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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 2024, at 18.94 per 1,000 inhabitants. Perquimans County had the lowest, at -0.75 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 3.45 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for North Carolina was 7.56 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest18.94Mecklenburg County
Lowest-0.75Perquimans County
Median3.45100 counties
North Carolina7.56History

Top 40 counties, 2024

Mecklenburg County: 18.94 per 1,000 inhabitantsMecklenburg County18.94Duplin County: 16.8 per 1,000 inhabitantsDuplin County16.8Durham County: 16.68 per 1,000 inhabitantsDurham County16.68Lee County: 12.35 per 1,000 inhabitantsLee County12.35Sampson County: 11.45 per 1,000 inhabitantsSampson County11.45Wake County: 10.82 per 1,000 inhabitantsWake County10.82Wayne County: 9.75 per 1,000 inhabitantsWayne County9.75Orange County: 9.17 per 1,000 inhabitantsOrange County9.17Guilford County: 8.63 per 1,000 inhabitantsGuilford County8.63Robeson County: 8.18 per 1,000 inhabitantsRobeson County8.18Alamance County: 7.89 per 1,000 inhabitantsAlamance County7.89Henderson County: 7.6 per 1,000 inhabitantsHenderson County7.6Forsyth County: 7 per 1,000 inhabitantsForsyth County7Hoke County: 6.87 per 1,000 inhabitantsHoke County6.87Vance County: 6.78 per 1,000 inhabitantsVance County6.78Cabarrus County: 6.7 per 1,000 inhabitantsCabarrus County6.7Chatham County: 6.57 per 1,000 inhabitantsChatham County6.57Avery County: 6.41 per 1,000 inhabitantsAvery County6.41Gaston County: 6.13 per 1,000 inhabitantsGaston County6.13Yadkin County: 6.05 per 1,000 inhabitantsYadkin County6.05Union County: 6.02 per 1,000 inhabitantsUnion County6.02Cumberland County: 5.82 per 1,000 inhabitantsCumberland County5.82Surry County: 5.54 per 1,000 inhabitantsSurry County5.54Buncombe County: 5.52 per 1,000 inhabitantsBuncombe County5.52Johnston County: 5.44 per 1,000 inhabitantsJohnston County5.44New Hanover County: 5.3 per 1,000 inhabitantsNew Hanover County5.3Pitt County: 5.23 per 1,000 inhabitantsPitt County5.23Chowan County: 4.87 per 1,000 inhabitantsChowan County4.87Rowan County: 4.81 per 1,000 inhabitantsRowan County4.81Franklin County: 4.78 per 1,000 inhabitantsFranklin County4.78Iredell County: 4.73 per 1,000 inhabitantsIredell County4.73Transylvania County: 4.73 per 1,000 inhabitantsTransylvania County4.73Harnett County: 4.69 per 1,000 inhabitantsHarnett County4.69Jackson County: 4.67 per 1,000 inhabitantsJackson County4.67McDowell County: 4.65 per 1,000 inhabitantsMcDowell County4.65Person County: 4.65 per 1,000 inhabitantsPerson County4.65Tyrrell County: 4.57 per 1,000 inhabitantsTyrrell County4.57Dare County: 4.4 per 1,000 inhabitantsDare County4.4Swain County: 4.28 per 1,000 inhabitantsSwain County4.28Wilson County: 4.2 per 1,000 inhabitantsWilson County4.2
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

