
Where people in South Carolina are moving to most
The U.S. is among the most mobile countries in the world, but our rates of moving have slumped in recent decades. In 2019, for example, a lower percentage of Americans changed residence than any year prior since 1947 when migration statistics were first gathered by the Census Bureau. Between March of 2019 and 2020, just 9.3% of Americans moved.
American migration has been in some form of decline since the housing boom and economic growth of the '40s, '50s, and '60s. During that period, as much as 20% of the population moved each year.
Stacker compiled a list of where people in South Carolina are moving to most using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. States are ranked by the number of people that have moved from South Carolina in 2019. Keep reading to see where people in your home state are moving the most.
#40. Arizona
--- 0.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from Arizona to South Carolina in 2019: 1,704
--- #28 most common destination from Arizona
#39. Idaho
--- 0.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from Idaho to South Carolina in 2019: 754
--- #17 most common destination from Idaho
#38. Maine
--- 0.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from Maine to South Carolina in 2019: 833
--- #14 most common destination from Maine
#37. Kansas
--- 0.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from Kansas to South Carolina in 2019: 1,043
--- #22 most common destination from Kansas
#36. New Mexico
--- 0.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from New Mexico to South Carolina in 2019: 1,581
--- #8 most common destination from New Mexico
#35. New Jersey
--- 0.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from New Jersey to South Carolina in 2019: 6,233
--- #11 most common destination from New Jersey
#34. New Hampshire
--- 0.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from New Hampshire to South Carolina in 2019: 146
--- #30 most common destination from New Hampshire
#33. Arkansas
--- 0.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from Arkansas to South Carolina in 2019: 579
--- #21 most common destination from Arkansas
#32. Alaska
--- 0.3% of residents that moved
- Moved from Alaska to South Carolina in 2019: 680
--- #23 most common destination from Alaska
#31. Wyoming
--- 0.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from Wyoming to South Carolina in 2019: 0
--- #43 (tie) most common destination from Wyoming
#30. Oregon
--- 0.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from Oregon to South Carolina in 2019: 410
--- #36 most common destination from Oregon
#29. Washington, D.C.
--- 0.4% of residents that moved
- Moved from Washington, D.C. to South Carolina in 2019: 454
--- #15 most common destination from Washington, D.C.
#28. Rhode Island
--- 0.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Rhode Island to South Carolina in 2019: 993
--- #10 most common destination from Rhode Island
#27. Nevada
--- 0.6% of residents that moved
- Moved from Nevada to South Carolina in 2019: 1,087
--- #23 most common destination from Nevada
#26. Connecticut
--- 0.7% of residents that moved
- Moved from Connecticut to South Carolina in 2019: 2,880
--- #12 most common destination from Connecticut
#25. Wisconsin
--- 0.7% of residents that moved
- Moved from Wisconsin to South Carolina in 2019: 1,702
--- #16 most common destination from Wisconsin
#24. Missouri
--- 0.8% of residents that moved
- Moved from Missouri to South Carolina in 2019: 656
--- #35 most common destination from Missouri
#23. Mississippi
--- 0.8% of residents that moved
- Moved from Mississippi to South Carolina in 2019: 546
--- #19 most common destination from Mississippi
#22. Kentucky
--- 0.8% of residents that moved
- Moved from Kentucky to South Carolina in 2019: 3,545
--- #7 most common destination from Kentucky
#21. Colorado
--- 0.8% of residents that moved
- Moved from Colorado to South Carolina in 2019: 1,506
--- #37 most common destination from Colorado
#20. Maryland
--- 0.9% of residents that moved
- Moved from Maryland to South Carolina in 2019: 6,663
--- #9 most common destination from Maryland
#19. Michigan
--- 1.0% of residents that moved
- Moved from Michigan to South Carolina in 2019: 2,251
--- #18 most common destination from Michigan
#18. Utah
--- 1.0% of residents that moved
- Moved from Utah to South Carolina in 2019: 548
--- #30 most common destination from Utah
#17. Indiana
--- 1.0% of residents that moved
- Moved from Indiana to South Carolina in 2019: 1,596
--- #23 most common destination from Indiana
#16. Illinois
--- 1.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from Illinois to South Carolina in 2019: 4,210
--- #21 most common destination from Illinois
#15. Louisiana
--- 1.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from Louisiana to South Carolina in 2019: 1,721
--- #14 most common destination from Louisiana
#14. Washington
--- 1.8% of residents that moved
- Moved from Washington to South Carolina in 2019: 2,112
--- #26 most common destination from Washington
#13. Alabama
--- 1.9% of residents that moved
- Moved from Alabama to South Carolina in 2019: 873
--- #25 most common destination from Alabama
#12. Massachusetts
--- 2.0% of residents that moved
- Moved from Massachusetts to South Carolina in 2019: 3,094
--- #16 most common destination from Massachusetts
#11. West Virginia
--- 2.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from West Virginia to South Carolina in 2019: 1,559
--- #7 most common destination from West Virginia
#10. New York
--- 2.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from New York to South Carolina in 2019: 10,416
--- #11 most common destination from New York
#9. Ohio
--- 2.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Ohio to South Carolina in 2019: 5,641
--- #10 most common destination from Ohio
#8. Pennsylvania
--- 3.7% of residents that moved
- Moved from Pennsylvania to South Carolina in 2019: 7,227
--- #12 most common destination from Pennsylvania
#7. Tennessee
--- 3.8% of residents that moved
- Moved from Tennessee to South Carolina in 2019: 4,184
--- #14 most common destination from Tennessee
#6. California
--- 4.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from California to South Carolina in 2019: 7,785
--- #24 most common destination from California
#5. Texas
--- 7.2% of residents that moved
- Moved from Texas to South Carolina in 2019: 7,631
--- #22 most common destination from Texas
#4. Virginia
--- 7.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from Virginia to South Carolina in 2019: 10,143
--- #9 most common destination from Virginia
#3. Florida
--- 7.7% of residents that moved
- Moved from Florida to South Carolina in 2019: 14,136
--- #12 most common destination from Florida
#2. Georgia
--- 14.6% of residents that moved
- Moved from Georgia to South Carolina in 2019: 16,644
--- #4 most common destination from Georgia
#1. North Carolina
--- 21.5% of residents that moved
- Moved from North Carolina to South Carolina in 2019: 33,940
--- #1 most common destination from North Carolina