Lincoln County, NC
Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years
Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Lincoln County, NC saw a net gain of 758 tax-filing households and a net gain of 1,708 individuals. On net, the area gained $97.8M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Mecklenburg County; the largest outflow went to Catawba County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.
Net income (AGI)
+$97.8M
nominal dollars
Net households
+758
tax returns
Net people
+1,708
exemptions
+17.9 net people per 1,000 residents (population 95,675)
Income (AGI) in and out
Moved in$296.2M
Moved out$198.4M
Net +$97.8M (nominal)
Where movers came from
- 1Mecklenburg County, NC692$74.2M
- 2Gaston County, NC535$31.5M
- 3Catawba County, NC385$23.6M
- 4Iredell County, NC154$14.8M
- 5Cleveland County, NC111$6.0M
- 6Cabarrus County, NC80$7.9M
- 7Caldwell County, NC39$4.0M
- 8Union County, NC38$3.7M
- 9York County, SC34$2.0M
- 10Burke County, NC30$1.4M
Where movers went
- 1Catawba County, NC509$36.8M
- 2Gaston County, NC388$19.0M
- 3Mecklenburg County, NC338$31.0M
- 4Cleveland County, NC100$4.7M
- 5Iredell County, NC99$8.7M
- 6Cabarrus County, NC57$3.8M
- 7Burke County, NC38$1.5M
- 8York County, SC34$2.1M
- 9Caldwell County, NC27$1.5M
- 10Wake County, NC27$1.9M
Net migration by year
Net 2012–2023: +$965.5M (+18,280 people)
20122023
| Year | Net AGI | Net people |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +$47.7M | +826 |
| 2013 | +$63.9M | +1,147 |
| 2014 | +$39.3M | +806 |
| 2015 | +$17.6M | +313 |
| 2016 | +$40.2M | +770 |
| 2017 | +$89.0M | +2,260 |
| 2018 | +$92.0M | +2,028 |
| 2019 | +$97.4M | +1,556 |
| 2020 | +$108.9M | +1,796 |
| 2021 | +$134.4M | +2,675 |
| 2022 | +$137.3M | +2,395 |
| 2023 | +$97.8M | +1,708 |
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