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Durham County, NC

Migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Durham County, NC saw a net gain of 459 tax-filing households and a net loss of 1,238 individuals. On net, the area lost $4.5M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Wake County; the largest outflow went to Wake County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$4.5M
nominal dollars
Net households
+459
tax returns
Net people
-1,238
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$1.2B
Moved out$1.2B
Net -$4.5M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Wake County, NC3,465$260.0M
  2. 2Orange County, NC1,356$118.3M
  3. 3Guilford County, NC343$21.3M
  4. 4Mecklenburg County, NC337$22.9M
  5. 5Alamance County, NC314$15.2M
  6. 6Granville County, NC195$8.9M
  7. 7Chatham County, NC174$28.3M
  8. 8Forsyth County, NC152$11.8M
  9. 9New York County, NY138$16.6M
  10. 10Cumberland County, NC134$6.7M

Where movers went

  1. 1Wake County, NC3,599$284.0M
  2. 2Orange County, NC1,135$100.7M
  3. 3Alamance County, NC705$41.0M
  4. 4Mecklenburg County, NC402$28.8M
  5. 5Granville County, NC311$20.3M
  6. 6Guilford County, NC297$15.7M
  7. 7Chatham County, NC269$51.3M
  8. 8Person County, NC247$13.6M
  9. 9Johnston County, NC227$14.6M
  10. 10New York County, NY174$14.1M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$164.3M (-10,102 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$17.2M+443
2013+$9.6M+29
2014+$37.6M-102
2015+$20.4M-209
2016-$9.4M-238
2017+$38.5M-1,816
2018+$65.9M-361
2019+$75.8M-298
2020+$22.5M-1,509
2021-$68.2M-2,568
2022-$41.0M-2,235
2023-$4.5M-1,238

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Source: IRS Statistics of Income migration data (public domain). Covers federal income tax filers only; AGI is nominal (not inflation adjusted). These numbers describe movement of filers and their reported income, not why people moved or economic loss. Methodology and caveats.