Migration + Wealth Flow Explorer

County

Wilkes County, NC

In the IRS's 2022–2023 Statistics of Income migration data, Wilkes County, NC recorded 510 households (969 people) moving in and 472 households (829 people) moving out — a net gained of 38 households and $2.90M in reported adjusted gross income.

The single largest recorded source of newcomers was Surry County, NC: 106 households (231 people) moved from there, representing $5.60M in reported income.

Inbound (reported)

$28.24M

510 households · 969 people

Outbound (reported)

$25.34M

472 households · 829 people

Net (reported)

$2.90M

38 households · 140 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
Surry County, NC106231$5.60M
Iredell County, NC4883$3.92M
Mecklenburg County, NC3862$3.06M
Forsyth County, NC4682$2.98M
Yadkin County, NC62119$2.49M
Watauga County, NC3769$1.94M
Guilford County, NC3062$1.82M
Ashe County, NC3870$1.72M
Catawba County, NC3456$1.52M
Caldwell County, NC2239$1.22M
Alexander County, NC2750$1.04M
Alleghany County, NC2246$933.0K

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