South Carolina Net Migration By County in 2021

Updated on June 21, 2025.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2021, the net migration for South Carolina was 71,914. Horry County had the highest net migration (15,303) followed by Greenville County (6,762), and Spartanburg County (6,704). On the other hand, Orangeburg County had the lowest net migration (-560), followed by Sumter County (-505), and Marlboro County (-217).

Net migration for a county refers to the difference between the number of migrants, both domestic and international, moving to the county and those leaving the county. Or to put it simply, the net migration for a given county is the inbound migration minus the outbound migration for that county.

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Hover over or click on the chart to see this information for each county. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

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South Carolina Net Migration By County in 2021
South Carolina Net Migration By County in 2021
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County Net Migration
Abbeville 185
Aiken 2427
Allendale -136
Anderson 3707
Bamberg -15
Barnwell 70
Beaufort 4531
Berkeley 4796
Calhoun 147
Charleston 3752
Cherokee 50
Chester 50
Chesterfield 263
Clarendon 413
Colleton 161
Darlington 207
Dillon -165
Dorchester 977
Edgefield 806
Fairfield 10
Florence 69
Georgetown 1118
Greenville 6762
Greenwood 4
Hampton -181
Horry 15303
Jasper 1361
Kershaw 857
Lancaster 4302
Laurens 582
Lee -127
Lexington 5780
McCormick 404
Marion -44
Marlboro -217
Newberry 444
Oconee 1085
Orangeburg -560
Pickens 991
Richland 630
Saluda 61
Spartanburg 6704
Sumter -505
Union 58
Williamsburg -211
York 5008