Migration + Wealth Flow Explorer

County

Wayne County, NC

In the IRS's 2022–2023 Statistics of Income migration data, Wayne County, NC recorded 1,689 households (3,315 people) moving in and 1,644 households (3,064 people) moving out — a net gained of 45 households and $1.25M in reported adjusted gross income.

The single largest recorded destination was Johnston County, NC: 284 households (554 people) relocated there, taking $15.66M in reported income with them.

At the state level, no destination drew more movers out of Wayne County, NC than Nevada, which accounted for 28 households and $1.82M in reported AGI.

Inbound (reported)

$78.05M

1,689 households · 3,315 people

Outbound (reported)

$79.30M

1,644 households · 3,064 people

Net (reported)

-$1.25M

45 households · 251 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
Johnston County, NC284554$15.66M
Wake County, NC239379$15.21M
Lenoir County, NC206417$7.48M
Duplin County, NC122243$4.60M
Pitt County, NC113183$4.21M
Wilson County, NC96199$4.01M
Greene County, NC73136$2.45M
New Hanover County, NC4158$2.38M
Sampson County, NC51116$2.27M
Mecklenburg County, NC4773$2.12M
Onslow County, NC46101$1.84M
Ada County, ID2038$1.84M
Clark County, NV2865$1.82M
Okaloosa County, FL2457$1.78M
Brunswick County, NC2446$1.69M
Durham County, NC4057$1.64M
Guilford County, NC4474$1.64M
Harnett County, NC3164$1.54M
Cumberland County, NC4070$1.45M
Craven County, NC2845$1.40M

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