Migration to and from Greenville County, South Carolina
Where Greenville 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
37,657
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
30,447
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+7,210
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Spartanburg County | South Carolina | 3,310 |
| Anderson County | South Carolina | 2,383 |
| Pickens County | South Carolina | 2,178 |
| Asia | 1,162 | |
| Europe | 922 | |
| Richland County | South Carolina | 896 |
| Laurens County | South Carolina | 725 |
| Florence County | South Carolina | 654 |
| Charleston County | South Carolina | 582 |
| Central America | 522 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Spartanburg County | South Carolina | 5,315 |
| Anderson County | South Carolina | 3,047 |
| Pickens County | South Carolina | 2,541 |
| Laurens County | South Carolina | 1,524 |
| Richland County | South Carolina | 1,336 |
| Horry County | South Carolina | 947 |
| Lexington County | South Carolina | 474 |
| York County | South Carolina | 448 |
| Charleston County | South Carolina | 403 |
| Brunswick County | North Carolina | 394 |
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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: 45045.