New Hanover County, North Carolina

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 9,383 returns moved into New Hanover County and 8,106 moved out, a net gain of 1,277 returns, or 13.2 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

Farther away

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

On balance, New Hanover loses the most returns to Brunswick County. The largest single source, Brunswick County, supplied 8% of arriving returns. Movers from other states made up 52% of arrivals, above the 45% median of the 285 counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties. Moves in and out together equal 18.0% of New Hanover’s returns, more than the 13.8% median of these 285 counties.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

Moved out toMoved in fromNet
Brunswick1,286750−536
Pender760490−270
Wake524681+157
Mecklenburg307282−25
Onslow286237−49
Guilford119141+22
Durham1141140
Cumberland52116+64
Johnston7098+28
Forsyth6699+33
Buncombe8970−19
Horry, SC8968−21

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 85 counties sent 20 or more returns each (61% of arrivals from within the US) and 59 received 20 or more (65% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 55% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Los Angeles, CA, 2,293 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
County	Returns	People	Miles
San Diego, CA	75	129	2,227
Pitt	73	103	101
Maricopa, AZ	70	111	1,981
Suffolk, NY	69	100	546
Fairfax County, VA	68	98	323
Los Angeles, CA	61	92	2,293
Union	61	93	162
Columbus	60	91	45
Carteret	59	70	89
Orange	59	93	148
Iredell	53	88	204
Charleston, SC	49	63	153
Nassau, NY	47	79	509
Alamance	46	61	155
Duplin	46	89	52
Cook, IL	44	59	752
Craven	43	53	78
Fulton, GA	42	62	379
Gaston	41	52	203
Wayne	41	58	81

Departures: the next 20 destinations
County	Returns	People	Miles
Duplin	98	180	52
Columbus	71	114	45
Pitt	67	92	101
Orange	59	81	148
Charleston, SC	49	70	153
Craven	46	68	78
Union	42	81	162
Carteret	39	63	89
New York, NY	38	39	503
Maricopa, AZ	34	48	1,981
Iredell	33	53	204
Greenville, SC	33	48	261
Alamance	32	43	155
Moore	32	46	121
Denver, CO	31	42	1,534
Cook, IL	31	41	752
Duval, FL	30	56	346
Cabarrus	30	45	174
Catawba	30	39	216
San Diego, CA	29	43	2,227

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

Departures to

Four filing years

InOut

New Hanover shows a net gain in every year shown; arrivals and departures both peaked in 2022–23. Earlier net rates per 1,000: +10.1 in 2019–20, +19.4 in 2020–21, +16.5 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

$65,340 Leaving
$80,558 Arriving
$109,692 Staying

Average adjusted gross income per return: non-moving returns reported the most, departing returns the least.