Georgia vs North Carolina: which way are people moving?

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

Toward North Carolina. In 2022–23, 629 more people moved from Georgia to North Carolina than the other way.

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North Carolina → Georgia15,003 people

Arrivals' income: $69.5k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Georgia → North Carolina15,632 people

Leavers' income: $71.8k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

30,635 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 2019–20, more have moved to North Carolina.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Georgia and North Carolina (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+735
2014–15 †	+92
2015–16	+439
2016–17 †	−272
2017–18	−130
2018–19	+131
2019–20	−813
2020–21	−282
2021–22	−368
2022–23 †	−595

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

The two states overall

Georgia

Net change, all states: +35,536
Moved in · moved out: 265,330 · 229,794
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $70.2k · $72.3k

Georgia page →

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 Georgia, 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	16,311	14,538	+1,773	7,941	7,206	$45.8k	$49.2k
2014–15 †	11,207	11,055	+152	5,808	5,716	$46.9k	$48.0k
2015–16	15,479	14,810	+669	7,824	7,385	$52.9k	$60.3k
2016–17 †	20,310	21,086	−776	10,193	10,465	$57.0k	$64.1k
2017–18	15,465	15,548	−83	7,964	8,094	$56.0k	$61.5k
2018–19	15,090	14,945	+145	7,949	7,818	$57.1k	$68.6k
2019–20	15,173	16,622	−1,449	7,891	8,704	$61.1k	$69.5k
2020–21	15,224	15,293	−69	8,191	8,473	$60.4k	$78.2k
2021–22	15,145	15,795	−650	8,527	8,895	$67.9k	$77.7k
2022–23 †	15,003	15,632	−629	8,487	9,082	$69.5k	$71.8k

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

Cite this comparison

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