State
South Carolina
Statewide totals sum every reported county-to-county flow with an endpoint in this state.
In the IRS's 2022–2023 Statistics of Income migration data, South Carolina recorded 43,214 households (76,200 people) moving in and 24,352 households (38,998 people) moving out — a net gained of 18,862 households and $2.54B in reported adjusted gross income.
The single largest recorded destination was Mecklenburg County, NC: 4,407 households (6,470 people) relocated there, taking $308.46M in reported income with them.
At the state level, no destination drew more movers out of South Carolina than North Carolina, which accounted for 9,730 households and $658.11M in reported AGI.
Inbound (reported)
$4.21B
43,214 households · 76,200 people
Outbound (reported)
$1.67B
24,352 households · 38,998 people
Net (reported)
$2.54B
18,862 households · 37,202 people
States receiving movers
Shaded by reported AGI moving to each state. Hover a state for numbers. County-to-county detail below.
Top destination counties
| County | Households | People | Reported AGI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mecklenburg County, NC | 4,407 | 6,470 | $308.46M |
| Wake County, NC | 780 | 1,199 | $60.36M |
| Fulton County, GA | 646 | 865 | $50.31M |
| Union County, NC | 581 | 1,162 | $43.61M |
| Chatham County, GA | 698 | 1,101 | $40.59M |
| Duval County, FL | 500 | 811 | $34.60M |
| Buncombe County, NC | 468 | 675 | $33.51M |
| Richmond County, GA | 792 | 1,404 | $33.35M |
| Gaston County, NC | 577 | 1,010 | $32.49M |
| San Diego County, CA | 468 | 811 | $31.51M |
| Cook County, IL | 352 | 455 | $28.72M |
| Maricopa County, AZ | 376 | 618 | $27.53M |
| Hillsborough County, FL | 389 | 638 | $26.55M |
| Columbia County, GA | 377 | 703 | $23.71M |
| Harris County, TX | 358 | 549 | $23.66M |
| Palm Beach County, FL | 193 | 298 | $22.96M |
| Guilford County, NC | 260 | 447 | $22.76M |
| Brunswick County, NC | 319 | 512 | $22.72M |
| New York County, NY | 302 | 334 | $22.20M |
| Orange County, FL | 309 | 510 | $21.19M |
“Where they moved” excludes moves within South Carolina itself. Switch to inbound to see the other direction.