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

Richland County had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 46 counties in 2021, at 6.9%. Marion County had the lowest, at 0.5%. The median was 2% and the figure for South Carolina was 3.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest6.9Richland County
Lowest0.5Marion County
Median246 counties
South Carolina3.5History

Map of counties, 2021

Abbeville County: 0.9 %Aiken County: 3.9 %Allendale County: 1.1 %Anderson County: 2.6 %Bamberg County: 3.3 %Barnwell County: 1.3 %Beaufort County: 6.1 %Berkeley County: 5.3 %Calhoun County: 0.6 %Charleston County: 4 %Cherokee County: 2.5 %Chester County: 1.1 %Chesterfield County: 2.4 %Clarendon County: 1.8 %Colleton County: 0.7 %Darlington County: 0.7 %Dillon County: 1.3 %Dorchester County: 2.9 %Edgefield County: 2.5 %Fairfield County: 0.6 %Florence County: 1.5 %Georgetown County: 3.6 %Greenville County: 3.3 %Greenwood County: 1.3 %Hampton County: 0.8 %Horry County: 4.7 %Jasper County: 3.2 %Kershaw County: 1.8 %Lancaster County: 4.9 %Laurens County: 2 %Lee County: 0.8 %Lexington County: 2 %McCormick County: 1.7 %Marion County: 0.5 %Marlboro County: 3.3 %Newberry County: 1.2 %Oconee County: 5 %Orangeburg County: 1.1 %Pickens County: 4.1 %Richland County: 6.9 %Saluda County: 2 %Spartanburg County: 2.3 %Sumter County: 3.4 %Union County: 0.5 %Williamsburg County: 1.1 %York County: 4.6 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Richland County: 6.9 %Richland County6.9Beaufort County: 6.1 %Beaufort County6.1Berkeley County: 5.3 %Berkeley County5.3Oconee County: 5 %Oconee County5Lancaster County: 4.9 %Lancaster County4.9Horry County: 4.7 %Horry County4.7York County: 4.6 %York County4.6Pickens County: 4.1 %Pickens County4.1Charleston County: 4 %Charleston County4Aiken County: 3.9 %Aiken County3.9Georgetown County: 3.6 %Georgetown County3.6Sumter County: 3.4 %Sumter County3.4Marlboro County: 3.3 %Marlboro County3.3Bamberg County: 3.3 %Bamberg County3.3Greenville County: 3.3 %Greenville County3.3Jasper County: 3.2 %Jasper County3.2Dorchester County: 2.9 %Dorchester County2.9Anderson County: 2.6 %Anderson County2.6Cherokee County: 2.5 %Cherokee County2.5Edgefield County: 2.5 %Edgefield County2.5Chesterfield County: 2.4 %Chesterfield County2.4Spartanburg County: 2.3 %Spartanburg County2.3Saluda County: 2 %Saluda County2Laurens County: 2 %Laurens County2Lexington County: 2 %Lexington County2Kershaw County: 1.8 %Kershaw County1.8Clarendon County: 1.8 %Clarendon County1.8McCormick County: 1.7 %McCormick County1.7Florence County: 1.5 %Florence County1.5Barnwell County: 1.3 %Barnwell County1.3Dillon County: 1.3 %Dillon County1.3Greenwood County: 1.3 %Greenwood County1.3Newberry County: 1.2 %Newberry County1.2Orangeburg County: 1.1 %Orangeburg County1.1Chester County: 1.1 %Chester County1.1Allendale County: 1.1 %Allendale County1.1Williamsburg County: 1.1 %Williamsburg County1.1Abbeville County: 0.9 %Abbeville County0.9Hampton County: 0.8 %Hampton County0.8Lee County: 0.8 %Lee County0.8Darlington County: 0.7 %Darlington County0.7Colleton County: 0.7 %Colleton County0.7Calhoun County: 0.6 %Calhoun County0.6Fairfield County: 0.6 %Fairfield County0.6Union County: 0.5 %Union County0.5Marion County: 0.5 %Marion County0.5Richland County: 6.9 %Richland County6.9Beaufort County: 6.1 %Beaufort County6.1Berkeley County: 5.3 %Berkeley County5.3Oconee County: 5 %Oconee County5Lancaster County: 4.9 %Lancaster County4.9Horry County: 4.7 %Horry County4.7York County: 4.6 %York County4.6Pickens County: 4.1 %Pickens County4.1Charleston County: 4 %Charleston County4Aiken County: 3.9 %Aiken County3.9Georgetown County: 3.6 %Georgetown County3.6Sumter County: 3.4 %Sumter County3.4Marlboro County: 3.3 %Marlboro County3.3Bamberg County: 3.3 %Bamberg County3.3Greenville County: 3.3 %Greenville County3.3Jasper County: 3.2 %Jasper County3.2Dorchester County: 2.9 %Dorchester County2.9Anderson County: 2.6 %Anderson County2.6Cherokee County: 2.5 %Cherokee County2.5Edgefield County: 2.5 %Edgefield County2.5Chesterfield County: 2.4 %Chesterfield County2.4Spartanburg County: 2.3 %Spartanburg County2.3Saluda County: 2 %Saluda County2Laurens County: 2 %Laurens County2Lexington County: 2 %Lexington County2Kershaw County: 1.8 %Kershaw County1.8Clarendon County: 1.8 %Clarendon County1.8McCormick County: 1.7 %McCormick County1.7Florence County: 1.5 %Florence County1.5Barnwell County: 1.3 %Barnwell County1.3Dillon County: 1.3 %Dillon County1.3Greenwood County: 1.3 %Greenwood County1.3Newberry County: 1.2 %Newberry County1.2Orangeburg County: 1.1 %Orangeburg County1.1Chester County: 1.1 %Chester County1.1Allendale County: 1.1 %Allendale County1.1Williamsburg County: 1.1 %Williamsburg County1.1Abbeville County: 0.9 %Abbeville County0.9Hampton County: 0.8 %Hampton County0.8Lee County: 0.8 %Lee County0.8Darlington County: 0.7 %Darlington County0.7Colleton County: 0.7 %Colleton County0.7Calhoun County: 0.6 %Calhoun County0.6Fairfield County: 0.6 %Fairfield County0.6Union County: 0.5 %Union County0.5Marion County: 0.5 %Marion County0.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Richland County6.9
2Beaufort County6.1
3Berkeley County5.3
4Oconee County5
5Lancaster County4.9
6Horry County4.7
7York County4.6
8Pickens County4.1
9Charleston County4
10Aiken County3.9
11Georgetown County3.6
12Sumter County3.4
13Marlboro County3.3
14Bamberg County3.3
15Greenville County3.3
16Jasper County3.2
17Dorchester County2.9
18Anderson County2.6
19Cherokee County2.5
20Edgefield County2.5
21Chesterfield County2.4
22Spartanburg County2.3
23Saluda County2
24Laurens County2
25Lexington County2
26Kershaw County1.8
27Clarendon County1.8
28McCormick County1.7
29Florence County1.5
30Barnwell County1.3
30Dillon County1.3
32Greenwood County1.3
33Newberry County1.2
34Orangeburg County1.1
35Chester County1.1
36Allendale County1.1
37Williamsburg County1.1
38Abbeville County0.9
39Hampton County0.8
40Lee County0.8
41Darlington County0.7
42Colleton County0.7
43Calhoun County0.6
43Fairfield County0.6
45Union County0.5
46Marion County0.5

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 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 state 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 state 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 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, Counties 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-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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. Counties 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-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 state 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 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-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Richland County, with 6.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Marion County, with 0.5% 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 state 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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