New York vs South Carolina: which way are people moving?

Name: New York vs South Carolina: which way are people moving?
Creator: Moved Where

Toward South Carolina. In 2022–23, 8,216 more people moved from New York to South Carolina than the other way.

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South Carolina → New York4,709 people

Arrivals' income: $56.5k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

New York → South Carolina12,925 people

Leavers' income: $94.4k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

17,634 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

Yes. More households have moved to South Carolina than to New York every year since 2013–14.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between New York and South Carolina (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−1,895
2014–15 †	−1,062
2015–16	−2,861
2016–17 †	−4,341
2017–18	−2,835
2018–19	−2,862
2019–20	−4,165
2020–21	−5,269
2021–22	−5,476
2022–23 †	−4,229

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23.

The two states overall

New York

Net change, all states: −157,970
Moved in · moved out: 268,427 · 426,397
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $94.2k · $106.0k

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South Carolina

Net change, all states: +59,102
Moved in · moved out: 178,163 · 119,061
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $88.5k · $66.6k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between South Carolina and New York, 2013–14 to 2022–23. Tap a column to sort.

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	People			Households		Avg income per household (income reported on the second-year tax return)
2013–14	4,232	8,431	−4,199	2,546	4,441	$37.7k	$69.8k
2014–15 †	3,357	5,635	−2,278	2,113	3,175	$34.0k	$59.6k
2015–16	3,679	9,618	−5,939	2,247	5,108	$36.2k	$77.5k
2016–17 †	4,892	13,525	−8,633	2,858	7,199	$42.7k	$76.8k
2017–18	4,217	10,060	−5,843	2,584	5,419	$44.5k	$76.0k
2018–19	3,790	9,525	−5,735	2,374	5,236	$42.3k	$77.4k
2019–20	3,827	12,041	−8,214	2,258	6,423	$50.5k	$99.1k
2020–21	3,796	14,038	−10,242	2,325	7,594	$59.2k	$95.1k
2021–22	4,075	14,971	−10,896	2,611	8,087	$72.0k	$98.0k
2022–23 †	4,709	12,925	−8,216	3,037	7,266	$56.5k	$94.4k

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Cite this comparison

Moved Where. “New York vs South Carolina: which way are people moving?” movedwhere.com/compare/new-york-vs-south-carolina. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.