District of Columbia vs North Carolina: which way are people moving?

Name: District of Columbia vs North Carolina: which way are people moving?
Creator: Moved Where

Toward District of Columbia. In 2022–23, 218 more people moved from North Carolina to District of Columbia than the other way.

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North Carolina → District of Columbia1,338 people

Arrivals' income: $75.9k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

District of Columbia → North Carolina1,120 people

Leavers' income: $105.5k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

2,458 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 District of Columbia.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between District of Columbia and North Carolina (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−28
2014–15 †	+82
2015–16	−27
2016–17 †	−115
2017–18	−82
2018–19	−55
2019–20	−328
2020–21	−244
2021–22	+142
2022–23 †	+234

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

The two states overall

District of Columbia

Net change, all states: −2,568
Moved in · moved out: 41,301 · 43,869
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $86.0k · $117.2k

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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 District of Columbia, 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	942	1,036	−94	685	713	$47.9k	$63.7k
2014–15 †	724	692	+32	549	467	$60.0k	$62.3k
2015–16	1,000	1,167	−167	733	760	$57.4k	$88.3k
2016–17 †	1,275	1,537	−262	934	1,049	$59.7k	$74.8k
2017–18	994	1,195	−201	769	851	$52.8k	$74.5k
2018–19	969	1,109	−140	732	787	$68.0k	$84.2k
2019–20	943	1,498	−555	690	1,018	$66.0k	$94.1k
2020–21	985	1,452	−467	781	1,025	$86.4k	$96.5k
2021–22	1,186	1,160	+26	962	820	$73.1k	$101.9k
2022–23 †	1,338	1,120	+218	1,061	827	$75.9k	$105.5k

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

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