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 2023, at 21.3%. James Island, SC had the lowest, at 2%. The median was 8.6% and the figure for South Carolina was 6.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.3Columbia, SC
Median8.643 cities
South Carolina6.9History

All cities, 2023

Columbia, SC: 21.3 %Columbia, SC21.3Port Royal, SC: 20.3 %Port Royal, SC20.3Irmo, SC: 17.3 %Irmo, SC17.3Clemson, SC: 17.1 %Clemson, SC17.1Conway, SC: 14.8 %Conway, SC14.8Goose Creek, SC: 14.4 %Goose Creek, SC14.4Hardeeville, SC: 13.7 %Hardeeville, SC13.7Newberry, SC: 12.9 %Newberry, SC12.9Greenville, SC: 11.4 %Greenville, SC11.4Bluffton, SC: 11 %Bluffton, SC11Orangeburg, SC: 10.8 %Orangeburg, SC10.8Cayce, SC: 10.3 %Cayce, SC10.3Charleston, SC: 10.3 %Charleston, SC10.3North Charleston, SC: 10.2 %North Charleston, SC10.2Greer, SC: 9.7 %Greer, SC9.7Mauldin, SC: 9.6 %Mauldin, SC9.6West Columbia, SC: 9.3 %West Columbia, SC9.3Sumter, SC: 9.3 %Sumter, SC9.3Summerville, SC: 9.1 %Summerville, SC9.1Anderson, SC: 9 %Anderson, SC9Fort Mill, SC: 8.8 %Fort Mill, SC8.8Hanahan, SC: 8.6 %Hanahan, SC8.6North Myrtle Beach, SC: 8.6 %North Myrtle Beach, SC8.6Rock Hill, SC: 8.3 %Rock Hill, SC8.3Aiken, SC: 8.2 %Aiken, SC8.2Easley, SC: 8 %Easley, SC8Myrtle Beach, SC: 7.9 %Myrtle Beach, SC7.9Forest Acres, SC: 7.8 %Forest Acres, SC7.8Hilton Head Island, SC: 7.5 %Hilton Head Island, SC7.5Lexington, SC: 7.4 %Lexington, SC7.4Greenwood, SC: 7.4 %Greenwood, SC7.4Beaufort, SC: 7.1 %Beaufort, SC7.1Fountain Inn, SC: 7 %Fountain Inn, SC7Moncks Corner, SC: 6.8 %Moncks Corner, SC6.8North Augusta, SC: 6.8 %North Augusta, SC6.8Gaffney, SC: 6.6 %Gaffney, SC6.6Spartanburg, SC: 6.4 %Spartanburg, SC6.4Tega Cay, SC: 6 %Tega Cay, SC6Mount Pleasant, SC: 5.7 %Mount Pleasant, SC5.7Simpsonville, SC: 5.7 %Simpsonville, SC5.7Florence, SC: 5.4 %Florence, SC5.4York, SC: 2.8 %York, SC2.8James Island, SC: 2 %James Island, SC2Columbia, SC: 21.3 %Columbia, SC21.3Port Royal, SC: 20.3 %Port Royal, SC20.3Irmo, SC: 17.3 %Irmo, SC17.3Clemson, SC: 17.1 %Clemson, SC17.1Conway, SC: 14.8 %Conway, SC14.8Goose Creek, SC: 14.4 %Goose Creek, SC14.4Hardeeville, SC: 13.7 %Hardeeville, SC13.7Newberry, SC: 12.9 %Newberry, SC12.9Greenville, SC: 11.4 %Greenville, SC11.4Bluffton, SC: 11 %Bluffton, SC11Orangeburg, SC: 10.8 %Orangeburg, SC10.8Cayce, SC: 10.3 %Cayce, SC10.3Charleston, SC: 10.3 %Charleston, SC10.3North Charleston, SC: 10.2 %North Charleston, SC10.2Greer, SC: 9.7 %Greer, SC9.7Mauldin, SC: 9.6 %Mauldin, SC9.6West Columbia, SC: 9.3 %West Columbia, SC9.3Sumter, SC: 9.3 %Sumter, SC9.3Summerville, SC: 9.1 %Summerville, SC9.1Anderson, SC: 9 %Anderson, SC9Fort Mill, SC: 8.8 %Fort Mill, SC8.8Hanahan, SC: 8.6 %Hanahan, SC8.6North Myrtle Beach, SC: 