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

Richland County had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 46 counties in 2021, at 12.2%. Marion County had the lowest, at 1.5%. The median was 5.7% and the figure for South Carolina was 6.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.2Richland County
Lowest1.5Marion County
Median5.746 counties
South Carolina6.7History

Map of counties, 2021

Abbeville County: 5.8 %Aiken County: 5.6 %Allendale County: 6 %Anderson County: 5.9 %Bamberg County: 10.9 %Barnwell County: 5.8 %Beaufort County: 7.2 %Berkeley County: 10 %Calhoun County: 2.6 %Charleston County: 6.4 %Cherokee County: 4.6 %Chester County: 4.6 %Chesterfield County: 3.9 %Clarendon County: 4 %Colleton County: 2.6 %Darlington County: 4.4 %Dillon County: 4.3 %Dorchester County: 8.7 %Edgefield County: 8.5 %Fairfield County: 2.6 %Florence County: 4 %Georgetown County: 7 %Greenville County: 5.9 %Greenwood County: 3.8 %Hampton County: 4.1 %Horry County: 5.8 %Jasper County: 10 %Kershaw County: 5.3 %Lancaster County: 7.6 %Laurens County: 6.5 %Lee County: 4.6 %Lexington County: 5.7 %McCormick County: 7.5 %Marion County: 1.5 %Marlboro County: 7.5 %Newberry County: 5.3 %Oconee County: 7.3 %Orangeburg County: 3.3 %Pickens County: 10.8 %Richland County: 12.2 %Saluda County: 6.4 %Spartanburg County: 5.4 %Sumter County: 5.4 %Union County: 4.5 %Williamsburg County: 2.9 %York County: 7.5 %
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  • 3.9 to 4.6
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  • 7.6 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Richland County: 12.2 %Richland County12.2Bamberg County: 10.9 %Bamberg County10.9Pickens County: 10.8 %Pickens County10.8Berkeley County: 10 %Berkeley County10Jasper County: 10 %Jasper County10Dorchester County: 8.7 %Dorchester County8.7Edgefield County: 8.5 %Edgefield County8.5Lancaster County: 7.6 %Lancaster County7.6Marlboro County: 7.5 %Marlboro County7.5York County: 7.5 %York County7.5McCormick County: 7.5 %McCormick County7.5Oconee County: 7.3 %Oconee County7.3Beaufort County: 7.2 %Beaufort County7.2Georgetown County: 7 %Georgetown County7Laurens County: 6.5 %Laurens County6.5Charleston County: 6.4 %Charleston County6.4Saluda County: 6.4 %Saluda County6.4Allendale County: 6 %Allendale County6Greenville County: 5.9 %Greenville County5.9Anderson County: 5.9 %Anderson County5.9Abbeville County: 5.8 %Abbeville County5.8Barnwell County: 5.8 %Barnwell County5.8Horry County: 5.8 %Horry County5.8Lexington County: 5.7 %Lexington County5.7Aiken County: 5.6 %Aiken County5.6Sumter County: 5.4 %Sumter County5.4Spartanburg County: 5.4 %Spartanburg County5.4Kershaw County: 5.3 %Kershaw County5.3Newberry County: 5.3 %Newberry County5.3Chester County: 4.6 %Chester County4.6Lee County: 4.6 %Lee County4.6Cherokee County: 4.6 %Cherokee County4.6Union County: 4.5 %Union County4.5Darlington County: 4.4 %Darlington County4.4Dillon County: 4.3 %Dillon County4.3Hampton County: 4.1 %Hampton County4.1Clarendon County: 4 %Clarendon County4Florence County: 4 %Florence County4Chesterfield County: 3.9 %Chesterfield County3.9Greenwood County: 3.8 %Greenwood County3.8Orangeburg County: 3.3 %Orangeburg County3.3Williamsburg County: 2.9 %Williamsburg County2.9Colleton County: 2.6 %Colleton County2.6Calhoun County: 2.6 %Calhoun County2.6Fairfield County: 2.6 %Fairfield County2.6Marion County: 1.5 %Marion County1.5Richland County: 12.2 %Richland County12.2Bamberg County: 10.9 %Bamberg County10.9Pickens County: 10.8 %Pickens County10.8Berkeley County: 10 %Berkeley County10Jasper