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

Columbia, SC had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 43 cities in 2022, at 21.5%. James Island, SC had the lowest, at 1.7%. The median was 8.7% and the figure for South Carolina was 6.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.5Columbia, SC
Lowest1.7James Island, SC
Median8.743 cities
South Carolina6.9History

All cities, 2022

Columbia, SC: 21.5 %Columbia, SC21.5Port Royal, SC: 19 %Port Royal, SC19Clemson, SC: 18.3 %Clemson, SC18.3Goose Creek, SC: 15.8 %Goose Creek, SC15.8Newberry, SC: 14.4 %Newberry, SC14.4Conway, SC: 12.4 %Conway, SC12.4Hardeeville, SC: 12.1 %Hardeeville, SC12.1Cayce, SC: 11.7 %Cayce, SC11.7Greenville, SC: 11.2 %Greenville, SC11.2Irmo, SC: 10.5 %Irmo, SC10.5Bluffton, SC: 10.4 %Bluffton, SC10.4Charleston, SC: 10.2 %Charleston, SC10.2Rock Hill, SC: 10 %Rock Hill, SC10North Myrtle Beach, SC: 9.8 %North Myrtle Beach, SC9.8Sumter, SC: 9.6 %Sumter, SC9.6Mauldin, SC: 9.5 %Mauldin, SC9.5Fort Mill, SC: 9.2 %Fort Mill, SC9.2Hanahan, SC: 9.1 %Hanahan, SC9.1Summerville, SC: 8.9 %Summerville, SC8.9Greenwood, SC: 8.9 %Greenwood, SC8.9Greer, SC: 8.8 %Greer, SC8.8North Charleston, SC: 8.7 %North Charleston, SC8.7Aiken, SC: 8.6 %Aiken, SC8.6West Columbia, SC: 8.3 %West Columbia, SC8.3North Augusta, SC: 8.2 %North Augusta, SC8.2Orangeburg, SC: 8.2 %Orangeburg, SC8.2Gaffney, SC: 7.9 %Gaffney, SC7.9Moncks Corner, SC: 7.9 %Moncks Corner, SC7.9Myrtle Beach, SC: 7.8 %Myrtle Beach, SC7.8Anderson, SC: 7.4 %Anderson, SC7.4Hilton Head Island, SC: 7.2 %Hilton Head Island, SC7.2Lexington, SC: 6.9 %Lexington, SC6.9Spartanburg, SC: 6.9 %Spartanburg, SC6.9Easley, SC: 6.8 %Easley, SC6.8Mount Pleasant, SC: 6.4 %Mount Pleasant, SC6.4Beaufort, SC: 6.2 %Beaufort, SC6.2Tega Cay, SC: 5.5 %Tega Cay, SC5.5Forest Acres, SC: 5.5 %Forest Acres, SC5.5Simpsonville, SC: 5.3 %Simpsonville, SC5.3Florence, SC: 5.2 %Florence, SC5.2Fountain Inn, SC: 4.9 %Fountain Inn, SC4.9York, SC: 3.1 %York, SC3.1James Island, SC: 1.7 %James Island, SC1.7Columbia, SC: 21.5 %Columbia, SC21.5Port Royal, SC: 19 %Port Royal, SC19Clemson, SC: 18.3 %Clemson, SC18.3Goose Creek, SC: 15.8 %Goose Creek, SC15.8Newberry, SC: 14.4 %Newberry, SC14.4Conway, SC: 12.4 %Conway, SC12.4Hardeeville, SC: 12.1 %Hardeeville, SC12.1Cayce, SC: 11.7 %Cayce, SC11.7Greenville, SC: 11.2 %Greenville, SC11.2Irmo, SC: 10.5 %Irmo, SC10.5Bluffton, SC: 10.4 %Bluffton, SC10.4Charleston, SC: 10.2 %Charleston, SC10.2Rock Hill, SC: 10 %Rock Hill, SC10North Myrtle Beach, SC: 9.8 %North Myrtle Beach, SC9.8Sumter, SC: 9.6 %Sumter, SC9.6Mauldin, SC: 9.5 %Mauldin, SC9.5Fort Mill, SC: 9.2 %Fort Mill, SC9.2Hanahan, SC: 9.1 %Hanahan, SC9.1Summerville, SC: 8.9 %Summerville, SC8.9Greenwood, SC: 8.9 %Greenwood, SC8.9Greer, SC: 8.8 %Greer, SC8.8North Charleston, SC: 8.7 %North