South Carolina vs West Virginia: which way are people moving?

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

Toward South Carolina. In 2022–23, 521 more people moved from West Virginia to South Carolina than the other way.

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West Virginia → South Carolina1,458 people

Arrivals' income: $73.0k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

South Carolina → West Virginia937 people

Leavers' income: $54.7k avg income reported on the second-year tax return

2,395 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 West Virginia every year since 2013–14.

Net between the two · households (tax returns)

Net moves between South Carolina and West Virginia (Net between the two · households (tax returns))
Year	Value
2013–14	+379
2014–15 †	+258
2015–16	+482
2016–17 †	+637
2017–18	+428
2018–19	+440
2019–20	+376
2020–21	+311
2021–22	+380
2022–23 †	+299

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

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

South Carolina page →

West Virginia

Net change, all states: +3,137
Moved in · moved out: 36,521 · 33,384
Arrivals' income · leavers' income (reported on the second-year tax return): $58.5k · $60.5k

West Virginia page →

People, 2022–23, moves between states.

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Moves between West Virginia 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	1,560	828	+732	796	417	$57.0k	$39.5k
2014–15 †	1,060	579	+481	553	295	$58.4k	$34.1k
2015–16	1,601	677	+924	833	351	$62.4k	$42.8k
2016–17 †	2,382	1,058	+1,324	1,189	552	$56.4k	$48.3k
2017–18	1,637	836	+801	856	428	$66.1k	$42.8k
2018–19	1,643	720	+923	837	397	$68.3k	$45.9k
2019–20	1,661	935	+726	877	501	$77.1k	$29.4k
2020–21	1,493	902	+591	808	497	$74.8k	$51.4k
2021–22	1,496	814	+682	827	447	$98.1k	$62.8k
2022–23 †	1,458	937	+521	823	524	$73.0k	$54.7k

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

Cite this comparison

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