Cities in South Carolina by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024

Port Royal, SC had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 43 cities in 2024, at 23%. James Island, SC had the lowest, at 2%. The median was 9% and the figure for South Carolina was 6.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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All cities, 2024

Port Royal, SC: 23 %Port Royal, SC23Columbia, SC: 19.8 %Columbia, SC19.8Clemson, SC: 15.3 %Clemson, SC15.3Conway, SC: 15.1 %Conway, SC15.1Irmo, SC: 14.4 %Irmo, SC14.4Goose Creek, SC: 12 %Goose Creek, SC12Bluffton, SC: 12 %Bluffton, SC12Hardeeville, SC: 11.7 %Hardeeville, SC11.7Newberry, SC: 11.6 %Newberry, SC11.6Greenville, SC: 11.2 %Greenville, SC11.2Orangeburg, SC: 10.9 %Orangeburg, SC10.9Mauldin, SC: 10.6 %Mauldin, SC10.6North Charleston, SC: 10.5 %North Charleston, SC10.5Sumter, SC: 10.3 %Sumter, SC10.3Beaufort, SC: 10.1 %Beaufort, SC10.1Charleston, SC: 9.9 %Charleston, SC9.9Cayce, SC: 9.8 %Cayce, SC9.8Easley, SC: 9.7 %Easley, SC9.7Anderson, SC: 9.6 %Anderson, SC9.6West Columbia, SC: 9.1 %West Columbia, SC9.1Summerville, SC: 9.1 %Summerville, SC9.1Aiken, SC: 9 %Aiken, SC9North Myrtle Beach, SC: 8.6 %North Myrtle Beach, SC8.6Myrtle Beach, SC: 8.2 %Myrtle Beach, SC8.2Lexington, SC: 8 %Lexington, SC8Greenwood, SC: 7.8 %Greenwood, SC7.8Hilton Head Island, SC: 7.8 %Hilton Head Island, SC7.8Greer, SC: 7.7 %Greer, SC7.7Gaffney, SC: 7.7 %Gaffney, SC7.7Rock Hill, SC: 7.6 %Rock Hill, SC7.6Forest Acres, SC: 7.5 %Forest Acres, SC7.5Hanahan, SC: 7.4 %Hanahan, SC7.4Spartanburg, SC: 7.4 %Spartanburg, SC7.4North Augusta, SC: 7.3 %North Augusta, SC7.3Tega Cay, SC: 6.5 %Tega Cay, SC6.5Mount Pleasant, SC: 6 %Mount Pleasant, SC6Fort Mill, SC: 5.9 %Fort Mill, SC5.9Simpsonville, SC: 5.1 %Simpsonville, SC5.1Fountain Inn, SC: 5.1 %Fountain Inn, SC5.1Florence, SC: 5 %Florence, SC5Moncks Corner, SC: 3.3 %Moncks Corner, SC3.3York, SC: 2.7 %York, SC2.7James Island, SC: 2 %James Island, SC2Port Royal, SC: 23 %Port Royal, SC23Columbia, SC: 19.8 %Columbia, SC19.8Clemson, SC: 15.3 %Clemson, SC15.3Conway, SC: 15.1 %Conway, SC15.1Irmo, SC: 14.4 %Irmo, SC14.4Goose Creek, SC: 12 %Goose Creek, SC12Bluffton, SC: 12 %Bluffton, SC12Hardeeville, SC: 11.7 %Hardeeville, SC11.7Newberry, SC: 11.6 %Newberry, SC11.6Greenville, SC: 11.2 %Greenville, SC11.2Orangeburg, SC: 10.9 %Orangeburg, SC10.9Mauldin, SC: 10.6 %Mauldin, SC10.6North Charleston, SC: 10.5 %North Charleston, SC10.5Sumter, SC: 10.3 %Sumter, SC10.3Beaufort, SC: 10.1 %Beaufort, SC10.1Charleston, SC: 9.9 %Charleston, SC9.9Cayce, SC: 9.8 %Cayce, SC9.8Easley, SC: 9.7 %Easley, SC9.7Anderson, SC: 9.6 %Anderson, SC9.6West Columbia, SC: 9.1 %West Columbia, SC9.1Summerville, SC: 9.1 %Summerville, SC9.1Aiken, SC: 9 %Aiken, SC9North Myrtle Beach, SC: 8.6 %North Myrtle Beach, SC8.6Myrtle Beach, SC: 8.2 %Myrtle Beach, SC8.2Lexington, SC: 8 %Lexington, SC8Greenwood, SC: 7.8 %Greenwood, SC7.8Hilton Head Island, SC: 7.8 %Hilton Head