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Greenville County, South Carolina

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 17,946 returns moved into Greenville County and 14,902 moved out, a net gain of 3,044 returns, or 13.9 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

GreenvilleAndersonPickensMecklenburg, NCRichlandLexington

Farther away

GreenvilleHorry

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

On balance, Greenville loses the most returns to Spartanburg County. The largest single source, Spartanburg County, supplied 11% of arriving returns. Movers from other states made up 60% 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 15.0% of Greenville’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. Spartanburg2,8091,919−890
  2. Anderson1,3621,153−209
  3. Pickens1,112931−181
  4. Laurens706502−204
  5. Mecklenburg, NC341303−38
  6. Charleston296347+51
  7. Richland245328+83
  8. Lexington142217+75
  9. Oconee175171−4
  10. Greenwood164180+16
  11. Buncombe, NC125187+62
  12. York102150+48

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 162 counties sent 20 or more returns each (74% of arrivals from within the US) and 98 received 20 or more (74% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 58% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Honolulu, HI, 4,606 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Henderson, NC17131531
Horry141230205
Wake, NC134221219
Miami-Dade, FL130234651
Maricopa, AZ1292441,720
Broward, FL127231612
Berkeley123196181
Fulton, GA117169142
Hillsborough, FL115206484
Cook, IL114178561
Palm Beach, FL109194581
Beaufort105192200
San Diego, CA991821,966
Los Angeles, CA981832,032
Gwinnett, GA98162114
Lee, FL96183576
Orange, FL94172445
Dorchester94180168
Pinellas, FL90144483
Suffolk, NY81153672
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Berkeley115194181
Fulton, GA111140142
Horry107187205
Wake, NC90157219
Dorchester78132168
Cobb, GA74121142
Henderson, NC7111131
Beaufort63112200
Gwinnett, GA62106114
Los Angeles, CA61922,032
Duval, FL6194318
DeKalb, GA6079131
Harris, TX5889835
Maricopa, AZ571021,720
Abbeville5510446
Travis, TX5571947
Pinellas, FL5367483
Cook, IL5370561
Cherokee528945
Aiken5188102

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. Florida1,372
  2. North Carolina1,309
  3. Georgia616
  4. New York401
  5. California390
  6. Texas329

Departures to

  1. North Carolina984
  2. Florida493
  3. Georgia384
  4. Texas245
  5. California151
  6. Tennessee130

Four filing years

15,15412,9892019–2017,10713,6182020–2117,13714,0232021–2217,94614,9022022–23

InOut

Greenville shows a net gain in every year shown; arrivals and departures both peaked in 2022–23. Earlier net rates per 1,000: +11.2 in 2019–20, +17.5 in 2020–21, +14.9 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $66,092 Leaving
  • $74,328 Arriving
  • $94,516 Staying

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

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