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 2023, at 6.7%. Lee County had the lowest, at 0.3%. The median was 2.1% and the figure for South Carolina was 3.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest6.7Richland County
Lowest0.3Lee County
Median2.146 counties
South Carolina3.7History

Map of counties, 2023

Abbeville County: 1.4 %Aiken County: 3.8 %Allendale County: 2 %Anderson County: 3.1 %Bamberg County: 3.6 %Barnwell County: 0.5 %Beaufort County: 6.6 %Berkeley County: 4.9 %Calhoun County: 0.6 %Charleston County: 4.4 %Cherokee County: 2.4 %Chester County: 1.3 %Chesterfield County: 1.7 %Clarendon County: 2.1 %Colleton County: 1 %Darlington County: 0.7 %Dillon County: 2.2 %Dorchester County: 3 %Edgefield County: 2.5 %Fairfield County: 1.4 %Florence County: 1.8 %Georgetown County: 4.4 %Greenville County: 3.7 %Greenwood County: 1.4 %Hampton County: 0.7 %Horry County: 5.3 %Jasper County: 4.5 %Kershaw County: 1.9 %Lancaster County: 4.7 %Laurens County: 1.9 %Lee County: 0.3 %Lexington County: 2.3 %McCormick County: 2 %Marion County: 1.2 %Marlboro County: 1.6 %Newberry County: 1.4 %Oconee County: 4.2 %Orangeburg County: 1 %Pickens County: 4.2 %Richland County: 6.7 %Saluda County: 1.8 %Spartanburg County: 2.7 %Sumter County: 3.5 %Union County: 0.6 %Williamsburg County: 1 %York County: 4.3 %
  • Under 1
  • 1 to 1.6
  • 1.6 to 2.1
  • 2.1 to 3.1
  • 3.1 to 4.4
  • 4.4 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Richland County: 6.7 %Richland County6.7Beaufort County: 6.6 %Beaufort County6.6Horry County: 5.3 %Horry County5.3Berkeley County: 4.9 %Berkeley County4.9Lancaster County: 4.7 %Lancaster County4.7Jasper County: 4.5 %Jasper County4.5Charleston County: 4.4 %Charleston County4.4Georgetown County: 4.4 %Georgetown County4.4York County: 4.3 %York County4.3Pickens County: 4.2 %Pickens County4.2Oconee County: 4.2 %Oconee County4.2Aiken County: 3.8 %Aiken County3.8Greenville County: 3.7 %Greenville County3.7Bamberg County: 3.6 %Bamberg County3.6Sumter County: 3.5 %Sumter County3.5Anderson County: 3.1 %Anderson County3.1Dorchester County: 3 %Dorchester County3Spartanburg County: 2.7 %Spartanburg County2.7Edgefield County: 2.5 %Edgefield County2.5Cherokee County: 2.4 %Cherokee County2.4Lexington County: 2.3 %Lexington County2.3Dillon County: 2.2 %Dillon County2.2Clarendon County: 2.1 %Clarendon County2.1McCormick County: 2 %McCormick County2Allendale County: 2 %Allendale County2Kershaw County: 1.9 %Kershaw County1.9Laurens County: 1.9 %Laurens County1.9Florence County: 1.8 %Florence County1.8Saluda County: 1.8 %Saluda County1.8Chesterfield County: 1.7 %Chesterfield County1.7Marlboro County: 1.6 %Marlboro County1.6Fairfield County: 1.4 %Fairfield County1.4Abbeville County: 1.4 %Abbeville County1.4Greenwood County: 1.4 %Greenwood County1.4Newberry County: 1.4 %Newberry County1.4Chester County: 1.3 %Chester County1.3Marion County: 1.2 %Marion County1.2Williamsburg County: 1 %Williamsburg County1Orangeburg County: 1 %Orangeburg County1Colleton County: 1 %Colleton County1Hampton County: 0.7 %Hampton County0.7Darlington County: 0.7 %Darlington County0.7Calhoun County: 0.6 %Calhoun County0.6Union County: 0.6 %Union County0.6Barnwell County: 0.5 %Barnwell County0.5Lee County: 0.3 %Lee County0.3Richland County: 6.7 %Richland County6.7Beaufort County: 6.6 %Beaufort County6.6Horry County: 5.3 %Horry County5.3Berkeley County: 4.9 %Berkeley County4.9Lancaster County: 4.7 %Lancaster