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). 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 88.0%.

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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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS