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

Mecklenburg County had the highest net international migration rate, July to June of 100 counties in 2022, at 10.34 per 1,000 inhabitants. Perquimans County had the lowest, at -0.53 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 1.12 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for North Carolina was 3.56 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest10.34Mecklenburg County
Lowest-0.53Perquimans County
Median1.12100 counties
North Carolina3.56History

Top 40 counties, 2022

Mecklenburg County: 10.34 per 1,000 inhabitantsMecklenburg County10.34Durham County: 8.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsDurham County8.74Duplin County: 6.97 per 1,000 inhabitantsDuplin County6.97Wake County: 5.58 per 1,000 inhabitantsWake County5.58Lee County: 4.88 per 1,000 inhabitantsLee County4.88Sampson County: 4.58 per 1,000 inhabitantsSampson County4.58Orange County: 4.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsOrange County4.5Guilford County: 4.45 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuilford County4.45Vance County: 3.91 per 1,000 inhabitantsVance County3.91Cumberland County: 3.61 per 1,000 inhabitantsCumberland County3.61Wayne County: 3.47 per 1,000 inhabitantsWayne County3.47Union County: 3.27 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnion County3.27Forsyth County: 3.02 per 1,000 inhabitantsForsyth County3.02Iredell County: 2.74 per 1,000 inhabitantsIredell County2.74Jackson County: 2.61 per 1,000 inhabitantsJackson County2.61Pitt County: 2.56 per 1,000 inhabitantsPitt County2.56Chatham County: 2.5 per 1,000 inhabitantsChatham County2.5Johnston County: 2.46 per 1,000 inhabitantsJohnston County2.46Buncombe County: 2.42 per 1,000 inhabitantsBuncombe County2.42Alamance County: 2.38 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlamance County2.38Gaston County: 2.35 per 1,000 inhabitantsGaston County2.35Swain County: 2.28 per 1,000 inhabitantsSwain County2.28Hertford County: 2.24 per 1,000 inhabitantsHertford County2.24Avery County: 2.21 per 1,000 inhabitantsAvery County2.21Dare County: 2.19 per 1,000 inhabitantsDare County2.19Robeson County: 2.16 per 1,000 inhabitantsRobeson County2.16Rowan County: 2.1 per 1,000 inhabitantsRowan County2.1New Hanover County: 2.08 per 1,000 inhabitantsNew Hanover County2.08Cabarrus County: 2.07 per 1,000 inhabitantsCabarrus County2.07Scotland County: 2.01 per 1,000 inhabitantsScotland County2.01Greene County: 1.97 per 1,000 inhabitantsGreene County1.97Montgomery County: 1.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsMontgomery County1.9Harnett County: 1.88 per 1,000 inhabitantsHarnett County1.88Yadkin County: 1.68 per 1,000 inhabitantsYadkin County1.68Transylvania County: 1.67 per 1,000 inhabitantsTransylvania County1.67Catawba County: 1.67 per 1,000 inhabitantsCatawba County1.67Davidson County: 1.63 per 1,000 inhabitantsDavidson County1.63Pender County: 1.63 per 1,000 inhabitantsPender County1.63Randolph County: 1.57 per 1,000 inhabitantsRandolph County1.57Lincoln County: 1.53 per 1,000 inhabitantsLincoln County1.53
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

