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South Carolina Information & Statistics

Quick Facts

The 2018 population estimate for South Carolina is 4,955,925, a change of 4.84% when compared to 2014. With an area of 30,063.96 square miles, this works out to a population density of 164.85 persons/mi2.
The number of households in 2018 were estimated to be 1,894,711, with an average household size of 2.54.
South Carolina's 2018 unemployment rate was 6.35%.
The average household income in South Carolina for 2018 was $70,093, while the median was $51,015.

Most Populated Metros in South Carolina

Metro Area Name Population Details
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metro Area 2,473,125 More Details»
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC Metro Area 883,853 More Details»
Columbia, SC Metro Area 816,664 More Details»
Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area 759,247 More Details»
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area 594,300 More Details»
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Metro Area 447,775 More Details»
Spartanburg, SC Metro Area 329,839 More Details»
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC Metro Area 210,558 More Details»
Florence, SC Metro Area 205,814 More Details»
Sumter, SC Metro Area 106,995 More Details»
Greenwood, SC Micro Area 94,921 More Details»
Orangeburg, SC Micro Area 88,454 More Details»
Seneca, SC Micro Area 76,696 More Details»
Georgetown, SC Micro Area 61,605 More Details»
Gaffney, SC Micro Area 56,711 More Details»
Newberry, SC Micro Area 38,068 More Details»
Bennettsville, SC Micro Area 27,131 More Details»

Largest Counties in South Carolina

County Name Population Details
Greenville County, South Carolina 498,402 More Details»
Richland County, South Carolina 408,263 More Details»
Charleston County, South Carolina 394,708 More Details»
Horry County, South Carolina 320,915 More Details»
Spartanburg County, South Carolina 302,195 More Details»
Lexington County, South Carolina 286,316 More Details»
York County, South Carolina 258,641 More Details»
Berkeley County, South Carolina 209,065 More Details»
Anderson County, South Carolina 195,995 More Details»
Beaufort County, South Carolina 182,658 More Details»
Aiken County, South Carolina 166,926 More Details»
Dorchester County, South Carolina 155,474 More Details»
Florence County, South Carolina 138,561 More Details»
Pickens County, South Carolina 122,746 More Details»
Sumter County, South Carolina 106,995 More Details»
Lancaster County, South Carolina 89,546 More Details»
Orangeburg County, South Carolina 88,454 More Details»
Oconee County, South Carolina 76,696 More Details»
Greenwood County, South Carolina 70,264 More Details»
Darlington County, South Carolina 67,253 More Details»
Laurens County, South Carolina 66,710 More Details»
Kershaw County, South Carolina 64,361 More Details»
Georgetown County, South Carolina 61,605 More Details»
Cherokee County, South Carolina 56,711 More Details»
Chesterfield County, South Carolina 46,024 More Details»
Newberry County, South Carolina 38,068 More Details»
Colleton County, South Carolina 37,568 More Details»
Clarendon County, South Carolina 34,017 More Details»
Chester County, South Carolina 32,326 More Details»
Williamsburg County, South Carolina 31,794 More Details»
Marion County, South Carolina 31,562 More Details»
Dillon County, South Carolina 30,871 More Details»
Jasper County, South Carolina 27,900 More Details»
Union County, South Carolina 27,644 More Details»
Marlboro County, South Carolina 27,131 More Details»
Edgefield County, South Carolina 26,769 More Details»
Abbeville County, South Carolina 24,657 More Details»
Fairfield County, South Carolina 22,712 More Details»
Barnwell County, South Carolina 21,577 More Details»
Saluda County, South Carolina 20,299 More Details»
Hampton County, South Carolina 19,807 More Details»
Lee County, South Carolina 17,606 More Details»
Calhoun County, South Carolina 14,713 More Details»
Bamberg County, South Carolina 14,600 More Details»
McCormick County, South Carolina 9,606 More Details»
Allendale County, South Carolina 9,214 More Details»

