STACKER – The COVID-19 pandemic, rising inflation and a higher cost of living in major cities have combined with opportunities for remote work over the past two years. This combination has fueled a major migration across the country. In the first year of the pandemic, migration out of densely populated, expensive cities like New York and San Francisco was especially notable. Many moved to Sunbelt cities where the weather is warmer and the cost of living significantly lower.
But not everyone who moved in recent years went very far. Analysis of movement out of crowded cities shows that many of those leaving city centers moved into nearby suburbs in the same state, rather than making cross-country moves.
Other trends suggest that many people are sticking close to home, remaining in or moving back to the state, or even the town they were born in. Even before the pandemic, the number of younger adults living with their parents was on the rise, mostly due to financial difficulties. This economic hardship was made worse by the pandemic and resulted in many moving back in with their parents. By the end of 2020, more than half of Americans under the age of 29 were living at home, exceeding the share of young adults living with their parents during the Great Depression.
Apart from the pandemic, many people choose not to leave the state they were raised in, for reasons ranging from wanting to be close to family to not having the resources to leave, to sticking with a lower cost of living.
In order to determine where people stay put, Stacker compiled a list of counties with the most born-and-bred residents in North Carolina using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Counties are ranked by the highest percentage of residents that were born in the state according to 2020 5-year estimates.
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#50. Catawba County
– Population: 158,507
– Born in North Carolina: 104,128 (65.7% of population)
– Born in a different state: 42,389 (26.7% of population)
— Midwest (5.2%), Northeast (6.5%), South (11.8%), West (3.2%)
– Born in another country: 10,460 (6.60% of population)
— Africa (0.09%) , Asia (1.74%), Europe (0.70%), Latin America (3.97%), North America (0.08%), Oceania (0.02%)
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#49. Wayne County
– Population: 123,785
– Born in North Carolina: 83,307 (67.3% of population)
– Born in a different state: 29,496 (23.8% of population)
— Midwest (3.4%), Northeast (6.4%), South (11.6%), West (2.4%)
– Born in another country: 8,673 (7.01% of population)
— Africa (0.09%) , Asia (1.21%), Europe (0.57%), Latin America (5.10%), North America (0.03%), Oceania (0.00%)
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#48. Warren County
– Population: 19,746
– Born in North Carolina: 13,379 (67.8% of population)
– Born in a different state: 5,835 (29.6% of population)
— Midwest (3.1%), Northeast (9.4%), South (15.8%), West (1.3%)
– Born in another country: 482 (2.44% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.29%), Europe (0.13%), Latin America (1.88%), North America (0.14%), Oceania (0.00%)
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#47. Gaston County
– Population: 222,119
– Born in North Carolina: 151,341 (68.1% of population)
– Born in a different state: 57,491 (25.9% of population)
— Midwest (4.2%), Northeast (6.6%), South (13.2%), West (1.8%)
– Born in another country: 11,762 (5.30% of population)
— Africa (0.17%) , Asia (1.13%), Europe (0.48%), Latin America (3.34%), North America (0.14%), Oceania (0.04%)
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#46. Avery County
– Population: 17,510
– Born in North Carolina: 11,932 (68.1% of population)
– Born in a different state: 4,955 (28.3% of population)
— Midwest (4.3%), Northeast (5.7%), South (15.5%), West (2.8%)
– Born in another country: 538 (3.07% of population)
— Africa (0.11%) , Asia (0.20%), Europe (0.64%), Latin America (1.73%), North America (0.30%), Oceania (0.09%)
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#45. Rutherford County
– Population: 66,741
– Born in North Carolina: 45,520 (68.2% of population)
– Born in a different state: 18,922 (28.4% of population)
— Midwest (4.8%), Northeast (5.9%), South (15.7%), West (2.0%)
– Born in another country: 1,927 (2.89% of population)
— Africa (0.17%) , Asia (0.41%), Europe (0.37%), Latin America (1.78%), North America (0.16%), Oceania (0.00%)
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#44. Ashe County
– Population: 27,009
– Born in North Carolina: 18,488 (68.5% of population)
– Born in a different state: 7,516 (27.8% of population)
— Midwest (4.8%), Northeast (6.9%), South (14.7%), West (1.4%)
