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York County, South Carolina

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 8,580 returns moved into York County and 7,699 moved out, a net gain of 881 returns, or 7.6 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

YorkMecklenburg, NCLancasterGaston, NCChesterRichlandUnion, NC

Farther away

YorkCharlestonSuffolk, NY

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

One county, Mecklenburg County, NC, supplied 26% of all arriving returns. On balance, York gains the most returns from Mecklenburg County, NC. Movers from other states made up 78% 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 14.0% of York’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. Mecklenburg, NC1,3892,240+851
  2. Lancaster605478−127
  3. Gaston, NC328340+12
  4. Chester395270−125
  5. Richland261138−123
  6. Union, NC168160−8
  7. Greenville150102−48
  8. Charleston117107−10
  9. Spartanburg12586−39
  10. Lexington8598+13
  11. Horry10972−37
  12. Cabarrus, NC10575−30

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 56 counties sent 20 or more returns each (66% of arrivals from within the US) and 48 received 20 or more (67% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 83% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Los Angeles, CA, 2,098 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Suffolk, NY58137619
Cleveland, NC5610133
Cherokee5610325
Maricopa, AZ55971,787
Berkeley5587141
Wake, NC4987153
Nassau, NY4694574
Los Angeles, CA45992,098
Broward, FL4277608
Beaufort4168183
Hillsborough, FL4075494
Iredell, NC406460
Guilford, NC3557110
Lincoln, NC344636
Cook, IL3365592
Kershaw325855
Miami-Dade, FL3156648
Orange, FL3162446
Palm Beach, FL3150577
Allegheny, PA3054386
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Cherokee10121325
Wake, NC78131153
Berkeley5189141
Beaufort50100183
Cleveland, NC4911933
Brunswick, NC4681180
Iredell, NC447760
Pickens436787
Guilford, NC4077110
Kershaw407455
Catawba, NC397148
Fairfield385840
Anderson377288
Forsyth, NC366296
Duval, FL3444321
Lincoln, NC345336
Dorchester3362138
Hillsborough, FL3262494
Orange, FL3158446
Buncombe, NC314088

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. North Carolina3,123
  2. Florida227
  3. New York206
  4. California95
  5. Arizona55
  6. Georgia47

Departures to

  1. North Carolina2,451
  2. Florida97
  3. Texas50
  4. Georgia28
  5. Arizona23
  6. Illinois23

Four filing years

9,3866,9972019–209,3767,6052020–219,0807,5662021–228,5807,6992022–23

InOut

York shows a net gain in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2019–20 and departures in 2022–23. Earlier net rates per 1,000: +23.1 in 2019–20, +16.5 in 2020–21, +13.6 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $70,054 Leaving
  • $84,018 Arriving
  • $98,225 Staying

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

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