2023 Census Estimate places South Carolina #4 in numeric growth and #1 in percentage growth in the nation
The 2023 U.S. Census Bureau‘s population estimate for South Carolina is 5,373,555, ranking it 4th in the U.S. for the highest total net migration population from 2022-2023, following Florida, Texas, and North Carolina.
South Carolina maintains its 4th position in cumulative net population migration from 2020-2023. Conversely, several states, including California, New York, Illinois, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Hawaii, and West Virginia, experienced a population decrease in 2023, continuing a trend observed over the past few years.
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