Michigan vs North Carolina: which way are people moving?

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

Toward North Carolina. In 2022–23, 1,653 more people moved from Michigan to North Carolina than the other way.

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North Carolina → Michigan3,627 people

Arrivals' income: $66.5k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Michigan → North Carolina5,280 people

Leavers' income: $78.3k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

8,907 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 Michigan every year since 2013–14.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Michigan and North Carolina (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−560
2014–15 †	−488
2015–16	−848
2016–17 †	−724
2017–18	−753
2018–19	−716
2019–20	−783
2020–21	−804
2021–22	−1,066
2022–23 †	−997

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

The two states overall

Michigan

Net change, all states: −8,442
Moved in · moved out: 119,409 · 127,851
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $74.1k · $77.9k

Michigan 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 Michigan, 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	4,018	5,001	−983	2,034	2,594	$47.7k	$52.9k
2014–15 †	2,573	3,294	−721	1,363	1,851	$47.8k	$51.5k
2015–16	3,544	5,026	−1,482	1,804	2,652	$55.8k	$61.6k
2016–17 †	5,500	6,727	−1,227	2,746	3,470	$59.3k	$66.6k
2017–18	3,712	4,882	−1,170	1,926	2,679	$57.2k	$65.1k
2018–19	3,491	4,705	−1,214	1,901	2,617	$58.8k	$74.7k
2019–20	3,878	5,162	−1,284	1,986	2,769	$61.0k	$70.7k
2020–21	3,567	5,111	−1,544	2,031	2,835	$58.3k	$78.9k
2021–22	3,735	5,460	−1,725	2,056	3,122	$72.2k	$89.0k
2022–23 †	3,627	5,280	−1,653	2,083	3,080	$66.5k	$78.3k

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

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