Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Mobility: Moved, same county (in past year)
Ages 1+, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Moved Within County)
|
Rank within US (of 3142 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 6.3 | 20,792,831 | N/A |
| North Carolina | N/A | 5.5 | 584,160 | 13 of 51 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 8.0 | 90,759 | 2,881 |
| Wake County | Urban | 7.7 | 89,865 | 2,836 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 7.5 | 40,622 | 2,806 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 8.2 | 27,295 | 2,919 |
| Durham County | Urban | 6.6 | 21,859 | 2,559 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 5.6 | 21,758 | 2,209 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 7.5 | 15,389 | 2,806 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 6.2 | 14,542 | 2,440 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 7.8 | 13,645 | 2,848 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 4.4 | 12,057 | 1,553 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 5.2 | 12,040 | 2,012 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 5.4 | 10,540 | 2,114 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 3.7 | 8,693 | 1,121 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 5.7 | 8,187 | 2,256 |
| Alamance County | Urban | 4.6 | 8,141 | 1,666 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 6.8 | 7,936 | 2,633 |
| Union County | Urban | 3.1 | 7,714 | 741 |
| Orange County | Urban | 5.1 | 7,554 | 1,942 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 3.2 | 7,366 | 799 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 4.7 | 7,012 | 1,721 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 3.6 | 5,858 | 1,045 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 3.6 | 5,508 | 1,045 |
| Craven County | Rural | 5.1 | 5,187 | 1,942 |
| Moore County | Urban | 4.8 | 4,962 | 1,767 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 3.6 | 4,952 | 1,045 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 4.0 | 4,743 | 1,298 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 2.6 | 4,481 | 477 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 4.7 | 4,281 | 1,721 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 3.9 | 3,853 | 1,241 |
| Nash County | Urban | 4.0 | 3,789 | 1,298 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 5.8 | 3,770 | 2,298 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 6.8 | 3,723 | 2,633 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 4.7 | 3,692 | 1,721 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 5.8 | 3,593 | 2,298 |
| Robeson County | Rural | 3.1 | 3,591 | 741 |
| Surry County | Rural | 4.9 | 3,489 | 1,824 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 4.3 | 3,453 | 1,483 |
| Burke County | Urban | 4.0 | 3,444 | 1,298 |
| Lee County | Rural | 4.9 | 3,198 | 1,824 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 4.3 | 2,972 | 1,483 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 6.3 | 2,955 | 2,474 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 4.1 | 2,648 | 1,360 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 6.4 | 2,582 | 2,513 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 4.7 | 2,539 | 1,721 |
| Macon County | Rural | 6.2 | 2,340 | 2,440 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 2.5 | 2,286 | 429 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 5.1 | 2,253 | 1,942 |
| Person County | Urban | 5.7 | 2,239 | 2,256 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 5.0 | 2,168 | 1,885 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 2.5 | 2,018 | 429 |
| Granville County | Rural | 3.3 | 1,974 | 858 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 4.0 | 1,962 | 1,298 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 5.9 | 1,955 | 2,334 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 2.9 | 1,916 | 634 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 4.1 | 1,828 | 1,360 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 3.7 | 1,797 | 1,121 |
| Pender County | Urban | 2.7 | 1,743 | 527 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 5.9 | 1,731 | 2,334 |
| Vance County | Rural | 3.7 | 1,543 | 1,121 |
| Davie County | Urban | 3.5 | 1,525 | 970 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 1.9 | 1,429 | 261 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 3.2 | 1,345 | 799 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 3.5 | 1,317 | 970 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 3.9 | 1,286 | 1,241 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 2.7 | 1,276 | 527 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 2.0 | 1,146 | 292 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 3.9 | 1,142 | 1,241 |
| Dare County | Rural | 3.0 | 1,139 | 684 |
| Anson County | Urban | 4.8 | 1,061 | 1,767 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 2.3 | 1,028 | 365 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 1.8 | 947 | 234 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 3.8 | 844 | 1,189 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 2.2 | 798 | 342 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 2.6 | 796 | 477 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 3.1 | 794 | 741 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 2.7 | 710 | 527 |
| Warren County | Rural | 3.6 | 675 | 1,045 |
| Avery County | Rural | 3.4 | 606 | 918 |
| Greene County | Rural | 2.9 | 587 | 634 |
| Martin County | Rural | 2.6 | 569 | 477 |
| Madison County | Urban | 2.5 | 545 | 429 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 3.6 | 537 | 1,045 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 3.9 | 536 | 1,241 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 2.8 | 528 | 593 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 2.6 | 515 | 477 |
| Polk County | Rural | 2.5 | 495 | 429 |
| Swain County | Rural | 3.4 | 475 | 918 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 3.6 | 467 | 1,045 |
| Gates County | Urban | 3.8 | 386 | 1,189 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 2.3 | 384 | 365 |
| Clay County | Rural | 3.3 | 379 | 858 |
| Washington County | Rural | 3.4 | 364 | 918 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 3.3 | 361 | 858 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 1.7 | 293 | 208 |
| Graham County | Rural | 3.2 | 259 | 799 |
| Jones County | Rural | 2.6 | 244 | 477 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 1.8 | 222 | 234 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 2.5 | 85 | 429 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 0.9 | 42 | 70 |
| Camden County | Urban | 0.3 | 33 | 19 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/29/2026 3:58 pm.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Mobility: Moved, same county (in past year), see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.