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 2020, at 3.91 per 1,000 inhabitants. Hyde County had the lowest, at -0.41 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 0.32 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for North Carolina was 1.27 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2020
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2020 | Change on 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durham County Estimated | 3.91 | -1.19 pts |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County Estimated | 3.75 | -1.11 pts |
| 3 | Orange County Estimated | 2.64 | -0.84 pts |
| 4 | Wake County Estimated | 2.54 | -0.77 pts |
| 5 | Guilford County Estimated | 2.02 | -0.54 pts |
| 6 | Wayne County Estimated | 1.67 | -0.18 pts |
| 7 | Cumberland County Estimated | 1.66 | -0.07 pts |
| 8 | Duplin County Estimated | 1.58 | -0.4 pts |
| 9 | Vance County Estimated | 1.43 | -0.54 pts |
| 10 | Sampson County Estimated | 1.36 | -0.49 pts |
| 11 | Anson County Estimated | 1.22 | -0.16 pts |
| 12 | Dare County Estimated | 1.15 | -0.2 pts |
| 13 | Lee County Estimated | 1.05 | -0.07 pts |
| 14 | Forsyth County Estimated | 0.87 | -0.13 pts |
| 15 | Catawba County Estimated | 0.85 | -0.18 pts |
| 16 | Franklin County Estimated | 0.85 | -0.08 pts |
| 17 | Iredell County Estimated | 0.75 | -0.21 pts |
| 18 | Hoke County Estimated | 0.68 | +0.27 pts |
| 19 | Avery County Estimated | 0.68 | -0 pts |
| 20 | Moore County Estimated | 0.64 | -0.16 pts |
| 21 | Wilson County Estimated | 0.62 | +0.06 pts |
| 22 | Pasquotank County Estimated | 0.62 | +0.52 pts |
| 23 | Caldwell County Estimated | 0.62 | -0.05 pts |
| 24 | Burke County Estimated | 0.59 | -0.2 pts |
| 25 | Craven County Estimated | 0.58 | -0.04 pts |
| 26 | Johnston County Estimated | 0.58 | -0.03 pts |
| 27 | Caswell County Estimated | 0.58 | +0.05 pts |
| 28 | Davidson County Estimated | 0.57 | -0.07 pts |
| 29 | Macon County Estimated | 0.56 | -0.15 pts |
| 30 | Watauga County Estimated | 0.55 | -0.25 pts |
| 31 | Buncombe County Estimated | 0.54 | -0.09 pts |
| 32 | Alleghany County Estimated | 0.54 | -0.09 pts |
| 33 | Harnett County Estimated | 0.52 | +0.17 pts |
| 34 | Stokes County Estimated | 0.5 | -0.2 pts |
| 35 | Nash County Estimated | 0.48 | -0.14 pts |
| 36 | Hertford County Estimated | 0.47 | -0.08 pts |
| 37 | Mitchell County Estimated | 0.47 | +0.14 pts |
| 38 | Cleveland County Estimated | 0.45 | -0.02 pts |
| 39 | Wilkes County Estimated | 0.44 | -0.1 pts |
| 40 | Cabarrus County Estimated | 0.43 | -0.15 pts |
| 41 | Bertie County Estimated | 0.42 | -0.21 pts |
| 42 | Pitt County Estimated | 0.41 | -0.1 pts |
| 43 | Scotland County Estimated | 0.4 | +0.03 pts |
| 44 | Jackson County Estimated | 0.39 | +0.27 pts |
| 45 | Polk County Estimated | 0.38 | -0.29 pts |
| 46 | Beaufort County Estimated | 0.38 | -0.11 pts |
| 47 | Lincoln County Estimated | 0.35 | +0.05 pts |
| 48 | New Hanover County Estimated | 0.35 | -0.1 pts |
| 49 | Union County Estimated | 0.33 | +0.04 pts |
| 50 | Madison County Estimated | 0.32 | -0.19 pts |
| 51 | Gaston County Estimated | 0.31 | +0.02 pts |
| 52 | Northampton County Estimated | 0.31 | -0.15 pts |
| 53 | Carteret County Estimated | 0.29 | +0.01 pts |
| 54 | Halifax County Estimated | 0.28 | -0.02 pts |
| 55 | Robeson County Estimated | 0.27 | +0.02 pts |
| 56 | Granville County Estimated | 0.26 | +0.18 pts |
| 57 | Person County Estimated | 0.25 | -0 pts |
| 58 | Onslow County Estimated | 0.24 | +0.1 pts |
| 59 | Pender County Estimated | 0.23 | +0.04 pts |
| 60 | Edgecombe County Estimated | 0.22 | 0 pts |
| 61 | Alamance County Estimated | 0.21 | +0.06 pts |
| 62 | Surry County Estimated | 0.21 | +0.17 pts |
| 63 | Camden County Estimated | 0.18 | -0.1 pts |
| 64 | Transylvania County Estimated | 0.17 | +0.06 pts |
| 65 | Yancey County Estimated | 0.17 | +0.22 pts |
| 66 | Lenoir County Estimated | 0.16 | 0 pts |
| 67 | Rowan County Estimated | 0.14 | +0.21 pts |
| 68 | McDowell County Estimated | 0.11 | +0.09 pts |
| 69 | Columbus County Estimated | 0.11 | +0.09 pts |
| 70 | Haywood County Estimated | 0.1 | +0.02 pts |
| 71 | Gates County Estimated | 0.09 | 0 pts |
| 72 | Swain County Estimated | 0.07 | -0.14 pts |
| 73 | Cherokee County Estimated | 0.07 | +0.49 pts |
| 74 | Bladen County Estimated | 0.06 | +0.18 pts |
| 75 | Greene County Estimated | 0.05 | -0.1 pts |
| 76 | Stanly County Estimated | 0.05 | -0.06 pts |
| 77 | Currituck County Estimated | 0.04 | +0.36 pts |
| 78 | Henderson County Estimated | 0.03 | +0.09 pts |
| 79 | Brunswick County Estimated | 0.03 | +0.05 pts |
| 80 | Randolph County Estimated | 0.01 | -0.11 pts |
| 81 | Alexander County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 81 | Jones County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 81 | Martin County Estimated | 0 | -0.04 pts |
| 81 | Rockingham County Estimated | 0 | +0.06 pts |
| 81 | Tyrrell County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 86 | Montgomery County Estimated | -0.04 | +0.26 pts |
| 87 | Ashe County Estimated | -0.07 | +0.22 pts |
| 88 | Rutherford County Estimated | -0.09 | +0.02 pts |
| 89 | Yadkin County Estimated | -0.11 | +0.16 pts |
| 90 | Richmond County Estimated | -0.11 | +0.02 pts |
| 91 | Graham County Estimated | -0.12 | -0 pts |
| 92 | Chowan County Estimated | -0.14 | +0.21 pts |
| 93 | Pamlico County Estimated | -0.16 | 0 pts |
| 94 | Chatham County Estimated | -0.17 | +0.06 pts |
| 95 | Clay County Estimated | -0.18 | -0.09 pts |
| 96 | Warren County Estimated | -0.2 | +0.15 pts |
| 97 | Perquimans County Estimated | -0.22 | 0 pts |
| 98 | Davie County Estimated | -0.26 | +0.07 pts |
| 99 | Washington County Estimated | -0.26 | +0.17 pts |
| 100 | Hyde County Estimated | -0.41 | -0.01 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.
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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_north_carolina_2020,
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, 2020}},
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=2020. 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?
Durham County, with 3.91 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest net international migration rate, July to June?
Hyde County, with -0.41 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020.
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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