Charleston County, SC
Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years
Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Charleston County, SC saw a net gain of 1,859 tax-filing households and a net gain of 1,719 individuals. On net, the area gained $628.3M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Berkeley County; the largest outflow went to Berkeley County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.
Net income (AGI)
+$628.3M
nominal dollars
Net households
+1,859
tax returns
Net people
+1,719
exemptions
+4.1 net people per 1,000 residents (population 424,367)
Income (AGI) in and out
Moved in$1.8B
Moved out$1.2B
Net +$628.3M (nominal)
Where movers came from
- 1Berkeley County, SC2,388$169.5M
- 2Dorchester County, SC1,530$73.7M
- 3Mecklenburg County, NC367$123.5M
- 4Richland County, SC312$21.4M
- 5Greenville County, SC296$22.1M
- 6Beaufort County, SC245$22.2M
- 7Horry County, SC223$15.3M
- 8Lexington County, SC199$14.1M
- 9Fulton County, GA177$61.4M
- 10New York County, NY152$60.4M
Where movers went
- 1Berkeley County, SC3,268$224.2M
- 2Dorchester County, SC2,283$121.8M
- 3Greenville County, SC347$26.4M
- 4Richland County, SC287$17.4M
- 5Mecklenburg County, NC287$44.0M
- 6Beaufort County, SC183$22.4M
- 7Horry County, SC169$9.1M
- 8Colleton County, SC154$11.1M
- 9Lexington County, SC138$8.2M
- 10New York County, NY128$10.2M
Net migration by year
Net 2012–2023: +$6.1B (+21,458 people)
20122023
| Year | Net AGI | Net people |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +$216.8M | +1,267 |
| 2013 | +$332.2M | +2,952 |
| 2014 | +$617.8M | +2,896 |
| 2015 | +$251.7M | +3,069 |
| 2016 | +$464.3M | +2,421 |
| 2017 | +$477.4M | +630 |
| 2018 | +$469.7M | +622 |
| 2019 | +$474.6M | +1,925 |
| 2020 | +$719.5M | +1,627 |
| 2021 | +$725.2M | +1,444 |
| 2022 | +$730.4M | +886 |
| 2023 | +$628.3M | +1,719 |
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