RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 100 SHOWN OF 100

Most transient, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the smallest share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2020 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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS –

01Watauga County, NCNC54,78673.5%–

02Onslow County, NCNC217,17573.6%–

03Pitt County, NCNC182,93677.6%–

04Cumberland County, NCNC338,47378.8%–

05Orange County, NCNC152,49878.9%–

06Durham County, NCNC347,24080.9%–

07Jackson County, NCNC45,03981.2%–

08Wake County, NCNC1,257,23582.6%–

09New Hanover County, NCNC245,95982.9%–

10Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,38383.1%–

11Transylvania County, NCNC34,21183.5%–

12Greene County, NCNC20,70083.6%–

13Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20184.0%–

14Craven County, NCNC105,02584.1%–

15Guilford County, NCNC562,23484.3%–

16Harnett County, NCNC150,13785.0%–

17Macon County, NCNC39,23285.1%–

18Wayne County, NCNC122,27885.1%–

19Hoke County, NCNC56,93985.2%–

20Hertford County, NCNC19,01585.4%–

21Scotland County, NCNC33,32285.8%–

22Carteret County, NCNC70,46985.9%–

23Chowan County, NCNC14,08286.0%–

24Avery County, NCNC18,11086.0%–

25Washington County, NCNC10,63886.1%–

26Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72586.2%–

27Iredell County, NCNC211,79886.3%–

28Moore County, NCNC110,61986.3%–

29Brunswick County, NCNC174,70286.3%–

30Rutherford County, NCNC65,74586.5%–

31Forsyth County, NCNC401,71886.7%–

32Polk County, NCNC20,53386.9%–

33Alamance County, NCNC186,17787.0%–

34Gaston County, NCNC246,55887.1%–

35Haywood County, NCNC63,36987.1%–

36Rowan County, NCNC155,09687.1%–

37Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53787.1%–

38Cherokee County, NCNC30,83087.2%–

39Lenoir County, NCNC55,83787.2%–

40Buncombe County, NCNC277,41787.2%–

41Pender County, NCNC72,11187.3%–

42Caldwell County, NCNC81,10587.5%–

43Union County, NCNC267,67487.5%–

44Catawba County, NCNC170,17287.6%–

45Nash County, NCNC99,36587.7%–

46Henderson County, NCNC122,37587.7%–

47Swain County, NCNC14,02487.8%–

48Richmond County, NCNC42,04187.8%–

49Granville County, NCNC61,42187.9%–

50Vance County, NCNC42,63888.0%–

51Randolph County, NCNC149,51688.0%–

52Stanly County, NCNC68,83088.1%–

53Lincoln County, NCNC98,65488.1%–

54Duplin County, NCNC51,57188.2%–

55Currituck County, NCNC33,15888.4%–

56Bertie County, NCNC17,08688.5%–

57Johnston County, NCNC256,44888.6%–

58Wilson County, NCNC81,15088.6%–

59Cleveland County, NCNC103,32588.8%–

60Burke County, NCNC88,65588.9%–

61McDowell County, NCNC45,19889.1%–

62Davidson County, NCNC180,18289.1%–

63Lee County, NCNC70,25889.2%–

64Perquimans County, NCNC13,49089.2%–

65Davie County, NCNC45,85589.2%–

66Rockingham County, NCNC94,19589.3%–

67Sampson County, NCNC61,50489.4%–

68Dare County, NCNC38,24589.6%–

69Gates County, NCNC10,23489.8%–

70Franklin County, NCNC82,03789.8%–

71Madison County, NCNC22,55389.8%–

72Chatham County, NCNC85,11189.9%–

73Columbus County, NCNC50,48790.0%–

74Warren County, NCNC18,89890.1%–

75Caswell County, NCNC22,56390.2%–

76Stokes County, NCNC46,12690.4%–

77Northampton County, NCNC16,49190.5%–

78Alexander County, NCNC36,95890.5%–

79Jones County, NCNC9,57590.7%–

80Anson County, NCNC21,75890.9%–

81Pamlico County, NCNC12,75891.2%–

82Hyde County, NCNC4,55491.2%–

83Clay County, NCNC12,23991.7%–

84Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12191.8%–

85Halifax County, NCNC46,53491.8%–

86Camden County, NCNC11,31591.9%–

87Yadkin County, NCNC38,32592.1%–

88Surry County, NCNC72,28792.2%–

89Robeson County, NCNC119,94192.2%–

90Martin County, NCNC21,60192.2%–

91Yancey County, NCNC19,08492.3%–

92Person County, NCNC40,63692.6%–

93Graham County, NCNC8,19092.6%–

94Alleghany County, NCNC11,47992.9%–

95Bladen County, NCNC30,00793.5%–

96Ashe County, NCNC27,51493.5%–

97Montgomery County, NCNC26,40393.8%–

98Mitchell County, NCNC15,06293.9%–

99Wilkes County, NCNC66,23394.3%–

100Beaufort County, NCNC44,67094.8%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS