Traffic congestion is getting worse. Utilities race to generate energy. Public safety departments and resources are strained. These are the concerns of South Carolina leaders as the state’s population swells.
Between July 2024 and 2025, South Carolina grew more than any other state in the country by percentage, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released Tuesday.
“U-haul says that South Carolina is the number one destination for their moving trucks and vans,” said Gov. Henry McMaster during a press conference earlier this month. “That means everybody wants to be here.”…