Is South Carolina gaining or losing people?

Gaining. In 2022–23, 59,102 more people moved to South Carolina from other states than moved away.

See where they came from ↓
Moved in
178,163
people
Moved out
119,061
people
Net change
+59,102 people
In households (tax returns): 99,779 in, 70,565 out, +29,214 net

Where are people moving to South Carolina from?

People, 2022–23

  1. North Carolina32,282
  2. Florida16,939
  3. Georgia16,296
  4. New York12,925
  5. Virginia8,853
  6. California7,802

Where are people from South Carolina moving?

People, 2022–23

  1. North Carolina25,354
  2. Georgia14,440
  3. Florida12,237
  4. Texas6,568
  5. Virginia6,476
  6. New York4,709
Every state, in full ↓

Where South Carolina's newcomers came from across states

Blue lines show arrivals · thicker line = more people

Biggest net gain: New York (+8,216 people). Biggest net loss: District of Columbia (−76).

Is this new?

South Carolina has gained households from moves in every year since 2013–14.

Net migration · households (tax returns)
13–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–22+29,21422–23†††
Net migration of South Carolina (Net migration · households (tax returns))
YearValue
2013–14+13,613
2014–15 †+9,740
2015–16+18,519
2016–17 †+29,667
2017–18+19,961
2018–19+19,456
2019–20+24,917
2020–21+29,981
2021–22+32,927
2022–23 †+29,214

The IRS changed its processing in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. Compare years between the dotted lines.

Who's moving, by income?

Arriving households$88.5k avg
Leaving households$66.6k avg

Average adjusted gross income reported on the second-year tax return. It may have been earned before the move or in more than one location.

Not counted above

Moved within South Carolina
135,976 people
Arrived from abroad
2,489 people
Left for abroad
2,554 people

Net change only counts moves between states.

Which South Carolina counties are gaining?

Abbeville County: +229 peopleAiken County: +1,654 peopleAllendale County: −10 peopleAnderson County: +2,449 peopleBamberg County: +30 peopleBarnwell County: −93 peopleBeaufort County: +1,583 peopleBerkeley County: +5,410 peopleCalhoun County: +70 peopleCharleston County: +1,804 peopleCherokee County: +537 peopleChester County: +366 peopleChesterfield County: +244 peopleClarendon County: +181 peopleColleton County: +230 peopleDarlington County: +179 peopleDillon County: +67 peopleDorchester County: +3,020 peopleEdgefield County: +726 peopleFairfield County: +99 peopleFlorence County: +147 peopleGeorgetown County: +877 peopleGreenville County: +5,235 peopleGreenwood County: +363 peopleHampton County: −58 peopleHorry County: +11,232 peopleJasper County: +1,377 peopleKershaw County: +1,449 peopleLancaster County: +2,168 peopleLaurens County: +1,083 peopleLee County: −141 peopleLexington County: +2,948 peopleMcCormick County: +228 peopleMarion County: −44 peopleMarlboro County: −36 peopleNewberry County: +430 peopleOconee County: +1,106 peopleOrangeburg County: −277 peoplePickens County: +1,615 peopleRichland County: +945 peopleSaluda County: −35 peopleSpartanburg County: +7,024 peopleSumter County: +288 peopleUnion County: +122 peopleWilliamsburg County: +31 peopleYork County: +2,413 people

Net people, 2022–23, including moves within the state.

  1. ≤ −5k
  2. −5k to −1k
  3. −1k to −100
  4. −100 to +100
  5. +100 to +1k
  6. +1k to +5k
  7. ≥ +5k
Withheld

Growing most

  1. Horry County+11,232
  2. Spartanburg County+7,024
  3. Berkeley County+5,410
  4. Greenville County+5,235
  5. Dorchester County+3,020
  6. Lexington County+2,948

Losing most

  1. Orangeburg County−277
  2. Lee County−141
  3. Barnwell County−93
  4. Hampton County−58
  5. Marion County−44
  6. Marlboro County−36

Every state, in full

Moves between South Carolina and each state, 2022–23. Tap a column to sort.

Net trendhouseholds, 13–14 → 22–23, † breaks
North Carolina32,282 in25,354 out+6,928$84.2k$65.4k
Florida16,939 in12,237 out+4,702$73.1k$76.9k
Georgia16,296 in14,440 out+1,856$80.9k$60.7k
New York12,925 in4,709 out+8,216$94.4k$56.5k
Virginia8,853 in6,476 out+2,377$103.4k$68.5k
California7,802 in3,857 out+3,945$91.6k$70.1k
Pennsylvania7,269 in3,373 out+3,896$97.7k$68.6k
Texas7,083 in6,568 out+515$87.9k$69.6k
New Jersey6,585 in1,760 out+4,825$106.5k$68.3k
Ohio5,159 in3,205 out+1,954$87.6k$66.5k

Small charts: net households, 13–14 → 22–23, outlined bars = † years.

All counties in South Carolina

Counties and county equivalents, including historical geographies.

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Moved Where. “Is South Carolina gaining or losing people?” movedwhere.com/state/south-carolina. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.

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Common questions

How many people moved to South Carolina in 2022–23?

178,163 people moved to South Carolina from other states, and 119,061 left for other states.

Where do most people moving to South Carolina come from?

In 2022–23, the most came from North Carolina (32,282 people), Florida (16,939 people), Georgia (16,296 people).

Where does this data come from?

From the IRS Statistics of Income, U.S. Population Migration Data. State migration is counted when matched tax returns filed in 2022 and 2023 show addresses in different states. A household is one tax return; people counts everyone on it. Non-filers and unmatched returns are excluded. Domestic net migration is not total population change.

Why are there no “vs last year” changes?

The IRS changed how it processed this data in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23, so a change from one year to the next can reflect the method rather than real moves. We show levels, rankings and 10-year trends instead.