RankCounties2024
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2023
1Mecklenburg County Estimated18.94+6.16 pts
2Duplin County Estimated16.8+6.9 pts
3Durham County Estimated16.68+5.01 pts
4Lee County Estimated12.35+5.79 pts
5Sampson County Estimated11.45+4.79 pts
6Wake County Estimated10.82+3.31 pts
7Wayne County Estimated9.75+4.4 pts
8Orange County Estimated9.17+2.92 pts
9Guilford County Estimated8.63+2.7 pts
10Robeson County Estimated8.18+2.11 pts
11Alamance County Estimated7.89+3.75 pts
12Henderson County Estimated7.6+3.81 pts
13Forsyth County Estimated7+1.86 pts
14Hoke County Estimated6.87+0.3 pts
15Vance County Estimated6.78+3.52 pts
16Cabarrus County Estimated6.7+2.53 pts
17Chatham County Estimated6.57+2.67 pts
18Avery County Estimated6.41+3.87 pts
19Gaston County Estimated6.13+1.32 pts
20Yadkin County Estimated6.05+3.47 pts
21Union County Estimated6.02+1.15 pts
22Cumberland County Estimated5.82+0.9 pts
23Surry County Estimated5.54+4.26 pts
24Buncombe County Estimated5.52+2.15 pts
25Johnston County Estimated5.44+2.09 pts
26New Hanover County Estimated5.3+2.11 pts
27Pitt County Estimated5.23+2.47 pts
28Chowan County Estimated4.87+4.94 pts
29Rowan County Estimated4.81+2.15 pts
30Franklin County Estimated4.78+2.97 pts
31Iredell County Estimated4.73+1.26 pts
32Transylvania County Estimated4.73+1.56 pts
33Harnett County Estimated4.69+2.02 pts
34Jackson County Estimated4.67+2.06 pts
35McDowell County Estimated4.65+2.05 pts
36Person County Estimated4.65+2.45 pts
37Tyrrell County Estimated4.57+2.56 pts
38Dare County Estimated4.4+0.8 pts
39Swain County Estimated4.28+2.07 pts
40Wilson County Estimated4.2+1.88 pts
41Mitchell County Estimated3.98+3.45 pts
42Columbus County Estimated3.9+3.38 pts
43Hertford County Estimated3.86+1.69 pts
44Nash County Estimated3.8+1.59 pts
45Bertie County Estimated3.8+2.39 pts
46Catawba County Estimated3.69+1.52 pts
47Moore County Estimated3.6+1.31 pts
48Randolph County Estimated3.54+1.36 pts
49Watauga County Estimated3.52+1.33 pts
50Stanly County Estimated3.48+1.34 pts
51Bladen County Estimated3.43+2.2 pts
52Alleghany County Estimated3.34+2.28 pts
53Washington County Estimated3.28+3.28 pts
54Ashe County Estimated3.27+2.53 pts
55Yancey County Estimated3.21+2.73 pts
56Currituck County Estimated3.15+2.74 pts
57Scotland County Estimated3.04+0.44 pts
58Burke County Estimated2.95+1.67 pts
59Wilkes County Estimated2.93+1.45 pts
60Lenoir County Estimated2.92+1.07 pts
61Onslow County Estimated2.83+0.64 pts
62Lincoln County Estimated2.76+0.59 pts
63Davidson County Estimated2.75-0.21 pts
64Pender County Estimated2.73+0.76 pts
65Anson County Estimated2.63+0.79 pts
66Montgomery County Estimated2.62-0.6 pts
67Granville County Estimated2.6+1.31 pts
68Warren County Estimated2.43+1.21 pts
69Cleveland County Estimated2.42+1.25 pts
70Macon County Estimated2.36+1.1 pts
71Caldwell County Estimated2.29+1.15 pts
72Pasquotank County Estimated2.22+0.42 pts
73Davie County Estimated2.2+0.15 pts
74Edgecombe County Estimated2.18+0.01 pts
75Alexander County Estimated2+1.89 pts
76Brunswick County Estimated1.99+1.54 pts
77Rockingham County Estimated1.98+1.33 pts
78Craven County Estimated1.82+0.43 pts
79Richmond County Estimated1.8+1.14 pts
80Greene County Estimated1.74+1.16 pts
81Haywood County Estimated1.68+0.79 pts
82Carteret County Estimated1.64+0.25 pts
83Jones County Estimated1.27+1.05 pts
84Beaufort County Estimated1.26+0.56 pts
85Gates County Estimated1.16+1.55 pts
86Pamlico County Estimated1.11+0.71 pts
87Camden County Estimated0.89+0.17 pts
88Halifax County Estimated0.87-0.4 pts
89Hyde County Estimated0.87+0.87 pts
90Martin County Estimated0.79+0.79 pts
91Caswell County Estimated0.71+0.49 pts
92Madison County Estimated0.58-0.1 pts
93Northampton County Estimated0.48+0.18 pts
94Clay County Estimated0.42+0.25 pts
95Polk County Estimated0.4+0.6 pts
96Cherokee County Estimated0.36+0.63 pts
97Graham County Estimated0.25+0.12 pts
98Stokes County Estimated0.07+0.11 pts
99Rutherford County Estimated0.06+0.05 pts
100Perquimans County Estimated-0.75-0.14 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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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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, 2024 [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=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Mecklenburg County, with 18.94 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Perquimans County, with -0.75 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.

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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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