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 source of newcomers was Mecklenburg County, NC: 5,573 households (9,864 people) moved from there, representing $596.13M in reported income.
At the state level, no state sent more newcomers into South Carolina than North Carolina, which accounted for 12,436 households and $1.13B 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 sending newcomers
Shaded by reported AGI coming from each state. Hover a state for numbers. County-to-county detail below.
Top origin counties
| County | Households | People | Reported AGI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mecklenburg County, NC | 5,573 | 9,864 | $596.13M |
| Fulton County, GA | 676 | 1,055 | $122.68M |
| Suffolk County, NY | 967 | 1,799 | $95.17M |
| Wake County, NC | 830 | 1,385 | $84.23M |
| Cook County, IL | 506 | 832 | $82.10M |
| New York County, NY | 258 | 358 | $79.13M |
| Union County, NC | 858 | 1,732 | $78.23M |
| Fairfax County, VA | 445 | 785 | $66.88M |
| Maricopa County, AZ | 678 | 1,211 | $65.94M |
| San Diego County, CA | 688 | 1,329 | $64.36M |
| Middlesex County, MA | 289 | 473 | $56.41M |
| Cobb County, GA | 430 | 671 | $54.10M |
| Cumberland County, NC | 366 | 700 | $50.51M |
| Los Angeles County, CA | 597 | 1,032 | $49.88M |
| Richmond County, GA | 970 | 1,736 | $49.52M |
| Nassau County, NY | 479 | 871 | $46.58M |
| Western Connecticut Planning Regi, CT | 217 | 344 | $45.48M |
| Buncombe County, NC | 630 | 1,011 | $45.27M |
| Miami-Dade County, FL | 483 | 820 | $45.19M |
| Palm Beach County, FL | 522 | 857 | $42.68M |
“Where newcomers came from” excludes moves within South Carolina itself. Switch to outbound to see the other direction.