New five-year U.S. Census trends show that more people are moving to South Carolina from out of state than before, but not all of the state is seeing big numbers of newcomers.
In 2022, when the Census Bureau put out its five-year numbers in the American Community Survey, measuring trends between 2017 and 2021, the numbers showed just shy of 121,000 residents had moved to South Carolina from other states.
Updated numbers released Thursday show that between 2019 and 2023, 161,385 new South Carolina residents came from another state.
More than half of those new residents – 91,298 – concentrated in six counties: Greenville (18,332), Horry (17,683, Charleston (16,757), Richland (15,912), York (11,913), and Beaufort (10,683).
On the other end of the scale, the six counties with the fewest new out-of-state movers combined to welcome 550 new residents. From fewest to most, they are: Lee (29), Calhoun (75), Barnwell (89), Hampton (104), Allendale (117), and Union (136).
How many people move from another state to South Carolina, 2019-2023
· South Carolina: 166,385
· Greenville County: 18,332
· Horry County: 17,683
· Charleston County: 16,757
· Richland County: 15,912
· York County: 11,931
· Beaufort County: 10,683
· Berkeley County: 9,663
· Spartanburg County: 8,662
· Lexington County: 6,664
· Aiken County: 6,256
· Anderson County: 6,224
· Dorchester County: 4,932
· Lancaster County: 4,684
· Pickens County: 3,370
· Sumter County: 3,240
· Oconee County: 3,235
· Georgetown County: 2,779
· Florence County: 2,329
· Jasper County: 1,367
· Kershaw County: 1,287
· Cherokee County: 1,186
· Laurens County: 1,076
· Greenwood County: 821
· Chesterfield County: 729
· Clarendon County: 619
· Dillon County: 599
· Edgefield County: 556
· Orangeburg County: 526
· Newberry County: 423
· Chester County: 397
· Marlboro County: 359
· Colleton County: 358
· Saluda County: 342
· Marion County: 337
· Darlington County: 330
· Bamberg County: 322
· Fairfield County: 285
· Williamsburg County: 259
· McCormick County: 161
· Abbeville County: 160
· Union County: 136
· Allendale County: 117
· Hampton County: 104
· Barnwell County: 89
· Calhoun County: 75
· Lee County: 29
