Migration to and from Charleston County, South Carolina
Where Charleston 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
32,788
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
30,062
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+2,726
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley County | South Carolina | 3,274 |
| Dorchester County | South Carolina | 2,091 |
| Asia | 994 | |
| Beaufort County | South Carolina | 764 |
| Richland County | South Carolina | 760 |
| Mecklenburg County | North Carolina | 739 |
| Monroe County | New York | 579 |
| Europe | 534 | |
| Lexington County | South Carolina | 442 |
| Greenville County | South Carolina | 403 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley County | South Carolina | 4,089 |
| Dorchester County | South Carolina | 3,646 |
| Richland County | South Carolina | 814 |
| Greenville County | South Carolina | 582 |
| Pickens County | South Carolina | 510 |
| Norfolk City | Virginia | 463 |
| Cobb County | Georgia | 420 |
| Mecklenburg County | North Carolina | 376 |
| Knox County | Tennessee | 333 |
| Florence County | South Carolina | 315 |
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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: 45019.