– Born in another country: 896 (3.32% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.56%), Europe (0.40%), Latin America (2.29%), North America (0.07%), Oceania (0.00%)
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#43. Hertford County
– Population: 23,752
– Born in North Carolina: 16,282 (68.6% of population)
– Born in a different state: 6,459 (27.2% of population)
— Midwest (1.4%), Northeast (5.2%), South (19.6%), West (1.1%)
– Born in another country: 905 (3.81% of population)
— Africa (0.03%) , Asia (1.09%), Europe (0.34%), Latin America (2.32%), North America (0.01%), Oceania (0.03%)
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#42. Rowan County
– Population: 140,978
– Born in North Carolina: 97,237 (69.0% of population)
– Born in a different state: 36,155 (25.6% of population)
— Midwest (4.2%), Northeast (7.9%), South (11.3%), West (2.2%)
– Born in another country: 6,533 (4.63% of population)
— Africa (0.13%) , Asia (0.59%), Europe (0.24%), Latin America (3.53%), North America (0.12%), Oceania (0.02%)
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#41. Swain County
– Population: 14,241
– Born in North Carolina: 9,825 (69.0% of population)
– Born in a different state: 3,992 (28.0% of population)
— Midwest (7.0%), Northeast (5.2%), South (14.0%), West (1.8%)
– Born in another country: 410 (2.88% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.42%), Europe (0.37%), Latin America (2.05%), North America (0.04%), Oceania (0.00%)
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#40. Pitt County
– Population: 179,961
– Born in North Carolina: 124,940 (69.4% of population)
– Born in a different state: 44,516 (24.7% of population)
— Midwest (4.3%), Northeast (7.8%), South (10.3%), West (2.4%)
– Born in another country: 8,592 (4.77% of population)
— Africa (0.13%) , Asia (1.39%), Europe (0.43%), Latin America (2.66%), North America (0.16%), Oceania (0.01%)
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#39. Surry County
– Population: 71,904
– Born in North Carolina: 49,927 (69.4% of population)
– Born in a different state: 16,959 (23.6% of population)
— Midwest (3.2%), Northeast (5.2%), South (13.3%), West (1.8%)
– Born in another country: 4,236 (5.89% of population)
— Africa (0.01%) , Asia (0.81%), Europe (0.24%), Latin America (4.51%), North America (0.30%), Oceania (0.02%)
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#38. Person County
– Population: 39,561
– Born in North Carolina: 28,064 (70.9% of population)
– Born in a different state: 10,023 (25.3% of population)
— Midwest (2.8%), Northeast (6.1%), South (13.9%), West (2.6%)
– Born in another country: 1,250 (3.16% of population)
— Africa (0.34%) , Asia (0.22%), Europe (0.54%), Latin America (1.95%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.11%)
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#37. Randolph County
– Population: 143,460
– Born in North Carolina: 102,193 (71.2% of population)
– Born in a different state: 31,935 (22.3% of population)
— Midwest (4.1%), Northeast (5.9%), South (10.2%), West (2.1%)
– Born in another country: 8,349 (5.82% of population)
— Africa (0.04%) , Asia (0.64%), Europe (0.29%), Latin America (4.84%), North America (0.01%), Oceania (0.00%)
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#36. Rockingham County
– Population: 91,051
– Born in North Carolina: 65,035 (71.4% of population)
– Born in a different state: 22,154 (24.3% of population)
— Midwest (2.8%), Northeast (5.4%), South (15.0%), West (1.3%)
– Born in another country: 3,338 (3.67% of population)
— Africa (0.03%) , Asia (0.59%), Europe (0.26%), Latin America (2.79%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.00%)
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#35. Duplin County
– Population: 58,965
– Born in North Carolina: 42,182 (71.5% of population)
– Born in a different state: 9,255 (15.7% of population)
— Midwest (2.3%), Northeast (4.9%), South (6.5%), West (2.0%)
– Born in another country: 7,267 (12.32% of population)
— Africa (0.01%) , Asia (0.36%), Europe (0.21%), Latin America (11.70%), North America (0.04%), Oceania (0.00%)
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#34. Davidson County
– Population: 166,837
– Born in North Carolina: 120,067 (72.0% of population)
– Born in a different state: 37,308 (22.4% of population)
— Midwest (3.3%), Northeast (5.8%), South (11.3%), West (1.9%)
– Born in another country: 8,449 (5.06% of population)
— Africa (0.06%) , Asia (0.98%), Europe (0.40%), Latin America (3.50%), North America (0.13%), Oceania (0.00%)
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#33. Hyde County
– Population: 5,089
– Born in North Carolina: 3,668 (72.1% of population)
– Born in a different state: 1,115 (21.9% of population)
— Midwest (3.5%), Northeast (9.0%), South (8.4%), West (1.0%)
