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South Carolina

State-to-state migration of people and income, 20222023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, South Carolina saw a net gain of 29,053 tax-filing households and a net gain of 59,037 individuals. On net, the area gained $4.1B in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from North Carolina; the largest outflow went to North Carolina. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
+$4.1B
nominal dollars
Net households
+29,053
tax returns
Net people
+59,037
exemptions

+11.0 net people per 1,000 residents (population 5,373,555)

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$8.9B
Moved out$4.8B
Net +$4.1B (nominal)

South Carolina counties

Net migration by county. Hover for figures; click a county to open it.

Net outNet in(AGI $)
Net income (AGI) that moved in minus out, in nominal dollars (not adjusted for inflation).Net tax returns (filing households) that moved in minus out.Net people per 1,000 residents, so larger and smaller areas compare fairly.
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Top origin states

  1. 1North Carolina18,026$1.5B
  2. 2Florida9,651$705.6M
  3. 3Georgia9,309$752.8M
  4. 4New York7,266$685.9M
  5. 5Virginia4,896$506.3M
  6. 6Pennsylvania4,214$411.8M
  7. 7California4,179$382.6M
  8. 8Texas3,840$337.6M
  9. 9New Jersey3,650$388.7M
  10. 10Ohio3,043$266.6M

Top destination states

  1. 1North Carolina15,305$1.0B
  2. 2Georgia8,328$505.4M
  3. 3Florida7,188$552.8M
  4. 4Virginia3,717$254.5M
  5. 5Texas3,703$257.9M
  6. 6New York3,037$171.6M
  7. 7California2,322$162.8M
  8. 8Tennessee2,301$158.9M
  9. 9Pennsylvania2,047$140.3M
  10. 10Ohio1,892$125.8M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$32.9B (+543,119 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$1.1B+21,546
2013+$1.6B+29,176
2014+$1.7B+30,355
2015+$1.1B+21,170
2016+$2.3B+40,298
2017+$3.4B+64,791
2018+$2.5B+44,861
2019+$2.6B+41,933
2020+$3.6B+54,334
2021+$4.2B+64,845
2022+$4.8B+70,773
2023+$4.1B+59,037

Counties in South Carolina (46)

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