Citable statement
In ACS 2024, 189,333 people living in South Carolina reported living in another U.S. state one year earlier (± 11,927), and 134,657 people living in another state reported living in South Carolina a year earlier (± 8,992), both at 90% margin of error.
- Source ·
- U.S. Census Bureau, State-to-State Migration Flows: 2024 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (Table T13). Official release Jan 21, 2026. Margins of error are 90% MOE.
- Status ·
- Latest available as of Sep 7, 2026. No 2025 state-to-state table is published.
- Limitation ·
- Previous-residence counts of people aged 1 and over, not household-goods shipments or permanent relocations. Moves from abroad are excluded from these two totals.
- Cite as ·
- IMMERVEIL, “South Carolina interstate migration, ACS 2024”, https://immerveil.fyi/states/south-carolina — derived from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-year Table T13.
Net interstate balance
South Carolina recorded 54,676 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 14,937, 90% MOE). That balance is larger than its own margin of error, so the direction is distinguishable from zero at 90% confidence.
Difference test: √(MOE_in² + MOE_out²) per Census Bureau statistical-testing guidance. Not a net count of trucks or shipments.
Largest inbound origins
- North Carolina → South Carolina33,151 ± 5,633
- New York → South Carolina18,324 ± 5,214
- Florida → South Carolina17,992 ± 3,862
- Georgia → South Carolina16,024 ± 3,513
- California → South Carolina8,709 ± 2,524
- Virginia → South Carolina8,638 ± 2,406
- Texas → South Carolina8,157 ± 2,881
- Pennsylvania → South Carolina7,391 ± 1,838
- Illinois → South Carolina6,558 ± 2,059
- Ohio → South Carolina4,520 ± 1,621
Largest outbound destinations
- South Carolina → North Carolina29,982 ± 4,618
- South Carolina → Georgia16,878 ± 4,012
- South Carolina → Virginia12,665 ± 2,634
- South Carolina → Florida9,304 ± 2,219
- South Carolina → Texas8,106 ± 2,986
- South Carolina → California6,955 ± 1,938
- South Carolina → Ohio5,842 ± 1,910
- South Carolina → New York5,749 ± 1,738
- South Carolina → Tennessee4,212 ± 2,049
- South Carolina → Pennsylvania3,670 ± 1,176
Indexed corridors out of South Carolina (8)
- South Carolina → North Carolina29,982 ± 4,618
- South Carolina → Georgia16,878 ± 4,012
- South Carolina → Virginia12,665 ± 2,634
- South Carolina → Florida9,304 ± 2,219
- South Carolina → Texas8,106 ± 2,986
- South Carolina → California6,955 ± 1,938
- South Carolina → Ohio5,842 ± 1,910
- South Carolina → New York5,749 ± 1,738
Indexed corridors into South Carolina (9)
- North Carolina → South Carolina33,151 ± 5,633
- New York → South Carolina18,324 ± 5,214
- Florida → South Carolina17,992 ± 3,862
- Georgia → South Carolina16,024 ± 3,513
- California → South Carolina8,709 ± 2,524
- Virginia → South Carolina8,638 ± 2,406
- Texas → South Carolina8,157 ± 2,881
- Pennsylvania → South Carolina7,391 ± 1,838
- Illinois → South Carolina6,558 ± 2,059
Largest inbound origin: North Carolina. Largest outbound destination: North Carolina.
Questions this page answers
- Where does South Carolina rank among U.S. states for interstate migration?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 14th of 51 for people arriving from another state; 18th of 51 for people leaving for another state. Ranks are competition ranks among the 50 states and DC; ties share a rank.
- Does South Carolina gain or lose people to other states?
- South Carolina recorded 54,676 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 14,937, 90% MOE). That balance is larger than its own margin of error, so the direction is distinguishable from zero at 90% confidence.
- How many people moved into South Carolina from another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 189,333 ± 11,927 (90% MOE). Previous-residence, not a count of trucks.
- How many people left South Carolina for another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 134,657 ± 8,992 (90% MOE).
- Is this the latest official table?
- Yes. Released 2026-01-21. No 2025 ACS state-to-state table is published.