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 2022, at 15.8%. Easley, SC had the lowest, at 1.1%. The median was 4.3% and the figure for South Carolina was 3.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.8Port Royal, SC
Lowest1.1Easley, SC
Median4.343 cities
South Carolina3.7History

All cities, 2022

Port Royal, SC: 15.8 %Port Royal, SC15.8Columbia, SC: 12.7 %Columbia, SC12.7Goose Creek, SC: 10.4 %Goose Creek, SC10.4Conway, SC: 8.7 %Conway, SC8.7Hardeeville, SC: 8.6 %Hardeeville, SC8.6Bluffton, SC: 8.3 %Bluffton, SC8.3Clemson, SC: 7.7 %Clemson, SC7.7Fort Mill, SC: 7.7 %Fort Mill, SC7.7North Myrtle Beach, SC: 7.7 %North Myrtle Beach, SC7.7Myrtle Beach, SC: 6.5 %Myrtle Beach, SC6.5Charleston, SC: 6.5 %Charleston, SC6.5Hilton Head Island, SC: 6.4 %Hilton Head Island, SC6.4North Augusta, SC: 6.4 %North Augusta, SC6.4Sumter, SC: 5.9 %Sumter, SC5.9Aiken, SC: 5.7 %Aiken, SC5.7Greenville, SC: 5.4 %Greenville, SC5.4Rock Hill, SC: 5.1 %Rock Hill, SC5.1Mauldin, SC: 5.1 %Mauldin, SC5.1Mount Pleasant, SC: 5.1 %Mount Pleasant, SC5.1Irmo, SC: 4.8 %Irmo, SC4.8Beaufort, SC: 4.6 %Beaufort, SC4.6Gaffney, SC: 4.3 %Gaffney, SC4.3North Charleston, SC: 4.3 %North Charleston, SC4.3Hanahan, SC: 4.1 %Hanahan, SC4.1Summerville, SC: 3.5 %Summerville, SC3.5Greer, SC: 3.4 %Greer, SC3.4Simpsonville, SC: 3.4 %Simpsonville, SC3.4Cayce, SC: 3.3 %Cayce, SC3.3Tega Cay, SC: 3.2 %Tega Cay, SC3.2Anderson, SC: 3 %Anderson, SC3West Columbia, SC: 2.9 %West Columbia, SC2.9Greenwood, SC: 2.8 %Greenwood, SC2.8Spartanburg, SC: 2.7 %Spartanburg, SC2.7Lexington, SC: 2.6 %Lexington, SC2.6York, SC: 2.5 %York, SC2.5Fountain Inn, SC: 2.4 %Fountain Inn, SC2.4Newberry, SC: 2.3 %Newberry, SC2.3Orangeburg, SC: 2 %Orangeburg, SC2Forest Acres, SC: 1.9 %Forest Acres, SC1.9Florence, SC: 1.6 %Florence, SC1.6Moncks Corner, SC: 1.6 %Moncks Corner, SC1.6James Island, SC: 1.3 %James Island, SC1.3Easley, SC: 1.1 %Easley, SC1.1Port Royal, SC: 15.8 %Port Royal, SC15.8Columbia, SC: 12.7 %Columbia, SC12.7Goose Creek, SC: 10.4 %Goose Creek, SC10.4Conway, SC: 8.7 %Conway, SC8.7Hardeeville, SC: 8.6 %Hardeeville, SC8.6Bluffton, SC: 8.3 %Bluffton, SC8.3Clemson, SC: 7.7 %Clemson, SC7.7Fort Mill, SC: 7.7 %Fort Mill, SC7.7North Myrtle Beach, SC: 7.7 %North Myrtle Beach, SC7.7Myrtle Beach, SC: 6.5 %Myrtle Beach, SC6.5Charleston, SC: 6.5 %Charleston, SC6.5Hilton Head Island, SC: 6.4 %Hilton Head Island, SC6.4North Augusta, SC: 6.4 %North Augusta, SC6.4Sumter, SC: 5.9 %Sumter, SC5.9Aiken, SC: 5.7 %Aiken, SC5.7Greenville, SC: 5.4 %Greenville, SC5.4Rock Hill, SC: 5.1 %Rock Hill, SC5.1Mauldin, SC: 