Delaware vs North Carolina: which way are people moving?

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

Toward North Carolina. In 2022–23, 365 more people moved from Delaware to North Carolina than the other way.

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North Carolina → Delaware840 people

Arrivals' income: $70.0k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Delaware → North Carolina1,205 people

Leavers' income: $72.9k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

2,045 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 Delaware every year since 2013–14.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Delaware and North Carolina (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−101
2014–15 †	−104
2015–16	−151
2016–17 †	−231
2017–18	−150
2018–19	−96
2019–20	−176
2020–21	−212
2021–22	−248
2022–23 †	−209

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

The two states overall

Delaware

Net change, all states: +7,803
Moved in · moved out: 35,759 · 27,956
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $88.4k · $76.5k

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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.

Every year, in full

Moves between North Carolina and Delaware, 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	819	1,018	−199	419	520	$45.1k	$59.0k
2014–15 †	534	761	−227	296	400	$42.8k	$60.8k
2015–16	710	999	−289	371	522	$50.2k	$68.8k
2016–17 †	1,095	1,550	−455	564	795	$56.3k	$62.4k
2017–18	854	1,114	−260	440	590	$59.3k	$72.5k
2018–19	882	1,030	−148	458	554	$57.5k	$61.5k
2019–20	841	1,197	−356	450	626	$53.2k	$71.3k
2020–21	803	1,209	−406	450	662	$55.1k	$73.8k
2021–22	809	1,308	−499	484	732	$68.7k	$81.2k
2022–23 †	840	1,205	−365	501	710	$70.0k	$72.9k

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

Cite this comparison

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