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 2023, at 12.1%. Marion County had the lowest, at 2.4%. The median was 5.8% and the figure for South Carolina was 6.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.1Richland County
Lowest2.4Marion County
Median5.846 counties
South Carolina6.9History

Map of counties, 2023

Abbeville County: 4.3 %Aiken County: 5.1 %Allendale County: 8.4 %Anderson County: 6.2 %Bamberg County: 7.8 %Barnwell County: 4.8 %Beaufort County: 8 %Berkeley County: 8.8 %Calhoun County: 4.3 %Charleston County: 7.5 %Cherokee County: 4 %Chester County: 5.3 %Chesterfield County: 3.2 %Clarendon County: 5.2 %Colleton County: 4.3 %Darlington County: 4 %Dillon County: 5.1 %Dorchester County: 8.2 %Edgefield County: 8.2 %Fairfield County: 5.3 %Florence County: 4.4 %Georgetown County: 7.3 %Greenville County: 6.3 %Greenwood County: 4.4 %Hampton County: 4.2 %Horry County: 6.6 %Jasper County: 9.8 %Kershaw County: 6.3 %Lancaster County: 6.7 %Laurens County: 5.6 %Lee County: 4.3 %Lexington County: 5.6 %McCormick County: 7.3 %Marion County: 2.4 %Marlboro County: 5.5 %Newberry County: 6 %Oconee County: 6.5 %Orangeburg County: 3.8 %Pickens County: 10.9 %Richland County: 12.1 %Saluda County: 8.1 %Spartanburg County: 5.9 %Sumter County: 6.2 %Union County: 4.9 %Williamsburg County: 5.4 %York County: 6.6 %
  • Under 4.3
  • 4.3 to 5.1
  • 5.1 to 5.8
  • 5.8 to 6.6
  • 6.6 to 8.1
  • 8.1 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Richland County: 12.1 %Richland County12.1Pickens County: 10.9 %Pickens County10.9Jasper County: 9.8 %Jasper County9.8Berkeley County: 8.8 %Berkeley County8.8Allendale County: 8.4 %Allendale County8.4Dorchester County: 8.2 %Dorchester County8.2Edgefield County: 8.2 %Edgefield County8.2Saluda County: 8.1 %Saluda County8.1Beaufort County: 8 %Beaufort County8Bamberg County: 7.8 %Bamberg County7.8Charleston County: 7.5 %Charleston County7.5Georgetown County: 7.3 %Georgetown County7.3McCormick County: 7.3 %McCormick County7.3Lancaster County: 6.7 %Lancaster County6.7Horry County: 6.6 %Horry County6.6York County: 6.6 %York County6.6Oconee County: 6.5 %Oconee County6.5Greenville County: 6.3 %Greenville County6.3Kershaw County: 6.3 %Kershaw County6.3Anderson County: 6.2 %Anderson County6.2Sumter County: 6.2 %Sumter County6.2Newberry County: 6 %Newberry County6Spartanburg County: 5.9 %Spartanburg County5.9Lexington County: 5.6 %Lexington County5.6Laurens County: 5.6 %Laurens County5.6Marlboro County: 5.5 %Marlboro County5.5Williamsburg County: 5.4 %Williamsburg County5.4Fairfield County: 5.3 %Fairfield County5.3Chester County: 5.3 %Chester County5.3Clarendon County: 5.2 %Clarendon County5.2Dillon County: 5.1 %Dillon County5.1Aiken County: 5.1 %Aiken County5.1Union County: 4.9 %Union County4.9Barnwell County: 4.8 %Barnwell County4.8Florence County: 4.4 %Florence County4.4Greenwood County: 4.4 %Greenwood County4.4Colleton County: 4.3 %Colleton County4.3Abbeville County: 4.3 %Abbeville County4.3Calhoun County: 4.3 %Calhoun County4.3Lee County: 4.3 %Lee County4.3Hampton County: 4.2 %Hampton County4.2Cherokee County: 4 %Cherokee County4Darlington County: 4 %Darlington County4Orangeburg County: 3.8 %Orangeburg County3.8Chesterfield County: 3.2 %Chesterfield County3.2Marion County: 2.4 %Marion County2.4Richland County: 12.1 %Richland County12.1Pickens County: 10.9 %Pickens County10.9Jasper County: 9.8 %Jasper County9.8Berkeley County: 8.8 %Berkeley County8.8Allendale County: 8.4 %Allendale County8.4Dorchester County: 8.2 %Dorchester County8.2Edgefield County: 8.2 %Edgefield