County
Wake County, NC
In the IRS's 2022–2023 Statistics of Income migration data, Wake County, NC recorded 34,670 households (58,079 people) moving in and 30,809 households (50,965 people) moving out — a net gained of 3,861 households and $394.49M in reported adjusted gross income.
The single largest recorded destination was Durham County, NC: 3,465 households (4,950 people) relocated there, taking $260.03M in reported income with them.
At the state level, no destination drew more movers out of Wake County, NC than Florida, which accounted for 1,586 households and $169.46M in reported AGI.
Inbound (reported)
$2.98B
34,670 households · 58,079 people
Outbound (reported)
$2.58B
30,809 households · 50,965 people
Net (reported)
$394.49M
3,861 households · 7,114 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
| County | Households | People | Reported AGI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham County, NC | 3,465 | 4,950 | $260.03M |
| Johnston County, NC | 3,410 | 6,568 | $228.76M |
| Chatham County, NC | 704 | 1,397 | $110.02M |
| Franklin County, NC | 1,371 | 2,774 | $105.95M |
| Harnett County, NC | 1,425 | 2,837 | $98.34M |
| Mecklenburg County, NC | 1,225 | 1,708 | $89.37M |
| New Hanover County, NC | 681 | 1,015 | $85.23M |
| Orange County, NC | 583 | 903 | $51.72M |
| Brunswick County, NC | 356 | 615 | $49.33M |
| Buncombe County, NC | 232 | 335 | $38.52M |
| Guilford County, NC | 620 | 962 | $34.27M |
| Granville County, NC | 359 | 665 | $31.74M |
| King County, WA | 233 | 297 | $29.84M |
| Alamance County, NC | 410 | 692 | $28.55M |
| New York County, NY | 272 | 313 | $27.89M |
| Lee County, NC | 385 | 675 | $27.30M |
| Forsyth County, NC | 279 | 431 | $26.83M |
| Santa Clara County, CA | 193 | 260 | $25.98M |
| Nash County, NC | 465 | 881 | $25.85M |
| Carteret County, NC | 191 | 328 | $24.00M |
“Where they moved” excludes moves within Wake County, NC itself. Switch to inbound to see the other direction.