Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 102,284 people moved into the Charlotte metro and 82,202 moved out, a net of +20,082. Yellow arcs are people arriving, blue arcs are people leaving. Hover a dot to see the corridor, or click through to compare.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest published corridors: more arrivals come from New York, NY-NJ than anywhere else: 6,337 people in 2022–23. The top destination for leavers is Rest of North Carolina (5,693). The listed corridors cover about 59–60% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net inflow has held roughly steady over the last three years, from +22,138 in 2020–21 to +20,082 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
2,938,830
▲ 1.9% year over year · growing
Peak population
2,938,830
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: domestic migration added more people than anything else: +24,404 in 2025, ahead of births minus deaths (+11,498) and international migration (+18,239).
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 2,938,830 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
+$1.0B
▲ $5.0B arrived · $4.0B left
Avg household income · movers
$82k in · $82k out
similar incomes both directions
Charlotte wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Charlotte metro in 2022–23 reported $5.0B in income (AGI). Households leaving took $4.0B with them, a net gain of $1.0B.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $82k of income, vs $82k for leavers. Arriving and leaving households report similar incomes.
About the data
Corridors are IRS county-to-county migration flows added up into metro areas (2023 Census metro definitions; exemptions ≈ people). "Rest of" entries cover a state's counties outside any featured metro. The IRS hides corridors with fewer than 20 returns, so the lists here cover about 60% of inbound and 59% of outbound movers in 2022–23. The in, out, and net totals count everyone. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported, from the complete county totals. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates; the peak covers records since 2000. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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