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

Port Royal, SC had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 43 cities in 2021, at 17.4%. James Island, SC had the lowest, at 1%. The median was 4.2% and the figure for South Carolina was 3.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.4Port Royal, SC
Lowest1James Island, SC
Median4.243 cities
South Carolina3.5History

All cities, 2021

Port Royal, SC: 17.4 %Port Royal, SC17.4Columbia, SC: 14.1 %Columbia, SC14.1Goose Creek, SC: 10.2 %Goose Creek, SC10.2Irmo, SC: 10 %Irmo, SC10Bluffton, SC: 8.6 %Bluffton, SC8.6Conway, SC: 8.6 %Conway, SC8.6Fort Mill, SC: 8.1 %Fort Mill, SC8.1Hardeeville, SC: 8.1 %Hardeeville, SC8.1Clemson, SC: 7.7 %Clemson, SC7.7North Augusta, SC: 6.8 %North Augusta, SC6.8Aiken, SC: 6 %Aiken, SC6Myrtle Beach, SC: 6 %Myrtle Beach, SC6Charleston, SC: 5.6 %Charleston, SC5.6Sumter, SC: 5.6 %Sumter, SC5.6North Myrtle Beach, SC: 5.5 %North Myrtle Beach, SC5.5Greenville, SC: 5.3 %Greenville, SC5.3Hilton Head Island, SC: 5.2 %Hilton Head Island, SC5.2Beaufort, SC: 4.7 %Beaufort, SC4.7Mauldin, SC: 4.6 %Mauldin, SC4.6Summerville, SC: 4.4 %Summerville, SC4.4Rock Hill, SC: 4.4 %Rock Hill, SC4.4North Charleston, SC: 4.2 %North Charleston, SC4.2Mount Pleasant, SC: 4 %Mount Pleasant, SC4Cayce, SC: 3.8 %Cayce, SC3.8Hanahan, SC: 3.8 %Hanahan, SC3.8Greer, SC: 3.2 %Greer, SC3.2Anderson, SC: 3.1 %Anderson, SC3.1Gaffney, SC: 3 %Gaffney, SC3Lexington, SC: 2.9 %Lexington, SC2.9Simpsonville, SC: 2.8 %Simpsonville, SC2.8Spartanburg, SC: 2.8 %Spartanburg, SC2.8Tega Cay, SC: 2.6 %Tega Cay, SC2.6West Columbia, SC: 2.4 %West Columbia, SC2.4Forest Acres, SC: 2.2 %Forest Acres, SC2.2Moncks Corner, SC: 2.1 %Moncks Corner, SC2.1Greenwood, SC: 1.9 %Greenwood, SC1.9York, SC: 1.9 %York, SC1.9Fountain Inn, SC: 1.8 %Fountain Inn, SC1.8Orangeburg, SC: 1.6 %Orangeburg, SC1.6Easley, SC: 1.4 %Easley, SC1.4Newberry, SC: 1.3 %Newberry, SC1.3Florence, SC: 1.2 %Florence, SC1.2James Island, SC: 1 %James Island, SC1Port Royal, SC: 17.4 %Port Royal, SC17.4Columbia, SC: 14.1 %Columbia, SC14.1Goose Creek, SC: 10.2 %Goose Creek, SC10.2Irmo, SC: 10 %Irmo, SC10Bluffton, SC: 8.6 %Bluffton, SC8.6Conway, SC: 8.6 %Conway, SC8.6Fort Mill, SC: 8.1 %Fort Mill, SC8.1Hardeeville, SC: 8.1 %Hardeeville, SC8.1Clemson, SC: 7.7 %Clemson, SC7.7North Augusta, SC: 6.8 %North Augusta, SC6.8Aiken, SC: 6 %Aiken, SC6Myrtle Beach, SC: 6 %Myrtle Beach, SC6Charleston, SC: 5.6 %Charleston, SC5.6Sumter, SC: 5.6 %Sumter, SC5.6North Myrtle Beach, SC: 5.5 %North Myrtle Beach, SC5.5Greenville, SC: 5.3 %Greenville, SC5.3Hilton Head Island, SC: 5.2 %Hilton Head Island, SC5.2Beaufort, SC: 4.7 %Beaufort, SC4.7Mauldin, SC: 4.6 %Mauldin, SC4.6Summerville, SC: 4.4 %Summerville, SC4.4Rock Hill, SC: 4.4 %Rock Hill, SC4.4North Charleston, SC: 4.2 %North Charleston, SC4.2Mount Pleasant, SC: 4 %Mount Pleasant, SC4Cayce, SC: 3.8 %Cayce, SC3.8Hanahan, SC: 3.8 %Hanahan, SC3.8Greer, SC: 3.2 %Greer, SC3.2Anderson, SC: 3.1 %Anderson, SC3.1Gaffney, SC: 3 %Gaffney, SC3Lexington, SC: 2.9 %Lexington, SC2.9Simpsonville, SC: 2.8 %Simpsonville, SC2.8Spartanburg, SC: 2.8 %Spartanburg, SC2.8Tega Cay, SC: 2.6 %Tega Cay, SC2.6West Columbia, SC: 2.4 %West Columbia, SC2.4Forest Acres, SC: 2.2 %Forest Acres, SC2.2Moncks Corner, SC: 2.1 %Moncks Corner, SC2.1Greenwood, SC: 1.9 %Greenwood, SC1.9York, SC: 1.9 %York, SC1.9Fountain Inn, SC: 1.8 %Fountain Inn, SC1.8Orangeburg, SC: 1.6 %Orangeburg, SC1.6Easley, SC: 1.4 %Easley, SC1.4Newberry, SC: 1.3 %Newberry, SC1.3Florence, SC: 1.2 %Florence, SC1.2James Island, SC: 1 %James Island, SC1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Port Royal, SC17.4
2Columbia, SC14.1
3Goose Creek, SC10.2
4Irmo, SC10
5Bluffton, SC8.6
6Conway, SC8.6
7Fort Mill, SC8.1
7Hardeeville, SC8.1
9Clemson, SC7.7
10North Augusta, SC6.8
11Aiken, SC6
12Myrtle Beach, SC6
13Charleston, SC5.6
14Sumter, SC5.6
15North Myrtle Beach, SC5.5
16Greenville, SC5.3
17Hilton Head Island, SC5.2
18Beaufort, SC4.7
19Mauldin, SC4.6
20Summerville, SC4.4
21Rock Hill, SC4.4
22North Charleston, SC4.2
23Mount Pleasant, SC4
24Cayce, SC3.8
25Hanahan, SC3.8
26Greer, SC3.2
27Anderson, SC3.1
28Gaffney, SC3
29Lexington, SC2.9
30Simpsonville, SC2.8
31Spartanburg, SC2.8
32Tega Cay, SC2.6
33West Columbia, SC2.4
34Forest Acres, SC2.2
35Moncks Corner, SC2.1
36Greenwood, SC1.9
36York, SC1.9
38Fountain Inn, SC1.8
39Orangeburg, SC1.6
40Easley, SC1.4
41Newberry, SC1.3
42Florence, SC1.2
43James Island, SC1

Other periods

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.

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 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/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 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, 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 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, 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-state/south-carolina-cities?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 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, 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-state/south-carolina-cities?period=2021.

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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, 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-state/south-carolina-cities?period=2021 (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 17.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

James Island, SC, with 1% 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 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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