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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 2023, at 47.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Cumberland County had the lowest, at -13.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 9.71 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for North Carolina was 9.17 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest47.2Brunswick County
Lowest-13.6Cumberland County
Median9.71100 counties
North Carolina9.17History

Map of counties, 2023

Alamance County: 12.64 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlexander County: 8.57 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlleghany County: 16.95 per 1,000 inhabitantsAnson County: 3.91 per 1,000 inhabitantsAshe County: 7.68 per 1,000 inhabitantsAvery County: 9.83 per 1,000 inhabitantsBeaufort County: 6.77 per 1,000 inhabitantsBertie County: 8.89 per 1,000 inhabitantsBladen County: 8.52 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrunswick County: 47.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBuncombe County: 7.67 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurke County: 8.24 per 1,000 inhabitantsCabarrus County: 12.02 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaldwell County: 8.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsCamden County: 6.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsCarteret County: 10.61 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaswell County: 17.68 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatawba County: 9.89 per 1,000 inhabitantsChatham County: 20.22 per 1,000 inhabitantsCherokee County: 23.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsChowan County: 5.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsClay County: 25.96 per 1,000 inhabitantsCleveland County: 10.17 per 1,000 inhabitantsColumbus County: 6.94 per 1,000 inhabitantsCraven County: 7.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCumberland County: -13.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCurrituck County: 18.53 per 1,000 inhabitantsDare County: 3.62 per 1,000 inhabitantsDavidson County: 14.45 per 1,000 inhabitantsDavie County: 13.47 per 1,000 inhabitantsDuplin County: 5.68 per 1,000 inhabitantsDurham County: -2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsEdgecombe County: 11.11 per 1,000 inhabitantsForsyth County: 4.84 per 1,000 inhabitantsFranklin County: 31.65 per 1,000 inhabitantsGaston County: 13.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGates County: 4.92 per 1,000 inhabitantsGraham County: 3.48 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranville County: 8.21 per 1,000 inhabitantsGreene County: 11.52 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuilford County: 1.96 per 1,000 inhabitantsHalifax County: -7.58 per 1,000 inhabitantsHarnett County: 16.04 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaywood County: 11.69 per 1,000 inhabitantsHenderson County: 11.38 per 1,000 inhabitantsHertford County: -12.82 per 1,000 inhabitantsHoke County: 3.76 per 1,000 inhabitantsHyde County: 5.61 per 1,000 inhabitantsIredell County: 15.97 per 1,000 inhabitantsJackson County: 23.81 per 1,000 inhabitantsJohnston County: 23.29 per 1,000 inhabitantsJones County: 26.32 per 1,000 inhabitantsLee County: 17.79 per 1,000 inhabitantsLenoir County: 10.08 per 1,000 inhabitantsLincoln County: 25.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsMcDowell County: 8.16 per 1,000 inhabitantsMacon County: 16.81 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadison County: 10.47 per 1,000 inhabitantsMartin County: 6.75 per 1,000 inhabitantsMecklenburg County: 2.42 per 1,000 inhabitantsMitchell County: 6.39 per 1,000 inhabitantsMontgomery County: 14.24 per 1,000 inhabitantsMoore County: 13.15 per 1,000 inhabitantsNash County: 8.78 per 1,000 inhabitantsNew Hanover County: 13.04 per 1,000 inhabitantsNorthampton County: 2.57 per 1,000 inhabitantsOnslow County: 7.73 per 1,000 inhabitantsOrange County: 0.21 per 1,000 inhabitantsPamlico County: 24.39 per 1,000 inhabitantsPasquotank County: 7.85 per 1,000 inhabitantsPender County: 36.