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
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Name
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Moved From Different County In Same State)
|
Rank within US (of 3142 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | N/A | 3.7 | 385,808 | 43 of 51 |
| United States | N/A | 3.2 | 10,405,789 | N/A |
| Alamance County | Urban | 3.8 | 6,622 | 1,649 |
| Alexander County | Urban | 3.8 | 1,374 | 1,649 |
| Alleghany County | Rural | 4.4 | 478 | 2,039 |
| Anson County | Urban | 7.2 | 1,555 | 2,889 |
| Ashe County | Rural | 3.0 | 792 | 1,080 |
| Avery County | Rural | 6.0 | 1,052 | 2,681 |
| Beaufort County | Rural | 2.1 | 918 | 425 |
| Bertie County | Rural | 6.0 | 1,045 | 2,681 |
| Bladen County | Rural | 3.2 | 930 | 1,226 |
| Brunswick County | Urban | 4.1 | 5,911 | 1,858 |
| Buncombe County | Urban | 2.6 | 7,028 | 770 |
| Burke County | Urban | 2.7 | 2,364 | 835 |
| Cabarrus County | Urban | 4.6 | 10,578 | 2,147 |
| Caldwell County | Urban | 2.5 | 1,983 | 696 |
| Camden County | Urban | 2.4 | 250 | 627 |
| Carteret County | Rural | 4.5 | 3,078 | 2,086 |
| Caswell County | Rural | 5.0 | 1,127 | 2,355 |
| Catawba County | Urban | 4.0 | 6,385 | 1,799 |
| Chatham County | Urban | 4.4 | 3,394 | 2,039 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 2.2 | 648 | 481 |
| Chowan County | Rural | 3.3 | 462 | 1,312 |
| Clay County | Rural | 1.8 | 201 | 257 |
| Cleveland County | Rural | 2.8 | 2,726 | 916 |
| Columbus County | Rural | 2.9 | 1,428 | 995 |
| Craven County | Rural | 3.4 | 3,387 | 1,385 |
| Cumberland County | Urban | 2.9 | 9,537 | 995 |
| Currituck County | Urban | 2.5 | 739 | 696 |
| Dare County | Rural | 2.6 | 962 | 770 |
| Davidson County | Urban | 2.8 | 4,791 | 916 |
| Davie County | Urban | 5.0 | 2,184 | 2,355 |
| Duplin County | Rural | 3.7 | 1,819 | 1,590 |
| Durham County | Urban | 4.3 | 13,982 | 1,979 |
| Edgecombe County | Urban | 4.9 | 2,343 | 2,311 |
| Forsyth County | Urban | 3.2 | 12,331 | 1,226 |
| Franklin County | Urban | 4.2 | 2,997 | 1,915 |
| Gaston County | Urban | 3.2 | 7,383 | 1,226 |
| Gates County | Urban | 2.1 | 216 | 425 |
| Graham County | Rural | 4.7 | 379 | 2,209 |
| Granville County | Rural | 5.6 | 3,375 | 2,563 |
| Greene County | Rural | 9.4 | 1,898 | 3,047 |
| Guilford County | Urban | 3.9 | 20,709 | 1,719 |
| Halifax County | Rural | 2.8 | 1,325 | 916 |
| Harnett County | Rural | 6.7 | 9,046 | 2,822 |
| Haywood County | Rural | 2.7 | 1,669 | 835 |
| Henderson County | Urban | 4.2 | 4,923 | 1,915 |
| Hertford County | Rural | 3.4 | 687 | 1,385 |
| Hoke County | Urban | 6.4 | 3,317 | 2,758 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 3.7 | 173 | 1,590 |
| Iredell County | Urban | 3.4 | 6,393 | 1,385 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 8.7 | 3,729 | 3,009 |
| Johnston County | Urban | 3.6 | 8,161 | 1,529 |
| Jones County | Rural | 4.5 | 409 | 2,086 |
| Lee County | Rural | 4.6 | 2,969 | 2,147 |
| Lenoir County | Rural | 3.3 | 1,780 | 1,312 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 3.8 | 3,379 | 1,649 |
| Macon County | Rural | 3.2 | 1,210 | 1,226 |
| Madison County | Urban | 3.3 | 703 | 1,312 |
| Martin County | Rural | 5.7 | 1,224 | 2,587 |
| McDowell County | Rural | 2.8 | 1,223 | 916 |
| Mecklenburg County | Urban | 2.5 | 27,632 | 696 |
| Mitchell County | Rural | 3.4 | 502 | 1,385 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 5.0 | 1,278 | 2,355 |
| Moore County | Urban | 3.5 | 3,512 | 1,462 |
| Nash County | Urban | 4.1 | 3,893 | 1,858 |
| New Hanover County | Urban | 5.2 | 11,858 | 2,427 |
| Northampton County | Rural | 5.2 | 891 | 2,427 |
| Onslow County | Urban | 3.0 | 6,158 | 1,080 |
| Orange County | Urban | 7.2 | 10,592 | 2,889 |
| Pamlico County | Rural | 2.9 | 356 | 995 |
| Pasquotank County | Rural | 4.5 | 1,834 | 2,086 |
| Pender County | Urban | 6.4 | 4,014 | 2,758 |
| Perquimans County | Rural | 2.8 | 369 | 916 |
| Person County | Urban | 2.4 | 953 | 627 |
| Pitt County | Urban | 7.3 | 12,528 | 2,903 |
| Polk County | Rural | 2.1 | 413 | 425 |
| Randolph County | Urban | 2.7 | 3,945 | 835 |
| Richmond County | Rural | 3.0 | 1,269 | 1,080 |
| Robeson County | Rural | 1.8 | 2,098 | 257 |
| Rockingham County | Urban | 3.9 | 3,520 | 1,719 |
| Rowan County | Urban | 4.8 | 7,017 | 2,264 |
| Rutherford County | Rural | 2.8 | 1,775 | 916 |
| Sampson County | Rural | 2.1 | 1,230 | 425 |
| Scotland County | Rural | 3.4 | 1,172 | 1,385 |
| Stanly County | Rural | 5.4 | 3,418 | 2,497 |
| Stokes County | Urban | 4.2 | 1,878 | 1,915 |
| Surry County | Rural | 2.5 | 1,797 | 696 |
| Swain County | Rural | 3.4 | 476 | 1,385 |
| Transylvania County | Rural | 3.9 | 1,278 | 1,719 |
| Tyrrell County | Rural | 10.0 | 337 | 3,080 |
| Union County | Urban | 4.2 | 10,082 | 1,915 |
| Vance County | Rural | 4.7 | 1,981 | 2,209 |
| Wake County | Urban | 2.8 | 31,994 | 916 |
| Warren County | Rural | 5.5 | 1,027 | 2,535 |
| Washington County | Rural | 5.7 | 614 | 2,587 |
| Watauga County | Rural | 12.8 | 6,946 | 3,125 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 3.7 | 4,279 | 1,590 |
| Wilkes County | Rural | 1.1 | 702 | 67 |
| Wilson County | Rural | 5.8 | 4,483 | 2,626 |
| Yadkin County | Urban | 3.7 | 1,380 | 1,590 |
| Yancey County | Rural | 3.5 | 646 | 1,462 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/01/2025 12:14 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
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.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/01/2025 12:14 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
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.