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

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

Toward North Carolina. In 2022–23, 13,219 more people moved from New York to North Carolina than the other way.

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North Carolina → New York10,329 people

Arrivals' income: $63.2k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

New York → North Carolina23,548 people

Leavers' income: $76.4k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

33,877 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 York every year since 2013–14.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between New York and North Carolina (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−4,693
2014–15 †	−3,268
2015–16	−6,532
2016–17 †	−8,871
2017–18	−6,251
2018–19	−5,981
2019–20	−8,341
2020–21	−9,225
2021–22	−8,682
2022–23 †	−6,905

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

The two states overall

New York

Net change, all states: −157,970
Moved in · moved out: 268,427 · 426,397
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $94.2k · $106.0k

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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 York, 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	10,008	19,706	−9,698	5,588	10,281	$41.6k	$56.1k
2014–15 †	7,721	14,332	−6,611	4,520	7,788	$47.7k	$53.0k
2015–16	8,949	22,335	−13,386	5,267	11,799	$54.9k	$62.5k
2016–17 †	12,042	30,341	−18,299	6,922	15,793	$52.9k	$67.8k
2017–18	9,970	22,441	−12,471	5,804	12,055	$52.6k	$69.7k
2018–19	9,438	21,532	−12,094	5,653	11,634	$55.6k	$69.7k
2019–20	9,362	25,505	−16,143	5,444	13,785	$59.0k	$79.6k
2020–21	9,149	26,461	−17,312	5,629	14,854	$61.6k	$82.4k
2021–22	9,780	26,705	−16,925	6,439	15,121	$74.9k	$79.5k
2022–23 †	10,329	23,548	−13,219	6,906	13,811	$63.2k	$76.4k

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

Cite this comparison

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