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Richland County, SC

Migration of people and income, 2022–2023 filing years

Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Richland County, SC saw a net gain of 195 tax-filing households and a net gain of 943 individuals. On net, the area lost $2.2M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars). The largest inflow came from Lexington County; the largest outflow went to Lexington County. These figures cover federal income tax filers only and do not indicate why people moved.

Net income (AGI)
-$2.2M
nominal dollars
Net households
+195
tax returns
Net people
+943
exemptions

Income (AGI) in and out

Moved in$795.3M
Moved out$797.5M
Net -$2.2M (nominal)

Where movers came from

  1. 1Lexington County, SC2,753$180.9M
  2. 2Kershaw County, SC440$23.2M
  3. 3Mecklenburg County, NC402$23.2M
  4. 4Sumter County, SC315$14.6M
  5. 5Charleston County, SC287$17.4M
  6. 6York County, SC261$13.8M
  7. 7Greenville County, SC245$13.7M
  8. 8Orangeburg County, SC203$7.3M
  9. 9Fairfield County, SC181$8.7M
  10. 10Aiken County, SC165$7.0M

Where movers went

  1. 1Lexington County, SC3,183$199.8M
  2. 2Kershaw County, SC715$38.9M
  3. 3Mecklenburg County, NC486$25.9M
  4. 4Greenville County, SC328$17.5M
  5. 5Charleston County, SC312$21.4M
  6. 6Sumter County, SC236$10.1M
  7. 7Fairfield County, SC203$10.0M
  8. 8Newberry County, SC158$11.5M
  9. 9Orangeburg County, SC153$5.2M
  10. 10Horry County, SC138$8.0M

Net migration by year

Net 2012–2023: -$696.2M (+2,730 people)
20122023
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars)
YearNet AGINet people
2012-$13.2M+830
2013-$19.7M+835
2014-$19.7M+515
2015+$9.6M+1,058
2016-$88.3M-829
2017-$126.8M-1,222
2018-$90.9M+295
2019-$40.8M+41
2020-$96.8M-656
2021-$115.6M+255
2022-$91.8M+665
2023-$2.2M+943

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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.