Connecticut vs North Carolina: which way are people moving?

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

Toward North Carolina. In 2022–23, 2,382 more people moved from Connecticut to North Carolina than the other way.

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North Carolina → Connecticut1,802 people

Arrivals' income: $74.8k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Connecticut → North Carolina4,184 people

Leavers' income: $93.5k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

5,986 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

Yes. More households have moved to North Carolina than to Connecticut every year since 2013–14.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Connecticut and North Carolina (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−1,165
2014–15 †	−738
2015–16	−1,430
2016–17 †	−1,994
2017–18	−1,284
2018–19	−1,317
2019–20	−1,405
2020–21	−1,535
2021–22	−1,504
2022–23 †	−1,297

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23.

The two states overall

Connecticut

Net change, all states: −4,767
Moved in · moved out: 76,966 · 81,733
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $110.8k · $107.7k

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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 Connecticut, 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	1,675	4,143	−2,468	883	2,048	$52.0k	$79.1k
2014–15 †	1,249	2,641	−1,392	700	1,438	$55.0k	$70.9k
2015–16	1,558	4,373	−2,815	853	2,283	$67.8k	$80.3k
2016–17 †	2,314	6,445	−4,131	1,218	3,212	$78.8k	$91.4k
2017–18	1,830	4,354	−2,524	1,047	2,331	$63.6k	$92.7k
2018–19	1,723	4,258	−2,535	996	2,313	$55.7k	$92.9k
2019–20	1,860	4,663	−2,803	1,050	2,455	$58.7k	$96.5k
2020–21	1,648	4,684	−3,036	1,001	2,536	$64.8k	$95.4k
2021–22	1,844	4,693	−2,849	1,126	2,630	$88.1k	$130.4k
2022–23 †	1,802	4,184	−2,382	1,145	2,442	$74.8k	$93.5k

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

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