Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Migration in 2016
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Net Migration for North Carolina was 92.54K. Among all North Carolina counties, Wake County had the highest net migration (18.43K), followed by Mecklenburg County (15.06K), and Guilford County (5.39K).
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), 2016 Census.
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By Net Migration in 2016
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| Rank | County | Net Migration |
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| 1 | Wake County | 18433 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg County | 15063 |
| 3 | Guilford County | 5393 |
| 4 | New Hanover County | 5009 |
| 5 | Johnston County | 4914 |
| 6 | Durham County | 4693 |
| 7 | Brunswick County | 4439 |
| 8 | Cabarrus County | 4307 |
| 9 | Gaston County | 3481 |
| 10 | Union County | 3340 |
| 11 | Buncombe County | 3091 |
| 12 | Alamance County | 3085 |
| 13 | Forsyth County | 2784 |
| 14 | Iredell County | 2592 |
| 15 | Henderson County | 2095 |
| 16 | Harnett County | 1813 |
| 17 | Moore County | 1363 |
| 18 | Chatham County | 1360 |
| 19 | Pender County | 1300 |
| 20 | Jackson County | 1281 |
| 21 | Watauga County | 1049 |
| 22 | Orange County | 1034 |
| 23 | Haywood County | 946 |
| 24 | Davidson County | 904 |
| 25 | Franklin County | 856 |
| 25 | Rowan County | 856 |
| 26 | Catawba County | 834 |
| 27 | Cherokee County | 832 |
| 28 | Lincoln County | 660 |
| 29 | Currituck County | 503 |
| 30 | Granville County | 493 |
| 31 | Randolph County | 450 |
| 32 | Caldwell County | 400 |
| 33 | Dare County | 390 |
| 34 | Transylvania County | 388 |
| 35 | Wilkes County | 382 |
| 36 | Davie County | 374 |
| 37 | Carteret County | 310 |
| 38 | Cleveland County | 301 |
| 39 | Macon County | 298 |
| 40 | Burke County | 280 |
| 41 | Pitt County | 261 |
| 42 | Madison County | 259 |
| 43 | Stanly County | 253 |
| 44 | Nash County | 246 |
| 45 | Duplin County | 241 |
| 46 | Alexander County | 226 |
| 47 | Clay County | 186 |
| 48 | Surry County | 171 |
| 49 | Polk County | 144 |
| 50 | Beaufort County | 135 |
| 51 | Person County | 127 |
| 52 | Alleghany County | 121 |
| 53 | Yancey County | 119 |
| 54 | Ashe County | 118 |
| 55 | Greene County | 112 |
| 56 | Pamlico County | 109 |
| 57 | Camden County | 104 |
| 58 | Rutherford County | 100 |
| 59 | Yadkin County | 95 |
| 60 | Lee County | 88 |
| 61 | Vance County | 67 |
| 62 | Gates County | 43 |
| 63 | Hyde County | 37 |
| 64 | Mitchell County | 31 |
| 65 | Avery County | 29 |
| 66 | Caswell County | 18 |
| 67 | Chowan County | 7 |
| 67 | Perquimans County | 7 |
| 68 | Graham County | -31 |
| 69 | Scotland County | -48 |
| 70 | Pasquotank County | -73 |
| 71 | Wilson County | -74 |
| 72 | McDowell County | -80 |
| 73 | Martin County | -101 |
| 74 | Stokes County | -108 |
| 75 | Tyrrell County | -114 |
| 76 | Montgomery County | -131 |
| 77 | Washington County | -134 |
| 78 | Swain County | -143 |
| 79 | Rockingham County | -146 |
| 80 | Hertford County | -162 |
| 80 | Jones County | -162 |
| 81 | Warren County | -249 |
| 82 | Columbus County | -278 |
| 83 | Halifax County | -300 |
| 84 | Northampton County | -301 |
| 85 | Anson County | -332 |
| 86 | Bladen County | -362 |
| 87 | Richmond County | -365 |
| 88 | Hoke County | -373 |
| 89 | Edgecombe County | -399 |
| 90 | Wayne County | -486 |
| 91 | Sampson County | -507 |
| 92 | Craven County | -508 |
| 93 | Lenoir County | -646 |
| 94 | Bertie County | -693 |
| 95 | Cumberland County | -771 |
| 96 | Robeson County | -1458 |
| 97 | Onslow County | -3754 |
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