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). These are the places where people move the most. This list covers the 100 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 100 is 89.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Anson County, NC, up 57 places to #23.

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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

06▲1Jackson County, NCNC45,03983.1%+1.9 pts

07▼1Durham County, NCNC347,24083.2%+2.3 pts

08▲1New Hanover County, NCNC245,95983.8%+0.9 pts

09▲1Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38384.5%+1.4 pts

10▲3Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20184.8%+0.8 pts

11▼3Wake County, NCNC1,257,23585.0%+2.4 pts

12▲3Guilford County, NCNC562,23485.1%+0.8 pts

13▲1Craven County, NCNC105,02586.0%+1.9 pts

14▲4Wayne County, NCNC122,27886.1%+1.0 pts

15▲2Macon County, NCNC39,23286.4%+1.2 pts

16▼5Transylvania County, NCNC34,21186.5%+3.1 pts

17▲7Avery County, NCNC18,11086.7%+0.7 pts

18▼2Harnett County, NCNC150,13786.8%+1.9 pts

19▲12Forsyth County, NCNC401,71887.0%+0.3 pts

20▲8Moore County, NCNC110,61987.1%+0.8 pts

21▲43Perquimans County, NCNC13,49087.3%−1.9 pts

22▼10Greene County, NCNC20,70087.4%+3.8 pts

23▲57Anson County, NCNC21,75887.4%−3.5 pts

24▲50Warren County, NCNC18,89887.8%−2.3 pts

25▲57Hyde County, NCNC4,55487.8%−3.4 pts

26▲15Pender County, NCNC72,11187.8%+0.5 pts

27▼8Hoke County, NCNC56,93988.0%+2.8 pts

28▼1Iredell County, NCNC211,79888.2%+1.9 pts

29▼7Carteret County, NCNC70,46988.3%+2.4 pts

30▲28Wilson County, NCNC81,15088.4%−0.2 pts

31▲1Polk County, NCNC20,53388.6%+1.7 pts

32▲8Buncombe County, NCNC277,41788.7%+1.5 pts

33▲52Halifax County, NCNC46,53488.9%−2.9 pts

34▲3Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53788.9%+1.8 pts

35▲48Clay County, NCNC12,23989.1%−2.7 pts

36▼6Rutherford County, NCNC65,74589.1%+2.6 pts

37▲18Currituck County, NCNC33,15889.1%+0.7 pts

38▼9Brunswick County, NCNC174,70289.1%+2.8 pts

39▼13Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72589.2%+2.9 pts

40▲7Swain County, NCNC14,02489.2%+1.5 pts

41▼5Rowan County, NCNC155,09689.3%+2.1 pts

42▼9Alamance County, NCNC186,17789.3%+2.3 pts

43▲9Stanly County, NCNC68,83089.3%+1.2 pts

44▼6Cherokee County, NCNC30,83089.5%+2.4 pts

45▼2Union County, NCNC267,67489.6%+2.1 pts

46▼11Haywood County, NCNC63,36989.6%+2.5 pts

47▲16Lee County, NCNC70,25889.7%+0.6 pts

48▼27Scotland County, NCNC33,32289.7%+3.9 pts

49▼3Henderson County, NCNC122,37589.7%+2.1 pts

50▼27Chowan County, NCNC14,08289.8%+3.8 pts

51▲18Gates County, NCNC10,23489.8%0.0 pts

52▼18Gaston County, NCNC246,55889.8%+2.7 pts

53▲42Bladen County, NCNC30,00789.8%−3.7 pts

54▼4Vance County, NCNC42,63889.9%+2.0 pts

55▲13Dare County, NCNC38,24590.0%+0.3 pts

56▲41Montgomery County, NCNC26,40390.1%−3.8 pts

57▲41Mitchell County, NCNC15,06290.1%−3.8 pts

58▲17Caswell County, NCNC22,56390.1%−0.1 pts

59▼39Hertford County, NCNC19,01590.1%+4.8 pts

60▲6Rockingham County, NCNC94,19590.3%+1.0 pts

61▲4Davie County, NCNC45,85590.3%+1.0 pts

62▼9Lincoln County, NCNC98,65490.3%+2.2 pts

63▼14Granville County, NCNC61,42190.4%+2.5 pts

64▼39Washington County, NCNC10,63890.4%+4.3 pts

65▲29Alleghany County, NCNC11,47990.4%−2.6 pts

66▼27Lenoir County, NCNC55,83790.4%+3.2 pts

67▼16Randolph County, NCNC149,51690.4%+2.4 pts

68▲24Person County, NCNC40,63690.5%−2.1 pts

69▼15Duplin County, NCNC51,57190.5%+2.3 pts

70▼14Bertie County, NCNC17,08690.5%+2.0 pts

71▼10McDowell County, NCNC45,19890.5%+1.4 pts

72▼28Catawba County, NCNC170,17290.7%+3.1 pts

73▼14Cleveland County, NCNC103,32590.7%+1.9 pts

74▼2Chatham County, NCNC85,11190.7%+0.8 pts

75▼30Nash County, NCNC99,36590.9%+3.2 pts

76▼19Johnston County, NCNC256,44890.9%+2.3 pts

77▲11Surry County, NCNC72,28790.9%−1.3 pts

78▼2Stokes County, NCNC46,12691.0%+0.6 pts

79▲2Pamlico County, NCNC12,75891.0%−0.2 pts

80▼20Burke County, NCNC88,65591.2%+2.3 pts

81▲3Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12191.2%−0.5 pts

82▲8Martin County, NCNC21,60191.3%−0.9 pts

83▲10Graham County, NCNC8,19091.5%−1.1 pts

84▲3Yadkin County, NCNC38,32591.5%−0.6 pts

85▼6Jones County, NCNC9,57591.6%+0.9 pts

86▼13Columbus County, NCNC50,48791.6%+1.7 pts

87▼9Alexander County, NCNC36,95891.7%+1.2 pts

88▼11Northampton County, NCNC16,49191.9%+1.5 pts

89▲2Yancey County, NCNC19,08492.1%−0.2 pts

90▼28Davidson County, NCNC180,18292.2%+3.1 pts

91▼49Caldwell County, NCNC81,10592.3%+4.8 pts

92▼22Franklin County, NCNC82,03792.4%+2.6 pts

93▼45Richmond County, NCNC42,04192.9%+5.1 pts

94▲2Ashe County, NCNC27,51493.2%−0.3 pts

95▼6Robeson County, NCNC119,94193.9%+1.6 pts

96▼25Madison County, NCNC22,55394.1%+4.3 pts

97▲3Beaufort County, NCNC44,67094.4%−0.4 pts

98▼12Camden County, NCNC11,31594.6%+2.7 pts

99Wilkes County, NCNC66,23395.4%+1.1 pts

100▼33Sampson County, NCNC61,50495.5%+6.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES