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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 2023, at 12.78 per 1,000 inhabitants. Perquimans County had the lowest, at -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 2.03 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for North Carolina was 4.98 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest12.78Mecklenburg County
Lowest-0.6Perquimans County
Median2.03100 counties
North Carolina4.98History

Top 40 counties, 2023

Mecklenburg County: 12.78 per 1,000 inhabitantsMecklenburg County12.78Durham County: 11.67 per 1,000 inhabitantsDurham County11.67Duplin County: 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitantsDuplin County9.9Wake County: 7.51 per 1,000 inhabitantsWake County7.51Sampson County: 6.66 per 1,000 inhabitantsSampson County6.66Hoke County: 6.57 per 1,000 inhabitantsHoke County6.57Lee County: 6.56 per 1,000 inhabitantsLee County6.56Orange County: 6.25 per 1,000 inhabitantsOrange County6.25Robeson County: 6.07 per 1,000 inhabitantsRobeson County6.07Guilford County: 5.93 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuilford County5.93Wayne County: 5.35 per 1,000 inhabitantsWayne County5.35Forsyth County: 5.14 per 1,000 inhabitantsForsyth County5.14Cumberland County: 4.92 per 1,000 inhabitantsCumberland County4.92Union County: 4.86 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnion County4.86Gaston County: 4.81 per 1,000 inhabitantsGaston County4.81Cabarrus County: 4.17 per 1,000 inhabitantsCabarrus County4.17Alamance County: 4.14 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlamance County4.14Chatham County: 3.89 per 1,000 inhabitantsChatham County3.89Henderson County: 3.78 per 1,000 inhabitantsHenderson County3.78Dare County: 3.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsDare County3.6Iredell County: 3.47 per 1,000 inhabitantsIredell County3.47Buncombe County: 3.37 per 1,000 inhabitantsBuncombe County3.37Johnston County: 3.36 per 1,000 inhabitantsJohnston County3.36Vance County: 3.26 per 1,000 inhabitantsVance County3.26Montgomery County: 3.23 per 1,000 inhabitantsMontgomery County3.23New Hanover County: 3.19 per 1,000 inhabitantsNew Hanover County3.19Transylvania County: 3.17 per 1,000 inhabitantsTransylvania County3.17Davidson County: 2.95 per 1,000 inhabitantsDavidson County2.95Pitt County: 2.76 per 1,000 inhabitantsPitt County2.76Harnett County: 2.67 per 1,000 inhabitantsHarnett County2.67Rowan County: 2.66 per 1,000 inhabitantsRowan County2.66McDowell County: 2.61 per 1,000 inhabitantsMcDowell County2.61Jackson County: 2.61 per 1,000 inhabitantsJackson County2.61Scotland County: 2.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsScotland County2.6Yadkin County: 2.57 per 1,000 inhabitantsYadkin County2.57Avery County: 2.54 per 1,000 inhabitantsAvery County2.54Wilson County: 2.32 per 1,000 inhabitantsWilson County2.32Moore County: 2.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsMoore County2.3Swain County: 2.22 per 1,000 inhabitantsSwain County2.22Nash County: 2.21 per 1,000 inhabitantsNash County2.21
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

RankCounties2023
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2022
1Mecklenburg County Estimated12.78+2.43 pts
2Durham County Estimated11.67+2.92 pts
3Duplin County Estimated9.9+2.93 pts
4Wake County Estimated7.51+1.94 pts
5Sampson County Estimated6.66+2.08 pts
6Hoke County Estimated6.57+5.11 pts
7Lee County Estimated6.56+1.68 pts
8Orange County Estimated6.25+1.75 pts
9Robeson County Estimated6.07+3.91 pts
10Guilford County Estimated5.93+1.48 pts
11Wayne County Estimated5.35+1.87 pts
12Forsyth County Estimated5.14+2.12 pts
13Cumberland County Estimated4.92+1.31 pts
14Union County Estimated4.86+1.59 pts
15Gaston County Estimated4.81+2.46 pts
16Cabarrus County Estimated4.17+2.1 pts
17Alamance County Estimated4.14+1.75 pts
18Chatham County Estimated3.89+1.39 pts
19Henderson County Estimated3.78+2.69 pts
20Dare County Estimated3.6+1.41 pts
21Iredell County Estimated3.47+0.73 pts
22Buncombe County Estimated3.37+0.95 pts
23Johnston County Estimated3.36+0.9 pts
24Vance County Estimated3.26-0.65 pts
25Montgomery County Estimated3.23+1.33 pts
26New Hanover County Estimated3.19+1.1 pts
27Transylvania County Estimated3.17+1.5 pts
28Davidson County Estimated2.95+1.32 pts
29Pitt County Estimated2.76+0.2 pts
30Harnett County Estimated2.67+0.79 pts
31Rowan County Estimated2.66+0.56 pts
32McDowell County Estimated2.61+1.18 pts
33Jackson County Estimated2.61-0.01 pts
34Scotland County Estimated2.6+0.59 pts
35Yadkin County Estimated2.57+0.89 pts
36Avery County Estimated2.54+0.33 pts
37Wilson County Estimated2.32+1.28 pts
38Moore County Estimated2.3+1.35 pts
39Swain County Estimated2.22-0.06 pts
40Nash County Estimated2.21+1 pts
41Person County Estimated2.2+1.71 pts
42Onslow County Estimated2.19+1.46 pts
43Watauga County Estimated2.19+1.5 pts
44Randolph County Estimated2.18+0.61 pts
45Edgecombe County Estimated2.18+0.81 pts
46Lincoln County Estimated2.17+0.64 pts
47Hertford County Estimated2.17-0.07 pts
48Catawba County Estimated2.16+0.5 pts
49Stanly County Estimated2.14+0.66 pts
50Davie County Estimated2.05+1.12 pts
51Tyrrell County Estimated2.01+1.13 pts
52Pender County Estimated1.97+0.34 pts
53Lenoir County Estimated1.84+1.02 pts
54Anson County Estimated1.84+1.42 pts
55Franklin County Estimated1.81+0.4 pts
56Pasquotank County Estimated1.8+0.87 pts
57Wilkes County Estimated1.49+0.48 pts
58Bertie County Estimated1.41+1.47 pts
59Carteret County Estimated1.4+0.87 pts
60Craven County Estimated1.39+0.14 pts
61Granville County Estimated1.29+0.81 pts
62Surry County Estimated1.29-0.18 pts
63Burke County Estimated1.28+0.44 pts
64Halifax County Estimated1.27+0.22 pts
65Macon County Estimated1.26+0.14 pts
66Warren County Estimated1.23+0.32 pts
67Bladen County Estimated1.22+0.98 pts
68Cleveland County Estimated1.17+0.67 pts
69Caldwell County Estimated1.14+0.76 pts
70Alleghany County Estimated1.07+0.53 pts
71Haywood County Estimated0.89+0.4 pts
72Ashe County Estimated0.74-0 pts
73Camden County Estimated0.72-0.01 pts
74Beaufort County Estimated0.7+0.09 pts
75Madison County Estimated0.68-0.14 pts
76Richmond County Estimated0.66+0.52 pts
77Rockingham County Estimated0.65+0.21 pts
78Greene County Estimated0.59-1.38 pts
79Mitchell County Estimated0.53-0.33 pts
80Columbus County Estimated0.52+0.36 pts
81Yancey County Estimated0.48-1.01 pts
82Brunswick County Estimated0.45+0.1 pts
83Currituck County Estimated0.42+0.45 pts
84Pamlico County Estimated0.41+0.16 pts
85Northampton County Estimated0.3-0.11 pts
86Caswell County Estimated0.22-0.09 pts
87Jones County Estimated0.21-0.54 pts
88Clay County Estimated0.17-0 pts
89Graham County Estimated0.12-1 pts
90Alexander County Estimated0.11+0.17 pts
91Rutherford County Estimated0.02-0.51 pts
92Hyde County Estimated0+0.22 pts
92Martin County Estimated0-0.09 pts
92Washington County Estimated0-0.55 pts
95Stokes County Estimated-0.04+0.07 pts
96Chowan County Estimated-0.07+0.07 pts
97Polk County Estimated-0.2-0.15 pts
98Cherokee County Estimated-0.27-0.17 pts
99Gates County Estimated-0.39-0 pts
100Perquimans County Estimated-0.6-0.07 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Mecklenburg County, with 12.78 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Perquimans County, with -0.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023.

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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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