North Carolina Net Domestic Migration Rate By County in 2021

Updated on June 21, 2025.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2021, the net domestic migration rate for North Carolina was 9.82. Brunswick County had the highest net domestic migration rate (56.52) followed by Tyrrell County (50.86), and Currituck County (47.36). On the other hand, Hertford County had the lowest net domestic migration rate (-78.44), followed by Onslow County (-16.69), and Bertie County (-15.68).

Net Domestic migration rate for a given county refers to the the difference between number of people moving to the county from other parts of the United States (excluding Puerto Rico) and number of people moving out of the county to other parts of the United States (excluding Puerto Rico) per 1,000 of the mid-year population of the county.

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North Carolina Net Domestic Migration Rate By County in 2021
North Carolina Net Domestic Migration Rate By County in 2021
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County Net Domestic Migration Rate
Alamance 12.01
Alexander 3.16
Alleghany 23.22
Anson 15.72
Ashe 14.66
Avery -10.3
Beaufort 0.4
Bertie -15.68
Bladen 2.77
Brunswick 56.52
Buncombe 10.41
Burke 5.47
Cabarrus 16.77
Caldwell 5.38
Camden 43.06
Carteret 23.04
Caswell 8.05
Catawba 8.09
Chatham 22.17
Cherokee 20.4
Chowan 13.39
Clay 28.24
Cleveland 9.52
Columbus -4.66
Craven 3.26
Cumberland 0.54
Currituck 47.36
Dare 26.25
Davidson 12.26
Davie 21.72
Duplin -3.15
Durham 5.57
Edgecombe -3.62
Forsyth 6.36
Franklin 39.11
Gaston 13.5
Gates 0.48
Graham 3.37
Granville 7.08
Greene -7.37
Guilford 3.81
Halifax 3.19
Harnett 9.39
Haywood 12.55
Henderson 9.86
Hertford -78.44
Hoke 10.13
Hyde 25.44
Iredell 24.4
Jackson 10.49
Johnston 41.68
Jones 17.43
Lee 10.17
Lenoir -1.8
Lincoln 33.45
McDowell 5.25
Macon 18.08
Madison 26.12
Martin -1.69
Mecklenburg -1.39
Mitchell 14.33
Montgomery 8.61
Moore 29.65
Nash 2.6
New Hanover 17.7
Northampton -9.14
Onslow -16.69
Orange 33.64
Pamlico 14.91
Pasquotank 5.47
Pender 42.13
Perquimans 18.51
Person 2.22
Pitt 8.14
Polk 28.09
Randolph 7.28
Richmond 0.91
Robeson -1.15
Rockingham 7.34
Rowan 8.26
Rutherford 9.37
Sampson -0.1
Scotland 5.45
Stanly 11.02
Stokes 8.21
Surry 3.32
Swain 9.78
Transylvania 14.98
Tyrrell 50.86
Union 16.94
Vance -8.19
Wake 12.4
Warren 20.41
Washington 2.19
Watauga 18.4
Wayne -4.24
Wilkes 3.37
Wilson -3.88
Yadkin 4.99
Yancey 22.01