12.84Cleveland County: 12.59 per 1,000 inhabitantsCleveland County12.59Haywood County: 12.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaywood County12.4Alamance County: 12.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlamance County12.2Transylvania County: 11.81 per 1,000 inhabitantsTransylvania County11.81Stanly County: 11.33 per 1,000 inhabitantsStanly County11.33Alleghany County: 11.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlleghany County11.2Macon County: 10.88 per 1,000 inhabitantsMacon County10.88New Hanover County: 10.16 per 1,000 inhabitantsNew Hanover County10.16Wake County: 9.47 per 1,000 inhabitantsWake County9.47Person County: 9.35 per 1,000 inhabitantsPerson County9.35Avery County: 9.01 per 1,000 inhabitantsAvery County9.01Perquimans County: 8.96 per 1,000 inhabitantsPerquimans County8.96Randolph County: 8.69 per 1,000 inhabitantsRandolph County8.69Gaston County: 8.55 per 1,000 inhabitantsGaston County8.55Pasquotank County: 8.21 per 1,000 inhabitantsPasquotank County8.21Madison County: 8.02 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadison County8.02Jackson County: 7.27 per 1,000 inhabitantsJackson County7.27Nash County: 7.09 per 1,000 inhabitantsNash County7.09Carteret County: 7.03 per 1,000 inhabitantsCarteret County7.03Davidson County: 6.72 per 1,000 inhabitantsDavidson County6.72Brunswick County: 47.08 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrunswick County47.08Currituck County: 37.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsCurrituck County37.74Franklin County: 28.21 per 1,000 inhabitantsFranklin County28.21Johnston County: 26.66 per 1,000 inhabitantsJohnston County26.66Pender County: 25.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsPender County25.9Clay County: 25.72 per 1,000 inhabitantsClay County25.72Anson County: 24.77 per 1,000 inhabitantsAnson County24.77Moore County: 21.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsMoore County21.74Polk County: 21.36 per 1,000 inhabitantsPolk County21.36Chatham County: 20.87 per 1,000 inhabitantsChatham County20.87Iredell County: 20.02 per 1,000 inhabitantsIredell County20.02Cabarrus County: 19.72 per 1,000 inhabitantsCabarrus County19.72Lincoln County: 17.57 per 1,000 inhabitantsLincoln County17.57Cherokee County: 17.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCherokee County17.2Camden County: 17.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCamden County17.1Davie County: 16.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsDavie County16.1Union County: 15.58 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnion County15.58Pamlico County: 14.27 per 1,000 inhabitantsPamlico County14.27Henderson County: 13.55 per 1,000 inhabitantsHenderson County13.55Dare County: 12.84 per 1,000 inhabitantsDare County12.84Cleveland County: 12.59 per 1,000 inhabitantsCleveland County12.59Haywood County: 12.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaywood County12.4Alamance County: 12.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlamance County12.2Transylvania County: 11.81 per 1,000 inhabitantsTransylvania County11.81Stanly County: 11.33 per 1,000 inhabitantsStanly County11.33Alleghany County: 11.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlleghany County11.2Macon County: 10.88 per 1,000 inhabitantsMacon County10.88New Hanover County: 10.16 per 1,000 inhabitantsNew Hanover County10.16Wake County: 9.47 per 1,000 inhabitantsWake County9.47Person County: 9.35 per 1,000 inhabitantsPerson County9.35Avery County: 9.01 per 1,000 inhabitantsAvery County9.01Perquimans County: 8.96 per 1,000 inhabitantsPerquimans County8.96Randolph County: 8.69 per 1,000 inhabitantsRandolph County8.69Gaston County: 8.55 per 1,000 inhabitantsGaston County8.55Pasquotank County: 8.21 per 1,000 inhabitantsPasquotank County8.21Madison County: 8.02 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadison County8.02Jackson County: 7.27 per 1,000 inhabitantsJackson County7.27Nash County: 7.09 per 1,000 inhabitantsNash County7.09Carteret County: 7.03 per 1,000 inhabitantsCarteret County7.03Davidson County: 6.72 per 1,000 inhabitantsDavidson County6.72
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

RankCounties2020
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2019
