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Migration to and from Lee County, South Carolina

Where Lee 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
726
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,053
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-327
inflow minus outflow

Top 10 counties people moved IN from

OriginState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Fairfield CountySouth Carolina94
Richland CountySouth Carolina87
Sumter CountySouth Carolina65
Darlington CountySouth Carolina57
Essex CountyNew Jersey37
Florence CountySouth Carolina37
Newark CityEssex County, New Jersey37
Kershaw CountySouth Carolina35
Charleston CountySouth Carolina27
Spartanburg CountySouth Carolina22

Top 10 counties people moved OUT to

DestinationState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Dorchester CountySouth Carolina151
Richland CountySouth Carolina151
Darlington CountySouth Carolina128
Sumter CountySouth Carolina107
Kershaw CountySouth Carolina83
San Diego CountyCalifornia49
Lancaster CountySouth Carolina47
Currituck CountyNorth Carolina42
Florence CountySouth Carolina41
Lexington CountySouth Carolina39

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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: 45061.