Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for North Carolina by County
Mobility: Moved, different county this state (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 From Different County In Same State)
|
Rank within US (of 3142 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 3.1 | 10,316,864 | N/A |
| North Carolina | N/A | 3.6 | 384,693 | 41 of 51 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 1.0 | 676 | 61 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 1.6 | 939 | 195 |
| Polk County | Rural | 1.7 | 346 | 230 |
| Robeson County | Rural | 1.7 | 2,010 | 230 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 1.8 | 1,440 | 277 |
| Camden County | Urban | 1.8 | 198 | 277 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 1.9 | 849 | 327 |
| Gates County | Urban | 1.9 | 192 | 327 |
| Person County | Urban | 1.9 | 736 | 327 |
| Dare County | Rural | 2.1 | 800 | 443 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 2.2 | 662 | 501 |
| Madison County | Urban | 2.2 | 471 | 501 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 2.5 | 28,751 | 695 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 2.6 | 701 | 765 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 2.6 | 6,986 | 765 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 2.6 | 344 | 765 |
| Surry County | Rural | 2.6 | 1,867 | 765 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 2.7 | 1,657 | 845 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 2.7 | 3,852 | 845 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 2.7 | 1,121 | 845 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 2.8 | 829 | 919 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 2.8 | 1,784 | 919 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 2.9 | 845 | 1,002 |
| Clay County | Rural | 2.9 | 328 | 1,002 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 2.9 | 1,446 | 1,002 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 2.9 | 9,595 | 1,002 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 2.9 | 1,309 | 1,002 |
| Wake County | Urban | 2.9 | 33,945 | 1,002 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 3.0 | 6,949 | 1,084 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 3.0 | 569 | 1,084 |
| Alamance County | Urban | 3.1 | 5,465 | 1,186 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 3.1 | 3,639 | 1,186 |
| Burke County | Urban | 3.2 | 2,767 | 1,290 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 3.2 | 5,534 | 1,290 |
| Moore County | Urban | 3.2 | 3,322 | 1,290 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 3.3 | 3,285 | 1,368 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 3.3 | 1,555 | 1,368 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 3.3 | 1,791 | 1,368 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 3.3 | 496 | 1,368 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 3.4 | 6,587 | 1,437 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 3.4 | 7,942 | 1,437 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 3.4 | 1,136 | 1,437 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 3.4 | 4,000 | 1,437 |
| Craven County | Rural | 3.5 | 3,567 | 1,522 |
| Nash County | Urban | 3.5 | 3,352 | 1,522 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 3.5 | 3,168 | 1,522 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 3.6 | 5,439 | 1,600 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 3.6 | 5,828 | 1,600 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 3.6 | 1,755 | 1,600 |
| Graham County | Rural | 3.6 | 288 | 1,600 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 3.6 | 3,273 | 1,600 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 3.7 | 14,182 | 1,673 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 3.7 | 7,440 | 1,673 |
| Macon County | Rural | 3.8 | 1,420 | 1,744 |
| Swain County | Rural | 3.8 | 532 | 1,744 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 3.8 | 1,267 | 1,744 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 3.9 | 2,888 | 1,806 |
| Union County | Urban | 3.9 | 9,787 | 1,806 |
| Lee County | Rural | 4.0 | 2,577 | 1,854 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 4.1 | 9,555 | 1,918 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 4.1 | 22,478 | 1,918 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 4.1 | 797 | 1,918 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 4.1 | 506 | 1,918 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 4.2 | 1,902 | 1,986 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 4.2 | 1,584 | 1,986 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 4.3 | 1,554 | 2,047 |
| Jones County | Rural | 4.3 | 396 | 2,047 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 4.4 | 3,466 | 2,101 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 4.4 | 6,582 | 2,101 |
| Vance County | Rural | 4.4 | 1,845 | 2,101 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 4.5 | 502 | 2,159 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 4.5 | 3,125 | 2,159 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 4.5 | 622 | 2,159 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 4.6 | 1,024 | 2,212 |
| Granville County | Rural | 4.6 | 2,771 | 2,212 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 4.6 | 774 | 2,212 |
| Durham County | Urban | 4.7 | 15,360 | 2,264 |
| Avery County | Rural | 4.8 | 838 | 2,313 |
| Davie County | Urban | 4.8 | 2,112 | 2,313 |
| Martin County | Rural | 4.8 | 1,022 | 2,313 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 4.8 | 1,928 | 2,313 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 5.0 | 2,379 | 2,419 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 5.0 | 11,592 | 2,419 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 5.2 | 3,358 | 2,493 |
| Washington County | Rural | 5.2 | 554 | 2,493 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 5.6 | 953 | 2,614 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 5.6 | 2,970 | 2,614 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 5.7 | 1,466 | 2,654 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 5.7 | 4,460 | 2,654 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 5.8 | 266 | 2,685 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 6.0 | 8,199 | 2,725 |
| Pender County | Urban | 6.0 | 3,863 | 2,725 |
| Warren County | Rural | 6.1 | 1,128 | 2,744 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 6.6 | 11,572 | 2,832 |
| Anson County | Urban | 6.7 | 1,473 | 2,854 |
| Orange County | Urban | 6.7 | 9,953 | 2,854 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 7.4 | 252 | 2,932 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 7.9 | 3,452 | 2,977 |
| Greene County | Rural | 8.7 | 1,768 | 3,025 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 14.2 | 7,813 | 3,132 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/19/2026 3:37 am.
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, different county this state (in past year), see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.