North Carolina Net Migration Rate By County in 2021
According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2021, the net migration rate per 1,000 population for North Carolina was 10.77. Brunswick County had the highest net migration rate per 1,000 population (56.71), followed by Tyrrell County (51.16), and Currituck County (47.33). On the other hand, Hertford County had the lowest net migration rate per 1,000 population (-78), followed by Onslow County (-17.53), and Bertie County (-15.68).
Net migration rate for a county refers to the difference between the number of migrants, both domestic and international, moving to the county and those leaving the county per 1,000 of the county's mid-year population. A positive rate is known as a net immigration rate, and a negative rate is known as a net emigration rate.
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| County | Net Migration Rate |
|---|---|
| Alamance | 12.72 |
| Alexander | 3.16 |
| Alleghany | 23.22 |
| Anson | 15.72 |
| Ashe | 14.84 |
| Avery | -10.02 |
| Beaufort | 0.49 |
| Bertie | -15.68 |
| Bladen | 2.74 |
| Brunswick | 56.71 |
| Buncombe | 11.08 |
| Burke | 5.61 |
| Cabarrus | 17.24 |
| Caldwell | 5.46 |
| Camden | 43.53 |
| Carteret | 23.11 |
| Caswell | 8.14 |
| Catawba | 8.55 |
| Chatham | 22.82 |
| Cherokee | 20.46 |
| Chowan | 13.39 |
| Clay | 28.41 |
| Cleveland | 9.54 |
| Columbus | -4.5 |
| Craven | 3.57 |
| Cumberland | 1.33 |
| Currituck | 47.33 |
| Dare | 26.84 |
| Davidson | 12.88 |
| Davie | 21.89 |
| Duplin | -1.38 |
| Durham | 8.35 |
| Edgecombe | -3.27 |
| Forsyth | 7.18 |
| Franklin | 39.79 |
| Gaston | 14.03 |
| Gates | 0.57 |
| Graham | 3.24 |
| Granville | 7.18 |
| Greene | -6.98 |
| Guilford | 5.19 |
| Halifax | 3.37 |
| Harnett | 9.77 |
| Haywood | 12.79 |
| Henderson | 10.08 |
| Hertford | -78 |
| Hoke | 10.43 |
| Hyde | 25.44 |
| Iredell | 25.07 |
| Jackson | 10.8 |
| Johnston | 42.18 |
| Jones | 17.54 |
| Lee | 10.33 |
| Lenoir | -1.57 |
| Lincoln | 34.1 |
| McDowell | 5.59 |
| Macon | 18.4 |
| Madison | 26.59 |
| Martin | -1.69 |
| Mecklenburg | 1.42 |
| Mitchell | 14.26 |
| Montgomery | 9.23 |
| Moore | 29.94 |
| Nash | 3.01 |
| New Hanover | 18.12 |
| Northampton | -8.97 |
| Onslow | -17.53 |
| Orange | 35.42 |
| Pamlico | 14.99 |
| Pasquotank | 5.82 |
| Pender | 42.66 |
| Perquimans | 18.36 |
| Person | 2.25 |
| Pitt | 8.54 |
| Polk | 28.45 |
| Randolph | 7.41 |
| Richmond | 0.82 |
| Robeson | -0.77 |
| Rockingham | 7.5 |
| Rowan | 8.66 |
| Rutherford | 9.47 |
| Sampson | 0.63 |
| Scotland | 5.86 |
| Stanly | 11.11 |
| Stokes | 8.38 |
| Surry | 3.55 |
| Swain | 10.13 |
| Transylvania | 15.19 |
| Tyrrell | 51.16 |
| Union | 17.64 |
| Vance | -7.13 |
| Wake | 14.11 |
| Warren | 20.46 |
| Washington | 2.19 |
| Watauga | 18.78 |
| Wayne | -3.72 |
| Wilkes | 3.9 |
| Wilson | -3.5 |
| Yadkin | 5.21 |
| Yancey | 22.27 |
