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Tuesday, January 28, 2025

The new Pickens County residents who came from the same state in 2019

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In 2019, 1,131 people moved to Pickens County from within the state, according to migration data from the Internal Revenue Service.

This is an increase over the year before, when 842 people migrated to Pickens County from elsewhere in the state.

The number of people moving to Pickens County is offset by the 1,039 residents who left the area during the same year.

There were 868 people who left the year before.

Migration data for the U.S. is based on year-to-year address changes reported on individual income tax returns filed with the IRS.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, most U.S. regions saw their numbers shrink.

The Northeast region of the U.S. suffered the greatest losses, while the Midwest saw population growth.

The U.S. Census Bureau found migration within the country mainly flows to the South, with many people moving to areas of Florida and Texas.

Total Migration to Pickens County From Within the Same State
YearsInflowOutflowDomestic Migration
2017-201892690323
2018-2019842868-26
2019-20201,1311,03992

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