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

Mecklenburg County had the highest net international migration rate, July to June of 100 counties in 2025, at 10.94 per 1,000 inhabitants. Perquimans County had the lowest, at -1.04 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 1.58 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for North Carolina was 4.21 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest10.94Mecklenburg County
Lowest-1.04Perquimans County
Median1.58100 counties
North Carolina4.21History

Top 40 counties, 2025

Mecklenburg County: 10.94 per 1,000 inhabitantsMecklenburg County10.94Durham County: 10.13 per 1,000 inhabitantsDurham County10.13Duplin County: 9.34 per 1,000 inhabitantsDuplin County9.34Wake County: 6.92 per 1,000 inhabitantsWake County6.92Orange County: 6.44 per 1,000 inhabitantsOrange County6.44Lee County: 6.41 per 1,000 inhabitantsLee County6.41Wayne County: 5.64 per 1,000 inhabitantsWayne County5.64Guilford County: 5.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuilford County5.6Sampson County: 4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsSampson County4.5Avery County: 4.25 per 1,000 inhabitantsAvery County4.25Yadkin County: 4.18 per 1,000 inhabitantsYadkin County4.18Forsyth County: 3.97 per 1,000 inhabitantsForsyth County3.97Alamance County: 3.95 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlamance County3.95Cabarrus County: 3.92 per 1,000 inhabitantsCabarrus County3.92Cumberland County: 3.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsCumberland County3.9Robeson County: 3.72 per 1,000 inhabitantsRobeson County3.72Tyrrell County: 3.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsTyrrell County3.7Union County: 3.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnion County3.4Transylvania County: 3.36 per 1,000 inhabitantsTransylvania County3.36Henderson County: 3.36 per 1,000 inhabitantsHenderson County3.36Vance County: 3.33 per 1,000 inhabitantsVance County3.33Bertie County: 3.21 per 1,000 inhabitantsBertie County3.21Hertford County: 3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsHertford County3.2Gaston County: 2.94 per 1,000 inhabitantsGaston County2.94Swain County: 2.92 per 1,000 inhabitantsSwain County2.92Pitt County: 2.87 per 1,000 inhabitantsPitt County2.87Hoke County: 2.84 per 1,000 inhabitantsHoke County2.84Buncombe County: 2.71 per 1,000 inhabitantsBuncombe County2.71Surry County: 2.66 per 1,000 inhabitantsSurry County2.66Chatham County: 2.62 per 1,000 inhabitantsChatham County2.62Franklin County: 2.56 per 1,000 inhabitantsFranklin County2.56Rowan County: 2.53 per 1,000 inhabitantsRowan County2.53Columbus County: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsColumbus County2.5Person County: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsPerson County2.4Washington County: 2.35 per 1,000 inhabitantsWashington County2.35Johnston County: 2.29 per 1,000 inhabitantsJohnston County2.29Jackson County: 2.29 per 1,000 inhabitantsJackson County2.29Scotland County: 2.15 per 1,000 inhabitantsScotland County2.15Bladen County: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsBladen County2.1Iredell County: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsIredell County2.1
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net international migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2024
1Mecklenburg County Estimated10.94-8 pts
2Durham County Estimated10.13-6.55 pts
3Duplin County Estimated9.34-7.46 pts
4Wake County Estimated6.92-3.9 pts
5Orange County Estimated6.44-2.73 pts
6Lee County Estimated6.41-5.94 pts
7Wayne County Estimated5.64-4.1 pts
8Guilford County Estimated5.6-3.04 pts
9Sampson County Estimated4.5-6.95 pts
10Avery County Estimated4.25-2.16 pts
11Yadkin County Estimated4.18-1.87 pts
12Forsyth County Estimated3.97-3.02 pts
13Alamance County Estimated3.95-3.94 pts
14Cabarrus County Estimated3.92-2.78 pts
15Cumberland County Estimated3.9-1.92 pts
16Robeson County Estimated3.72-4.46 pts
17Tyrrell County Estimated3.7-0.87 pts
18Union County Estimated3.4-2.61 pts
19Transylvania County Estimated3.36-1.36 pts
20Henderson County Estimated3.36-4.24 pts
21Vance County Estimated3.33-3.45 pts
22Bertie County Estimated3.21-0.59 pts
23Hertford County Estimated3.2-0.66 pts
24Gaston County Estimated2.94-3.19 pts
25Swain County Estimated2.92-1.36 pts
26Pitt County Estimated2.87-2.36 pts
27Hoke County Estimated2.84-4.03 pts
