Mississippi vs North Carolina: which way are people moving?

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

Toward North Carolina. In 2022–23, 465 more people moved from Mississippi to North Carolina than the other way.

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North Carolina → Mississippi1,102 people

Arrivals' income: $61.8k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Mississippi → North Carolina1,567 people

Leavers' income: $68.6k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

2,669 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 Mississippi every year since 2013–14.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Mississippi and North Carolina (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−95
2014–15 †	−93
2015–16	−143
2016–17 †	−173
2017–18	−175
2018–19	−143
2019–20	−150
2020–21	−51
2021–22	−166
2022–23 †	−222

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

The two states overall

Mississippi

Net change, all states: −3,142
Moved in · moved out: 56,470 · 59,612
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $56.9k · $53.6k

Mississippi 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.

Every year, in full

Moves between North Carolina and Mississippi, 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	1,455	1,548	−93	661	756	$36.0k	$41.5k
2014–15 †	977	1,114	−137	474	567	$42.7k	$41.5k
2015–16	1,303	1,462	−159	600	743	$49.3k	$53.9k
2016–17 †	1,765	2,028	−263	821	994	$54.2k	$54.3k
2017–18	1,253	1,611	−358	621	796	$52.7k	$57.0k
2018–19	1,271	1,433	−162	597	740	$61.5k	$56.9k
2019–20	1,305	1,509	−204	636	786	$55.4k	$59.5k
2020–21	1,274	1,361	−87	666	717	$54.2k	$75.0k
2021–22	1,284	1,541	−257	655	821	$57.2k	$60.9k
2022–23 †	1,102	1,567	−465	633	855	$61.8k	$68.6k

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

Cite this comparison

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