County
Buncombe County, NC
In the IRS's 2022–2023 Statistics of Income migration data, Buncombe County, NC recorded 6,277 households (9,386 people) moving in and 5,800 households (8,986 people) moving out — a net gained of 477 households and $154.47M in reported adjusted gross income.
The single largest recorded destination was Henderson County, NC: 1,093 households (1,840 people) relocated there, taking $78.19M in reported income with them.
At the state level, no destination drew more movers out of Buncombe County, NC than South Carolina, which accounted for 630 households and $45.27M in reported AGI.
Inbound (reported)
$553.38M
6,277 households · 9,386 people
Outbound (reported)
$398.91M
5,800 households · 8,986 people
Net (reported)
$154.47M
477 households · 400 people
States receiving movers
Shaded by reported AGI moving to each state. Hover a state for numbers. County-to-county detail below.
Top destination counties
| County | Households | People | Reported AGI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson County, NC | 1,093 | 1,840 | $78.19M |
| Haywood County, NC | 475 | 766 | $26.77M |
| Madison County, NC | 328 | 590 | $20.06M |
| Mecklenburg County, NC | 266 | 370 | $18.02M |
| Greenville County, SC | 187 | 271 | $15.74M |
| Wake County, NC | 181 | 256 | $15.38M |
| McDowell County, NC | 218 | 373 | $12.85M |
| Spartanburg County, SC | 149 | 261 | $8.95M |
| Durham County, NC | 98 | 127 | $6.52M |
| Transylvania County, NC | 99 | 166 | $6.40M |
| Rutherford County, NC | 111 | 188 | $6.18M |
| Pinellas County, FL | 50 | 72 | $6.01M |
| Guilford County, NC | 78 | 105 | $5.93M |
| Forsyth County, NC | 83 | 126 | $5.87M |
| Fulton County, GA | 63 | 95 | $5.26M |
| Washington County, TN | 71 | 110 | $4.78M |
| Cook County, IL | 45 | 56 | $4.74M |
| Charleston County, SC | 74 | 100 | $4.60M |
| Burke County, NC | 66 | 106 | $4.45M |
| Knox County, TN | 45 | 82 | $4.26M |
“Where they moved” excludes moves within Buncombe County, NC itself. Switch to inbound to see the other direction.