Counties in North Carolina by net international migration rate, July to June
Onslow County had the highest net international migration rate, July to June of 100 counties in 2015, at 8.19 per 1,000 inhabitants. Hyde County had the lowest, at -0.54 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 0.72 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for North Carolina was 2.24 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2015
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2015 | Change on 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onslow County Estimated | 8.19 | +3.88 pts |
| 2 | Durham County Estimated | 5.42 | +0.54 pts |
| 3 | Cumberland County Estimated | 5.38 | +0.8 pts |
| 4 | Mecklenburg County Estimated | 4.94 | +0.31 pts |
| 5 | Orange County Estimated | 4.38 | -0.7 pts |
| 6 | Hoke County Estimated | 4.17 | +1.22 pts |
| 7 | Craven County Estimated | 3.87 | +1.11 pts |
| 8 | Wake County Estimated | 3.79 | +0.12 pts |
| 9 | Wayne County Estimated | 3.37 | +0.65 pts |
| 10 | Jackson County Estimated | 2.65 | +1.31 pts |
| 11 | Guilford County Estimated | 2.62 | -0.61 pts |
| 12 | Harnett County Estimated | 2.59 | +0.37 pts |
| 13 | Sampson County Estimated | 2.45 | +0.38 pts |
| 14 | Duplin County Estimated | 2.25 | +1.22 pts |
| 15 | Pasquotank County Estimated | 2.15 | +0.11 pts |
| 16 | Dare County Estimated | 1.85 | +1.27 pts |
| 17 | Macon County Estimated | 1.8 | +0.85 pts |
| 18 | Catawba County Estimated | 1.76 | +0.57 pts |
| 19 | Bertie County Estimated | 1.73 | +0.94 pts |
| 20 | Moore County Estimated | 1.62 | +0.38 pts |
| 21 | Forsyth County Estimated | 1.61 | +0.54 pts |
| 22 | Hertford County Estimated | 1.55 | +0.13 pts |
| 23 | Franklin County Estimated | 1.46 | +0.88 pts |
| 24 | Lee County Estimated | 1.45 | -0.05 pts |
| 25 | Mitchell County Estimated | 1.39 | +0.4 pts |
| 26 | Carteret County Estimated | 1.38 | +0.45 pts |
| 27 | Iredell County Estimated | 1.34 | +0.08 pts |
| 28 | Anson County Estimated | 1.28 | +0.36 pts |
| 29 | Cabarrus County Estimated | 1.27 | +0.2 pts |
| 30 | McDowell County Estimated | 1.27 | +0.67 pts |
| 31 | Northampton County Estimated | 1.21 | +0.39 pts |
| 32 | Johnston County Estimated | 1.21 | +0.68 pts |
| 33 | Madison County Estimated | 1.18 | +0.75 pts |
| 34 | Surry County Estimated | 1.18 | +0.87 pts |
| 35 | Lenoir County Estimated | 1.15 | +0.73 pts |
| 36 | Vance County Estimated | 1.15 | +0.83 pts |
| 37 | Watauga County Estimated | 1.08 | +0.81 pts |
| 38 | Pitt County Estimated | 1.06 | +0.04 pts |
| 39 | Greene County Estimated | 0.95 | +1.05 pts |
| 40 | Burke County Estimated | 0.94 | +0.15 pts |
| 41 | Wilkes County Estimated | 0.94 | +0.6 pts |
| 42 | Polk County Estimated | 0.93 | +0.88 pts |
| 43 | New Hanover County Estimated | 0.92 | +0.23 pts |
| 44 | Buncombe County Estimated | 0.91 | +0.33 pts |
| 45 | Wilson County Estimated | 0.91 | +0.15 pts |
| 46 | Alamance County Estimated | 0.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 47 | Camden County Estimated | 0.88 | -0.6 pts |
| 48 | Lincoln County Estimated | 0.85 | +0.82 pts |
| 49 | Caldwell County Estimated | 0.83 | +0.23 pts |
| 50 | Yadkin County Estimated | 0.74 | +0.66 pts |
| 51 | Gates County Estimated | 0.69 | +0.01 pts |
| 52 | Rowan County Estimated | 0.66 | +0.18 pts |
| 53 | Cleveland County Estimated | 0.64 | -0.03 pts |
| 54 | Gaston County Estimated | 0.64 | +0.08 pts |
| 55 | Caswell County Estimated | 0.61 | +0.13 pts |
| 56 | Nash County Estimated | 0.61 | +0.08 pts |
| 57 | Scotland County Estimated | 0.56 | -0.08 pts |
| 58 | Alleghany County Estimated | 0.55 | +0.46 pts |
| 59 | Union County Estimated | 0.54 | +0.19 pts |