Island, SC7.8Greer, SC: 7.7 %Greer, SC7.7Gaffney, SC: 7.7 %Gaffney, SC7.7Rock Hill, SC: 7.6 %Rock Hill, SC7.6Forest Acres, SC: 7.5 %Forest Acres, SC7.5Hanahan, SC: 7.4 %Hanahan, SC7.4Spartanburg, SC: 7.4 %Spartanburg, SC7.4North Augusta, SC: 7.3 %North Augusta, SC7.3Tega Cay, SC: 6.5 %Tega Cay, SC6.5Mount Pleasant, SC: 6 %Mount Pleasant, SC6Fort Mill, SC: 5.9 %Fort Mill, SC5.9Simpsonville, SC: 5.1 %Simpsonville, SC5.1Fountain Inn, SC: 5.1 %Fountain Inn, SC5.1Florence, SC: 5 %Florence, SC5Moncks Corner, SC: 3.3 %Moncks Corner, SC3.3York, SC: 2.7 %York, SC2.7James Island, SC: 2 %James Island, SC2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Port Royal, SC23+2.7 pts
2Columbia, SC19.8-1.5 pts
3Clemson, SC15.3-1.8 pts
4Conway, SC15.1+0.3 pts
5Irmo, SC14.4-2.8 pts
6Goose Creek, SC12-2.3 pts
7Bluffton, SC12+1 pts
8Hardeeville, SC11.7-1.9 pts
9Newberry, SC11.6-1.3 pts
10Greenville, SC11.2-0.2 pts
11Orangeburg, SC10.9+0.1 pts
12Mauldin, SC10.6+1 pts
13North Charleston, SC10.5+0.3 pts
14Sumter, SC10.3+1 pts
15Beaufort, SC10.1+3 pts
16Charleston, SC9.9-0.4 pts
17Cayce, SC9.8-0.5 pts
18Easley, SC9.7+1.7 pts
19Anderson, SC9.6+0.6 pts
20West Columbia, SC9.1-0.2 pts
21Summerville, SC9.1-0.1 pts
22Aiken, SC9+0.8 pts
23North Myrtle Beach, SC8.6-0 pts
24Myrtle Beach, SC8.2+0.4 pts
25Lexington, SC8+0.6 pts
26Greenwood, SC7.8+0.4 pts
27Hilton Head Island, SC7.8+0.2 pts
28Greer, SC7.7-2 pts
29Gaffney, SC7.7+1.1 pts
30Rock Hill, SC7.6-0.7 pts
31Forest Acres, SC7.5-0.3 pts
32Hanahan, SC7.4-1.2 pts
33Spartanburg, SC7.4+0.9 pts
34North Augusta, SC7.3+0.5 pts
35Tega Cay, SC6.5+0.5 pts
36Mount Pleasant, SC6+0.4 pts
37Fort Mill, SC5.9-2.9 pts
38Simpsonville, SC5.1-0.5 pts
39Fountain Inn, SC5.1-2 pts
40Florence, SC5-0.4 pts
41Moncks Corner, SC3.3-3.5 pts
42York, SC2.7-0.1 pts
43James Island, SC2-0 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US county one year earlier, in the same state or another state, as a percentage of all people aged 1 and over living in the area. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts people who arrived, not net migration: people who left are not subtracted. Moves from abroad are left out. Includes moves from other states, which moved_from_other_state_share shows alone.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in South Carolina by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in South Carolina by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/south-carolina-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in South Carolina by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/south-carolina-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in South Carolina by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/south-carolina-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Port Royal, SC, with 23% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

James Island, SC, with 2% in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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