County4.7Jasper County: 4.5 %Jasper County4.5Charleston County: 4.4 %Charleston County4.4Georgetown County: 4.4 %Georgetown County4.4York County: 4.3 %York County4.3Pickens County: 4.2 %Pickens County4.2Oconee County: 4.2 %Oconee County4.2Aiken County: 3.8 %Aiken County3.8Greenville County: 3.7 %Greenville County3.7Bamberg County: 3.6 %Bamberg County3.6Sumter County: 3.5 %Sumter County3.5Anderson County: 3.1 %Anderson County3.1Dorchester County: 3 %Dorchester County3Spartanburg County: 2.7 %Spartanburg County2.7Edgefield County: 2.5 %Edgefield County2.5Cherokee County: 2.4 %Cherokee County2.4Lexington County: 2.3 %Lexington County2.3Dillon County: 2.2 %Dillon County2.2Clarendon County: 2.1 %Clarendon County2.1McCormick County: 2 %McCormick County2Allendale County: 2 %Allendale County2Kershaw County: 1.9 %Kershaw County1.9Laurens County: 1.9 %Laurens County1.9Florence County: 1.8 %Florence County1.8Saluda County: 1.8 %Saluda County1.8Chesterfield County: 1.7 %Chesterfield County1.7Marlboro County: 1.6 %Marlboro County1.6Fairfield County: 1.4 %Fairfield County1.4Abbeville County: 1.4 %Abbeville County1.4Greenwood County: 1.4 %Greenwood County1.4Newberry County: 1.4 %Newberry County1.4Chester County: 1.3 %Chester County1.3Marion County: 1.2 %Marion County1.2Williamsburg County: 1 %Williamsburg County1Orangeburg County: 1 %Orangeburg County1Colleton County: 1 %Colleton County1Hampton County: 0.7 %Hampton County0.7Darlington County: 0.7 %Darlington County0.7Calhoun County: 0.6 %Calhoun County0.6Union County: 0.6 %Union County0.6Barnwell County: 0.5 %Barnwell County0.5Lee County: 0.3 %Lee County0.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Richland County6.7-0.2 pts
2Beaufort County6.6+0.2 pts
3Horry County5.3+0.2 pts
4Berkeley County4.9-0.3 pts
5Lancaster County4.7-0 pts
6Jasper County4.5+0.5 pts
7Charleston County4.4-0 pts
8Georgetown County4.4+0.7 pts
9York County4.3-0.4 pts
10Pickens County4.2+0.3 pts
11Oconee County4.2-0.8 pts
12Aiken County3.8-0.2 pts
13Greenville County3.7+0.3 pts
14Bamberg County3.6+0.9 pts
15Sumter County3.5-0.4 pts
16Anderson County3.1+0.5 pts
17Dorchester County3+0.1 pts
18Spartanburg County2.7+0.1 pts
19Edgefield County2.5+0.1 pts
20Cherokee County2.4-0.8 pts
21Lexington County2.3+0.1 pts
22Dillon County2.2+0.7 pts
23Clarendon County2.1+0.1 pts
24McCormick County2-0.1 pts
25Allendale County2+1.3 pts
26Kershaw County1.9-0.5 pts
27Laurens County1.9-0.3 pts
28Florence County1.8+0.3 pts
29Saluda County1.8-0.5 pts
30Chesterfield County1.7-0.3 pts
31Marlboro County1.6-1.6 pts
32Fairfield County1.4+0.5 pts
33Abbeville County1.4-0.1 pts
33Greenwood County1.4-0.1 pts
33Newberry County1.4+0.1 pts
36Chester County1.3-0 pts
37Marion County1.2+0.3 pts
38Williamsburg County10 pts
39Orangeburg County1+0.1 pts
40Colleton County1+0.1 pts
41Hampton County0.7+0.1 pts
42Darlington County0.7-0.1 pts
43Calhoun County0.60 pts
44Union County0.6-0.1 pts
45Barnwell County0.5-0.1 pts
46Lee County0.3-0.6 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 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/south-carolina-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/south-carolina-counties?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/south-carolina-counties?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Richland County, with 6.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lee County, with 0.3% in 2023.

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