Migration to and from Pickens County, South Carolina
Where Pickens 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
14,929
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
9,714
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+5,215
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Greenville County | South Carolina | 2,541 |
| Anderson County | South Carolina | 1,630 |
| Oconee County | South Carolina | 644 |
| Asia | 535 | |
| Charleston County | South Carolina | 510 |
| Lexington County | South Carolina | 439 |
| Richland County | South Carolina | 413 |
| Spartanburg County | South Carolina | 333 |
| Horry County | South Carolina | 304 |
| Harrison County | Texas | 243 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Greenville County | South Carolina | 2,178 |
| Anderson County | South Carolina | 1,674 |
| Richland County | South Carolina | 589 |
| Oconee County | South Carolina | 535 |
| Horry County | South Carolina | 201 |
| York County | South Carolina | 198 |
| Berkeley County | South Carolina | 190 |
| Fulton County | Georgia | 166 |
| Charleston County | South Carolina | 154 |
| Spartanburg County | South Carolina | 146 |
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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: 45077.