North Carolina vs Rhode Island: which way are people moving?

Toward North Carolina. In 2022–23, 356 more people moved from Rhode Island to North Carolina than the other way.

Rhode Island → North Carolina978 people

Arrivals' income: $74.8k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

North Carolina → Rhode Island622 people

Leavers' income: $64.6k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

1,600 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 Rhode Island every year since 2013–14.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)
13–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–22+15322–23†††
Net moves between North Carolina and Rhode Island (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
YearValue
2013–14+187
2014–15 †+95
2015–16+162
2016–17 †+234
2017–18+212
2018–19+177
2019–20+159
2020–21+211
2021–22+294
2022–23 †+153

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

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
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Rhode Island

Net change, all states
−1,068
Moved in · moved out
27,055 · 28,123
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return)
$82.6k · $79.9k
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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

Every year, in full

Moves between Rhode Island and North Carolina, 2013–14 to 2022–23. Tap a column to sort.

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PeopleHouseholdsAvg income per household (income reported on the second-year tax return)
2013–14954571+383474287$60.3k$53.6k
2014–15 †526340+186293198$47.4k$42.0k
2015–16905593+312455293$57.4k$60.4k
2016–17 †1,224775+449635401$62.7k$56.5k
2017–18973534+439512300$68.0k$53.6k
2018–19886545+341476299$69.0k$73.8k
2019–20971633+338503344$70.6k$53.8k
2020–21985598+387544333$63.2k$63.0k
2021–221,150546+604620326$77.3k$63.1k
2022–23 †978622+356536383$74.8k$64.6k

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

Cite this comparison

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