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South Carolina population soars, leads nation in domestic migration
- South Carolina recorded the nation’s fastest population growth at 1.5% from July 2024 to July 2025, driven largely by domestic migration.
- DEW attributes growth to a large net inbound of 66,622 domestic migrants in the latest period.
- Economic strength and affordability are cited as draws, with healthcare and tech sectors expanding in Columbia and Greenville.
- National trend shows high-tax states losing residents to tax-friendly states, with Texas and Florida as top targets.
- NTUF data support the migration pattern, noting continued moves to tax-friendly states, including North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
- Experts note a shifting economy drawing people to urban hubs in South Carolina amid a broader migration.
- State officials emphasize the climate, economy, and cost of living as key migration drivers to South Carolina.
- The data highlight a concentrated growth pattern within 10 counties across the state.
- The article ties migration to broader national tax-migration patterns highlighted by NTUF.
- Columbia and Greenville are named as urban hubs fueling growth in the state.
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