County: 10 %Jasper County10Dorchester County: 8.7 %Dorchester County8.7Edgefield County: 8.5 %Edgefield County8.5Lancaster County: 7.6 %Lancaster County7.6Marlboro County: 7.5 %Marlboro County7.5York County: 7.5 %York County7.5McCormick County: 7.5 %McCormick County7.5Oconee County: 7.3 %Oconee County7.3Beaufort County: 7.2 %Beaufort County7.2Georgetown County: 7 %Georgetown County7Laurens County: 6.5 %Laurens County6.5Charleston County: 6.4 %Charleston County6.4Saluda County: 6.4 %Saluda County6.4Allendale County: 6 %Allendale County6Greenville County: 5.9 %Greenville County5.9Anderson County: 5.9 %Anderson County5.9Abbeville County: 5.8 %Abbeville County5.8Barnwell County: 5.8 %Barnwell County5.8Horry County: 5.8 %Horry County5.8Lexington County: 5.7 %Lexington County5.7Aiken County: 5.6 %Aiken County5.6Sumter County: 5.4 %Sumter County5.4Spartanburg County: 5.4 %Spartanburg County5.4Kershaw County: 5.3 %Kershaw County5.3Newberry County: 5.3 %Newberry County5.3Chester County: 4.6 %Chester County4.6Lee County: 4.6 %Lee County4.6Cherokee County: 4.6 %Cherokee County4.6Union County: 4.5 %Union County4.5Darlington County: 4.4 %Darlington County4.4Dillon County: 4.3 %Dillon County4.3Hampton County: 4.1 %Hampton County4.1Clarendon County: 4 %Clarendon County4Florence County: 4 %Florence County4Chesterfield County: 3.9 %Chesterfield County3.9Greenwood County: 3.8 %Greenwood County3.8Orangeburg County: 3.3 %Orangeburg County3.3Williamsburg County: 2.9 %Williamsburg County2.9Colleton County: 2.6 %Colleton County2.6Calhoun County: 2.6 %Calhoun County2.6Fairfield County: 2.6 %Fairfield County2.6Marion County: 1.5 %Marion County1.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Richland County12.2
2Bamberg County10.9
3Pickens County10.8
4Berkeley County10
5Jasper County10
6Dorchester County8.7
7Edgefield County8.5
8Lancaster County7.6
9Marlboro County7.5
10York County7.5
11McCormick County7.5
12Oconee County7.3
13Beaufort County7.2
14Georgetown County7
15Laurens County6.5
16Charleston County6.4
17Saluda County6.4
18Allendale County6
19Greenville County5.9
20Anderson County5.9
21Abbeville County5.8
22Barnwell County5.8
22Horry County5.8
24Lexington County5.7
25Aiken County5.6
26Sumter County5.4
27Spartanburg County5.4
28Kershaw County5.3
29Newberry County5.3
30Chester County4.6
31Lee County4.6
32Cherokee County4.6
33Union County4.5
34Darlington County4.4
35Dillon County4.3
36Hampton County4.1
37Clarendon County4
38Florence County4
39Chesterfield County3.9
40Greenwood County3.8
41Orangeburg County3.3
42Williamsburg County2.9
43Colleton County2.6
44Calhoun County2.6
45Fairfield County2.6
46Marion County1.5

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 counties 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 (Counties in South Carolina by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, Counties in South Carolina by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/south-carolina-counties?period=2021. 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. Counties in South Carolina by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/south-carolina-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

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, Counties in South Carolina by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/south-carolina-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Richland County, with 12.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Marion County, with 1.5% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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