South Carolina vs Texas: which way are people moving?

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

Toward South Carolina. In 2022–23, 515 more people moved from Texas to South Carolina than the other way.

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Texas → South Carolina7,083 people

Arrivals' income: $87.9k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

South Carolina → Texas6,568 people

Leavers' income: $69.6k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

13,651 people moved between the two, one way or the other.

Has it always been this way?

No. Earlier years include zero, missing or mixed totals. Since 2020–21, more have moved to South Carolina.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between South Carolina and Texas (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	−1,233
2014–15 †	+286
2015–16	−98
2016–17 †	+289
2017–18	+228
2018–19	−193
2019–20	−19
2020–21	+31
2021–22	+78
2022–23 †	+137

IRS processing changes in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. The 2020–21 turn falls between them.

The two states overall

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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Texas

Net change, all states: +112,481
Moved in · moved out: 553,369 · 440,888
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $83.6k · $80.4k

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People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between Texas and South Carolina, 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	5,572	8,322	−2,750	2,619	3,852	$66.7k	$44.4k
2014–15 †	5,324	4,673	+651	2,666	2,380	$57.0k	$53.2k
2015–16	5,878	6,275	−397	2,799	2,897	$64.1k	$59.3k
2016–17 †	8,483	7,743	+740	3,900	3,611	$74.0k	$63.1k
2017–18	6,456	5,793	+663	3,083	2,855	$72.4k	$63.2k
2018–19	5,719	5,982	−263	2,811	3,004	$73.9k	$65.3k
2019–20	6,519	6,554	−35	3,127	3,146	$87.6k	$67.8k
2020–21	6,730	6,404	+326	3,415	3,384	$77.2k	$66.0k
2021–22	7,087	6,492	+595	3,602	3,524	$93.2k	$72.0k
2022–23 †	7,083	6,568	+515	3,840	3,703	$87.9k	$69.6k

† Processing-break years. Read changes across a † row with care.

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