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Cluster 02 · State arrival guide
Moving to South Carolina
South Carolina is one of America's biggest net gainers: 99,779 households arrived from other states in the latest IRS migration file while 70,565 left — a net gain of +29,214 households, or +5.33 per 1,000 residents. This guide is the arrival ledger: who is coming, who is leaving, and the income moving each way. Costs, deadlines, and checklists link out from the data.
South Carolina's migration ledger
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Households arrived | 99,779 |
| Households left | 70,565 |
| Net households | +29,214 |
| Net per 1,000 residents | +5.33 |
| Net income (AGI) gained | $4,130,671,000 |
| Average AGI of arrivals | $88,476 |
| Average AGI of leavers | $66,568 |
| State population (2024 estimate) | 5,478,831 |
Where South Carolina's newcomers come from
The three largest inbound flows into South Carolina: NC (18,026); FL (9,651); GA (9,309) (households, IRS SOI 2022–2023). The three largest outbound flows — where South Carolina households go when they leave: NC (15,305); GA (8,328); FL (7,188).
The income picture
Households arriving in South Carolina report an average AGI of $88,476; households leaving average $66,568 — a difference of $21,908 per household. Across all flows, South Carolina gained $4,130,671,000 in net AGI on the interstate basis. (On the IRS's total-migration basis, which adds foreign migration, South Carolina's net reads +29,053 households — the study's basis note explains the two.)
Plan the arrival
Start with the moving checklists (the 8-week timeline and change-of-address sequence apply in every state), price your specific route in Route Costs, and run the moving cost calculator for a line-item estimate framework. The full data behind this page — every state's ledger and the top-100 routes — is in the flagship study, Where Americans Moved — and the Money That Moved With Them, and South Carolina's research profile is indexed at State migration profiles.
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income, U.S. Population Migration Data 2022–2023 (interstate basis unless labeled); U.S. Census Bureau NST-EST2024 population estimates. A "household" is a filed tax return. Published by Moe Kahok.