Migration + Wealth Flow Explorer

County

McDowell County, NC

In the IRS's 2022–2023 Statistics of Income migration data, McDowell County, NC recorded 443 households (780 people) moving in and 452 households (834 people) moving out — a net lost of 9 households and $4.71M in reported adjusted gross income.

The single largest recorded destination was Burke County, NC: 169 households (345 people) relocated there, taking $8.59M in reported income with them.

Inbound (reported)

$27.05M

443 households · 780 people

Outbound (reported)

$22.35M

452 households · 834 people

Net (reported)

$4.71M

-9 households · -54 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
Burke County, NC169345$8.59M
Buncombe County, NC146230$6.45M
Rutherford County, NC58112$2.47M
Mitchell County, NC3260$2.11M
Henderson County, NC2344$1.53M
Catawba County, NC2443$1.20M

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