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Gaston County, NC

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Gaston County, NC saw a net gain of 1,241 tax-filing households and a net gain of 2,006 individuals. On net, the area gained $111.7M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Mecklenburg County; the largest outflow went to Mecklenburg County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
+$111.7M
nominal dollars
Net households
+1,241
tax returns
Net people
+2,006
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$473.1M
Moved out$361.4M
Net +$111.7M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Mecklenburg County, NC2,578$168.2M
  2. 2Cleveland County, NC509$19.9M
  3. 3Lincoln County, NC388$19.0M
  4. 4York County, SC328$19.4M
  5. 5Cabarrus County, NC179$10.5M
  6. 6Union County, NC124$8.6M
  7. 7Catawba County, NC121$5.4M
  8. 8Iredell County, NC77$4.5M
  9. 9Wake County, NC60$4.5M
  10. 10Guilford County, NC57$2.3M

Where movers went

  1. 1Mecklenburg County, NC1,391$74.5M
  2. 2Cleveland County, NC724$32.7M
  3. 3Lincoln County, NC535$31.5M
  4. 4York County, SC340$20.5M
  5. 5Catawba County, NC141$7.1M
  6. 6Cabarrus County, NC129$7.2M
  7. 7Wake County, NC104$5.3M
  8. 8Iredell County, NC102$6.1M
  9. 9Union County, NC79$3.8M
  10. 10Horry County, SC74$5.3M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$795.3M (+23,070 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$9.5M+597
2013+$13.7M+413
2014+$23.1M+1,256
2015+$19.3M+1,013
2016+$74.2M+2,820
2017+$76.2M+3,408
2018+$57.9M+1,943
2019+$50.3M+1,563
2020+$88.4M+2,221
2021+$140.6M+3,062
2022+$130.5M+2,768
2023+$111.7M+2,006

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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.