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsPerquimans County: 18.04 per 1,000 inhabitantsPerson County: 11.64 per 1,000 inhabitantsPitt County: 5.21 per 1,000 inhabitantsPolk County: 12.34 per 1,000 inhabitantsRandolph County: 10 per 1,000 inhabitantsRichmond County: -4.12 per 1,000 inhabitantsRobeson County: 6.41 per 1,000 inhabitantsRockingham County: 10.24 per 1,000 inhabitantsRowan County: 14.56 per 1,000 inhabitantsRutherford County: 13.88 per 1,000 inhabitantsSampson County: 5.59 per 1,000 inhabitantsScotland County: 3.02 per 1,000 inhabitantsStanly County: 22.59 per 1,000 inhabitantsStokes County: 13.84 per 1,000 inhabitantsSurry County: 3.58 per 1,000 inhabitantsSwain County: 3.79 per 1,000 inhabitantsTransylvania County: 12.79 per 1,000 inhabitantsTyrrell County: 14.65 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnion County: 22.78 per 1,000 inhabitantsVance County: 1.66 per 1,000 inhabitantsWake County: 10.35 per 1,000 inhabitantsWarren County: 6.57 per 1,000 inhabitantsWashington County: 1.77 per 1,000 inhabitantsWatauga County: -0.04 per 1,000 inhabitantsWayne County: 5.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsWilkes County: 6.22 per 1,000 inhabitantsWilson County: 9.59 per 1,000 inhabitantsYadkin County: 9.36 per 1,000 inhabitantsYancey County: 13.58 per 1,000 inhabitants
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per 1,000 inhabitants, 2023. 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, 2023

Brunswick County: 47.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrunswick County47.2Pender County: 36.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsPender County36.8Franklin County: 31.65 per 1,000 inhabitantsFranklin County31.65Jones County: 26.32 per 1,000 inhabitantsJones County26.32Clay County: 25.96 per 1,000 inhabitantsClay County25.96Lincoln County: 25.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLincoln County25.7Pamlico County: 24.39 per 1,000 inhabitantsPamlico County24.39Jackson County: 23.81 per 1,000 inhabitantsJackson County23.81Cherokee County: 23.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCherokee County23.6Johnston County: 23.29 per 1,000 inhabitantsJohnston County23.29Union County: 22.78 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnion County22.78Stanly County: 22.59 per 1,000 inhabitantsStanly County22.59Chatham County: 20.22 per 1,000 inhabitantsChatham County20.22Currituck County: 18.53 per 1,000 inhabitantsCurrituck County18.53Perquimans County: 18.04 per 1,000 inhabitantsPerquimans County18.04Lee County: 17.79 per 1,000 inhabitantsLee County17.79Caswell County: 17.68 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaswell County17.68Alleghany County: 16.95 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlleghany County16.95Macon County: 16.81 per 1,000 inhabitantsMacon County16.81Harnett County: 16.04 per 1,000 inhabitantsHarnett County16.04Iredell County: 15.97 per 1,000 inhabitantsIredell County15.97Tyrrell County: 14.65 per 1,000 inhabitantsTyrrell County14.65Rowan County: 14.56 per 1,000 inhabitantsRowan County14.56Davidson County: 14.45 per 1,000 inhabitantsDavidson County14.45Montgomery County: 14.24 per 1,000 inhabitantsMontgomery County14.24Rutherford County: 13.88 per 1,000 inhabitantsRutherford County13.88Stokes County: 13.84 per 1,000 inhabitantsStokes County13.84Yancey County: 13.58 per 1,000 inhabitantsYancey County13.58Davie County: 13.47 per 1,000 inhabitantsDavie County13.47Moore County: 13.15 per 1,000 inhabitantsMoore County13.15Gaston County: 13.