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Most transient, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the smallest share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2024 ACS). These are the places where people move the most. This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 89.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Edgefield County, SC, up 23 places to #12.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS 2020

01Richland County, SCSC434,95680.0%+2.7 pts

02Pickens County, SCSC139,19882.9%+1.1 pts

03▲2Charleston County, SCSC436,20084.5%−0.1 pts

04▲3Beaufort County, SCSC204,43385.9%+0.3 pts

05▲4Sumter County, SCSC105,06786.1%0.0 pts

06▲8Jasper County, SCSC38,53386.1%−0.6 pts

07▼4Berkeley County, SCSC274,66686.3%+2.3 pts

08▼4Greenville County, SCSC583,12586.3%+1.9 pts

09▲1Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85786.9%+0.7 pts

10▲1Dorchester County, SCSC178,39787.1%+0.9 pts

11▲5Horry County, SCSC427,55187.1%−0.3 pts

12▲23Edgefield County, SCSC29,80887.3%−3.7 pts

13▲16Dillon County, SCSC27,45887.9%−2.3 pts

14▼1Oconee County, SCSC83,77587.9%+1.4 pts

15▼3Anderson County, SCSC219,93087.9%+1.6 pts

16▲12Saluda County, SCSC19,68088.4%−1.7 pts

17▼11Laurens County, SCSC71,84888.8%+3.2 pts

18▼10York County, SCSC306,88789.0%+3.2 pts

19▲1Georgetown County, SCSC65,91289.0%+0.8 pts

20▼1Marlboro County, SCSC25,48889.0%+0.8 pts

21▼4Lexington County, SCSC317,58889.1%+1.6 pts

22▲21Fairfield County, SCSC20,34089.3%−4.5 pts

23▲9Bamberg County, SCSC12,79689.4%−1.2 pts

24▼9Lancaster County, SCSC114,29689.9%+2.6 pts

25▼2Cherokee County, SCSC58,27590.1%+1.4 pts

26▲16Chester County, SCSC33,00190.1%−3.6 pts

27▼9Aiken County, SCSC181,51590.1%+2.2 pts

28▼2Florence County, SCSC138,50490.5%+1.0 pts

29▲5Newberry County, SCSC39,56190.7%−0.2 pts

30▲9Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66290.7%−2.0 pts

31▲7Clarendon County, SCSC31,04390.8%−1.6 pts

32▼1Greenwood County, SCSC70,37991.1%+0.6 pts

33▼9Union County, SCSC26,79991.3%+2.6 pts

34▼4Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74091.4%+1.0 pts

35▼2Kershaw County, SCSC73,16691.4%+0.5 pts

36Darlington County, SCSC62,88891.4%−0.3 pts

37▲7Marion County, SCSC28,24291.6%−2.2 pts

38▲2Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17791.7%−1.1 pts

39▼14Allendale County, SCSC7,35591.8%+2.8 pts

40▼18McCormick County, SCSC10,21591.8%+3.1 pts

41▼4Lee County, SCSC15,73091.9%+0.1 pts

42▲4Colleton County, SCSC39,38292.2%−3.7 pts

43▼16Abbeville County, SCSC24,83692.4%+2.8 pts

44▼23Barnwell County, SCSC20,65392.5%+4.2 pts

45▼4Hampton County, SCSC18,17494.2%+0.9 pts

46▼1Calhoun County, SCSC14,18894.6%−0.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES