Migration + Wealth Flow Explorer

County

Rutherford County, NC

In the IRS's 2022–2023 Statistics of Income migration data, Rutherford County, NC recorded 673 households (1,283 people) moving in and 595 households (1,100 people) moving out — a net gained of 78 households and $1.10M in reported adjusted gross income.

The single largest recorded source of newcomers was Cleveland County, NC: 171 households (356 people) moved from there, representing $6.75M in reported income.

At the state level, no state sent more newcomers into Rutherford County, NC than South Carolina, which accounted for 105 households and $5.14M in reported AGI.

Inbound (reported)

$32.42M

673 households · 1,283 people

Outbound (reported)

$31.32M

595 households · 1,100 people

Net (reported)

$1.10M

78 households · 183 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
Cleveland County, NC171356$6.75M
Buncombe County, NC111188$6.18M
Spartanburg County, SC77155$3.89M
Polk County, NC71136$3.44M
Henderson County, NC58115$2.81M
Mecklenburg County, NC4371$2.64M
McDowell County, NC58112$2.47M
Gaston County, NC3261$1.96M
Greenville County, SC2841$1.26M
Burke County, NC2448$1.03M

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