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 2022, at 6.8%. Barnwell County had the lowest, at 0.5%. The median was 2.3% and the figure for South Carolina was 3.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest6.8Richland County
Median2.346 counties
South Carolina3.7History

Map of counties, 2022

Abbeville County: 1.5 %Aiken County: 4 %Allendale County: 0.7 %Anderson County: 2.6 %Bamberg County: 2.8 %Barnwell County: 0.5 %Beaufort County: 6.4 %Berkeley County: 5.1 %Calhoun County: 0.6 %Charleston County: 4.5 %Cherokee County: 3.1 %Chester County: 1.3 %Chesterfield County: 2 %Clarendon County: 2 %Colleton County: 0.9 %Darlington County: 0.8 %Dillon County: 1.5 %Dorchester County: 2.9 %Edgefield County: 2.4 %Fairfield County: 0.9 %Florence County: 1.5 %Georgetown County: 3.7 %Greenville County: 3.4 %Greenwood County: 1.5 %Hampton County: 0.6 %Horry County: 5 %Jasper County: 4.1 %Kershaw County: 2.5 %Lancaster County: 4.7 %Laurens County: 2.2 %Lee County: 0.9 %Lexington County: 2.1 %McCormick County: 2.2 %Marion County: 0.9 %Marlboro County: 3.2 %Newberry County: 1.3 %Oconee County: 4.9 %Orangeburg County: 1 %Pickens County: 3.9 %Richland County: 6.8 %Saluda County: 2.4 %Spartanburg County: 2.6 %Sumter County: 4 %Union County: 0.7 %Williamsburg County: 1 %York County: 4.7 %
  • Under 0.9
  • 0.9 to 1.5
  • 1.5 to 2.3
  • 2.3 to 3.1
  • 3.1 to 4.3
  • 4.3 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Richland County: 6.8 %Richland County6.8Beaufort County: 6.4 %Beaufort County6.4Berkeley County: 5.1 %Berkeley County5.1Horry County: 5 %Horry County5Oconee County: 4.9 %Oconee County4.9Lancaster County: 4.7 %Lancaster County4.7York County: 4.7 %York County4.7Charleston County: 4.5 %Charleston County4.5Jasper County: 4.1 %Jasper County4.1Aiken County: 4 %Aiken County4Sumter County: 4 %Sumter County4Pickens County: 3.9 %Pickens County3.9Georgetown County: 3.7 %Georgetown County3.7Greenville County: 3.4 %Greenville County3.4Marlboro County: 3.2 %Marlboro County3.2Cherokee County: 3.1 %Cherokee County3.1Dorchester County: 2.9 %Dorchester County2.9Bamberg County: 2.8 %Bamberg County2.8Anderson County: 2.6 %Anderson County2.6Spartanburg County: 2.6 %Spartanburg County2.6Kershaw County: 2.5 %Kershaw County2.5Edgefield County: 2.4 %Edgefield County2.4Saluda County: 2.4 %Saluda County2.4McCormick County: 2.2 %McCormick County2.2Laurens County: 2.2 %Laurens County2.2Lexington County: 2.1 %Lexington County2.1Chesterfield County: 2 %Chesterfield County2Clarendon County: 2 %Clarendon County2Florence County: 1.5 %Florence County1.5Dillon County: 1.5 %Dillon County1.5Greenwood County: 1.5 %Greenwood County1.5Abbeville County: 1.5 %Abbeville County1.5Chester County: 1.3 %Chester County1.3Newberry County: 1.3 %Newberry County1.3Williamsburg County: 1 %Williamsburg County1Orangeburg County: 1 %Orangeburg County1Colleton County: 0.9 %Colleton County0.9Lee County: 0.9 %Lee County0.9Marion County: 0.9 %Marion County0.9Fairfield County: 0.9 %Fairfield County0.9Darlington County: 0.8 %Darlington County0.8Allendale County: 0.7 %Allendale County0.7Union County: 0.7 %Union County0.7Hampton County: 0.6 %Hampton County0.6Calhoun County: 0.6 %Calhoun County0.6Barnwell County: 0.5 %Barnwell County0.5Richland County: 6.8 %Richland County6.8Beaufort County: 6.4 %Beaufort County6.4Berkeley County: 5.1 %Berkeley County5.1Horry County: 5 %Horry County5Oconee County: 4.9 %Oconee County4.9Lancaster County: 4.7 %Lancaster County4.7York County: 4.7 %York County4.7Charleston County: 4.5 %Charleston County4.5Jasper County: 4.1 %Jasper County4.1Aiken County: 4 %Aiken