Charleston, SC8.7Aiken, SC: 8.6 %Aiken, SC8.6West Columbia, SC: 8.3 %West Columbia, SC8.3North Augusta, SC: 8.2 %North Augusta, SC8.2Orangeburg, SC: 8.2 %Orangeburg, SC8.2Gaffney, SC: 7.9 %Gaffney, SC7.9Moncks Corner, SC: 7.9 %Moncks Corner, SC7.9Myrtle Beach, SC: 7.8 %Myrtle Beach, SC7.8Anderson, SC: 7.4 %Anderson, SC7.4Hilton Head Island, SC: 7.2 %Hilton Head Island, SC7.2Lexington, SC: 6.9 %Lexington, SC6.9Spartanburg, SC: 6.9 %Spartanburg, SC6.9Easley, SC: 6.8 %Easley, SC6.8Mount Pleasant, SC: 6.4 %Mount Pleasant, SC6.4Beaufort, SC: 6.2 %Beaufort, SC6.2Tega Cay, SC: 5.5 %Tega Cay, SC5.5Forest Acres, SC: 5.5 %Forest Acres, SC5.5Simpsonville, SC: 5.3 %Simpsonville, SC5.3Florence, SC: 5.2 %Florence, SC5.2Fountain Inn, SC: 4.9 %Fountain Inn, SC4.9York, SC: 3.1 %York, SC3.1James Island, SC: 1.7 %James Island, SC1.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Columbia, SC21.5-1.7 pts
2Port Royal, SC19-1.4 pts
3Clemson, SC18.3+0.3 pts
4Goose Creek, SC15.8+0.2 pts
5Newberry, SC14.4+6 pts
6Conway, SC12.4-0.2 pts
7Hardeeville, SC12.1+1.3 pts
8Cayce, SC11.7-0 pts
9Greenville, SC11.2+0.3 pts
10Irmo, SC10.5-3.8 pts
11Bluffton, SC10.4+0.8 pts
12Charleston, SC10.2+1 pts
13Rock Hill, SC10+0.2 pts
14North Myrtle Beach, SC9.8+2.6 pts
15Sumter, SC9.6+1.7 pts
16Mauldin, SC9.5+1.1 pts
17Fort Mill, SC9.2-0.3 pts
18Hanahan, SC9.1+0.1 pts
19Summerville, SC8.9-1.9 pts
20Greenwood, SC8.9+3.7 pts
21Greer, SC8.8-0.7 pts
22North Charleston, SC8.70 pts
23Aiken, SC8.60 pts
24West Columbia, SC8.3+0.9 pts
25North Augusta, SC8.2+0.4 pts
26Orangeburg, SC8.2+0.3 pts
27Gaffney, SC7.9+1.6 pts
27Moncks Corner, SC7.9-1.7 pts
29Myrtle Beach, SC7.8+0.6 pts
30Anderson, SC7.4+0.3 pts
31Hilton Head Island, SC7.2+0.9 pts
32Lexington, SC6.9-0.6 pts
33Spartanburg, SC6.9+0.1 pts
34Easley, SC6.8-0.1 pts
35Mount Pleasant, SC6.4+1.3 pts
36Beaufort, SC6.2-0.2 pts
37Tega Cay, SC5.5+0.8 pts
38Forest Acres, SC5.5-0.6 pts
39Simpsonville, SC5.3+0.1 pts
40Florence, SC5.2+1.5 pts
41Fountain Inn, SC4.9-3.8 pts
42York, SC3.1+0.7 pts
43James Island, SC1.7+0.1 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/south-carolina-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/south-carolina-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/south-carolina-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{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, 2022}},
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Which city has the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Columbia, SC, with 21.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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James Island, SC, with 1.7% in 2022.

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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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