When people move out of South Carolina, here’s where they’re headed, U-Haul says

Last year, U-Haul’s midyear migration trends report named South Carolina the number one growth state in the country, with an arrival percentage of 51.7 and departure percentage of 48.3.

Myrtle Beach (No. 5), Spartanburg (No.11), Charleston-North Charleston (No. 13), and Greenville (No. 10) were the most notable growth markets within the state.

Now that we are in the middle of the summer, you may have noticed the “For Sale” sign in front of your neighbor’s lawn. If S.C. is seeing so much growth, where might your neighbor be moving to?

U-Haul looked at one-way customer transactions from January to July 2025 to “determine the lending origins for trucks, trailers and U-Box moving containers bound for the 35 metro areas with populations greater than 2 million.”

Here’s what the moving company’s midyear migration trend report found.

Where are SC residents moving to?

1. Charlotte, North Carolina: No. 1 in sending new residents.

2. Atlanta, Georgia: No. 5 in sending new residents.

3. Miami, Florida: No. 6 in sending new residents.

4. Orlando, Florida: No. 6 in sending new residents.

5. Tampa, Florida: No. 7 in sending new residents.

6. Baltimore, Maryland: No. 10 in sending new residents.

7. Washington, D.C.: No. 10 in sending new residents.

Where are the top origin metro areas for arriving U-Haul customers outside North Carolina?

1. Atlanta, Georgia

2. Columbia

3. Greenville

4. Charleston

5. Washington, D.C.

Top 10 U-Haul growth states of 2024

1. South Carolina

3. North Carolina

4. Florida

5. Tennessee

6. Arizona

7. Washington

8. Indiana

Top 10 U-Haul growth metros in 2024

1. Dallas, Texas

2. Charlotte, North Carolina

3. Phoenix, Arizona

4. Lakeland, Florida

5. Austin, Texas

6. Nashville, Tennessee

7. Raleigh, North Carolina

8. Palm Bay, Florida

9. Houston, Texas

10. Greenville

Nina Tran covers trending topics for The Greenville News. Reach her via email at ntran@gannett.com

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