Rocky Mount migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 5,822 people moved into the Rocky Mount metro and 5,092 moved out, a net of +730. 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: Raleigh, NC leads both directions, with 1,600 people in and 1,011 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 53–56% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net inflow has held roughly steady over the last three years, from +661 in 2020–21 to +730 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
148,486
▲ 0.4% year over year · growing
Peak population · 2010
152,414
2.6% below the 2010 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: domestic migration added more people than anything else: +793 in 2025, ahead of births minus deaths (−314) and international migration (+153).
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 152,414 in 2010. The 2025 estimate of 148,486 is 2.6% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
+$23M
▲ $160M arrived · $137M left
Avg household income · movers
$52k in · $49k out
arrivals out-earn leavers by 6%
Rocky Mount wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Rocky Mount metro in 2022–23 reported $160M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $137M with them, a net gain of $23M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $52k of income, vs $49k for leavers. Arrivals out-earn leavers by 6%.
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 56% of inbound and 53% 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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