– Born in another country: 287 (5.64% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.00%), Europe (0.00%), Latin America (5.64%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.00%)
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#32. Beaufort County
– Population: 47,160
– Born in North Carolina: 34,240 (72.6% of population)
– Born in a different state: 11,173 (23.7% of population)
— Midwest (3.8%), Northeast (8.5%), South (10.1%), West (1.3%)
– Born in another country: 1,573 (3.34% of population)
— Africa (0.07%) , Asia (0.12%), Europe (0.38%), Latin America (2.77%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.00%)
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#31. Burke County
– Population: 90,148
– Born in North Carolina: 65,690 (72.9% of population)
– Born in a different state: 19,243 (21.3% of population)
— Midwest (4.7%), Northeast (4.4%), South (9.4%), West (2.8%)
– Born in another country: 4,573 (5.07% of population)
— Africa (0.19%) , Asia (1.78%), Europe (0.38%), Latin America (2.62%), North America (0.09%), Oceania (0.00%)
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#30. McDowell County
– Population: 45,402
– Born in North Carolina: 33,344 (73.4% of population)
– Born in a different state: 9,604 (21.2% of population)
— Midwest (3.5%), Northeast (4.7%), South (11.3%), West (1.7%)
– Born in another country: 1,927 (4.24% of population)
— Africa (0.01%) , Asia (0.73%), Europe (0.29%), Latin America (2.96%), North America (0.26%), Oceania (0.00%)
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#29. Jones County
– Population: 9,453
– Born in North Carolina: 6,957 (73.6% of population)
– Born in a different state: 2,193 (23.2% of population)
— Midwest (3.3%), Northeast (7.2%), South (9.5%), West (3.3%)
– Born in another country: 224 (2.37% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.14%), Europe (0.43%), Latin America (1.80%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.00%)
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#28. Scotland County
– Population: 34,921
– Born in North Carolina: 25,711 (73.6% of population)
– Born in a different state: 8,171 (23.4% of population)
— Midwest (3.0%), Northeast (6.0%), South (13.5%), West (0.9%)
– Born in another country: 822 (2.35% of population)
— Africa (0.20%) , Asia (0.67%), Europe (0.30%), Latin America (1.05%), North America (0.10%), Oceania (0.04%)
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#27. Nash County
– Population: 94,287
– Born in North Carolina: 69,842 (74.1% of population)
– Born in a different state: 19,481 (20.7% of population)
— Midwest (2.0%), Northeast (6.4%), South (11.1%), West (1.2%)
– Born in another country: 4,325 (4.59% of population)
— Africa (0.18%) , Asia (1.21%), Europe (0.27%), Latin America (2.79%), North America (0.09%), Oceania (0.04%)
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#26. Alexander County
– Population: 37,271
– Born in North Carolina: 27,614 (74.1% of population)
– Born in a different state: 8,233 (22.1% of population)
— Midwest (5.9%), Northeast (4.7%), South (10.4%), West (1.0%)
– Born in another country: 1,251 (3.36% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.55%), Europe (0.31%), Latin America (2.40%), North America (0.10%), Oceania (0.00%)
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#25. Tyrrell County
– Population: 3,978
– Born in North Carolina: 2,954 (74.3% of population)
– Born in a different state: 890 (22.4% of population)
— Midwest (2.1%), Northeast (6.4%), South (11.6%), West (2.2%)
– Born in another country: 134 (3.37% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.48%), Europe (0.00%), Latin America (2.89%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.00%)
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#24. Northampton County
– Population: 19,672
– Born in North Carolina: 14,615 (74.3% of population)
– Born in a different state: 4,623 (23.5% of population)
— Midwest (1.5%), Northeast (5.9%), South (14.0%), West (2.1%)
– Born in another country: 300 (1.53% of population)
— Africa (0.01%) , Asia (0.22%), Europe (0.24%), Latin America (1.04%), North America (0.01%), Oceania (0.00%)
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#23. Stokes County
– Population: 45,688
– Born in North Carolina: 33,960 (74.3% of population)
– Born in a different state: 10,427 (22.8% of population)
— Midwest (3.2%), Northeast (4.6%), South (13.0%), West (2.1%)
– Born in another country: 1,107 (2.42% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.21%), Europe (0.29%), Latin America (1.77%), North America (0.13%), Oceania (0.03%)
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#22. Cleveland County
– Population: 97,765
– Born in North Carolina: 72,959 (74.6% of population)
– Born in a different state: 21,790 (22.3% of population)
