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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 2024, at 47.49 per 1,000 inhabitants. Cumberland County had the lowest, at -12.78 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 8.68 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for North Carolina was 7.58 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest47.49Brunswick County
Lowest-12.78Cumberland County
Median8.68100 counties
North Carolina7.58History

Map of counties, 2024

Alamance County: 13.86 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlexander County: 11.76 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlleghany County: 9.15 per 1,000 inhabitantsAnson County: -12.01 per 1,000 inhabitantsAshe County: 13.84 per 1,000 inhabitantsAvery County: 17.45 per 1,000 inhabitantsBeaufort County: 8.47 per 1,000 inhabitantsBertie County: 12.69 per 1,000 inhabitantsBladen County: 10.98 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrunswick County: 47.49 per 1,000 inhabitantsBuncombe County: 6.36 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurke County: 6.35 per 1,000 inhabitantsCabarrus County: 10.45 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaldwell County: 6.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsCamden County: 6.42 per 1,000 inhabitantsCarteret County: 13.56 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaswell County: 3.56 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatawba County: 11.95 per 1,000 inhabitantsChatham County: 18.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsCherokee County: 17.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsChowan County: 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsClay County: 16.39 per 1,000 inhabitantsCleveland County: 8.89 per 1,000 inhabitantsColumbus County: 1.39 per 1,000 inhabitantsCraven County: 6.13 per 1,000 inhabitantsCumberland County: -12.78 per 1,000 inhabitantsCurrituck County: 23.26 per 1,000 inhabitantsDare County: 1.13 per 1,000 inhabitantsDavidson County: 16.64 per 1,000 inhabitantsDavie County: 19.05 per 1,000 inhabitantsDuplin County: 3.43 per 1,000 inhabitantsDurham County: -2.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsEdgecombe County: 4.37 per 1,000 inhabitantsForsyth County: 2.77 per 1,000 inhabitantsFranklin County: 29.51 per 1,000 inhabitantsGaston County: 11.52 per 1,000 inhabitantsGates County: 1.07 per 1,000 inhabitantsGraham County: 14.21 per 1,000 inhabitantsGranville County: 1.58 per 1,000 inhabitantsGreene County: 4.99 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuilford County: 0.27 per 1,000 inhabitantsHalifax County: 2.19 per 1,000 inhabitantsHarnett County: 23.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHaywood County: 9.18 per 1,000 inhabitantsHenderson County: 9.98 per 1,000 inhabitantsHertford County: -4.49 per 1,000 inhabitantsHoke County: 3.23 per 1,000 inhabitantsHyde County: -7.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsIredell County: 24.37 per 1,000 inhabitantsJackson County: -3.18 per 1,000 inhabitantsJohnston County: 21.06 per 1,000 inhabitantsJones County: 8.23 per 1,000 inhabitantsLee County: 7.77 per 1,000 inhabitantsLenoir County: 9.15 per 1,000 inhabitantsLincoln County: 15.98 per 1,000 inhabitantsMcDowell County: 9.35 per 1,000 inhabitantsMacon County: 12.58 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadison County: 22.24 per 1,000 inhabitantsMartin County: 10.64 per 1,000 inhabitantsMecklenburg County: 2.09 per 1,000 inhabitantsMitchell County: 11.81 per 1,000 inhabitantsMontgomery County: 6.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMoore County: 11.37 per 1,000 inhabitantsNash County: 12.46 per 1,000 inhabitantsNew Hanover County: 9.48 per 1,000 inhabitantsNorthampton County: -1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsOnslow County: 4.65 per 1,000 inhabitantsOrange County: -10.48 per 1,000 inhabitantsPamlico County: 28.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsPasquotank County: 5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsPender County: 23.38 per 1,000 inhabitantsPerquimans County: 17.36 per 1,000 inhabitantsPerson County: 8.67 per 1,000 inhabitantsPitt County: 4.57 per 1,000 inhabitantsPolk County: 25.33 per 1,000 inhabitantsRandolph County: 4.36 per 1,000 inhabitantsRichmond County: 2.09 per 1,000 inhabitantsRobeson County: 1.47 per 1,000 inhabitantsRockingham County: 13.97 per 1,000 inhabitantsRowan County: 8.92 per 1,000 inhabitantsRutherford County: 8.87 per 1,000 inhabitantsSampson County: 5.42 per 1,000 inhabitantsScotland County: 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsStanly County: 22.13 per 1,000 inhabitantsStokes County: 13.49 per 1,000 inhabitantsSurry County: 4.73 per 1,000 inhabitantsSwain County: 9.36 per 1,000 inhabitantsTransylvania County: 10.51 per 1,000 inhabitantsTyrrell County: -2.86 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnion County: 14.39 per 1,000 inhabitantsVance County: 0.09 per 1,000 inhabitantsWake County: 7.66 per 1,000 inhabitantsWarren County: 21.43 per 1,000 inhabitantsWashington County: -1.03 per 1,000 inhabitantsWatauga County: -10.46 per 1,000 inhabitantsWayne County: 0.42 per 1,000 inhabitantsWilkes County: 5.08 per 1,000 inhabitantsWilson County: 4.23 per 1,000 inhabitantsYadkin County: 7.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsYancey County: 8.69 per 1,000 inhabitants
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per 1,000 inhabitants, 2024. 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, 2024

Brunswick County: 47.49 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrunswick County47.49Franklin County: 29.51 per 1,000 inhabitantsFranklin County29.51Pamlico County: 28.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsPamlico County28.9Polk County: 25.33 per 1,000 inhabitantsPolk County25.33Iredell County: 24.37 per 1,000 inhabitantsIredell County24.37Pender County: 23.38 per 1,000 inhabitantsPender County23.38Currituck County: 23.26 per 1,000 inhabitantsCurrituck County23.26Harnett County: 23.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHarnett County23.2Madison County: 22.24 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadison County22.24Stanly County: 22.13 per 1,000 inhabitantsStanly County22.13Warren County: 21.43 per 1,000 inhabitantsWarren County21.43Johnston County: 21.06 per 1,000 inhabitantsJohnston County21.06Davie County: 19.05 per 1,000 inhabitantsDavie County19.05Chatham County: 18.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsChatham County18.2Cherokee County: 17.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCherokee County17.6Avery County: 17.45 per 1,000 inhabitantsAvery County17.45Perquimans County: 17.36 per 1,000 inhabitantsPerquimans County17.36Davidson County: 16.64 per 1,000 inhabitantsDavidson County16.64Clay County: 16.39 per 1,000 inhabitantsClay County16.39Lincoln County: 15.98 per 1,000 inhabitantsLincoln County15.98Union County: 14.39 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnion County14.39Graham County: 14.21 per 1,000 inhabitantsGraham County14.21Rockingham County: 13.97 per 1,000 inhabitantsRockingham County13.97Alamance County: 13.86 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlamance County13.86Ashe County: 13.84 per 1,000 inhabitantsAshe County13.84Carteret County: 13.56 per 1,000 inhabitantsCarteret County13.56Stokes County: 13.49 per 1,000 inhabitantsStokes County13.49Bertie County: 12.69 per 1,000 inhabitantsBertie County12.69Macon County: 12.58 per 1,000 inhabitantsMacon County12.58Nash County: 12.46 per 1,000 inhabitantsNash County12.46Catawba County: 11.95 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatawba County11.95Mitchell County: 11.81 per 1,000 inhabitantsMitchell County11.81Alexander County: 11.76 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlexander County11.76Gaston County: 11.52 per 1,000 inhabitantsGaston County11.52Moore County: 11.37 per 1,000 inhabitantsMoore County11.37Bladen County: 10.98 per 1,000 inhabitantsBladen County10.98Martin County: 10.64 per 1,000 inhabitantsMartin County10.64Transylvania County: 10.51 per 1,000 inhabitantsTransylvania County10.51Cabarrus County: 10.45 per 1,000 inhabitantsCabarrus County10.45Henderson County: 9.98 per 1,000 inhabitantsHenderson County9.98Brunswick County: 47.49 per 1,000 inhabitantsBrunswick County47.49Franklin County: 29.51 per 1,000 inhabitantsFranklin County29.51Pamlico County: 28.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsPamlico County28.9Polk County: 25.33 per 1,000 inhabitantsPolk County25.33Iredell County: 24.37 per 1,000 inhabitantsIredell County24.37Pender County: 23.38 per 1,000 inhabitantsPender County23.38Currituck County: 23.26 per 1,000 inhabitantsCurrituck County23.26Harnett County: 23.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHarnett County23.2Madison County: 22.24 per 1,000 inhabitantsMadison County22.24Stanly County: 22.13 per 1,000 inhabitantsStanly County22.13Warren County: 21.43 per 1,000 inhabitantsWarren County21.43Johnston County: 21.06 per 1,000 inhabitantsJohnston County21.06Davie County: 19.05 per 1,000 inhabitantsDavie County19.05Chatham County: 18.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsChatham County18.2Cherokee County: 17.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsCherokee County17.6Avery County: 17.45 per 1,000 inhabitantsAvery County17.45Perquimans County: 17.36 per 1,000 inhabitantsPerquimans County17.36Davidson County: 16.64 per 1,000 inhabitantsDavidson County16.64Clay County: 16.39 per 1,000 inhabitantsClay County16.39Lincoln County: 15.98 per 1,000 inhabitantsLincoln County15.98Union County: 14.39 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnion County14.39Graham County: 14.21 per 1,000 inhabitantsGraham County14.21Rockingham County: 13.97 per 1,000 inhabitantsRockingham County13.97Alamance County: 13.86 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlamance County13.86Ashe County: 13.84 per 1,000 inhabitantsAshe County13.84Carteret County: 13.56 per 1,000 inhabitantsCarteret County13.56Stokes County: 13.49 per 1,000 inhabitantsStokes County13.49Bertie County: 12.69 per 1,000 inhabitantsBertie County12.69Macon County: 12.58 per 1,000 inhabitantsMacon County12.58Nash County: 12.46 per 1,000 inhabitantsNash County12.46Catawba County: 11.95 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatawba County11.95Mitchell County: 11.81 per 1,000 inhabitantsMitchell County11.81Alexander County: 11.76 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlexander County11.76Gaston County: 11.52 per 1,000 inhabitantsGaston County11.52Moore County: 11.37 per 1,000 inhabitantsMoore County11.37Bladen County: 10.98 per 1,000 inhabitantsBladen County10.98Martin County: 10.64 per 1,000 inhabitantsMartin County10.64Transylvania County: 10.51 per 1,000 inhabitantsTransylvania County10.51Cabarrus County: 10.45 per 1,000 inhabitantsCabarrus County10.45Henderson County: 9.98 per 1,000 inhabitantsHenderson County9.98
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

RankCounties2024
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2023
1Brunswick County Estimated47.49+0.29 pts
2Franklin County Estimated29.51-2.14 pts
3Pamlico County Estimated28.9+4.52 pts
4Polk County Estimated25.33+12.99 pts
5Iredell County Estimated24.37+8.4 pts
6Pender County Estimated23.38-13.42 pts
7Currituck County Estimated23.26+4.74 pts
8Harnett County Estimated23.2+7.16 pts
9Madison County Estimated22.24+11.78 pts
10Stanly County Estimated22.13-0.46 pts
11Warren County Estimated21.43+14.86 pts
12Johnston County Estimated21.06-2.23 pts
13Davie County Estimated19.05+5.59 pts
14Chatham County Estimated18.2-2.02 pts
15Cherokee County Estimated17.6-6 pts
16Avery County Estimated17.45+7.62 pts
17Perquimans County Estimated17.36-0.68 pts
18Davidson County Estimated16.64+2.19 pts
19Clay County Estimated16.39-9.57 pts
20Lincoln County Estimated15.98-9.72 pts
21Union County Estimated14.39-8.39 pts
22Graham County Estimated14.21+10.73 pts
23Rockingham County Estimated13.97+3.73 pts
24Alamance County Estimated13.86+1.22 pts
25Ashe County Estimated13.84+6.16 pts
26Carteret County Estimated13.56+2.95 pts
27Stokes County Estimated13.49-0.34 pts
28Bertie County Estimated12.69+3.8 pts
29Macon County Estimated12.58-4.22 pts
30Nash County Estimated12.46+3.69 pts
31Catawba County Estimated11.95+2.06 pts
32Mitchell County Estimated11.81+5.42 pts
33Alexander County Estimated11.76+3.19 pts
34Gaston County Estimated11.52-1.58 pts
35Moore County Estimated11.37-1.77 pts
36Bladen County Estimated10.98+2.47 pts
37Martin County Estimated10.64+3.89 pts
38Transylvania County Estimated10.51-2.28 pts
39Cabarrus County Estimated10.45-1.57 pts
40Henderson County Estimated9.98-1.4 pts
41New Hanover County Estimated9.48-3.56 pts
42Swain County Estimated9.36+5.56 pts
43McDowell County Estimated9.35+1.19 pts
44Haywood County Estimated9.18-2.52 pts
45Alleghany County Estimated9.15-7.8 pts
46Lenoir County Estimated9.15-0.93 pts
47Rowan County Estimated8.92-5.65 pts
48Cleveland County Estimated8.89-1.28 pts
49Rutherford County Estimated8.87-5.01 pts
50Yancey County Estimated8.69-4.9 pts
51Person County Estimated8.67-2.97 pts
52Chowan County Estimated8.6+2.7 pts
53Beaufort County Estimated8.47+1.7 pts
54Jones County Estimated8.23-18.08 pts
55Lee County Estimated7.77-10.02 pts
56Wake County Estimated7.66-2.69 pts
57Yadkin County Estimated7.2-2.16 pts
58Camden County Estimated6.42-0.31 pts
59Buncombe County Estimated6.36-1.31 pts
60Burke County Estimated6.35-1.89 pts
61Montgomery County Estimated6.2-8.04 pts
62Craven County Estimated6.13-1.57 pts
63Caldwell County Estimated6.1-2.63 pts
64Sampson County Estimated5.42-0.17 pts
65Pasquotank County Estimated5.3-2.55 pts
66Wilkes County Estimated5.08-1.14 pts
67Greene County Estimated4.99-6.53 pts
68Surry County Estimated4.73+1.16 pts
69Onslow County Estimated4.65-3.08 pts
70Pitt County Estimated4.57-0.64 pts
71Edgecombe County Estimated4.37-6.74 pts
72Randolph County Estimated4.36-5.64 pts
73Wilson County Estimated4.23-5.35 pts
74Caswell County Estimated3.56-14.11 pts
75Duplin County Estimated3.43-2.25 pts
76Hoke County Estimated3.23-0.54 pts
77Forsyth County Estimated2.77-2.07 pts
78Halifax County Estimated2.19+9.77 pts
79Mecklenburg County Estimated2.09-0.33 pts
80Richmond County Estimated2.09+6.21 pts
81Scotland County Estimated1.7-1.32 pts
82Granville County Estimated1.58-6.63 pts
83Robeson County Estimated1.47-4.94 pts
84Columbus County Estimated1.39-5.55 pts
85Dare County Estimated1.13-2.5 pts
86Gates County Estimated1.07-3.86 pts
87Wayne County Estimated0.42-5.38 pts
88Guilford County Estimated0.27-1.69 pts
89Vance County Estimated0.09-1.56 pts
90Washington County Estimated-1.03-2.8 pts
91Northampton County Estimated-1.2-3.77 pts
92Durham County Estimated-2.74-0.44 pts
93Tyrrell County Estimated-2.86-17.51 pts
94Jackson County Estimated-3.18-26.99 pts
95Hertford County Estimated-4.49+8.33 pts
96Hyde County Estimated-7.8-13.41 pts
97Watauga County Estimated-10.46-10.43 pts
98Orange County Estimated-10.48-10.69 pts
99Anson County Estimated-12.01-15.92 pts
100Cumberland County Estimated-12.78+0.82 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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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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, 2024 [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=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Brunswick County, with 47.49 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Cumberland County, with -12.78 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.

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