RankCounties2022
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2021
1Mecklenburg County Estimated10.34+7.53 pts
2Durham County Estimated8.74+5.96 pts
3Duplin County Estimated6.97+5.2 pts
4Wake County Estimated5.58+3.86 pts
5Lee County Estimated4.88+4.72 pts
6Sampson County Estimated4.58+3.86 pts
7Orange County Estimated4.5+2.72 pts
8Guilford County Estimated4.45+3.07 pts
9Vance County Estimated3.91+2.85 pts
10Cumberland County Estimated3.61+2.81 pts
11Wayne County Estimated3.47+2.96 pts
12Union County Estimated3.27+2.57 pts
13Forsyth County Estimated3.02+2.21 pts
14Iredell County Estimated2.74+2.06 pts
15Jackson County Estimated2.61+2.31 pts
16Pitt County Estimated2.56+2.16 pts
17Chatham County Estimated2.5+1.86 pts
18Johnston County Estimated2.46+1.96 pts
19Buncombe County Estimated2.42+1.75 pts
20Alamance County Estimated2.38+1.68 pts
21Gaston County Estimated2.35+1.82 pts
22Swain County Estimated2.28+1.92 pts
23Hertford County Estimated2.24+1.8 pts
24Avery County Estimated2.21+1.93 pts
25Dare County Estimated2.19+1.6 pts
26Robeson County Estimated2.16+1.78 pts
27Rowan County Estimated2.1+1.7 pts
28New Hanover County Estimated2.08+1.66 pts
29Cabarrus County Estimated2.07+1.61 pts
30Scotland County Estimated2.01+1.59 pts
31Greene County Estimated1.97+1.57 pts
32Montgomery County Estimated1.9+1.27 pts
33Harnett County Estimated1.88+1.49 pts
34Yadkin County Estimated1.68+1.47 pts
35Transylvania County Estimated1.67+1.46 pts
36Catawba County Estimated1.67+1.2 pts
37Davidson County Estimated1.63+1.01 pts
38Pender County Estimated1.63+1.1 pts
39Randolph County Estimated1.57+1.44 pts
40Lincoln County Estimated1.53+0.89 pts
41Yancey County Estimated1.49+1.22 pts
42Stanly County Estimated1.48+1.38 pts
43Surry County Estimated1.47+1.25 pts
44Hoke County Estimated1.46+1.17 pts
45McDowell County Estimated1.43+1.1 pts
46Franklin County Estimated1.41+0.73 pts
47Edgecombe County Estimated1.36+1.01 pts
48Craven County Estimated1.25+0.94 pts
49Nash County Estimated1.21+0.8 pts
50Graham County Estimated1.12+1.24 pts
51Macon County Estimated1.11+0.79 pts
52Henderson County Estimated1.09+0.86 pts
53Halifax County Estimated1.04+0.86 pts
54Wilson County Estimated1.03+0.66 pts
55Wilkes County Estimated1+0.47 pts
56Moore County Estimated0.95+0.65 pts
57Davie County Estimated0.93+0.77 pts
58Pasquotank County Estimated0.93+0.59 pts
59Warren County Estimated0.91+0.85 pts
60Tyrrell County Estimated0.88+0.58 pts
61Mitchell County Estimated0.87+0.93 pts
62Burke County Estimated0.85+0.7 pts
63Madison County Estimated0.82+0.36 pts
64Lenoir County Estimated0.82+0.59 pts
65Jones County Estimated0.76+0.65 pts
66Ashe County Estimated0.74+0.56 pts
67Onslow County Estimated0.73+1.57 pts
68Camden County Estimated0.73+0.26 pts
69Watauga County Estimated0.69+0.3 pts
70Beaufort County Estimated0.61+0.52 pts
71Washington County Estimated0.55+0.55 pts
72Alleghany County Estimated0.54+0.54 pts
73Rutherford County Estimated0.53+0.43 pts
74Carteret County Estimated0.52+0.45 pts
75Cleveland County Estimated0.5+0.48 pts
76Haywood County Estimated0.5+0.26 pts
77Person County Estimated0.48+0.46 pts
78Granville County Estimated0.48+0.38 pts
79Rockingham County Estimated0.44+0.28 pts
80Anson County Estimated0.41+0.41 pts
81Northampton County Estimated0.41+0.24 pts
82Caldwell County Estimated0.39+0.3 pts
83Brunswick County Estimated0.35+0.17 pts
84Caswell County Estimated0.31+0.22 pts
85Pamlico County Estimated0.24+0.16 pts
86Bladen County Estimated0.24+0.27 pts
87Clay County Estimated0.17-0 pts
88Columbus County Estimated0.160 pts
89Richmond County Estimated0.14+0.23 pts
90Martin County Estimated0.09+0.09 pts
91Currituck County Estimated-0.030 pts
92Polk County Estimated-0.05-0.41 pts
93Alexander County Estimated-0.06-0.06 pts
94Bertie County Estimated-0.06-0.06 pts
95Cherokee County Estimated-0.1-0.17 pts
96Stokes County Estimated-0.11-0.29 pts
97Chowan County Estimated-0.14-0.14 pts
98Hyde County Estimated-0.22-0.22 pts
99Gates County Estimated-0.39-0.48 pts
100Perquimans County Estimated-0.53-0.38 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Mecklenburg County, with 10.34 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Perquimans County, with -0.53 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.

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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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