Lexington County, South Carolina
Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 9,495 returns moved into Lexington County and 8,410 moved out, a net gain of 1,085 returns, or 8.8 for every 1,000 returns filed there.
Within 150 miles
ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns
One county, Richland County, supplied 34% of all arriving returns. On balance, Lexington gains the most returns from Richland County. Movers from other states made up 42% of arrivals, below the 45% median of the 285 counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties. Moves in and out together equal 14.6% of Lexington’s returns, more than the 13.8% median of these 285 counties.
The biggest two-way exchanges
Moves in both directions combined, largest first.
- Richland2,7533,183+430
- Aiken235213−22
- Greenville217142−75
- Charleston199138−61
- Newberry211112−99
- Mecklenburg, NC183132−51
- Orangeburg133176+43
- Saluda144120−24
- Kershaw126111−15
- Horry110103−7
- Berkeley8997+8
- York9885−13
Beyond the main partners
In 2022–23, 57 counties sent 20 or more returns each (66% of arrivals from within the US) and 48 received 20 or more (69% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 88% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Los Angeles, CA, 2,106 miles away.
| County | Returns | People | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumter | 94 | 159 | 51 |
| Calhoun | 92 | 166 | 32 |
| Dorchester | 91 | 187 | 75 |
| Spartanburg | 75 | 140 | 83 |
| Suffolk, NY | 57 | 134 | 677 |
| Florence | 55 | 109 | 90 |
| Richmond, GA | 52 | 77 | 59 |
| Fairfield | 51 | 94 | 36 |
| Wake, NC | 48 | 86 | 198 |
| Beaufort | 46 | 75 | 111 |
| Broward, FL | 44 | 84 | 534 |
| Maricopa, AZ | 41 | 97 | 1,790 |
| Greenwood | 41 | 69 | 52 |
| Harris, TX | 40 | 65 | 873 |
| Cumberland, NC | 35 | 75 | 161 |
| Anderson | 35 | 51 | 89 |
| Hillsborough, FL | 34 | 50 | 420 |
| Nassau, NY | 34 | 76 | 633 |
| Duval, FL | 32 | 63 | 247 |
| Columbia, GA | 32 | 55 | 61 |
| County | Returns | People | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spartanburg | 88 | 158 | 83 |
| Sumter | 87 | 153 | 51 |
| Calhoun | 76 | 155 | 32 |
| Dorchester | 62 | 104 | 75 |
| Beaufort | 57 | 99 | 111 |
| Pickens | 52 | 81 | 107 |
| Wake, NC | 51 | 78 | 198 |
| Fairfield | 45 | 82 | 36 |
| Fulton, GA | 41 | 52 | 184 |
| Greenwood | 38 | 66 | 52 |
| Anderson | 37 | 78 | 89 |
| Florence | 35 | 56 | 90 |
| Duval, FL | 34 | 57 | 247 |
| Laurens | 34 | 55 | 59 |
| Richmond, GA | 30 | 49 | 59 |
| Hillsborough, FL | 27 | 35 | 420 |
| Gwinnett, GA | 27 | 56 | 158 |
| Cook, IL | 27 | 34 | 653 |
| Maricopa, AZ | 26 | 45 | 1,790 |
| Columbia, GA | 26 | 51 | 61 |
Other states in the exchange
Arrivals from
Departures to
Four filing years
InOut
Lexington shows a net gain in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2020–21 and departures in 2022–23. Earlier net rates per 1,000: +15.9 in 2019–20, +17.8 in 2020–21, +10.2 in 2021–22.
Income reported by movers and stayers
- $62,889 Leaving
- $65,108 Arriving
- $82,979 Staying
Average adjusted gross income per return: non-moving returns reported the most, departing returns the least.