Migration + Wealth Flow Explorer

County

Burke County, NC

In the IRS's 2022–2023 Statistics of Income migration data, Burke County, NC recorded 1,284 households (2,388 people) moving in and 1,073 households (1,872 people) moving out — a net gained of 211 households and $12.55M in reported adjusted gross income.

The single largest recorded destination was Catawba County, NC: 421 households (760 people) relocated there, taking $18.08M in reported income with them.

Inbound (reported)

$65.64M

1,284 households · 2,388 people

Outbound (reported)

$53.09M

1,073 households · 1,872 people

Net (reported)

$12.55M

211 households · 516 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

CountyHouseholdsPeopleReported AGI
Catawba County, NC421760$18.08M
Caldwell County, NC296557$13.69M
Mecklenburg County, NC5975$5.28M
McDowell County, NC92152$4.96M
Wake County, NC4559$3.11M
Buncombe County, NC5779$2.99M
Iredell County, NC2032$1.63M
Lincoln County, NC3056$1.42M
Rutherford County, NC2448$1.03M
Cleveland County, NC2954$903.0K

Where they moved” excludes moves within Burke County, NC itself. Switch to inbound to see the other direction.