Migration to and from Carteret County, North Carolina
Where Carteret County residents came from and where they went over the 5-year window 2016-2020. Census ACS County-to-County Migration Flows, 2020 5-yr (frozen vintage).
Total inflow
6,325
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
4,393
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+1,932
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Onslow County | North Carolina | 652 |
| Craven County | North Carolina | 557 |
| Wake County | North Carolina | 345 |
| Pitt County | North Carolina | 269 |
| Wayne County | North Carolina | 194 |
| New Hanover County | North Carolina | 130 |
| Prince William County | Virginia | 115 |
| Denton County | Texas | 105 |
| Asia | 103 | |
| Durham County | North Carolina | 101 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Craven County | North Carolina | 425 |
| Wake County | North Carolina | 416 |
| Onslow County | North Carolina | 248 |
| New Hanover County | North Carolina | 243 |
| Brunswick County | North Carolina | 173 |
| Johnston County | North Carolina | 124 |
| Harford County | Maryland | 116 |
| Pitt County | North Carolina | 101 |
| Cherokee County | North Carolina | 95 |
| Lincoln County | North Carolina | 80 |
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Methodology
- Counts represent the number of people aged 1+ who reported a different residence at the survey reference date than they did one year earlier, aggregated across the 5-year sample window 2016-2020.
- Outbound (OUT) flows are reported less frequently than inbound (IN) because the survey captures the destination side of each move. Many county pairs have null OUT counts, which is normal.
- "Total inflow" sums the published MOVEDIN counts across all origin counties, including foreign-region inflows (Africa, Asia, Central America, etc.). It is not the same as net population change.
- Frozen vintage. The Census Bureau has not released a newer county-to-county migration flows file. The 2020 5-yr vintage (covering 2016-2020) is the latest available as of build date.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, County-to-County Migration Flows: 2016-2020. Vintage: 2020 5-yr. Generated: 2026-05-28. FIPS: 37031.