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

Port Royal, SC had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 43 cities in 2024, at 20%. Moncks Corner, SC had the lowest, at 0.9%. The median was 4.4% and the figure for South Carolina was 3.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Port Royal, SC: 20 %Port Royal, SC20Columbia, SC: 10.8 %Columbia, SC10.8Conway, SC: 10.5 %Conway, SC10.5Bluffton, SC: 9.9 %Bluffton, SC9.9Goose Creek, SC: 8.4 %Goose Creek, SC8.4Hardeeville, SC: 8.3 %Hardeeville, SC8.3Irmo, SC: 8.2 %Irmo, SC8.2Beaufort, SC: 7.2 %Beaufort, SC7.2Myrtle Beach, SC: 6.9 %Myrtle Beach, SC6.9Clemson, SC: 6.8 %Clemson, SC6.8Aiken, SC: 6.6 %Aiken, SC6.6North Myrtle Beach, SC: 6.5 %North Myrtle Beach, SC6.5Charleston, SC: 6.4 %Charleston, SC6.4Greenville, SC: 6.3 %Greenville, SC6.3Hilton Head Island, SC: 6 %Hilton Head Island, SC6Sumter, SC: 5.9 %Sumter, SC5.9Mauldin, SC: 5.6 %Mauldin, SC5.6North Augusta, SC: 5.4 %North Augusta, SC5.4Anderson, SC: 5.3 %Anderson, SC5.3North Charleston, SC: 5 %North Charleston, SC5Mount Pleasant, SC: 4.8 %Mount Pleasant, SC4.8Fort Mill, SC: 4.4 %Fort Mill, SC4.4Greer, SC: 4.2 %Greer, SC4.2Gaffney, SC: 4.1 %Gaffney, SC4.1Easley, SC: 4 %Easley, SC4Summerville, SC: 4 %Summerville, SC4Spartanburg, SC: 4 %Spartanburg, SC4Tega Cay, SC: 3.8 %Tega Cay, SC3.8Rock Hill, SC: 3.7 %Rock Hill, SC3.7West Columbia, SC: 3.4 %West Columbia, SC3.4Lexington, SC: 3.2 %Lexington, SC3.2Hanahan, SC: 3.1 %Hanahan, SC3.1Simpsonville, SC: 3 %Simpsonville, SC3Forest Acres, SC: 2.8 %Forest Acres, SC2.8Orangeburg, SC: 2.5 %Orangeburg, SC2.5Florence, SC: 2.2 %Florence, SC2.2York, SC: 2.1 %York, SC2.1Greenwood, SC: 2 %Greenwood, SC2Fountain Inn, SC: 1.6 %Fountain Inn, SC1.6Newberry, SC: 1.5 %Newberry, SC1.5James Island, SC: 1.5 %James Island, SC1.5Cayce, SC: 1.2 %Cayce, SC1.2Moncks Corner, SC: 0.9 %Moncks Corner, SC0.9Port Royal, SC: 20 %Port Royal, SC20Columbia, SC: 10.8 %Columbia, SC10.8Conway, SC: 10.5 %Conway, SC10.5Bluffton, SC: 9.9 %Bluffton, SC9.9Goose Creek, SC: 8.4 %Goose Creek, SC8.4Hardeeville, SC: 8.3 %Hardeeville, SC8.3Irmo, SC: 8.2 %Irmo, SC8.2Beaufort, SC: 7.2 %Beaufort, SC7.2Myrtle Beach, SC: 6.9 %Myrtle Beach, SC6.9Clemson, SC: 6.8 %Clemson, SC6.8Aiken, SC: 6.6 %Aiken, SC6.6North Myrtle Beach, SC: 6.5 %North Myrtle Beach, SC6.5Charleston, SC: 6.4 %Charleston, SC6.4Greenville, SC: 6.3 %Greenville, SC6.3Hilton Head Island, SC: 6 %Hilton Head Island, SC6Sumter, SC: 5.9 %Sumter, SC5.9Mauldin, SC: 5.6 %Mauldin, SC5.6North Augusta, SC: 5.4 %North Augusta, SC5.4Anderson, SC: 5.3 %Anderson, SC5.3North Charleston, SC: 5 %North Charleston, SC5Mount Pleasant, SC: 4.8 %Mount Pleasant, SC4.8Fort Mill, SC: 4.4 %Fort Mill, SC4.4Greer, SC: 4.2 %Greer, SC4.2Gaffney, SC: 4.1 %Gaffney, SC4.1Easley, SC: 4 %Easley, SC4Summerville, SC: 4 %Summerville, SC4Spartanburg, SC: 4 %Spartanburg, SC4Tega Cay, SC: 3.8 %Tega Cay, SC3.8Rock Hill, SC: 3.7 %Rock Hill, SC3.7West