State
North Carolina
Statewide totals sum every reported county-to-county flow with an endpoint in this state.
In the IRS's 2022–2023 Statistics of Income migration data, North Carolina recorded 76,539 households (130,984 people) moving in and 52,025 households (86,605 people) moving out — a net gained of 24,514 households and $2.22B in reported adjusted gross income.
The single largest recorded destination was York County, SC: 3,123 households (5,677 people) relocated there, taking $253.96M in reported income with them.
At the state level, no destination drew more movers out of North Carolina than South Carolina, which accounted for 12,436 households and $1.13B in reported AGI.
Inbound (reported)
$6.66B
76,539 households · 130,984 people
Outbound (reported)
$4.44B
52,025 households · 86,605 people
Net (reported)
$2.22B
24,514 households · 44,379 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| York County, SC | 3,123 | 5,677 | $253.96M |
| Charleston County, SC | 911 | 1,348 | $175.35M |
| Horry County, SC | 1,740 | 2,984 | $161.97M |
| Palm Beach County, FL | 431 | 662 | $151.11M |
| Lancaster County, SC | 1,377 | 2,772 | $143.39M |
| New York County, NY | 1,222 | 1,391 | $121.05M |
| Greenville County, SC | 1,309 | 2,087 | $108.95M |
| Fulton County, GA | 1,081 | 1,497 | $98.45M |
| Cook County, IL | 949 | 1,259 | $79.90M |
| King County, WA | 783 | 982 | $79.86M |
| San Diego County, CA | 949 | 1,843 | $76.65M |
| Hillsborough County, FL | 825 | 1,437 | $76.64M |
| Los Angeles County, CA | 914 | 1,244 | $74.11M |
| Fairfax County, VA | 662 | 1,196 | $66.12M |
| District of Columbia, DC | 799 | 994 | $64.71M |
| Harris County, TX | 848 | 1,400 | $58.85M |
| Dallas County, TX | 671 | 984 | $58.61M |
| Travis County, TX | 583 | 765 | $58.39M |
| Spartanburg County, SC | 926 | 1,748 | $57.20M |
| Orange County, FL | 649 | 1,079 | $55.57M |
“Where they moved” excludes moves within North Carolina itself. Switch to inbound to see the other direction.