Pennsylvania vs South Carolina: which way are people moving?

Name: Pennsylvania vs South Carolina: which way are people moving?
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Toward South Carolina. In 2022–23, 3,896 more people moved from Pennsylvania to South Carolina than the other way.

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South Carolina → Pennsylvania3,373 people

Arrivals' income: $68.6k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Pennsylvania → South Carolina7,269 people

Leavers' income: $97.7k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

10,642 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 Pennsylvania every year since 2013–14.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between Pennsylvania and South Carolina (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−1,495
2014–15 †	−908
2015–16	−2,050
2016–17 †	−2,772
2017–18	−1,621
2018–19	−1,733
2019–20	−1,844
2020–21	−2,300
2021–22	−2,657
2022–23 †	−2,167

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

The two states overall

Pennsylvania

Net change, all states: −14,880
Moved in · moved out: 199,298 · 214,178
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $76.4k · $85.6k

Pennsylvania page →

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 Pennsylvania, 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	2,750	5,658	−2,908	1,477	2,972	$43.8k	$65.9k
2014–15 †	1,958	3,599	−1,641	1,130	2,038	$41.2k	$74.3k
2015–16	2,605	6,602	−3,997	1,425	3,475	$49.6k	$74.1k
2016–17 †	3,843	9,434	−5,591	2,125	4,897	$49.6k	$75.2k
2017–18	3,157	6,454	−3,297	1,782	3,403	$54.5k	$77.9k
2018–19	2,978	6,510	−3,532	1,683	3,416	$53.9k	$82.8k
2019–20	3,278	7,133	−3,855	1,864	3,708	$52.2k	$97.4k
2020–21	3,331	7,927	−4,596	1,962	4,262	$60.9k	$103.7k
2021–22	3,024	8,309	−5,285	1,866	4,523	$63.3k	$102.4k
2022–23 †	3,373	7,269	−3,896	2,047	4,214	$68.6k	$97.7k

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