— Midwest (3.8%), Northeast (5.1%), South (11.5%), West (1.9%)
– Born in another country: 2,343 (2.40% of population)
— Africa (0.01%) , Asia (0.82%), Europe (0.18%), Latin America (1.30%), North America (0.08%), Oceania (0.00%)
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#21. Richmond County
– Population: 44,759
– Born in North Carolina: 33,522 (74.9% of population)
– Born in a different state: 9,406 (21.0% of population)
— Midwest (2.5%), Northeast (5.7%), South (11.5%), West (1.3%)
– Born in another country: 1,540 (3.44% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.76%), Europe (0.16%), Latin America (2.51%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.02%)
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#20. Greene County
– Population: 20,987
– Born in North Carolina: 15,774 (75.2% of population)
– Born in a different state: 3,427 (16.3% of population)
— Midwest (2.1%), Northeast (4.8%), South (9.0%), West (0.5%)
– Born in another country: 1,603 (7.64% of population)
— Africa (0.09%) , Asia (0.12%), Europe (0.02%), Latin America (7.41%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.00%)
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#19. Graham County
– Population: 8,501
– Born in North Carolina: 6,441 (75.8% of population)
– Born in a different state: 1,807 (21.3% of population)
— Midwest (5.3%), Northeast (3.0%), South (10.6%), West (2.4%)
– Born in another country: 192 (2.26% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.00%), Europe (0.22%), Latin America (2.02%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.01%)
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#18. Vance County
– Population: 44,614
– Born in North Carolina: 33,815 (75.8% of population)
– Born in a different state: 8,387 (18.8% of population)
— Midwest (2.1%), Northeast (6.3%), South (8.7%), West (1.7%)
– Born in another country: 2,257 (5.06% of population)
— Africa (0.14%) , Asia (0.80%), Europe (0.30%), Latin America (3.81%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.00%)
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#17. Columbus County
– Population: 55,659
– Born in North Carolina: 42,230 (75.9% of population)
– Born in a different state: 11,770 (21.1% of population)
— Midwest (1.7%), Northeast (4.1%), South (14.3%), West (1.0%)
– Born in another country: 1,500 (2.69% of population)
— Africa (0.05%) , Asia (0.27%), Europe (0.24%), Latin America (2.09%), North America (0.04%), Oceania (0.01%)
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#16. Stanly County
– Population: 62,050
– Born in North Carolina: 47,204 (76.1% of population)
– Born in a different state: 12,399 (20.0% of population)
— Midwest (3.8%), Northeast (5.8%), South (8.3%), West (2.1%)
– Born in another country: 2,159 (3.48% of population)
— Africa (0.20%) , Asia (0.92%), Europe (0.16%), Latin America (2.18%), North America (0.02%), Oceania (0.00%)
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#15. Caldwell County
– Population: 82,056
– Born in North Carolina: 62,432 (76.1% of population)
– Born in a different state: 16,857 (20.5% of population)
— Midwest (3.3%), Northeast (4.0%), South (10.9%), West (2.4%)
– Born in another country: 2,338 (2.85% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.51%), Europe (0.44%), Latin America (1.88%), North America (0.02%), Oceania (0.00%)
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#14. Wilson County
– Population: 81,579
– Born in North Carolina: 62,210 (76.3% of population)
– Born in a different state: 14,193 (17.4% of population)
— Midwest (2.4%), Northeast (5.2%), South (8.6%), West (1.2%)
– Born in another country: 4,786 (5.87% of population)
— Africa (0.13%) , Asia (1.31%), Europe (0.17%), Latin America (4.14%), North America (0.11%), Oceania (0.01%)
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#13. Montgomery County
– Population: 27,223
– Born in North Carolina: 20,775 (76.3% of population)
– Born in a different state: 3,722 (13.7% of population)
— Midwest (2.4%), Northeast (4.1%), South (6.4%), West (0.7%)
– Born in another country: 2,483 (9.12% of population)
— Africa (0.15%) , Asia (0.93%), Europe (0.21%), Latin America (7.73%), North America (0.10%), Oceania (0.00%)
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#12. Sampson County
– Population: 63,284
– Born in North Carolina: 48,600 (76.8% of population)
– Born in a different state: 8,291 (13.1% of population)
— Midwest (1.5%), Northeast (4.2%), South (6.2%), West (1.2%)
– Born in another country: 6,083 (9.61% of population)
— Africa (0.14%) , Asia (0.37%), Europe (0.11%), Latin America (8.99%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.00%)
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#11. Lenoir County
– Population: 56,350