28Buncombe County Estimated2.71-2.81 pts
29Surry County Estimated2.66-2.88 pts
30Chatham County Estimated2.62-3.95 pts
31Franklin County Estimated2.56-2.22 pts
32Rowan County Estimated2.53-2.29 pts
33Columbus County Estimated2.5-1.4 pts
34Person County Estimated2.4-2.25 pts
35Washington County Estimated2.35-0.93 pts
36Johnston County Estimated2.29-3.15 pts
37Jackson County Estimated2.29-2.38 pts
38Scotland County Estimated2.15-0.89 pts
39Bladen County Estimated2.1-1.32 pts
40Iredell County Estimated2.1-2.63 pts
41Stanly County Estimated2.08-1.4 pts
42Chowan County Estimated2.06-2.81 pts
43Ashe County Estimated2-1.26 pts
44New Hanover County Estimated1.91-3.38 pts
45Catawba County Estimated1.89-1.79 pts
46Moore County Estimated1.89-1.71 pts
47Anson County Estimated1.76-0.88 pts
48Watauga County Estimated1.75-1.77 pts
49Harnett County Estimated1.74-2.95 pts
50Mitchell County Estimated1.59-2.39 pts
51McDowell County Estimated1.57-3.08 pts
52Lincoln County Estimated1.52-1.24 pts
53Wilson County Estimated1.44-2.75 pts
54Wilkes County Estimated1.42-1.51 pts
55Onslow County Estimated1.4-1.43 pts
56Alleghany County Estimated1.4-1.94 pts
57Randolph County Estimated1.39-2.15 pts
58Dare County Estimated1.39-3.01 pts
59Nash County Estimated1.3-2.5 pts
60Warren County Estimated1.26-1.17 pts
61Alexander County Estimated1.22-0.78 pts
62Lenoir County Estimated1.02-1.89 pts
63Cleveland County Estimated1.01-1.41 pts
64Davidson County Estimated0.98-1.77 pts
65Pasquotank County Estimated0.98-1.24 pts
66Pender County Estimated0.97-1.76 pts
67Yancey County Estimated0.84-2.37 pts
68Jones County Estimated0.84-0.43 pts
69Currituck County Estimated0.82-2.33 pts
70Caldwell County Estimated0.75-1.54 pts
71Burke County Estimated0.73-2.22 pts
72Camden County Estimated0.71-0.18 pts
73Carteret County Estimated0.67-0.98 pts
74Davie County Estimated0.66-1.54 pts
75Granville County Estimated0.65-1.95 pts
76Pamlico County Estimated0.63-0.49 pts
77Halifax County Estimated0.62-0.25 pts
78Gates County Estimated0.58-0.58 pts
79Haywood County Estimated0.55-1.13 pts
80Craven County Estimated0.53-1.3 pts
81Montgomery County Estimated0.49-2.13 pts
82Edgecombe County Estimated0.49-1.69 pts
83Madison County Estimated0.36-0.23 pts
84Rockingham County Estimated0.31-1.67 pts
85Brunswick County Estimated0.29-1.7 pts
86Hyde County Estimated0.22-0.65 pts
87Richmond County Estimated0.19-1.61 pts
88Caswell County Estimated0.13-0.58 pts
89Northampton County Estimated0.12-0.36 pts
90Macon County Estimated0.1-2.25 pts
91Martin County Estimated-0.19-0.98 pts
92Stokes County Estimated-0.2-0.26 pts
93Graham County Estimated-0.25-0.49 pts
94Clay County Estimated-0.25-0.67 pts
95Beaufort County Estimated-0.38-1.64 pts
96Cherokee County Estimated-0.39-0.76 pts
97Greene County Estimated-0.43-2.18 pts
98Rutherford County Estimated-0.47-0.53 pts
99Polk County Estimated-0.83-1.23 pts
100Perquimans County Estimated-1.04-0.29 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Net international migration 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.

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 rate per 1,000 residents, 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 rate per 1,000 residents, 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 rate, 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 rate per 1,000 residents, 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 rate, 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-rate-july-june/north-carolina-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program: net international migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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 rate, 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-rate-july-june/north-carolina-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program: net international migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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 rate, 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-rate-july-june/north-carolina-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Mecklenburg County, with 10.94 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Perquimans County, with -1.04 per 1,000 inhabitants 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 rate per 1,000 residents, 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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