8.6 %North Myrtle Beach, SC8.6Rock Hill, SC: 8.3 %Rock Hill, SC8.3Aiken, SC: 8.2 %Aiken, SC8.2Easley, SC: 8 %Easley, SC8Myrtle Beach, SC: 7.9 %Myrtle Beach, SC7.9Forest Acres, SC: 7.8 %Forest Acres, SC7.8Hilton Head Island, SC: 7.5 %Hilton Head Island, SC7.5Lexington, SC: 7.4 %Lexington, SC7.4Greenwood, SC: 7.4 %Greenwood, SC7.4Beaufort, SC: 7.1 %Beaufort, SC7.1Fountain Inn, SC: 7 %Fountain Inn, SC7Moncks Corner, SC: 6.8 %Moncks Corner, SC6.8North Augusta, SC: 6.8 %North Augusta, SC6.8Gaffney, SC: 6.6 %Gaffney, SC6.6Spartanburg, SC: 6.4 %Spartanburg, SC6.4Tega Cay, SC: 6 %Tega Cay, SC6Mount Pleasant, SC: 5.7 %Mount Pleasant, SC5.7Simpsonville, SC: 5.7 %Simpsonville, SC5.7Florence, SC: 5.4 %Florence, SC5.4York, SC: 2.8 %York, SC2.8James Island, SC: 2 %James Island, SC2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Columbia, SC21.3-0.2 pts
2Port Royal, SC20.3+1.3 pts
3Irmo, SC17.3+6.8 pts
4Clemson, SC17.1-1.3 pts
5Conway, SC14.8+2.5 pts
6Goose Creek, SC14.4-1.5 pts
7Hardeeville, SC13.7+1.6 pts
8Newberry, SC12.9-1.4 pts
9Greenville, SC11.4+0.2 pts
10Bluffton, SC11+0.6 pts
11Orangeburg, SC10.8+2.6 pts
12Cayce, SC10.3-1.4 pts
13Charleston, SC10.3+0.1 pts
14North Charleston, SC10.2+1.5 pts
15Greer, SC9.7+0.9 pts
16Mauldin, SC9.6+0.1 pts
17West Columbia, SC9.3+1 pts
18Sumter, SC9.3-0.4 pts
19Summerville, SC9.1+0.2 pts
20Anderson, SC9+1.6 pts
21Fort Mill, SC8.8-0.4 pts
22Hanahan, SC8.6-0.4 pts
23North Myrtle Beach, SC8.6-1.2 pts
24Rock Hill, SC8.3-1.7 pts
25Aiken, SC8.2-0.3 pts
26Easley, SC8+1.2 pts
27Myrtle Beach, SC7.90 pts
28Forest Acres, SC7.8+2.3 pts
29Hilton Head Island, SC7.5+0.3 pts
30Lexington, SC7.4+0.5 pts
31Greenwood, SC7.4-1.5 pts
32Beaufort, SC7.1+0.9 pts
33Fountain Inn, SC7+2.1 pts
34Moncks Corner, SC6.8-1.1 pts
35North Augusta, SC6.8-1.5 pts
36Gaffney, SC6.6-1.3 pts
37Spartanburg, SC6.4-0.5 pts
38Tega Cay, SC6+0.5 pts
39Mount Pleasant, SC5.7-0.7 pts
40Simpsonville, SC5.7+0.4 pts
41Florence, SC5.4+0.1 pts
42York, SC2.8-0.2 pts
43James Island, SC2+0.3 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/south-carolina-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/south-carolina-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/south-carolina-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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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, 2023}},
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Which city has the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Columbia, SC, with 21.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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James Island, SC, with 2% in 2023.

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