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Migration to and from Fairfield County, South Carolina

Where Fairfield 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
495
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,620
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-1,125
inflow minus outflow

Top 10 counties people moved IN from

OriginState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Richland CountySouth Carolina100
Newberry CountySouth Carolina69
York CountySouth Carolina52
Lancaster CountySouth Carolina50
Union CountyNorth Carolina44
Charleston CountySouth Carolina28
Lexington CountySouth Carolina25
Laurens CountySouth Carolina23
Darlington CountySouth Carolina19
Gloucester CountyNew Jersey17

Top 10 counties people moved OUT to

DestinationState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Richland CountySouth Carolina626
Kershaw CountySouth Carolina393
Union CountySouth Carolina127
Greenville CountySouth Carolina94
Lee CountySouth Carolina94
McDowell CountyNorth Carolina45
Lancaster CountySouth Carolina41
Onslow CountyNorth Carolina35
Columbia CountyFlorida26
Allendale CountySouth Carolina22

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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: 45039.