County8.2Saluda County: 8.1 %Saluda County8.1Beaufort County: 8 %Beaufort County8Bamberg County: 7.8 %Bamberg County7.8Charleston County: 7.5 %Charleston County7.5Georgetown County: 7.3 %Georgetown County7.3McCormick County: 7.3 %McCormick County7.3Lancaster County: 6.7 %Lancaster County6.7Horry County: 6.6 %Horry County6.6York County: 6.6 %York County6.6Oconee County: 6.5 %Oconee County6.5Greenville County: 6.3 %Greenville County6.3Kershaw County: 6.3 %Kershaw County6.3Anderson County: 6.2 %Anderson County6.2Sumter County: 6.2 %Sumter County6.2Newberry County: 6 %Newberry County6Spartanburg County: 5.9 %Spartanburg County5.9Lexington County: 5.6 %Lexington County5.6Laurens County: 5.6 %Laurens County5.6Marlboro County: 5.5 %Marlboro County5.5Williamsburg County: 5.4 %Williamsburg County5.4Fairfield County: 5.3 %Fairfield County5.3Chester County: 5.3 %Chester County5.3Clarendon County: 5.2 %Clarendon County5.2Dillon County: 5.1 %Dillon County5.1Aiken County: 5.1 %Aiken County5.1Union County: 4.9 %Union County4.9Barnwell County: 4.8 %Barnwell County4.8Florence County: 4.4 %Florence County4.4Greenwood County: 4.4 %Greenwood County4.4Colleton County: 4.3 %Colleton County4.3Abbeville County: 4.3 %Abbeville County4.3Calhoun County: 4.3 %Calhoun County4.3Lee County: 4.3 %Lee County4.3Hampton County: 4.2 %Hampton County4.2Cherokee County: 4 %Cherokee County4Darlington County: 4 %Darlington County4Orangeburg County: 3.8 %Orangeburg County3.8Chesterfield County: 3.2 %Chesterfield County3.2Marion County: 2.4 %Marion County2.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Richland County12.10 pts
2Pickens County10.9-0.3 pts
3Jasper County9.8-0.7 pts
4Berkeley County8.8-0.8 pts
5Allendale County8.4+2.3 pts
6Dorchester County8.20 pts
7Edgefield County8.2-0.4 pts
8Saluda County8.1+0.7 pts
9Beaufort County8+0.3 pts
10Bamberg County7.8-1.6 pts
11Charleston County7.5+0.5 pts
12Georgetown County7.3+0.4 pts
13McCormick County7.3-0.9 pts
14Lancaster County6.7-1.1 pts
15Horry County6.6+0.3 pts
15York County6.6-0.8 pts
17Oconee County6.5-1.1 pts
18Greenville County6.3+0.1 pts
19Kershaw County6.3-0.5 pts
20Anderson County6.2+0.5 pts
21Sumter County6.2-0.4 pts
22Newberry County6-0.4 pts
23Spartanburg County5.90 pts
24Lexington County5.6-0 pts
25Laurens County5.6-0.8 pts
26Marlboro County5.5-1.8 pts
27Williamsburg County5.4+1.2 pts
28Fairfield County5.3+1.9 pts
29Chester County5.3+0.1 pts
30Clarendon County5.2+0.8 pts
31Dillon County5.1+0.6 pts
32Aiken County5.1-0.6 pts
33Union County4.9+0.1 pts
34Barnwell County4.80 pts
35Florence County4.4+0.2 pts
36Greenwood County4.4-0.4 pts
37Colleton County4.3+0.8 pts
38Abbeville County4.3-1.3 pts
39Calhoun County4.3+0.7 pts
40Lee County4.3-1.4 pts
41Hampton County4.2-0.5 pts
42Cherokee County4-1.1 pts
42Darlington County4-0.6 pts
44Orangeburg County3.8+0.6 pts
45Chesterfield County3.2-0.1 pts
46Marion County2.4+0.4 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 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/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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties?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. Counties 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-counties?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, Counties 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-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Richland County, with 12.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Marion County, with 2.4% in 2023.

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