Colorado vs North Carolina: which way are people moving?

Name: Colorado vs North Carolina: which way are people moving?
Creator: Moved Where

Toward North Carolina. In 2022–23, 907 more people moved from Colorado to North Carolina than the other way.

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North Carolina → Colorado5,088 people

Arrivals' income: $76.1k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Colorado → North Carolina5,995 people

Leavers' income: $84.4k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

11,083 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

No. Colorado came out ahead every year until 2018–19. Since 2019–20, more have moved to North Carolina.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Colorado and North Carolina (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+415
2014–15 †	+392
2015–16	+302
2016–17 †	+214
2017–18	+109
2018–19	+290
2019–20	−176
2020–21	−545
2021–22	−677
2022–23 †	−306

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2019–20 turn falls between them.

The two states overall

Colorado

Net change, all states: +7,288
Moved in · moved out: 187,420 · 180,132
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $82.5k · $84.5k

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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.

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

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	People			Households		Avg income per household (income reported on the second-year tax return)
2013–14	4,233	3,638	+595	2,208	1,793	$51.8k	$53.9k
2014–15 †	2,808	2,420	+388	1,626	1,234	$51.4k	$56.3k
2015–16	4,579	4,334	+245	2,482	2,180	$58.6k	$59.8k
2016–17 †	7,188	7,066	+122	3,652	3,438	$63.7k	$63.2k
2017–18	4,663	4,975	−312	2,690	2,581	$66.8k	$71.8k
2018–19	5,051	4,800	+251	2,849	2,559	$75.3k	$66.6k
2019–20	5,233	5,639	−406	2,859	3,035	$71.4k	$75.9k
2020–21	5,043	6,409	−1,366	2,943	3,488	$69.6k	$78.5k
2021–22	4,909	6,651	−1,742	2,970	3,647	$78.1k	$106.6k
2022–23 †	5,088	5,995	−907	3,117	3,423	$76.1k	$84.4k

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

Cite this comparison

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