County4Sumter County: 4 %Sumter County4Pickens County: 3.9 %Pickens County3.9Georgetown County: 3.7 %Georgetown County3.7Greenville County: 3.4 %Greenville County3.4Marlboro County: 3.2 %Marlboro County3.2Cherokee County: 3.1 %Cherokee County3.1Dorchester County: 2.9 %Dorchester County2.9Bamberg County: 2.8 %Bamberg County2.8Anderson County: 2.6 %Anderson County2.6Spartanburg County: 2.6 %Spartanburg County2.6Kershaw County: 2.5 %Kershaw County2.5Edgefield County: 2.4 %Edgefield County2.4Saluda County: 2.4 %Saluda County2.4McCormick County: 2.2 %McCormick County2.2Laurens County: 2.2 %Laurens County2.2Lexington County: 2.1 %Lexington County2.1Chesterfield County: 2 %Chesterfield County2Clarendon County: 2 %Clarendon County2Florence County: 1.5 %Florence County1.5Dillon County: 1.5 %Dillon County1.5Greenwood County: 1.5 %Greenwood County1.5Abbeville County: 1.5 %Abbeville County1.5Chester County: 1.3 %Chester County1.3Newberry County: 1.3 %Newberry County1.3Williamsburg County: 1 %Williamsburg County1Orangeburg County: 1 %Orangeburg County1Colleton County: 0.9 %Colleton County0.9Lee County: 0.9 %Lee County0.9Marion County: 0.9 %Marion County0.9Fairfield County: 0.9 %Fairfield County0.9Darlington County: 0.8 %Darlington County0.8Allendale County: 0.7 %Allendale County0.7Union County: 0.7 %Union County0.7Hampton County: 0.6 %Hampton County0.6Calhoun County: 0.6 %Calhoun County0.6Barnwell County: 0.5 %Barnwell County0.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Richland County6.8-0.1 pts
2Beaufort County6.4+0.3 pts
3Berkeley County5.1-0.2 pts
4Horry County5+0.3 pts
5Oconee County4.9-0 pts
6Lancaster County4.7-0.1 pts
7York County4.7+0.1 pts
8Charleston County4.5+0.5 pts
9Jasper County4.1+0.9 pts
10Aiken County4+0.1 pts
11Sumter County4+0.5 pts
12Pickens County3.9-0.2 pts
13Georgetown County3.7+0.1 pts
14Greenville County3.4+0.1 pts
15Marlboro County3.2-0.1 pts
16Cherokee County3.1+0.6 pts
17Dorchester County2.90 pts
18Bamberg County2.8-0.5 pts
19Anderson County2.6+0.1 pts
20Spartanburg County2.6+0.3 pts
21Kershaw County2.5+0.6 pts
22Edgefield County2.4-0.1 pts
23Saluda County2.4+0.4 pts
24McCormick County2.2+0.5 pts
25Laurens County2.2+0.2 pts
26Lexington County2.1+0.2 pts
27Chesterfield County2-0.4 pts
28Clarendon County2+0.3 pts
29Florence County1.5+0.1 pts
30Dillon County1.5+0.2 pts
31Greenwood County1.5+0.2 pts
32Abbeville County1.5+0.5 pts
33Chester County1.3+0.2 pts
34Newberry County1.3+0.1 pts
35Williamsburg County1-0.1 pts
36Orangeburg County1-0.2 pts
37Colleton County0.9+0.2 pts
37Lee County0.9+0.1 pts
37Marion County0.9+0.4 pts
40Fairfield County0.9+0.2 pts
41Darlington County0.8+0.1 pts
42Allendale County0.7-0.4 pts
43Union County0.7+0.1 pts
44Hampton County0.6-0.2 pts
45Calhoun County0.6-0.1 pts
46Barnwell County0.5-0.8 pts

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/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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties?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. Counties 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-counties?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, Counties 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-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{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, 2022}},
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Which county has the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year?

Richland County, with 6.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Barnwell County, with 0.5% in 2022.

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