Migration in Mecklenburg County

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New numbers have just been released from the IRS that show the migration of people to and from Mecklenburg County.  In 2008, 57,744 people moved to Mecklenburg.  In-migration was down from 59,030 in 2007.  In 2003, only 42,500 people moved to Charlotte.  This is an indication, in spite of the recession, Charlotte remains a labor magnet.

Migration To and From
Mecklenburg County 2000 — 2008
  Migration In Migration Out Net Gain
2008 57,744 48,503 9,241
2007 59,030 46,416 12,664
2006 56,692 42,319 14,373
2005 50,133 40,161 9,972
2004 48,829 38,952 9,877
2003 42,554 38,130 >4,424
2002 42,817 40,070 2,747
2001 44,750 39,379 5,371
2000 45,155 39,926 5,229
Source: Missouri Census Data Center 2010, from data provided by IRS tax returns
County Migrations between Mecklenburg
and Surrounding Counties, 2008
North Carolina Into Mecklenburg Out of Mecklenburg
Mecklenburg 57,744 48,523
Anson 78 78
Cleveland 158 246
Gaston 1,647 2,880
Cabarrus 2,076 3,984
Lincoln 407 961
Iredell 1,041 1,464
Rowan 356 545
Stanly 230 317
Union 2,734 4,997
     
South Carolina Into Mecklenburg Out of Mecklenburg
Chester 68 77
Lancaster 160 843
York 1,515 3,902
Source: Missouri Census Data Center, 2010 from IRS filings
Leading Out of State Counties
Providing New Residents to
Mecklenburg County — 2008
    In
Migration		 Out Migration
1 Suffolk, NY 830 138
2 Broward, FL 810 203
3 Miami Dade, FL 804 206
4 Queens, NY 646 139
5 Kings, NY 565 186
6 Nassau, NY 540 78
7 Richland, SC 493 322
8 Los Angeles, CA 490 281
9 Palm Beach, CA 460 196
10 Orange, FL 442 210
11 Cook, IL 405 258
12 Fairfax, VA 402 179
13 Erie, NY 373 95
14 Bronx, NY 369 124
15 New York, NY 362 282
16 Greenville, SC 361 315
17 Fulton, GA 359 372
18 Hillsborough, FL 340 183
19 Allegheny, PA 324 127
20 Maricopa, AZ 319 212
21 Charleston, SC 315 328
22 Prince George's, MD 302 109
23 Franklin, OH 300 157
24 Cuyahoga, OH 298 71
25 Montgomery, MD 294 156
25 Wayne, MI 294 47
Source: Missouri Census Data Center, 2010 from IRS Tax Returns 2007-2008