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 source of newcomers was Catawba County, NC: 403 households (777 people) moved from there, representing $20.25M in reported income.

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 sending newcomers

Shaded by reported AGI coming from each state. Hover a state for numbers. County-to-county detail below.

Top origin counties

CountyHouseholdsPeopleReported AGI
Catawba County, NC403777$20.25M
Caldwell County, NC287533$11.54M
McDowell County, NC169345$8.59M
Mecklenburg County, NC79115$5.24M
Buncombe County, NC66106$4.45M
Wake County, NC3149$2.38M
Iredell County, NC3465$1.94M
Gaston County, NC2849$1.74M
Henderson County, NC2142$1.67M
Rutherford County, NC3561$1.58M
Lincoln County, NC3868$1.53M
Watauga County, NC2137$1.47M
Cleveland County, NC2250$1.41M
Alexander County, NC3056$1.16M
Guilford County, NC2035$682.0K

Where newcomers came from” excludes moves within Burke County, NC itself. Switch to outbound to see the other direction.