1Brunswick County Estimated47.08+1.35 pts
2Currituck County Estimated37.74+10.03 pts
3Franklin County Estimated28.21-0.65 pts
4Johnston County Estimated26.66-1.66 pts
5Pender County Estimated25.9+11.23 pts
6Clay County Estimated25.72+9.94 pts
7Anson County Estimated24.77+63.63 pts
8Moore County Estimated21.74-0.12 pts
9Polk County Estimated21.36+13.63 pts
10Chatham County Estimated20.87+2.13 pts
11Iredell County Estimated20.02+3.04 pts
12Cabarrus County Estimated19.72+1.91 pts
13Lincoln County Estimated17.57-8.65 pts
14Cherokee County Estimated17.2+3.69 pts
15Camden County Estimated17.1+5.6 pts
16Davie County Estimated16.1+9.52 pts
17Union County Estimated15.58+2.81 pts
18Pamlico County Estimated14.27+3.34 pts
19Henderson County Estimated13.55+3.61 pts
20Dare County Estimated12.84+3.08 pts
21Cleveland County Estimated12.59+7.66 pts
22Haywood County Estimated12.4+1.88 pts
23Alamance County Estimated12.2-2.91 pts
24Transylvania County Estimated11.81+4.82 pts
25Stanly County Estimated11.33+1.9 pts
26Alleghany County Estimated11.2+8.86 pts
27Macon County Estimated10.88-5.98 pts
28New Hanover County Estimated10.16+3.42 pts
29Wake County Estimated9.47+0.18 pts
30Person County Estimated9.35+6.22 pts
31Avery County Estimated9.01+7.3 pts
32Perquimans County Estimated8.96-4.08 pts
33Randolph County Estimated8.69+6.15 pts
34Gaston County Estimated8.55+1.16 pts
35Pasquotank County Estimated8.21+3.04 pts
36Madison County Estimated8.02+6.22 pts
37Jackson County Estimated7.27+2.09 pts
38Nash County Estimated7.09+5.89 pts
39Carteret County Estimated7.03+2.34 pts
40Davidson County Estimated6.72-2.1 pts
41Stokes County Estimated6.59-0.31 pts
42Rockingham County Estimated6.47-2 pts
43Buncombe County Estimated6.38-2.49 pts
44Yancey County Estimated5.97-7.38 pts
45Catawba County Estimated5.88+1.67 pts
46Pitt County Estimated5.87+1.74 pts
47Bladen County Estimated5.78+13.35 pts
48Rowan County Estimated5.66-1.36 pts
49Lee County Estimated5.58+0.4 pts
50Ashe County Estimated5.26-3.43 pts
51Rutherford County Estimated4.71-2.18 pts
52Watauga County Estimated4.12+2.91 pts
53Durham County Estimated4.04-1.65 pts
54Beaufort County Estimated3.91+1.15 pts
55Mitchell County Estimated3.89+1.75 pts
56Graham County Estimated3.78+2.24 pts
57Hoke County Estimated3.62+4.2 pts
58Mecklenburg County Estimated3.58-0.04 pts
59Yadkin County Estimated3.08-3.39 pts
60Montgomery County Estimated3.05-2.47 pts
61Alexander County Estimated2.91-2.01 pts
62McDowell County Estimated2.71-6.78 pts
63Granville County Estimated2.68-1.75 pts
64Surry County Estimated2.4+2.61 pts
65Wilson County Estimated2.32-1.82 pts
66Burke County Estimated2.3+0.32 pts
67Orange County Estimated1.91+6.52 pts
68Forsyth County Estimated1.87-2.59 pts
69Greene County Estimated1.58+8.97 pts
70Harnett County Estimated0.97-4.43 pts
71Guilford County Estimated0.96-2.63 pts
72Caldwell County Estimated0.51-3.11 pts
73Vance County Estimated-0.18+4.3 pts
74Chowan County Estimated-0.65+3.5 pts
75Wilkes County Estimated-0.84-0.13 pts
76Sampson County Estimated-1.66-0.22 pts
77Wayne County Estimated-1.9-1.35 pts
78Warren County Estimated-2.04-1.13 pts
79Duplin County Estimated-2.99+5.58 pts
80Gates County Estimated-3.13-4.69 pts
81Lenoir County Estimated-3.2-5.81 pts
82Swain County Estimated-3.23-10.93 pts
83Scotland County Estimated-3.98-4.72 pts
84Caswell County Estimated-4.4-2.76 pts
85Robeson County Estimated-4.74+8.29 pts
86Jones County Estimated-5.06+16.22 pts
87Tyrrell County Estimated-6.59+66.84 pts
88Onslow County Estimated-7.03-22.35 pts
89Halifax County Estimated-7.13+2.32 pts
90Bertie County Estimated-7.54-6.12 pts
91Columbus County Estimated-7.95-4.75 pts
92Richmond County Estimated-8.04-5.52 pts
93Martin County Estimated-8.11-1.38 pts
94Washington County Estimated-8.13+1.34 pts
95Edgecombe County Estimated-8.8-0.56 pts
96Cumberland County Estimated-9.46-5.8 pts
97Craven County Estimated-9.93-1.21 pts
98Hyde County Estimated-12.89-2.83 pts
99Northampton County Estimated-13.89-5.94 pts
100Hertford County Estimated-18.35-10.02 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Brunswick County, with 47.08 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Hertford County, with -18.35 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020.

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