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Cluster 02 · State arrival guide
Moving to North Carolina
North Carolina is one of America's biggest net gainers: 170,751 households arrived from other states in the latest IRS migration file while 131,633 left — a net gain of +39,118 households, or +3.54 per 1,000 residents. This guide is the arrival ledger: who is coming, who is leaving, and the income moving each way. Costs, deadlines, and checklists link out from the data.
North Carolina's migration ledger
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Households arrived | 170,751 |
| Households left | 131,633 |
| Net households | +39,118 |
| Net per 1,000 residents | +3.54 |
| Net income (AGI) gained | $3,908,933,000 |
| Average AGI of arrivals | $80,162 |
| Average AGI of leavers | $74,288 |
| State population (2024 estimate) | 11,046,024 |
Where North Carolina's newcomers come from
The three largest inbound flows into North Carolina: FL (20,553); SC (15,305); VA (15,148) (households, IRS SOI 2022–2023). The three largest outbound flows — where North Carolina households go when they leave: SC (18,026); FL (14,530); VA (12,599).
The income picture
Households arriving in North Carolina report an average AGI of $80,162; households leaving average $74,288 — a difference of $5,874 per household. Across all flows, North Carolina gained $3,908,933,000 in net AGI on the interstate basis. (On the IRS's total-migration basis, which adds foreign migration, North Carolina's net reads +38,810 households — the study's basis note explains the two.)
Plan the arrival
Start with the moving checklists (the 8-week timeline and change-of-address sequence apply in every state), price your specific route in Route Costs, and run the moving cost calculator for a line-item estimate framework. The full data behind this page — every state's ledger and the top-100 routes — is in the flagship study, Where Americans Moved — and the Money That Moved With Them, and North Carolina's research profile is indexed at State migration profiles.
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income, U.S. Population Migration Data 2022–2023 (interstate basis unless labeled); U.S. Census Bureau NST-EST2024 population estimates. A "household" is a filed tax return. Published by Moe Kahok.