Alabama vs North Carolina: which way are people moving?

Toward North Carolina. In 2022–23, 157 more people moved from Alabama to North Carolina than the other way.

North Carolina → Alabama3,194 people

Arrivals' income: $65.7k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Alabama → North Carolina3,351 people

Leavers' income: $65.9k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

6,545 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

No. Earlier years include zero, missing or mixed totals. Since 2021–22, more have moved to North Carolina.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)
13–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–22−21222–23†††
Net moves between Alabama and North Carolina (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
YearValue
2013–14+1
2014–15 †−158
2015–16−234
2016–17 †−86
2017–18−146
2018–19−76
2019–20−77
2020–21+43
2021–22−104
2022–23 †−212

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2021–22 turn falls between them.

The two states overall

Alabama

Net change, all states
+16,337
Moved in · moved out
102,902 · 86,565
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return)
$66.5k · $63.9k
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North Carolina

Net change, all states
+69,108
Moved in · moved out
295,243 · 226,135
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return)
$80.2k · $74.3k
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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

Every year, in full

Moves between North Carolina and Alabama, 2013–14 to 2022–23. Tap a column to sort.

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PeopleHouseholdsAvg income per household (income reported on the second-year tax return)
2013–143,5133,353+1601,5891,588$50.4k$50.2k
2014–15 †2,1582,296−1381,0561,214$47.3k$46.2k
2015–163,2163,574−3581,4911,725$54.8k$56.2k
2016–17 †4,6364,524+1122,0952,181$56.3k$61.4k
2017–183,1843,372−1881,5591,705$58.8k$56.4k
2018–193,1713,169+21,5401,616$58.4k$60.9k
2019–203,5033,447+561,6701,747$62.7k$67.5k
2020–213,6853,283+4021,7821,739$65.4k$64.1k
2021–223,3813,333+481,7391,843$72.3k$72.1k
2022–23 †3,1943,351−1571,6921,904$65.7k$65.9k

† Processing-break years. Read changes across a † row with care.

Cite this comparison

Moved Where. “Alabama vs North Carolina: which way are people moving?” movedwhere.com/compare/alabama-vs-north-carolina. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.