RANKING · 2024 ACS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Most transient, North Carolina counties

North Carolina counties ranked by the smallest share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2024 ACS) — the places where people move the most. This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS 2020

01Watauga County, NCNC54,78675.4%+1.9 pts

02Onslow County, NCNC217,17578.7%+5.1 pts

03Pitt County, NCNC182,93681.9%+4.3 pts

04Cumberland County, NCNC338,47382.0%+3.2 pts

05Orange County, NCNC152,49882.6%+3.8 pts

06Jackson County, NCNC45,03983.1%+1.9 pts

07Durham County, NCNC347,24083.2%+2.3 pts

08New Hanover County, NCNC245,95983.8%+0.9 pts

09Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38384.5%+1.4 pts

10Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20184.8%+0.8 pts

11Wake County, NCNC1,257,23585.0%+2.4 pts

12Guilford County, NCNC562,23485.1%+0.8 pts

13Craven County, NCNC105,02586.0%+1.9 pts

14Wayne County, NCNC122,27886.1%+1.0 pts

15Macon County, NCNC39,23286.4%+1.2 pts

16Transylvania County, NCNC34,21186.5%+3.1 pts

17Avery County, NCNC18,11086.7%+0.7 pts

18Harnett County, NCNC150,13786.8%+1.9 pts

19Forsyth County, NCNC401,71887.0%+0.3 pts

20Moore County, NCNC110,61987.1%+0.8 pts

21Perquimans County, NCNC13,49087.3%−1.9 pts

22Greene County, NCNC20,70087.4%+3.8 pts

23Anson County, NCNC21,75887.4%−3.5 pts

24Warren County, NCNC18,89887.8%−2.3 pts

25Hyde County, NCNC4,55487.8%−3.4 pts

26Pender County, NCNC72,11187.8%+0.5 pts

27Hoke County, NCNC56,93988.0%+2.8 pts

28Iredell County, NCNC211,79888.2%+1.9 pts

29Carteret County, NCNC70,46988.3%+2.4 pts

30Wilson County, NCNC81,15088.4%−0.2 pts

31Polk County, NCNC20,53388.6%+1.7 pts

32Buncombe County, NCNC277,41788.7%+1.5 pts

33Halifax County, NCNC46,53488.9%−2.9 pts

34Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53788.9%+1.8 pts

35Clay County, NCNC12,23989.1%−2.7 pts

36Rutherford County, NCNC65,74589.1%+2.6 pts

37Currituck County, NCNC33,15889.1%+0.7 pts

38Brunswick County, NCNC174,70289.1%+2.8 pts

39Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72589.2%+2.9 pts

40Swain County, NCNC14,02489.2%+1.5 pts

41Rowan County, NCNC155,09689.3%+2.1 pts

42Alamance County, NCNC186,17789.3%+2.3 pts

43Stanly County, NCNC68,83089.3%+1.2 pts

44Cherokee County, NCNC30,83089.5%+2.4 pts

45Union County, NCNC267,67489.6%+2.1 pts

46Haywood County, NCNC63,36989.6%+2.5 pts

47Lee County, NCNC70,25889.7%+0.6 pts

48Scotland County, NCNC33,32289.7%+3.9 pts

49Henderson County, NCNC122,37589.7%+2.1 pts

50Chowan County, NCNC14,08289.8%+3.8 pts

51Gates County, NCNC10,23489.8%+0.0 pts

52Gaston County, NCNC246,55889.8%+2.7 pts

53Bladen County, NCNC30,00789.8%−3.7 pts

54Vance County, NCNC42,63889.9%+2.0 pts

55Dare County, NCNC38,24590.0%+0.3 pts

56Montgomery County, NCNC26,40390.1%−3.8 pts

57Mitchell County, NCNC15,06290.1%−3.8 pts

58Caswell County, NCNC22,56390.1%−0.1 pts

59Hertford County, NCNC19,01590.1%+4.8 pts

60Rockingham County, NCNC94,19590.3%+1.0 pts

61Davie County, NCNC45,85590.3%+1.0 pts

62Lincoln County, NCNC98,65490.3%+2.2 pts

63Granville County, NCNC61,42190.4%+2.5 pts

64Washington County, NCNC10,63890.4%+4.3 pts

65Alleghany County, NCNC11,47990.4%−2.6 pts

66Lenoir County, NCNC55,83790.4%+3.2 pts

67Randolph County, NCNC149,51690.4%+2.4 pts

68Person County, NCNC40,63690.5%−2.1 pts

69Duplin County, NCNC51,57190.5%+2.3 pts

70Bertie County, NCNC17,08690.5%+2.0 pts

71McDowell County, NCNC45,19890.5%+1.4 pts

72Catawba County, NCNC170,17290.7%+3.1 pts

73Cleveland County, NCNC103,32590.7%+1.9 pts

74Chatham County, NCNC85,11190.7%+0.8 pts

75Nash County, NCNC99,36590.9%+3.2 pts

76Johnston County, NCNC256,44890.9%+2.3 pts

77Surry County, NCNC72,28790.9%−1.3 pts

78Stokes County, NCNC46,12691.0%+0.6 pts

79Pamlico County, NCNC12,75891.0%−0.2 pts

80Burke County, NCNC88,65591.2%+2.3 pts

81Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12191.2%−0.5 pts

82Martin County, NCNC21,60191.3%−0.9 pts

83Graham County, NCNC8,19091.5%−1.1 pts

84Yadkin County, NCNC38,32591.5%−0.6 pts

85Jones County, NCNC9,57591.6%+0.9 pts

86Columbus County, NCNC50,48791.6%+1.7 pts

87Alexander County, NCNC36,95891.7%+1.2 pts

88Northampton County, NCNC16,49191.9%+1.5 pts

89Yancey County, NCNC19,08492.1%−0.2 pts

90Davidson County, NCNC180,18292.2%+3.1 pts

91Caldwell County, NCNC81,10592.3%+4.8 pts

92Franklin County, NCNC82,03792.4%+2.6 pts

93Richmond County, NCNC42,04192.9%+5.1 pts

94Ashe County, NCNC27,51493.2%−0.3 pts

95Robeson County, NCNC119,94193.9%+1.6 pts

96Madison County, NCNC22,55394.1%+4.3 pts

97Beaufort County, NCNC44,67094.4%−0.4 pts

98Camden County, NCNC11,31594.6%+2.7 pts

99Wilkes County, NCNC66,23395.4%+1.1 pts

100Sampson County, NCNC61,50495.5%+6.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES