North Carolina vs South Carolina: which way are people moving?

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

Toward South Carolina. In 2022–23, 6,928 more people moved from North Carolina to South Carolina than the other way.

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South Carolina → North Carolina25,354 people

Arrivals' income: $65.4k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

North Carolina → South Carolina32,282 people

Leavers' income: $84.2k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

North Carolina is South Carolina's biggest moving partner in both directions: 57,636 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

Yes. More households have moved to South Carolina than to North Carolina every year since 2013–14.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between North Carolina and South Carolina (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−2,406
2014–15 †	−1,619
2015–16	−2,464
2016–17 †	−3,989
2017–18	−2,548
2018–19	−2,633
2019–20	−3,196
2020–21	−3,777
2021–22	−3,252
2022–23 †	−2,721

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

North Carolina page →

South Carolina

Net change, all states: +59,102
Moved in · moved out: 178,163 · 119,061
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $88.5k · $66.6k

South Carolina page →

People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between South Carolina 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	21,281	26,929	−5,648	10,947	13,353	$47.6k	$54.3k
2014–15 †	16,289	20,144	−3,855	8,791	10,410	$47.8k	$53.4k
2015–16	21,861	28,384	−6,523	11,735	14,199	$54.6k	$66.6k
2016–17 †	29,610	39,600	−9,990	15,760	19,749	$56.1k	$67.1k
2017–18	23,670	30,231	−6,561	12,989	15,537	$58.6k	$64.5k
2018–19	23,606	30,088	−6,482	13,014	15,647	$57.9k	$67.9k
2019–20	25,310	33,412	−8,102	13,773	16,969	$61.0k	$77.8k
2020–21	25,173	34,257	−9,084	14,438	18,215	$61.1k	$76.3k
2021–22	25,095	32,901	−7,806	14,681	17,933	$70.9k	$82.3k
2022–23 †	25,354	32,282	−6,928	15,305	18,026	$65.4k	$84.2k

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Cite this comparison

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