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGaston County13.1New Hanover County: 13.04 per 1,000 inhabitantsNew Hanover County13.04Transylvania County: 12.79 per 1,000 inhabitantsTransylvania County12.79Alamance County: 12.64 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlamance County12.64Polk County: 12.34 per 1,000 inhabitantsPolk County12.34Cabarrus County: 12.02 per 1,000 inhabitantsCabarrus County12.02Haywood County: 11.69 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaywood County11.69Person County: 11.64 per 1,000 inhabitantsPerson County11.64Greene County: 11.52 per 1,000 inhabitantsGreene County11.52Henderson County: 11.38 per 1,000 inhabitantsHenderson County11.38Brunswick County: 47.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrunswick County47.2Pender County: 36.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsPender County36.8Franklin County: 31.65 per 1,000 inhabitantsFranklin County31.65Jones County: 26.32 per 1,000 inhabitantsJones County26.32Clay County: 25.96 per 1,000 inhabitantsClay County25.96Lincoln County: 25.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsLincoln County25.7Pamlico County: 24.39 per 1,000 inhabitantsPamlico County24.39Jackson County: 23.81 per 1,000 inhabitantsJackson County23.81Cherokee County: 23.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCherokee County23.6Johnston County: 23.29 per 1,000 inhabitantsJohnston County23.29Union County: 22.78 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnion County22.78Stanly County: 22.59 per 1,000 inhabitantsStanly County22.59Chatham County: 20.22 per 1,000 inhabitantsChatham County20.22Currituck County: 18.53 per 1,000 inhabitantsCurrituck County18.53Perquimans County: 18.04 per 1,000 inhabitantsPerquimans County18.04Lee County: 17.79 per 1,000 inhabitantsLee County17.79Caswell County: 17.68 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaswell County17.68Alleghany County: 16.95 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlleghany County16.95Macon County: 16.81 per 1,000 inhabitantsMacon County16.81Harnett County: 16.04 per 1,000 inhabitantsHarnett County16.04Iredell County: 15.97 per 1,000 inhabitantsIredell County15.97Tyrrell County: 14.65 per 1,000 inhabitantsTyrrell County14.65Rowan County: 14.56 per 1,000 inhabitantsRowan County14.56Davidson County: 14.45 per 1,000 inhabitantsDavidson County14.45Montgomery County: 14.24 per 1,000 inhabitantsMontgomery County14.24Rutherford County: 13.88 per 1,000 inhabitantsRutherford County13.88Stokes County: 13.84 per 1,000 inhabitantsStokes County13.84Yancey County: 13.58 per 1,000 inhabitantsYancey County13.58Davie County: 13.47 per 1,000 inhabitantsDavie County13.47Moore County: 13.15 per 1,000 inhabitantsMoore County13.15Gaston County: 13.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsGaston County13.1New Hanover County: 13.04 per 1,000 inhabitantsNew Hanover County13.04Transylvania County: 12.79 per 1,000 inhabitantsTransylvania County12.79Alamance County: 12.64 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlamance County12.64Polk County: 12.34 per 1,000 inhabitantsPolk County12.34Cabarrus County: 12.02 per 1,000 inhabitantsCabarrus County12.02Haywood County: 11.69 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaywood County11.69Person County: 11.64 per 1,000 inhabitantsPerson County11.64Greene County: 11.52 per 1,000 inhabitantsGreene County11.52Henderson County: 11.38 per 1,000 inhabitantsHenderson County11.38
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

RankCounties2023
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2022
1Brunswick County Estimated47.2-7.81 pts
2Pender County Estimated36.8-2.71 pts
3Franklin County Estimated31.65+0.29 pts
4Jones County Estimated26.32+17 pts
5Clay County Estimated25.96-1.04 pts
6Lincoln County Estimated25.7-7.49 pts
7Pamlico County Estimated24.39+21.79 pts
8Jackson County Estimated23.81-5.9 pts
9Cherokee County Estimated23.6+2.69 pts
10Johnston County Estimated23.29-3.41 pts
