Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2021
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Net Migration Rate per 1K for North Carolina was 10.77. Among all North Carolina counties, Brunswick County had the highest net migration rate (56.71), followed by Tyrrell County (51.16), and Currituck County (47.33).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
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Related Topics: North Carolina Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2021 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2021
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| Rank | County | Net Migration Rate |
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| 1 | Brunswick County | 56.71 |
| 2 | Tyrrell County | 51.16 |
| 3 | Currituck County | 47.33 |
| 4 | Camden County | 43.53 |
| 5 | Pender County | 42.66 |
| 6 | Johnston County | 42.18 |
| 7 | Franklin County | 39.79 |
| 8 | Orange County | 35.42 |
| 9 | Lincoln County | 34.1 |
| 10 | Moore County | 29.94 |
| 11 | Polk County | 28.45 |
| 12 | Clay County | 28.41 |
| 13 | Dare County | 26.84 |
| 14 | Madison County | 26.59 |
| 15 | Hyde County | 25.44 |
| 16 | Iredell County | 25.07 |
| 17 | Alleghany County | 23.22 |
| 18 | Carteret County | 23.11 |
| 19 | Chatham County | 22.82 |
| 20 | Yancey County | 22.27 |
| 21 | Davie County | 21.89 |
| 22 | Cherokee County | 20.46 |
| 22 | Warren County | 20.46 |
| 23 | Watauga County | 18.78 |
| 24 | Macon County | 18.4 |
| 25 | Perquimans County | 18.36 |
| 26 | New Hanover County | 18.12 |
| 27 | Union County | 17.64 |
| 28 | Jones County | 17.54 |
| 29 | Cabarrus County | 17.24 |
| 30 | Anson County | 15.72 |
| 31 | Transylvania County | 15.19 |
| 32 | Pamlico County | 14.99 |
| 33 | Ashe County | 14.84 |
| 34 | Mitchell County | 14.26 |
| 35 | Wake County | 14.11 |
| 36 | Gaston County | 14.03 |
| 37 | Chowan County | 13.39 |
| 38 | Davidson County | 12.88 |
| 39 | Haywood County | 12.79 |
| 40 | Alamance County | 12.72 |
| 41 | Stanly County | 11.11 |
| 42 | Buncombe County | 11.08 |
| 43 | Jackson County | 10.8 |
| 44 | Hoke County | 10.43 |
| 45 | Lee County | 10.33 |
| 46 | Swain County | 10.13 |
| 47 | Henderson County | 10.08 |
| 48 | Harnett County | 9.77 |
| 49 | Cleveland County | 9.54 |
| 50 | Rutherford County | 9.47 |
| 51 | Montgomery County | 9.23 |
| 52 | Rowan County | 8.66 |
| 53 | Catawba County | 8.55 |
| 54 | Pitt County | 8.54 |
| 55 | Stokes County | 8.38 |
| 56 | Durham County | 8.35 |
| 57 | Caswell County | 8.14 |
| 58 | Rockingham County | 7.5 |
| 59 | Randolph County | 7.41 |
| 60 | Forsyth County | 7.18 |
| 60 | Granville County | 7.18 |
| 61 | Scotland County | 5.86 |
| 62 | Pasquotank County | 5.82 |
| 63 | Burke County | 5.61 |
| 64 | McDowell County | 5.59 |
| 65 | Caldwell County | 5.46 |
| 66 | Yadkin County | 5.21 |
| 67 | Guilford County | 5.19 |
| 68 | Wilkes County | 3.9 |
| 69 | Craven County | 3.57 |
| 70 | Surry County | 3.55 |
| 71 | Halifax County | 3.37 |
| 72 | Graham County | 3.24 |
| 73 | Alexander County | 3.16 |
| 74 | Nash County | 3.01 |
| 75 | Bladen County | 2.74 |
| 76 | Person County | 2.25 |
| 77 | Washington County | 2.19 |
| 78 | Mecklenburg County | 1.42 |
| 79 | Cumberland County | 1.33 |
| 80 | Richmond County | 0.82 |
| 81 | Sampson County | 0.63 |
| 82 | Gates County | 0.57 |
| 83 | Beaufort County | 0.49 |
| 84 | Robeson County | -0.77 |
| 85 | Duplin County | -1.38 |
| 86 | Lenoir County | -1.57 |
| 87 | Martin County | -1.69 |
| 88 | Edgecombe County | -3.27 |
| 89 | Wilson County | -3.5 |
| 90 | Wayne County | -3.72 |
| 91 | Columbus County | -4.5 |
| 92 | Greene County | -6.98 |
| 93 | Vance County | -7.13 |
| 94 | Northampton County | -8.97 |
| 95 | Avery County | -10.02 |
| 96 | Bertie County | -15.68 |
| 97 | Onslow County | -17.53 |
| 98 | Hertford County | -78 |