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South Carolina: where people are moving, county by county
South Carolina has 5,570,274 residents across 46 counties, up 8.5% in five years. Net movement with other states in 2022–2023: +29,369 tax returns and +$4.13B in income. Strongest net in-migration: Jasper County, Horry County, McCormick County.
All 46 counties
Largest first. Growth is the five-year change in Census population estimates; net movement is IRS tax returns (roughly households) moving in minus out, per 1,000 residents, 2022–2023. BizyFi calculations from those totals. Income, home value and rent: Census ACS 5-year 2024.
| County | Population | 5-yr growth | Net per 1,000 | Net income in | Median income | Median home | Median rent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville County | 583,125 | +10.6% | +5.3 | +$354.7M | $76,932 | $299,000 | $1,262 | Map |
| Charleston County | 436,200 | +6.4% | +4.4 | +$631.7M | $88,494 | $489,100 | $1,620 | Map |
| Richland County | 434,956 | +4.6% | +0.4 | -$0.2M | $63,784 | $242,800 | $1,228 | Map |
| Horry County | 427,551 | +20.9% | +13.9 | +$745.0M | $66,880 | $287,700 | $1,255 | Map |
| Spartanburg County | 380,857 | +15.6% | +8.2 | +$220.6M | $66,234 | $233,300 | $1,084 | Map |
| Lexington County | 317,588 | +7.7% | +3.5 | +$89.3M | $77,408 | $234,500 | $1,178 | Map |
| York County | 306,887 | +8.1% | +2.9 | +$184.8M | $89,095 | $361,300 | $1,387 | Map |
| Berkeley County | 274,666 | +18.7% | +11.2 | +$276.9M | $84,358 | $310,300 | $1,654 | Map |
| Anderson County | 219,930 | +7.7% | +4.4 | +$102.9M | $66,651 | $231,900 | $989 | Map |
| Beaufort County | 204,433 | +8.8% | +2.9 | +$531.9M | $86,573 | $455,600 | $1,653 | Map |
| Aiken County | 181,515 | +7.3% | +4.7 | +$81.1M | $70,609 | $218,000 | $1,062 | Map |
| Dorchester County | 178,397 | +10.1% | +8.1 | +$135.4M | $78,198 | $329,300 | $1,463 | Map |
| Pickens County | 139,198 | +5.7% | +5.2 | +$114.2M | $61,064 | $231,900 | $972 | Map |
| Florence County | 138,504 | +1.2% | +0.5 | +$9.0M | $58,305 | $177,900 | $954 | Map |
| Lancaster County | 114,296 | +18.3% | +9.4 | +$128.3M | $78,869 | $329,900 | $959 | Map |
| Sumter County | 105,067 | -0.3% | +1.2 | +$1.9M | $56,693 | $165,300 | $1,057 | Map |
| Oconee County | 83,775 | +6.3% | +5.9 | +$94.5M | $62,388 | $237,100 | $881 | Map |
| Orangeburg County | 83,177 | -0.9% | -1.9 | -$5.8M | $45,675 | $115,800 | $841 | Map |
| Kershaw County | 73,166 | +11.6% | +8.2 | +$44.4M | $68,231 | $217,100 | $971 | Map |
| Laurens County | 71,848 | +6.2% | +6.3 | +$33.9M | $57,623 | $170,600 | $880 | Map |
| Greenwood County | 70,379 | +1.5% | +2.5 | +$21.7M | $52,830 | $180,500 | $898 | Map |
| Georgetown County | 65,912 | +3.8% | +6.2 | +$97.4M | $68,713 | $289,500 | $1,204 | Map |
| Darlington County | 62,888 | +0.1% | +0.4 | -$0.1M | $48,581 | $158,200 | $896 | Map |
| Cherokee County | 58,275 | +3.6% | +3.8 | +$13.3M | $50,288 | $142,000 | $869 | Map |
| Chesterfield County | 44,740 | +3.4% | +0.9 | +$8.6M | $49,235 | $116,200 | $762 | Map |
| Newberry County | 39,561 | +4.8% | +5.3 | +$16.7M | $61,780 | $173,300 | $872 | Map |
| Colleton County | 39,382 | +2.2% | +3.3 | +$10.2M | $51,114 | $162,500 | $949 | Map |
| Jasper County | 38,533 | +32.1% | +19.9 | +$107.9M | $65,613 | $325,500 | $1,328 | Map |
| Chester County | 33,001 | +2.2% | +7.0 | +$13.8M | $52,458 | $158,300 | $853 | Map |
| Clarendon County | 31,043 | +0.7% | +3.4 | +$13.2M | $52,401 | $158,000 | $763 | Map |
| Edgefield County | 29,808 | +16.1% | +10.3 | +$28.2M | $73,029 | $202,700 | $720 | Map |
| Williamsburg County | 29,662 | -4.0% | +0.0 | -$1.2M | $46,213 | $104,500 | $765 | Map |
| Marion County | 28,242 | -2.9% | -0.0 | +$1.0M | $36,301 | $93,200 | $669 | Map |
| Dillon County | 27,458 | -2.9% | +1.3 | +$2.8M | $46,605 | $85,400 | $679 | Map |
| Union County | 26,799 | -1.4% | +2.0 | +$5.1M | $41,621 | $103,600 | $804 | Map |
| Marlboro County | 25,488 | -3.8% | -2.0 | -$2.1M | $34,301 | $82,000 | $689 | Map |
| Abbeville County | 24,836 | +2.3% | +2.8 | +$8.4M | $52,935 | $178,800 | $799 | Map |
| Barnwell County | 20,653 | +0.3% | -0.9 | -$2.0M | $46,626 | $106,000 | $740 | Map |
| Fairfield County | 20,340 | -2.6% | +2.7 | -$2.4M | $47,885 | $151,200 | $938 | Map |
| Saluda County | 19,680 | +4.0% | -0.5 | +$3.0M | $51,009 | $146,500 | $851 | Map |
| Hampton County | 18,174 | -1.9% | -2.2 | -$1.2M | $44,711 | $112,000 | $843 | Map |
| Lee County | 15,730 | -5.0% | -4.8 | -$3.1M | $44,760 | $104,600 | $823 | Map |
| Calhoun County | 14,188 | +0.6% | +1.1 | +$2.5M | $58,682 | $172,100 | $1,052 | Map |
| Bamberg County | 12,796 | -3.5% | -0.9 | -$1.2M | $44,370 | $97,800 | $815 | Map |
| McCormick County | 10,215 | +7.3% | +13.6 | +$19.5M | $55,798 | $168,700 | $696 | Map |
| Allendale County | 7,355 | -7.4% | 0.0 | -$1.9M | $32,328 | $76,200 | $662 | Map |
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau population estimates (vintage 2025), American Community Survey 5-year (2024), and IRS Statistics of Income county-to-county migration data (2022–2023). Growth, per-1,000 and state totals are BizyFi calculations; the IRS suppresses very small flows, shown as –. Data updated 2026-10-17. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.