11Union County Estimated22.78+7.01 pts
12Stanly County Estimated22.59+3.24 pts
13Chatham County Estimated20.22-2.3 pts
14Currituck County Estimated18.53-21.15 pts
15Perquimans County Estimated18.04+3.63 pts
16Lee County Estimated17.79-1.37 pts
17Caswell County Estimated17.68+22.73 pts
18Alleghany County Estimated16.95+1.25 pts
19Macon County Estimated16.81-3.37 pts
20Harnett County Estimated16.04-0.09 pts
21Iredell County Estimated15.97-0.8 pts
22Tyrrell County Estimated14.65-8.47 pts
23Rowan County Estimated14.56+1.1 pts
24Davidson County Estimated14.45+2.26 pts
25Montgomery County Estimated14.24+10.38 pts
26Rutherford County Estimated13.88+1.7 pts
27Stokes County Estimated13.84-3.7 pts
28Yancey County Estimated13.58+7.14 pts
29Davie County Estimated13.47-0.49 pts
30Moore County Estimated13.15-10.44 pts
31Gaston County Estimated13.1+1.59 pts
32New Hanover County Estimated13.04-9.51 pts
33Transylvania County Estimated12.79+3.52 pts
34Alamance County Estimated12.64-1.14 pts
35Polk County Estimated12.34-12.6 pts
36Cabarrus County Estimated12.02-1.16 pts
37Haywood County Estimated11.69+2.98 pts
38Person County Estimated11.64+3.93 pts
39Greene County Estimated11.52+5.22 pts
40Henderson County Estimated11.38-2.78 pts
41Edgecombe County Estimated11.11+7.55 pts
42Carteret County Estimated10.61-5.75 pts
43Madison County Estimated10.47-1.04 pts
44Wake County Estimated10.35+3.57 pts
45Rockingham County Estimated10.24-3.66 pts
46Cleveland County Estimated10.17+3.05 pts
47Lenoir County Estimated10.08+7.68 pts
48Randolph County Estimated10+0.14 pts
49Catawba County Estimated9.89-1.75 pts
50Avery County Estimated9.83+4.04 pts
51Wilson County Estimated9.59+5.14 pts
52Yadkin County Estimated9.36-0.37 pts
53Bertie County Estimated8.89+17.9 pts
54Nash County Estimated8.78+0.85 pts
55Caldwell County Estimated8.74+3.72 pts
56Alexander County Estimated8.57+4.24 pts
57Bladen County Estimated8.52+6.07 pts
58Burke County Estimated8.24-1.65 pts
59Granville County Estimated8.21+1.26 pts
60McDowell County Estimated8.16-2.39 pts
61Pasquotank County Estimated7.85-0.98 pts
62Onslow County Estimated7.73+3.75 pts
63Craven County Estimated7.7+0.68 pts
64Ashe County Estimated7.68-11.24 pts
65Buncombe County Estimated7.67+0.1 pts
66Columbus County Estimated6.94+0.18 pts
67Beaufort County Estimated6.77+2.45 pts
68Martin County Estimated6.75+9.62 pts
69Camden County Estimated6.74-18.99 pts
70Warren County Estimated6.57+6.36 pts
71Robeson County Estimated6.41+4.47 pts
72Mitchell County Estimated6.39-7.6 pts
73Wilkes County Estimated6.22+1.11 pts
74Chowan County Estimated5.9-11.23 pts
75Wayne County Estimated5.8+3.07 pts
76Duplin County Estimated5.68+2.58 pts
77Hyde County Estimated5.61+1.28 pts
78Sampson County Estimated5.59+5.74 pts
79Pitt County Estimated5.21+0.41 pts
80Gates County Estimated4.92+1.45 pts
81Forsyth County Estimated4.84-1.37 pts
82Anson County Estimated3.91-4.94 pts
83Swain County Estimated3.79+12.12 pts
84Hoke County Estimated3.76+3.18 pts
85Dare County Estimated3.62+0.25 pts
86Surry County Estimated3.58-5.12 pts
87Graham County Estimated3.48-1.25 pts
88Scotland County Estimated3.02-2.11 pts
89Northampton County Estimated2.57+10 pts
90Mecklenburg County Estimated2.42-1.13 pts
91Guilford County Estimated1.96-1.97 pts
92Washington County Estimated1.77+2.51 pts
93Vance County Estimated1.66+0.28 pts
94Orange County Estimated0.21-5.26 pts
95Watauga County Estimated-0.04-3.8 pts
96Durham County Estimated-2.3-1.9 pts
97Richmond County Estimated-4.12-3.44 pts
98Halifax County Estimated-7.58+0.99 pts
99Hertford County Estimated-12.82-0.25 pts
100Cumberland County Estimated-13.6-2.09 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Brunswick County, with 47.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Cumberland County, with -13.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023.

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