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Horry County, SC

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Horry County, SC saw a net gain of 5,932 tax-filing households and a net gain of 11,230 individuals. On net, the area gained $744.6M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Georgetown County; the largest outflow went to Georgetown County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
+$744.6M
nominal dollars
Net households
+5,932
tax returns
Net people
+11,230
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$1.2B
Moved out$505.3M
Net +$744.6M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Georgetown County, SC531$37.4M
  2. 2Suffolk County, NY320$28.2M
  3. 3Brunswick County, NC255$15.2M
  4. 4Mecklenburg County, NC228$19.5M
  5. 5Wake County, NC182$20.4M
  6. 6Ocean County, NJ180$15.1M
  7. 7Charleston County, SC169$9.1M
  8. 8Orange County, NY156$13.9M
  9. 9Florence County, SC143$7.7M
  10. 10Nassau County, NY142$12.0M

Where movers went

  1. 1Georgetown County, SC486$37.4M
  2. 2Brunswick County, NC224$15.1M
  3. 3Charleston County, SC223$15.3M
  4. 4Mecklenburg County, NC194$11.1M
  5. 5Marion County, SC174$7.4M
  6. 6Richland County, SC153$5.4M
  7. 7Florence County, SC145$7.2M
  8. 8Greenville County, SC141$8.4M
  9. 9Wake County, NC127$7.9M
  10. 10Berkeley County, SC115$5.5M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: +$5.7B (+106,347 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012+$201.8M+3,700
2013+$252.8M+5,349
2014+$261.1M+6,232
2015+$176.4M+3,337
2016+$369.4M+8,560
2017+$636.2M+14,041
2018+$434.2M+7,837
2019+$433.4M+8,252
2020+$631.5M+11,265
2021+$734.2M+13,078
2022+$850.0M+13,466
2023+$744.6M+11,230

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Source: IRS Statistics of Income migration data (public domain). Covers federal income tax filers only; AGI is nominal (not inflation adjusted). These numbers describe movement of filers and their reported income, not why people moved or economic loss. Methodology and caveats.