| 60 | Columbus County Estimated | 0.53 | +0.28 pts |
| 61 | Robeson County Estimated | 0.52 | +0.17 pts |
| 62 | Avery County Estimated | 0.51 | +0.12 pts |
| 63 | Randolph County Estimated | 0.51 | +0.32 pts |
| 64 | Richmond County Estimated | 0.5 | +0.33 pts |
| 65 | Edgecombe County Estimated | 0.44 | +0.46 pts |
| 66 | Halifax County Estimated | 0.36 | +0.06 pts |
| 67 | Stokes County Estimated | 0.35 | +0.32 pts |
| 68 | Bladen County Estimated | 0.32 | -0.08 pts |
| 69 | Pamlico County Estimated | 0.31 | -0.31 pts |
| 70 | Jones County Estimated | 0.31 | 0 pts |
| 71 | Beaufort County Estimated | 0.27 | +0.21 pts |
| 72 | Alexander County Estimated | 0.27 | +0.03 pts |
| 73 | Stanly County Estimated | 0.25 | -0.38 pts |
| 74 | Tyrrell County Estimated | 0.24 | -0.24 pts |
| 75 | Davie County Estimated | 0.24 | +0.17 pts |
| 76 | Graham County Estimated | 0.23 | -0.11 pts |
| 77 | Henderson County Estimated | 0.22 | -0.05 pts |
| 78 | Rockingham County Estimated | 0.22 | -0.05 pts |
| 79 | Brunswick County Estimated | 0.18 | +0.17 pts |
| 80 | Transylvania County Estimated | 0.18 | +0.12 pts |
| 81 | Pender County Estimated | 0.18 | -0.26 pts |
| 82 | Davidson County Estimated | 0.15 | -0.06 pts |
| 83 | Chatham County Estimated | 0.15 | +0.35 pts |
| 84 | Chowan County Estimated | 0.14 | +0.07 pts |
| 85 | Haywood County Estimated | 0.12 | +0.3 pts |
| 86 | Clay County Estimated | 0.09 | +0.28 pts |
| 87 | Person County Estimated | 0.05 | +0.2 pts |
| 88 | Montgomery County Estimated | 0.04 | +0.51 pts |
| 89 | Currituck County Estimated | 0 | -0.29 pts |
| 89 | Martin County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 91 | Rutherford County Estimated | -0.03 | -0.25 pts |
| 92 | Yancey County Estimated | -0.06 | -0.11 pts |
| 93 | Swain County Estimated | -0.07 | 0 pts |
| 94 | Granville County Estimated | -0.15 | +0.12 pts |
| 95 | Perquimans County Estimated | -0.22 | -0.07 pts |
| 96 | Ashe County Estimated | -0.22 | +0.04 pts |
| 97 | Cherokee County Estimated | -0.3 | +0.15 pts |
| 98 | Warren County Estimated | -0.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 99 | Washington County Estimated | -0.49 | -1.36 pts |
| 100 | Hyde County Estimated | -0.54 | -0.54 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.
How to cite
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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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?period=2015. 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, 2015. 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?period=2015.
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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, 2015 [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?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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@misc{census_counties_in_north_carolina_2015,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{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, 2015}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-international-migration-rate-july-june/north-carolina-counties?period=2015. Publisher attribution: 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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Which county has the highest net international migration rate, July to June?
Onslow County, with 8.19 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest net international migration rate, July to June?
Hyde County, with -0.54 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2015.
Where does this ranking come from?
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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