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Charleston County, South Carolina

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 17,633 returns moved into Charleston County and 15,774 moved out, a net gain of 1,859 returns, or 10.8 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

CharlestonBerkeleyDorchesterRichlandBeaufortHorryLexingtonColleton

Farther away

CharlestonMecklenburg, NCNew York, NY

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

On balance, Charleston loses the most returns to Berkeley County. The largest single source, Berkeley County, supplied 14% of arriving returns. Movers from other states made up 64% of arrivals, above the 45% median of the 285 counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties. Moves in and out together equal 19.5% of Charleston’s returns, more than the 13.8% median of these 285 counties.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

  1. Berkeley3,2682,388−880
  2. Dorchester2,2831,530−753
  3. Mecklenburg, NC287367+80
  4. Greenville347296−51
  5. Richland287312+25
  6. Beaufort183245+62
  7. Horry169223+54
  8. Lexington138199+61
  9. New York, NY128152+24
  10. Wake, NC127150+23
  11. Fulton, GA96177+81
  12. Colleton154110−44

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 162 counties sent 20 or more returns each (74% of arrivals from within the US) and 107 received 20 or more (74% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 44% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Honolulu, HI, 4,772 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Cook, IL147230757
Fairfax County, VA124205443
Spartanburg120176188
San Diego, CA1181872,125
York117184166
Davidson, TN117164454
Suffolk, NY104156690
Chatham, GA10215387
Georgetown10215157
District of Columbia96114452
Cobb, GA88132279
Los Angeles, CA871432,197
DeKalb, GA85132256
Maricopa, AZ841341,878
Kings, NY80109635
Montgomery, MD78121464
Suffolk, MA78102819
Orangeburg7813666
Middlesex, MA76117815
Buncombe, NC74100244
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Spartanburg116180188
York107158166
Georgetown10317757
Cook, IL102126757
Orangeburg9316266
Buncombe, NC88112244
Duval, FL85111198
San Diego, CA821222,125
Chatham, GA7610487
Davidson, TN7699454
Los Angeles, CA73902,197
District of Columbia7286452
Hillsborough, FL67107369
Cobb, GA65100279
Kings, NY6573635
Maricopa, AZ63941,878
King, WA60842,398
Denver, CO59691,464
Palm Beach, FL5985426
Anderson5992195

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. North Carolina911
  2. New York629
  3. Florida621
  4. Georgia598
  5. Virginia472
  6. Massachusetts335

Departures to

  1. North Carolina781
  2. Florida627
  3. Georgia399
  4. New York295
  5. Texas236
  6. Virginia205

Four filing years

16,18714,8422019–2017,02315,9562020–2116,88215,8422021–2217,63315,7742022–23

InOut

Charleston shows a net gain in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2022–23 and departures in 2020–21. Earlier net rates per 1,000: +8.4 in 2019–20, +6.6 in 2020–21, +6.2 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $76,444 Leaving
  • $104,019 Arriving
  • $135,519 Staying

Average adjusted gross income per return: non-moving returns reported the most, departing returns the least.

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