5.1 %Mauldin, SC5.1Mount Pleasant, SC: 5.1 %Mount Pleasant, SC5.1Irmo, SC: 4.8 %Irmo, SC4.8Beaufort, SC: 4.6 %Beaufort, SC4.6Gaffney, SC: 4.3 %Gaffney, SC4.3North Charleston, SC: 4.3 %North Charleston, SC4.3Hanahan, SC: 4.1 %Hanahan, SC4.1Summerville, SC: 3.5 %Summerville, SC3.5Greer, SC: 3.4 %Greer, SC3.4Simpsonville, SC: 3.4 %Simpsonville, SC3.4Cayce, SC: 3.3 %Cayce, SC3.3Tega Cay, SC: 3.2 %Tega Cay, SC3.2Anderson, SC: 3 %Anderson, SC3West Columbia, SC: 2.9 %West Columbia, SC2.9Greenwood, SC: 2.8 %Greenwood, SC2.8Spartanburg, SC: 2.7 %Spartanburg, SC2.7Lexington, SC: 2.6 %Lexington, SC2.6York, SC: 2.5 %York, SC2.5Fountain Inn, SC: 2.4 %Fountain Inn, SC2.4Newberry, SC: 2.3 %Newberry, SC2.3Orangeburg, SC: 2 %Orangeburg, SC2Forest Acres, SC: 1.9 %Forest Acres, SC1.9Florence, SC: 1.6 %Florence, SC1.6Moncks Corner, SC: 1.6 %Moncks Corner, SC1.6James Island, SC: 1.3 %James Island, SC1.3Easley, SC: 1.1 %Easley, SC1.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Port Royal, SC15.8-1.6 pts
2Columbia, SC12.7-1.4 pts
3Goose Creek, SC10.4+0.1 pts
4Conway, SC8.7+0.1 pts
5Hardeeville, SC8.6+0.5 pts
6Bluffton, SC8.3-0.3 pts
7Clemson, SC7.70 pts
8Fort Mill, SC7.7-0.4 pts
8North Myrtle Beach, SC7.7+2.2 pts
10Myrtle Beach, SC6.5+0.5 pts
11Charleston, SC6.5+0.8 pts
12Hilton Head Island, SC6.4+1.2 pts
13North Augusta, SC6.4-0.4 pts
14Sumter, SC5.9+0.3 pts
15Aiken, SC5.7-0.3 pts
16Greenville, SC5.4+0.2 pts
17Rock Hill, SC5.1+0.8 pts
18Mauldin, SC5.1+0.5 pts
19Mount Pleasant, SC5.1+1 pts
20Irmo, SC4.8-5.2 pts
21Beaufort, SC4.6-0.1 pts
22Gaffney, SC4.3+1.3 pts
23North Charleston, SC4.3+0.1 pts
24Hanahan, SC4.1+0.3 pts
25Summerville, SC3.5-1 pts
26Greer, SC3.4+0.3 pts
27Simpsonville, SC3.4+0.6 pts
28Cayce, SC3.3-0.5 pts
29Tega Cay, SC3.2+0.6 pts
30Anderson, SC3-0 pts
31West Columbia, SC2.9+0.5 pts
32Greenwood, SC2.8+0.8 pts
33Spartanburg, SC2.7-0.1 pts
34Lexington, SC2.6-0.3 pts
35York, SC2.5+0.6 pts
36Fountain Inn, SC2.4+0.6 pts
37Newberry, SC2.3+1 pts
38Orangeburg, SC2+0.3 pts
39Forest Acres, SC1.9-0.3 pts
40Florence, SC1.6+0.3 pts
40Moncks Corner, SC1.6-0.6 pts
42James Island, SC1.3+0.3 pts
43Easley, SC1.1-0.4 pts

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/south-carolina-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/south-carolina-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/south-carolina-cities?period=2022 (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 15.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Easley, SC, with 1.1% in 2022.

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