Migration + Wealth Flow Explorer

County

Cleveland County, NC

In the IRS's 2022–2023 Statistics of Income migration data, Cleveland County, NC recorded 1,629 households (3,164 people) moving in and 1,355 households (2,519 people) moving out — a net gained of 274 households and $15.12M in reported adjusted gross income.

The single largest recorded destination was Gaston County, NC: 509 households (958 people) relocated there, taking $19.91M in reported income with them.

At the state level, no destination drew more movers out of Cleveland County, NC than South Carolina, which accounted for 261 households and $11.49M in reported AGI.

Inbound (reported)

$73.50M

1,629 households · 3,164 people

Outbound (reported)

$58.38M

1,355 households · 2,519 people

Net (reported)

$15.12M

274 households · 645 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
Gaston County, NC509958$19.91M
Rutherford County, NC171356$6.75M
Mecklenburg County, NC147206$6.68M
Lincoln County, NC111231$6.05M
Cherokee County, SC110225$3.94M
Spartanburg County, SC66139$2.89M
Greenville County, SC2948$2.42M
York County, SC56101$2.24M
Catawba County, NC4279$1.89M
Wake County, NC2637$1.62M
Burke County, NC2250$1.41M
Buncombe County, NC2434$1.10M
Cabarrus County, NC2233$762.0K
Guilford County, NC2022$699.0K

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