New Jersey vs North Carolina: which way are people moving?

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

Toward North Carolina. In 2022–23, 6,540 more people moved from New Jersey to North Carolina than the other way.

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North Carolina → New Jersey4,135 people

Arrivals' income: $71.3k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

New Jersey → North Carolina10,675 people

Leavers' income: $95.3k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

14,810 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 New Jersey every year since 2013–14.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between New Jersey and North Carolina (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−2,432
2014–15 †	−1,790
2015–16	−3,183
2016–17 †	−4,375
2017–18	−3,220
2018–19	−2,892
2019–20	−3,675
2020–21	−4,152
2021–22	−4,050
2022–23 †	−3,437

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

The two states overall

New Jersey

Net change, all states: −29,871
Moved in · moved out: 173,739 · 203,610
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $102.2k · $106.7k

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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 New Jersey, 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	4,263	9,647	−5,384	2,254	4,686	$47.7k	$70.3k
2014–15 †	3,096	6,614	−3,518	1,674	3,464	$49.0k	$67.1k
2015–16	3,851	10,834	−6,983	2,100	5,283	$59.5k	$78.2k
2016–17 †	5,207	14,742	−9,535	2,796	7,171	$62.9k	$83.8k
2017–18	4,183	11,029	−6,846	2,319	5,539	$67.2k	$81.1k
2018–19	4,059	10,326	−6,267	2,342	5,234	$59.4k	$94.9k
2019–20	3,945	11,584	−7,639	2,231	5,906	$65.5k	$98.0k
2020–21	3,876	12,238	−8,362	2,295	6,447	$61.2k	$96.2k
2021–22	3,950	12,018	−8,068	2,460	6,510	$80.3k	$104.5k
2022–23 †	4,135	10,675	−6,540	2,566	6,003	$71.3k	$95.3k

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