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

Durham County had the highest net international migration rate, July to June of 100 counties in 2018, at 4.91 per 1,000 inhabitants. Onslow County had the lowest, at -3.08 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 0.55 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for North Carolina was 1.57 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest4.91Durham County
Lowest-3.08Onslow County
Median0.55100 counties
North Carolina1.57History

Top 40 counties, 2018

Durham County: 4.91 per 1,000 inhabitantsDurham County4.91Mecklenburg County: 4.57 per 1,000 inhabitantsMecklenburg County4.57Wake County: 3.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsWake County3.2Orange County: 3 per 1,000 inhabitantsOrange County3Guilford County: 2.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuilford County2.4Vance County: 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsVance County2.2Pasquotank County: 2.17 per 1,000 inhabitantsPasquotank County2.17Duplin County: 2.03 per 1,000 inhabitantsDuplin County2.03Sampson County: 1.95 per 1,000 inhabitantsSampson County1.95Wayne County: 1.77 per 1,000 inhabitantsWayne County1.77Franklin County: 1.73 per 1,000 inhabitantsFranklin County1.73Jackson County: 1.52 per 1,000 inhabitantsJackson County1.52Forsyth County: 1.46 per 1,000 inhabitantsForsyth County1.46Lee County: 1.35 per 1,000 inhabitantsLee County1.35Greene County: 1.33 per 1,000 inhabitantsGreene County1.33Dare County: 1.29 per 1,000 inhabitantsDare County1.29Macon County: 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsMacon County1.2Surry County: 1.18 per 1,000 inhabitantsSurry County1.18Alleghany County: 1.17 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlleghany County1.17Cumberland County: 1.17 per 1,000 inhabitantsCumberland County1.17Johnston County: 1.16 per 1,000 inhabitantsJohnston County1.16Anson County: 1.13 per 1,000 inhabitantsAnson County1.13Catawba County: 1.11 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatawba County1.11Hoke County: 1.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsHoke County1.1Mitchell County: 1.07 per 1,000 inhabitantsMitchell County1.07Swain County: 1.05 per 1,000 inhabitantsSwain County1.05Wilson County: 1.04 per 1,000 inhabitantsWilson County1.04Lenoir County: 1.03 per 1,000 inhabitantsLenoir County1.03Watauga County: 1 per 1,000 inhabitantsWatauga County1Iredell County: 0.92 per 1,000 inhabitantsIredell County0.92Harnett County: 0.92 per 1,000 inhabitantsHarnett County0.92Lincoln County: 0.89 per 1,000 inhabitantsLincoln County0.89Davidson County: 0.87 per 1,000 inhabitantsDavidson County0.87Polk County: 0.82 per 1,000 inhabitantsPolk County0.82Avery County: 0.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsAvery County0.8Burke County: 0.78 per 1,000 inhabitantsBurke County0.78Buncombe County: 0.76 per 1,000 inhabitantsBuncombe County0.76Cabarrus County: 0.76 per 1,000 inhabitantsCabarrus County0.76Caswell County: 0.75 per 1,000 inhabitantsCaswell County0.75Montgomery County: 0.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsMontgomery County0.74
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

RankCounties2018
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2017
1Durham County Estimated4.91-1.45 pts
2Mecklenburg County Estimated4.57-1.59 pts
3Wake County Estimated3.2-1.08 pts
4Orange County Estimated3-1.48 pts
5Guilford County Estimated2.4-0.81 pts
6Vance County Estimated2.2-0.12 pts
7Pasquotank County Estimated2.17+0.45 pts
8Duplin County Estimated2.03-0.42 pts
9Sampson County Estimated1.95-0.29 pts
10Wayne County Estimated1.77-0.53 pts
11Franklin County Estimated1.73+0.48 pts
12Jackson County Estimated1.52+0.78 pts
13Forsyth County Estimated1.46-0.15 pts
14Lee County Estimated1.35-0.38 pts
15Greene County Estimated1.33+1.05 pts
16Dare County Estimated1.29-0.29 pts
17Macon County Estimated1.2+0.25 pts
18Surry County Estimated1.18+0.61 pts
19Alleghany County Estimated1.17+0.44 pts
20Cumberland County Estimated1.17-1.48 pts
21Johnston County Estimated1.16+0.04 pts
22Anson County Estimated1.13-0.26 pts
23Catawba County Estimated1.11-0.15 pts
24Hoke County Estimated1.1-0.39 pts
25Mitchell County Estimated1.07+0.4 pts
26Swain County Estimated1.05+0.84 pts
27Wilson County Estimated1.04+0.07 pts
28Lenoir County Estimated1.03+0.78 pts
29Watauga County Estimated1-0.06 pts
30Iredell County Estimated0.92-0.41 pts
31Harnett County Estimated0.92-0.29 pts
32Lincoln County Estimated0.89+0.19 pts
33Davidson County Estimated0.87-0.19 pts
34Polk County Estimated0.82+0.04 pts
35Avery County Estimated0.8-0 pts
36Burke County Estimated0.78-0.19 pts
37Buncombe County Estimated0.76-0.14 pts
38Cabarrus County Estimated0.76-0.16 pts
39Caswell County Estimated0.75+0.09 pts
40Montgomery County Estimated0.74+0.81 pts
41Pitt County Estimated0.71-0.04 pts
42Caldwell County Estimated0.69-0.06 pts
43Randolph County Estimated0.68+0.43 pts
44Wilkes County Estimated0.67+0.09 pts
45Granville County Estimated0.65+0.28 pts
46Rowan County Estimated0.58+0.16 pts
47Robeson County Estimated0.58+0.15 pts
48Stokes County Estimated0.57-0.15 pts
49Madison County Estimated0.55-0.05 pts
50Edgecombe County Estimated0.55+0.2 pts
51Nash County Estimated0.54-0.23 pts
52Beaufort County Estimated0.53-0.04 pts
53Union County Estimated0.53-0.12 pts
54Moore County Estimated0.5-0.51 pts
55Alamance County Estimated0.5+0.06 pts
56Cleveland County Estimated0.48-0.24 pts
57Bladen County Estimated0.48+0.48 pts
58Gaston County Estimated0.48-0.07 pts
59Graham County Estimated0.47+0.59 pts
60McDowell County Estimated0.46+0.15 pts
61Cherokee County Estimated0.46+0.25 pts
62Hertford County Estimated0.46-0.16 pts
63New Hanover County Estimated0.43-0.19 pts
64Transylvania County Estimated0.41+0.17 pts
65Scotland County Estimated0.37-0.11 pts
66Bertie County Estimated0.37-0.31 pts
67Pender County Estimated0.36-0.06 pts
68Northampton County Estimated0.35-0.2 pts
69Currituck County Estimated0.34+0.26 pts
70Yadkin County Estimated0.32+0.4 pts
71Jones County Estimated0.31+0.1 pts
72Camden County Estimated0.28-0 pts
73Yancey County Estimated0.28+0.22 pts
74Haywood County Estimated0.26+0.01 pts
75Stanly County Estimated0.24+0.1 pts
76Halifax County Estimated0.24-0.13 pts
77Henderson County Estimated0.22+0.15 pts
78Columbus County Estimated0.21+0.13 pts
79Person County Estimated0.15-0.13 pts
80Rockingham County Estimated0.12+0.1 pts
81Carteret County Estimated0.1-0.32 pts
82Richmond County Estimated0.09+0.16 pts
83Gates County Estimated0.090 pts
84Martin County Estimated0.04-0.04 pts
85Ashe County Estimated0+0.22 pts
85Brunswick County Estimated0-0.11 pts
85Tyrrell County Estimated00 pts
88Alexander County Estimated-0.03-0.08 pts
89Chatham County Estimated-0.08+0.03 pts
90Rutherford County Estimated-0.11-0.04 pts
91Pamlico County Estimated-0.16-0 pts
92Davie County Estimated-0.21-0.02 pts
93Perquimans County Estimated-0.220 pts
94Warren County Estimated-0.35-0 pts
95Chowan County Estimated-0.36-0 pts
96Hyde County Estimated-0.39-0.02 pts
97Washington County Estimated-0.42-0.01 pts
98Clay County Estimated-0.45-0.45 pts
99Craven County Estimated-0.59-1.43 pts
100Onslow County Estimated-3.08-3.25 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Durham County, with 4.91 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Onslow County, with -3.08 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018.

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