Migration to and from Berkeley County, South Carolina
Where Berkeley County residents came from and where they went over the 5-year window 2016-2020. Census ACS County-to-County Migration Flows, 2020 5-yr (frozen vintage).
Total inflow
26,070
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
16,956
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+9,114
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Charleston County | South Carolina | 4,089 |
| Dorchester County | South Carolina | 1,949 |
| Beaufort County | South Carolina | 839 |
| El Paso County | Texas | 744 |
| Asia | 460 | |
| Anderson County | South Carolina | 412 |
| Colleton County | South Carolina | 393 |
| Greenville County | South Carolina | 366 |
| Spartanburg County | South Carolina | 329 |
| Camden County | Georgia | 323 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Charleston County | South Carolina | 3,274 |
| Dorchester County | South Carolina | 2,692 |
| Kitsap County | Washington | 711 |
| Saratoga County | New York | 535 |
| Richland County | South Carolina | 432 |
| Lancaster County | South Carolina | 258 |
| York County | South Carolina | 244 |
| Norfolk City | Virginia | 244 |
| Mecklenburg County | North Carolina | 240 |
| Chesapeake City | Virginia | 237 |
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Methodology
- Counts represent the number of people aged 1+ who reported a different residence at the survey reference date than they did one year earlier, aggregated across the 5-year sample window 2016-2020.
- Outbound (OUT) flows are reported less frequently than inbound (IN) because the survey captures the destination side of each move. Many county pairs have null OUT counts, which is normal.
- "Total inflow" sums the published MOVEDIN counts across all origin counties, including foreign-region inflows (Africa, Asia, Central America, etc.). It is not the same as net population change.
- Frozen vintage. The Census Bureau has not released a newer county-to-county migration flows file. The 2020 5-yr vintage (covering 2016-2020) is the latest available as of build date.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, County-to-County Migration Flows: 2016-2020. Vintage: 2020 5-yr. Generated: 2026-05-28. FIPS: 45015.