Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Migration in 2013
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, the Net Migration for North Carolina was 59.18K. Among all North Carolina counties, Mecklenburg County had the highest net migration (15.13K), followed by Wake County (14.54K), and Guilford County (3.78K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2013 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Migration in 2013
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| Rank | County | Net Migration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mecklenburg County | 15134 |
| 2 | Wake County | 14540 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 3783 |
| 4 | Durham County | 3656 |
| 5 | New Hanover County | 3382 |
| 6 | Union County | 3060 |
| 7 | Brunswick County | 2976 |
| 8 | Buncombe County | 2916 |
| 9 | Cabarrus County | 2125 |
| 10 | Johnston County | 1956 |
| 11 | Harnett County | 1943 |
| 12 | Forsyth County | 1636 |
| 13 | Iredell County | 1620 |
| 14 | Henderson County | 1414 |
| 15 | Moore County | 1273 |
| 16 | Gaston County | 1165 |
| 17 | Orange County | 1057 |
| 18 | Pender County | 962 |
| 19 | Carteret County | 775 |
| 20 | Chatham County | 756 |
| 21 | Alamance County | 722 |
| 22 | Franklin County | 568 |
| 23 | Pitt County | 509 |
| 24 | Haywood County | 504 |
| 25 | Davidson County | 363 |
| 26 | Lincoln County | 359 |
| 27 | Dare County | 353 |
| 28 | Jackson County | 351 |
| 29 | Lee County | 295 |
| 30 | Madison County | 288 |
| 31 | Polk County | 286 |
| 32 | Rowan County | 274 |
| 33 | Cherokee County | 243 |
| 34 | Currituck County | 221 |
| 35 | Watauga County | 220 |
| 36 | Davie County | 203 |
| 37 | Stanly County | 198 |
| 38 | Transylvania County | 188 |
| 39 | Caldwell County | 184 |
| 40 | Granville County | 166 |
| 41 | Catawba County | 159 |
| 42 | Caswell County | 133 |
| 43 | Camden County | 113 |
| 44 | McDowell County | 106 |
| 45 | Avery County | 89 |
| 46 | Alexander County | 86 |
| 47 | Perquimans County | 73 |
| 48 | Person County | 65 |
| 49 | Hoke County | 64 |
| 50 | Washington County | 56 |
| 51 | Mitchell County | 36 |
| 52 | Graham County | 35 |
| 53 | Macon County | 32 |
| 54 | Clay County | 14 |
| 55 | Hertford County | 1 |
| 56 | Beaufort County | 0 |
| 57 | Ashe County | -3 |
| 58 | Yancey County | -10 |
| 59 | Chowan County | -11 |
| 60 | Alleghany County | -12 |
| 61 | Tyrrell County | -20 |
| 62 | Sampson County | -26 |
| 63 | Hyde County | -29 |
| 64 | Cumberland County | -30 |
| 65 | Jones County | -39 |
| 66 | Swain County | -63 |
| 67 | Bertie County | -84 |
| 67 | Yadkin County | -84 |
| 68 | Warren County | -97 |
| 69 | Stokes County | -100 |
| 70 | Pamlico County | -102 |
| 71 | Montgomery County | -111 |
| 72 | Randolph County | -115 |
| 73 | Martin County | -129 |
| 74 | Rutherford County | -168 |
| 75 | Wilkes County | -172 |
| 76 | Gates County | -173 |
| 77 | Bladen County | -176 |
| 78 | Greene County | -208 |
| 79 | Richmond County | -220 |
| 80 | Scotland County | -224 |
| 81 | Wilson County | -229 |
| 82 | Edgecombe County | -258 |
| 83 | Lenoir County | -303 |
| 84 | Anson County | -326 |
| 85 | Columbus County | -337 |
| 86 | Northampton County | -343 |
| 87 | Duplin County | -367 |
| 88 | Cleveland County | -387 |
| 89 | Halifax County | -434 |
| 90 | Burke County | -439 |
| 91 | Surry County | -523 |
| 92 | Rockingham County | -568 |
| 93 | Wayne County | -581 |
| 94 | Vance County | -650 |
| 95 | Pasquotank County | -893 |
| 96 | Nash County | -906 |
| 97 | Robeson County | -1012 |
| 98 | Craven County | -1567 |
| 99 | Onslow County | -1982 |