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 source of newcomers was Buncombe County, NC: 218 households (373 people) moved from there, representing $12.85M in reported income.

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 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
Buncombe County, NC218373$12.85M
Burke County, NC92152$4.96M
Mecklenburg County, NC2333$3.57M
Rutherford County, NC3161$2.00M
Catawba County, NC2647$1.54M
Mitchell County, NC2655$1.08M
Henderson County, NC2759$1.05M

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