Florida vs North Carolina: which way are people moving?

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

Toward North Carolina. In 2022–23, 9,835 more people moved from Florida to North Carolina than the other way.

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North Carolina → Florida25,024 people

Arrivals' income: $96.3k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Florida → North Carolina34,859 people

Leavers' income: $77.3k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

More newcomers came to North Carolina from Florida than from any other state. 59,883 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 2015–16, more have moved to North Carolina.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Florida and North Carolina (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−248
2014–15 †	+26
2015–16	−724
2016–17 †	−3,979
2017–18	−3,709
2018–19	−2,506
2019–20	−3,588
2020–21	−3,208
2021–22	−3,600
2022–23 †	−6,023

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2015–16 turn falls between them.

The two states overall

Florida

Net change, all states: +111,742
Moved in · moved out: 605,238 · 493,496
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $122.5k · $76.1k

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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 Florida, 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	25,039	24,493	+546	12,701	12,949	$69.6k	$49.9k
2014–15 †	17,351	17,093	+258	9,428	9,402	$60.2k	$48.9k
2015–16	25,119	25,719	−600	12,930	13,654	$61.0k	$53.7k
2016–17 †	32,397	39,271	−6,874	16,376	20,355	$60.6k	$61.5k
2017–18	24,414	30,797	−6,383	12,854	16,563	$73.4k	$64.1k
2018–19	24,968	29,055	−4,087	13,332	15,838	$71.3k	$60.9k
2019–20	26,404	32,711	−6,307	13,949	17,537	$81.6k	$71.0k
2020–21	27,717	32,613	−4,896	15,083	18,291	$85.2k	$70.0k
2021–22	27,207	33,289	−6,082	15,362	18,962	$119.0k	$82.0k
2022–23 †	25,024	34,859	−9,835	14,530	20,553	$96.3k	$77.3k

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

Cite this comparison

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