North Carolina vs Oklahoma: which way are people moving?

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

Toward North Carolina. In 2022–23, 299 more people moved from Oklahoma to North Carolina than the other way.

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Oklahoma → North Carolina1,785 people

Arrivals' income: $65.9k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

North Carolina → Oklahoma1,486 people

Leavers' income: $53.3k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

3,271 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

No. Oklahoma came out ahead every year until 2013–14. Since 2014–15, more have moved to North Carolina.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between North Carolina and Oklahoma (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−23
2014–15 †	+7
2015–16	+122
2016–17 †	+218
2017–18	+165
2018–19	+36
2019–20	+36
2020–21	+153
2021–22	+36
2022–23 †	+136

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2014–15 turn lands on one of those years, so part of it may be the method.

The two states overall

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 →

Oklahoma

Net change, all states: +12,589
Moved in · moved out: 85,394 · 72,805
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $59.0k · $60.4k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Oklahoma and North Carolina, 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	1,596	1,729	−133	757	780	$47.3k	$44.9k
2014–15 †	1,194	1,216	−22	580	573	$45.9k	$40.9k
2015–16	1,744	1,507	+237	811	689	$48.9k	$48.0k
2016–17 †	2,336	2,092	+244	1,139	921	$50.0k	$52.7k
2017–18	1,782	1,503	+279	852	687	$53.8k	$46.1k
2018–19	1,559	1,529	+30	765	729	$60.6k	$50.9k
2019–20	1,732	1,780	−48	822	786	$55.0k	$57.2k
2020–21	1,837	1,638	+199	928	775	$57.7k	$51.6k
2021–22	1,785	1,663	+122	887	851	$66.6k	$68.6k
2022–23 †	1,785	1,486	+299	930	794	$65.9k	$53.3k

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

Cite this comparison

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