– Born in North Carolina: 43,413 (77.0% of population)
– Born in a different state: 10,500 (18.6% of population)
— Midwest (3.1%), Northeast (5.2%), South (9.3%), West (1.1%)
– Born in another country: 2,271 (4.03% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.16%), Europe (0.55%), Latin America (3.25%), North America (0.07%), Oceania (0.00%)
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#10. Bladen County
– Population: 33,209
– Born in North Carolina: 25,861 (77.9% of population)
– Born in a different state: 5,924 (17.8% of population)
— Midwest (2.5%), Northeast (5.1%), South (7.9%), West (2.3%)
– Born in another country: 1,232 (3.71% of population)
— Africa (0.03%) , Asia (0.16%), Europe (0.00%), Latin America (3.53%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.00%)
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#9. Wilkes County
– Population: 68,341
– Born in North Carolina: 53,256 (77.9% of population)
– Born in a different state: 12,212 (17.9% of population)
— Midwest (2.8%), Northeast (3.5%), South (10.0%), West (1.5%)
– Born in another country: 2,543 (3.72% of population)
— Africa (0.05%) , Asia (0.48%), Europe (0.31%), Latin America (2.81%), North America (0.06%), Oceania (0.00%)
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#8. Yadkin County
– Population: 37,589
– Born in North Carolina: 29,340 (78.1% of population)
– Born in a different state: 6,090 (16.2% of population)
— Midwest (2.6%), Northeast (3.4%), South (8.8%), West (1.4%)
– Born in another country: 1,943 (5.17% of population)
— Africa (0.13%) , Asia (0.03%), Europe (0.23%), Latin America (4.70%), North America (0.08%), Oceania (0.00%)
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#7. Halifax County
– Population: 50,678
– Born in North Carolina: 39,856 (78.6% of population)
– Born in a different state: 9,630 (19.0% of population)
— Midwest (1.6%), Northeast (4.8%), South (10.7%), West (2.0%)
– Born in another country: 972 (1.92% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.62%), Europe (0.14%), Latin America (1.05%), North America (0.09%), Oceania (0.02%)
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#6. Martin County
– Population: 22,644
– Born in North Carolina: 18,251 (80.6% of population)
– Born in a different state: 3,611 (15.9% of population)
— Midwest (1.5%), Northeast (4.6%), South (8.4%), West (1.5%)
– Born in another country: 623 (2.75% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (1.33%), Europe (0.10%), Latin America (1.24%), North America (0.08%), Oceania (0.00%)
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#5. Robeson County
– Population: 131,656
– Born in North Carolina: 106,883 (81.2% of population)
– Born in a different state: 18,167 (13.8% of population)
— Midwest (1.5%), Northeast (3.3%), South (8.0%), West (1.0%)
– Born in another country: 5,542 (4.21% of population)
— Africa (0.10%) , Asia (0.46%), Europe (0.27%), Latin America (3.36%), North America (0.02%), Oceania (0.00%)
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#4. Bertie County
– Population: 19,081
– Born in North Carolina: 15,628 (81.9% of population)
– Born in a different state: 3,279 (17.2% of population)
— Midwest (1.0%), Northeast (6.5%), South (8.3%), West (1.4%)
– Born in another country: 152 (0.80% of population)
— Africa (0.05%) , Asia (0.48%), Europe (0.03%), Latin America (0.21%), North America (0.03%), Oceania (0.00%)
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#3. Anson County
– Population: 24,430
– Born in North Carolina: 20,201 (82.7% of population)
– Born in a different state: 3,487 (14.3% of population)
— Midwest (1.2%), Northeast (4.5%), South (7.8%), West (0.7%)
– Born in another country: 673 (2.75% of population)
— Africa (0.01%) , Asia (0.97%), Europe (0.18%), Latin America (1.59%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.00%)
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#2. Washington County
– Population: 11,788
– Born in North Carolina: 9,830 (83.4% of population)
– Born in a different state: 1,728 (14.7% of population)
— Midwest (2.5%), Northeast (3.7%), South (7.4%), West (1.1%)
– Born in another country: 230 (1.95% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.30%), Europe (0.03%), Latin America (1.63%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.00%)
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#1. Edgecombe County
– Population: 52,069
– Born in North Carolina: 43,429 (83.4% of population)
– Born in a different state: 7,085 (13.6% of population)
— Midwest (1.5%), Northeast (5.2%), South (6.1%), West (0.8%)
– Born in another country: 1,368 (2.63% of population)
— Africa (0.09%) , Asia (0.29%), Europe (0.15%), Latin America (2.06%), North America (0.03%), Oceania (0.00%)
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