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Counties in North Carolina by net international migration, July to June, 2025

Mecklenburg County had the highest net international migration, July to June of 100 counties in 2025, at 13,347. Rutherford County had the lowest, at -31. The median was 67 and the figure for North Carolina was 46,890. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest13,347Mecklenburg County
Lowest-31Rutherford County
Median67100 counties
North Carolina46,890History

Top 40 counties, 2025

Mecklenburg County: 13,347 personsMecklenburg County13,347Wake County: 8,602 personsWake County8,602Durham County: 3,493 personsDurham County3,493Guilford County: 3,132 personsGuilford County3,132Forsyth County: 1,589 personsForsyth County1,589Cumberland County: 1,318 personsCumberland County1,318Orange County: 980 personsOrange County980Cabarrus County: 971 personsCabarrus County971Union County: 904 personsUnion County904Buncombe County: 754 personsBuncombe County754Alamance County: 730 personsAlamance County730Gaston County: 719 personsGaston County719Wayne County: 687 personsWayne County687Johnston County: 580 personsJohnston County580Pitt County: 522 personsPitt County522Duplin County: 479 personsDuplin County479New Hanover County: 468 personsNew Hanover County468Lee County: 446 personsLee County446Robeson County: 445 personsRobeson County445Iredell County: 439 personsIredell County439Henderson County: 409 personsHenderson County409Rowan County: 390 personsRowan County390Catawba County: 319 personsCatawba County319Onslow County: 302 personsOnslow County302Sampson County: 276 personsSampson County276Harnett County: 258 personsHarnett County258Chatham County: 221 personsChatham County221Franklin County: 207 personsFranklin County207Moore County: 207 personsMoore County207Randolph County: 207 personsRandolph County207Surry County: 192 personsSurry County192Davidson County: 176 personsDavidson County176Hoke County: 160 personsHoke County160Yadkin County: 160 personsYadkin County160Lincoln County: 149 personsLincoln County149Stanly County: 142 personsStanly County142Vance County: 142 personsVance County142Nash County: 129 personsNash County129Columbus County: 126 personsColumbus County126Wilson County: 117 personsWilson County117
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net international migration, 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

RankCounties2025
persons		Change on 2024
1Mecklenburg County Estimated13,347-40.8%
2Wake County Estimated8,602-34.6%
3Durham County Estimated3,493-38.2%
4Guilford County Estimated3,132-34.5%
5Forsyth County Estimated1,589-42.6%
6Cumberland County Estimated1,318-32.9%
7Orange County Estimated980-29.6%
8Cabarrus County Estimated971-40.4%
9Union County Estimated904-42.3%
10Buncombe County Estimated754-50.8%
11Alamance County Estimated730-49%
12Gaston County Estimated719-51.3%
13Wayne County Estimated687-41.5%
14Johnston County Estimated580-56.7%
15Pitt County Estimated522-44.5%
16Duplin County Estimated479-43.5%
17New Hanover County Estimated468-63.4%
18Lee County Estimated446-47%
19Robeson County Estimated445-54.2%
20Iredell County Estimated439-54.3%
21Henderson County Estimated409-55.3%
22Rowan County Estimated390-46.9%
23Catawba County Estimated319-47.9%
24Onslow County Estimated302-49.9%
25Sampson County Estimated276-60.2%
26Harnett County Estimated258-61.8%
27Chatham County Estimated221-59.4%
28Franklin County Estimated207-44.8%
28Moore County Estimated207-46.6%
28Randolph County Estimated207-60.6%
31Surry County Estimated192-51.8%
32Davidson County Estimated176-63.7%
33Hoke County Estimated160-57.8%
33Yadkin County Estimated160-30.4%
35Lincoln County Estimated149-44.2%
36Stanly County Estimated142-38.8%
36Vance County Estimated142-50.7%
38Nash County Estimated129-65.4%
39Columbus County Estimated126-35.7%
40Wilson County Estimated117-65.4%
41Transylvania County Estimated115-28.6%
42Cleveland County Estimated104-57.9%
43Jackson County Estimated103-51%
44Person County Estimated97-47.8%
45Watauga County Estimated96-50.5%
46Wilkes County Estimated94-51.5%
47Avery County Estimated77-33%
48Scotland County Estimated72-29.4%
49McDowell County Estimated71-66.2%
50Pender County Estimated69-63.5%
51Burke County Estimated65-75.1%
52Bladen County Estimated63-38.2%
53Caldwell County Estimated61-67%
53Hertford County Estimated61-17.6%
55Lenoir County Estimated57-64.6%
56Ashe County Estimated55-38.2%
56Bertie County Estimated55-15.4%
56Craven County Estimated55-70.9%
59Dare County Estimated53-68.5%
60Brunswick County Estimated49-84.9%
61Carteret County Estimated47-59.1%
62Alexander County Estimated45-38.4%
63Pasquotank County Estimated41-55.4%
63Swain County Estimated41-31.7%
65Granville County Estimated40-75%
66Anson County Estimated38-33.3%
67Haywood County Estimated35-67%
68Davie County Estimated30-69.7%
69Chowan County Estimated29-57.4%
69Halifax County Estimated29-29.3%
69Rockingham County Estimated29-84.2%
72Currituck County Estimated27-73.3%
73Washington County Estimated25-28.6%
74Edgecombe County Estimated24-77.6%
74Mitchell County Estimated24-60%
74Warren County Estimated24-47.8%
77Alleghany County Estimated16-57.9%
77Yancey County Estimated16-73.8%
79Montgomery County Estimated13-81.2%
79Tyrrell County Estimated13-18.8%
81Camden County Estimated8-20%
81Jones County Estimated8-33.3%
81Madison County Estimated8-38.5%
81Pamlico County Estimated8-42.9%
81Richmond County Estimated8-89.5%
86Gates County Estimated6-50%
87Macon County Estimated4-95.6%
88Caswell County Estimated3-81.3%
89Northampton County Estimated2-75%
90Hyde County Estimated1-75%
91Graham County Estimated-2-200%
92Clay County Estimated-3-160%
93Martin County Estimated-4-123.5%
94Greene County Estimated-9-125%
94Stokes County Estimated-9-400%
96Cherokee County Estimated-12-209.1%
97Perquimans County Estimated-14-40%
98Beaufort County Estimated-17-130.4%
98Polk County Estimated-17-312.5%
100Rutherford County Estimated-31-875%

Other periods

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Estimated moves into the area from abroad minus moves out of the area to other countries, from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year. Includes people born in the United States and abroad, moves between the states and Puerto Rico, and net movement of the Armed Forces overseas.

A Census Bureau population estimates component. Differs from the World Bank net_migration series, which uses calendar years and a different method.

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 international migration, 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 international migration, 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 international migration, July to June, 2025) [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 international migration, 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 international migration, July to June, 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 Mar. 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-international-migration-july-june/north-carolina-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program: net international migration, 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 international migration, July to June, 2025. 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-international-migration-july-june/north-carolina-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program: net international migration, 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 international migration, July to June, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-international-migration-july-june/north-carolina-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Mecklenburg County, with 13,347 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Rutherford County, with -31 in 2025.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net international migration, 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.

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