Louisiana vs North Carolina: which way are people moving?

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

Toward North Carolina. In 2022–23, 527 more people moved from Louisiana to North Carolina than the other way.

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North Carolina → Louisiana1,777 people

Arrivals' income: $56.5k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Louisiana → North Carolina2,304 people

Leavers' income: $72.4k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

4,081 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

No. Louisiana came out ahead every year until 2014–15. Since 2015–16, more have moved to North Carolina.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Louisiana and North Carolina (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+79
2014–15 †	+44
2015–16	−181
2016–17 †	−403
2017–18	−221
2018–19	−218
2019–20	−360
2020–21	−511
2021–22	−452
2022–23 †	−311

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

The two states overall

Louisiana

Net change, all states: −17,333
Moved in · moved out: 65,960 · 83,293
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $58.2k · $62.6k

Louisiana 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

North Carolina page →

People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between North Carolina and Louisiana, 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	2,438	2,283	+155	1,158	1,079	$50.4k	$67.7k
2014–15 †	1,698	1,537	+161	842	798	$35.7k	$48.2k
2015–16	2,026	2,319	−293	965	1,146	$46.7k	$55.3k
2016–17 †	2,718	3,433	−715	1,241	1,644	$56.6k	$60.7k
2017–18	1,909	2,376	−467	951	1,172	$48.8k	$55.1k
2018–19	1,844	2,222	−378	890	1,108	$60.3k	$63.9k
2019–20	1,635	2,309	−674	842	1,202	$65.8k	$67.0k
2020–21	1,618	2,624	−1,006	884	1,395	$54.5k	$61.6k
2021–22	1,717	2,591	−874	942	1,394	$60.6k	$74.3k
2022–23 †	1,777	2,304	−527	984	1,295	$56.5k	$72.4k

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

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