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County-to-county migration · IRS SOI · filing years 2022-2023
Net migration: +390 tax returns · +905 people · +$26,783,000 AGI
| County | Returns | AGI |
|---|---|---|
| Gaston County, NC | 724 | $32,693,000 |
| Mecklenburg County, NC | 250 | $11,485,000 |
| Rutherford County, NC | 166 | $6,928,000 |
| Lincoln County, NC | 100 | $4,666,000 |
| Cherokee County, SC | 89 | $3,324,000 |
| Spartanburg County, SC | 52 | $2,554,000 |
| York County, SC | 49 | $3,008,000 |
| Catawba County, NC | 38 | $1,485,000 |
| Wake County, NC | 30 | $1,639,000 |
| Cabarrus County, NC | 29 | $1,658,000 |
| County | Returns | AGI |
|---|---|---|
| Gaston County, NC | 509 | $19,911,000 |
| Rutherford County, NC | 171 | $6,753,000 |
| Mecklenburg County, NC | 147 | $6,681,000 |
| Lincoln County, NC | 111 | $6,046,000 |
| Cherokee County, SC | 110 | $3,941,000 |
| Spartanburg County, SC | 66 | $2,892,000 |
| York County, SC | 56 | $2,241,000 |
| Catawba County, NC | 42 | $1,893,000 |
| Greenville County, SC | 29 | $2,420,000 |
| Wake County, NC | 26 | $1,622,000 |
IRS migration data tracks where tax filers lived in consecutive years. A "return" is roughly a household; "AGI" is the adjusted gross income that moved with them. Net migration = inflow − outflow. Small county-pair flows are suppressed by the IRS for privacy and shown blank.
Source: IRS SOI Migration Data. License: CC0 1.0.