Rowan County, NC
Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years
Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Rowan County, NC saw a net gain of 577 tax-filing households and a net gain of 1,364 individuals. On net, the area gained $43.0M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Cabarrus County; the largest outflow went to Cabarrus County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.
Net income (AGI)
+$43.0M
nominal dollars
Net households
+577
tax returns
Net people
+1,364
exemptions
+9.0 net people per 1,000 residents (population 151,661)
Income (AGI) in and out
Moved in$223.5M
Moved out$180.6M
Net +$43.0M (nominal)
Where movers came from
- 1Cabarrus County, NC1,069$56.4M
- 2Mecklenburg County, NC549$27.4M
- 3Iredell County, NC342$23.6M
- 4Davidson County, NC181$7.7M
- 5Stanly County, NC96$5.2M
- 6Forsyth County, NC87$3.4M
- 7Guilford County, NC76$3.6M
- 8Davie County, NC70$2.7M
- 9Union County, NC46$3.0M
- 10Gaston County, NC43$2.0M
Where movers went
- 1Cabarrus County, NC701$30.2M
- 2Mecklenburg County, NC384$20.1M
- 3Iredell County, NC313$16.4M
- 4Davidson County, NC275$13.4M
- 5Davie County, NC115$4.8M
- 6Forsyth County, NC84$4.4M
- 7Stanly County, NC80$3.7M
- 8Guilford County, NC79$3.4M
- 9Wake County, NC65$3.9M
- 10Gaston County, NC44$2.3M
Net migration by year
Net 2012–2023: +$344.2M (+10,523 people)
20122023
| Year | Net AGI | Net people |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +$2.6M | +294 |
| 2013 | -$5.0M | +136 |
| 2014 | +$11.1M | +302 |
| 2015 | -$5.3M | -67 |
| 2016 | +$14.7M | +922 |
| 2017 | +$38.3M | +1,568 |
| 2018 | +$21.1M | +456 |
| 2019 | +$33.0M | +1,125 |
| 2020 | +$54.2M | +1,132 |
| 2021 | +$69.1M | +1,288 |
| 2022 | +$67.4M | +2,003 |
| 2023 | +$43.0M | +1,364 |
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