Columbia, SC: 3.4 %West Columbia, SC3.4Lexington, SC: 3.2 %Lexington, SC3.2Hanahan, SC: 3.1 %Hanahan, SC3.1Simpsonville, SC: 3 %Simpsonville, SC3Forest Acres, SC: 2.8 %Forest Acres, SC2.8Orangeburg, SC: 2.5 %Orangeburg, SC2.5Florence, SC: 2.2 %Florence, SC2.2York, SC: 2.1 %York, SC2.1Greenwood, SC: 2 %Greenwood, SC2Fountain Inn, SC: 1.6 %Fountain Inn, SC1.6Newberry, SC: 1.5 %Newberry, SC1.5James Island, SC: 1.5 %James Island, SC1.5Cayce, SC: 1.2 %Cayce, SC1.2Moncks Corner, SC: 0.9 %Moncks Corner, SC0.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Port Royal, SC20+2.7 pts
2Columbia, SC10.8-1.3 pts
3Conway, SC10.5+0.3 pts
4Bluffton, SC9.9+1.2 pts
5Goose Creek, SC8.4-0.9 pts
6Hardeeville, SC8.3-2.2 pts
7Irmo, SC8.2-3 pts
8Beaufort, SC7.2+1.3 pts
9Myrtle Beach, SC6.9+0.4 pts
10Clemson, SC6.8+0.1 pts
11Aiken, SC6.6+0.5 pts
12North Myrtle Beach, SC6.5-0.8 pts
13Charleston, SC6.4-0.4 pts
14Greenville, SC6.3+0.3 pts
15Hilton Head Island, SC6-0.2 pts
16Sumter, SC5.9+0.4 pts
17Mauldin, SC5.6-0.3 pts
18North Augusta, SC5.4+0.6 pts
19Anderson, SC5.3+0.6 pts
20North Charleston, SC5+0.6 pts
21Mount Pleasant, SC4.8+0.4 pts
22Fort Mill, SC4.4-2.8 pts
23Greer, SC4.2-0.5 pts
24Gaffney, SC4.1+0.1 pts
25Easley, SC4+2 pts
25Summerville, SC4+0.2 pts
27Spartanburg, SC4+0.9 pts
28Tega Cay, SC3.8-0.2 pts
29Rock Hill, SC3.7-0.3 pts
30West Columbia, SC3.40 pts
31Lexington, SC3.2-0.1 pts
32Hanahan, SC3.1-0.7 pts
33Simpsonville, SC3-0.3 pts
34Forest Acres, SC2.8+0.3 pts
35Orangeburg, SC2.5-0.1 pts
36Florence, SC2.2+0.2 pts
37York, SC2.1-0.3 pts
38Greenwood, SC2+0.2 pts
39Fountain Inn, SC1.6-1 pts
40Newberry, SC1.5-0.6 pts
41James Island, SC1.5+0.1 pts
42Cayce, SC1.2-0.7 pts
43Moncks Corner, SC0.9-0.9 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US state one year earlier, 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. For the nation it is everyone who changed state.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state 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 state 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 state 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 state 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 state 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-state/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 state 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 state 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-state/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 state 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 state 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-state/south-carolina-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Port Royal, SC, with 20% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Moncks Corner, SC, with 0.9% 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 state 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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