
Where people in North Carolina are moving to most
Where people in North Carolina are moving to most
The U.S. is among the most mobile countries in the world, but our rates of moving have slumped in recent decades. In 2019, for example, a lower percentage of Americans changed residence than any year prior since 1947 when migration statistics were first gathered by the Census Bureau. Between March of 2019 and 2020, just 9.3% of Americans moved.
American migration has been in some form of decline since the housing boom and economic growth of the ‘40s, ‘50s, and ‘60s. During that period, as much as 20% of the population moved each year.
Stacker compiled a list of where people in North Carolina are moving to most using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. States are ranked by the number of people that have moved from North Carolina in 2019. Keep reading to see where people in your home state are moving the most.
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#40. Rhode Island
--- 0.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from Rhode Island to North Carolina in 2019: 1,531
--- #6 most common destination from Rhode Island

#39. Delaware
--- 0.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Delaware to North Carolina in 2019: 1,595
--- #6 most common destination from Delaware
#38. Minnesota
--- 0.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Minnesota to North Carolina in 2019: 2,447
--- #12 most common destination from Minnesota
#37. New Mexico
--- 0.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from New Mexico to North Carolina in 2019: 1,270
--- #10 most common destination from New Mexico
#36. Iowa
--- 0.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Iowa to North Carolina in 2019: 1,227
--- #18 most common destination from Iowa
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#35. Mississippi
--- 0.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Mississippi to North Carolina in 2019: 818
--- #14 most common destination from Mississippi

#34. Louisiana
--- 0.6% of residents that moved
- Moved from Louisiana to North Carolina in 2019: 1,272
--- #20 most common destination from Louisiana

#33. Washington
--- 0.6% of residents that moved
- Moved from Washington to North Carolina in 2019: 2,984
--- #16 most common destination from Washington
#32. Washington, D.C.
--- 0.6% of residents that moved
- Moved from Washington, D.C. to North Carolina in 2019: 1,700
--- #7 most common destination from Washington, D.C.

#31. Wisconsin
--- 0.6% of residents that moved
- Moved from Wisconsin to North Carolina in 2019: 1,643
--- #17 most common destination from Wisconsin
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#30. Oregon
--- 0.7% of residents that moved
- Moved from Oregon to North Carolina in 2019: 1,976
--- #12 most common destination from Oregon
#29. Kansas
--- 0.7% of residents that moved
- Moved from Kansas to North Carolina in 2019: 857
--- #26 most common destination from Kansas
#28. Utah
--- 0.7% of residents that moved
- Moved from Utah to North Carolina in 2019: 1,125
--- #22 most common destination from Utah
#27. Maine
--- 0.8% of residents that moved
- Moved from Maine to North Carolina in 2019: 526
--- #20 most common destination from Maine

#26. West Virginia
--- 1.0% of residents that moved
- Moved from West Virginia to North Carolina in 2019: 2,950
--- #5 most common destination from West Virginia
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#25. Alaska
--- 1.0% of residents that moved
- Moved from Alaska to North Carolina in 2019: 1,568
--- #7 most common destination from Alaska

#24. Connecticut
--- 1.0% of residents that moved
- Moved from Connecticut to North Carolina in 2019: 5,840
--- #4 most common destination from Connecticut
#23. Oklahoma
--- 1.1% of residents that moved
- Moved from Oklahoma to North Carolina in 2019: 1,705
--- #13 most common destination from Oklahoma

#22. Kentucky
--- 1.1% of residents that moved
- Moved from Kentucky to North Carolina in 2019: 4,793
--- #6 most common destination from Kentucky

#21. Michigan
--- 1.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from Michigan to North Carolina in 2019: 6,302
--- #9 most common destination from Michigan
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#20. Hawaii
--- 1.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from Hawaii to North Carolina in 2019: 2,955
--- #7 most common destination from Hawaii

#19. Alabama
--- 1.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from Alabama to North Carolina in 2019: 4,697
--- #5 most common destination from Alabama

#18. Massachusetts
--- 1.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Massachusetts to North Carolina in 2019: 5,389
--- #11 most common destination from Massachusetts

#17. Arizona
--- 1.6% of residents that moved
- Moved from Arizona to North Carolina in 2019: 5,319
--- #9 most common destination from Arizona

#16. New Jersey
--- 1.7% of residents that moved
- Moved from New Jersey to North Carolina in 2019: 15,297
--- #4 most common destination from New Jersey
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#15. Illinois
--- 1.9% of residents that moved
- Moved from Illinois to North Carolina in 2019: 6,527
--- #16 most common destination from Illinois
#14. Ohio
--- 1.9% of residents that moved
- Moved from Ohio to North Carolina in 2019: 9,698
--- #6 most common destination from Ohio

#13. Colorado
--- 1.9% of residents that moved
- Moved from Colorado to North Carolina in 2019: 6,089
--- #9 most common destination from Colorado
#12. Indiana
--- 2.0% of residents that moved
- Moved from Indiana to North Carolina in 2019: 5,646
--- #8 most common destination from Indiana

#11. Maryland
--- 2.1% of residents that moved
- Moved from Maryland to North Carolina in 2019: 13,408
--- #5 most common destination from Maryland
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#10. Missouri
--- 2.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from Missouri to North Carolina in 2019: 2,982
--- #13 most common destination from Missouri

#9. Pennsylvania
--- 2.8% of residents that moved
- Moved from Pennsylvania to North Carolina in 2019: 13,341
--- #6 most common destination from Pennsylvania

#8. New York
--- 3.9% of residents that moved
- Moved from New York to North Carolina in 2019: 23,571
--- #6 most common destination from New York
#7. Tennessee
--- 5.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from Tennessee to North Carolina in 2019: 9,970
--- #3 (tie) most common destination from Tennessee

#6. California
--- 5.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from California to North Carolina in 2019: 18,023
--- #9 most common destination from California
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#5. Georgia
--- 6.1% of residents that moved
- Moved from Georgia to North Carolina in 2019: 19,017
--- #3 most common destination from Georgia

#4. Texas
--- 6.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from Texas to North Carolina in 2019: 14,226
--- #11 most common destination from Texas

#3. Virginia
--- 10.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from Virginia to North Carolina in 2019: 29,764
--- #1 most common destination from Virginia

#2. Florida
--- 11.0% of residents that moved
- Moved from Florida to North Carolina in 2019: 30,032
--- #3 most common destination from Florida

#1. South Carolina
--- 13.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from South Carolina to North Carolina in 2019: 27,740
--- #1 most common destination from South Carolina
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