Fayetteville migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 27,207 people moved into the Fayetteville metro and 29,353 moved out, a net of −2,146. 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: Rest of North Carolina leads both directions, with 4,175 people in and 4,448 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 61–63% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net outflow has held roughly steady over the last three years, from −2,255 in 2020–21 to −2,146 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
395,412
▲ 0.6% year over year · growing
Peak population
395,412
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: the population grew in 2025 even after losing 1,381 people to domestic migration. International migration (+1,478) and births minus deaths (+2,410) more than made up for it.
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 395,412 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$130M
▼ $676M arrived · $806M left
Avg household income · movers
$47k in · $55k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 17%
Fayetteville wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Fayetteville metro in 2022–23 reported $676M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $806M with them, a net loss of $130M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $47k of income, vs $55k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals by 17%.
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 61% of inbound and 63% 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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