Largest Cities in South Carolina

City Name Population Details
Charleston city, South Carolina 133,762 More Details»
Columbia city, South Carolina 133,352 More Details»
North Charleston city, South Carolina 109,886 More Details»
Rock Hill city, South Carolina 71,903 More Details»
Greenville city, South Carolina 65,727 More Details»
Goose Creek city, South Carolina 41,339 More Details»
Sumter city, South Carolina 39,964 More Details»
Florence city, South Carolina 37,802 More Details»
Spartanburg city, South Carolina 37,370 More Details»
Myrtle Beach city, South Carolina 31,783 More Details»
Aiken city, South Carolina 30,464 More Details»
Greer city, South Carolina 29,717 More Details»
Anderson city, South Carolina 27,129 More Details»
Mauldin city, South Carolina 25,009 More Details»
Socastee CDP, South Carolina 24,056 More Details»
Greenwood city, South Carolina 23,230 More Details»
Hanahan city, South Carolina 22,963 More Details»
Conway city, South Carolina 22,661 More Details»
North Augusta city, South Carolina 22,603 More Details»
Taylors CDP, South Carolina 21,923 More Details»
St. Andrews CDP, South Carolina 21,494 More Details»
Simpsonville city, South Carolina 21,423 More Details»
Wade Hampton CDP, South Carolina 20,925 More Details»
Easley city, South Carolina 20,784 More Details»
Five Forks CDP, South Carolina 18,004 More Details»
West Columbia city, South Carolina 17,296 More Details»
Clemson city, South Carolina 15,966 More Details»
North Myrtle Beach city, South Carolina 15,862 More Details»
Seven Oaks CDP, South Carolina 15,559 More Details»
Red Hill CDP, South Carolina 15,459 More Details»
Ladson CDP, South Carolina 15,383 More Details»
Gantt CDP, South Carolina 15,178 More Details»
Berea CDP, South Carolina 14,923 More Details»
Dentsville CDP, South Carolina 14,887 More Details»
Cayce city, South Carolina 13,621 More Details»
Beaufort city, South Carolina 13,336 More Details»
Orangeburg city, South Carolina 13,120 More Details»
Parker CDP, South Carolina 12,850 More Details»
Lake Wylie CDP, South Carolina 12,569 More Details»
Gaffney city, South Carolina 12,526 More Details»
Oak Grove CDP, South Carolina 10,993 More Details»
Forest Acres city, South Carolina 10,433 More Details»
Newberry city, South Carolina 10,289 More Details»
Garden City CDP, South Carolina 10,070 More Details»
Tega Cay city, South Carolina 9,954 More Details»
Woodfield CDP, South Carolina 9,730 More Details»
Red Bank CDP, South Carolina 9,623 More Details»
Little River CDP, South Carolina 9,523 More Details»
Murrells Inlet CDP, South Carolina 9,396 More Details»
Boiling Springs CDP, South Carolina 9,282 More Details»
Lancaster city, South Carolina 9,150 More Details»
Powdersville CDP, South Carolina 8,991 More Details»
Georgetown city, South Carolina 8,936 More Details»
Laurens city, South Carolina 8,914 More Details»
Sans Souci CDP, South Carolina 8,776 More Details»
Fountain Inn city, South Carolina 8,684 More Details»
Clinton city, South Carolina 8,508 More Details»
Lugoff CDP, South Carolina 8,360 More Details»
Bennettsville city, South Carolina 8,308 More Details»
Seneca city, South Carolina 8,290 More Details»
Burton CDP, South Carolina 8,199 More Details»
York city, South Carolina 8,062 More Details»
Union city, South Carolina 7,878 More Details»
Sangaree CDP, South Carolina 7,760 More Details»
Hartsville city, South Carolina 7,658 More Details»
Welcome CDP, South Carolina 7,394 More Details»
Centerville CDP, South Carolina 7,303 More Details»
Camden city, South Carolina 7,060 More Details»
Lake City city, South Carolina 6,658 More Details»
Marion city, South Carolina 6,548 More Details»
Valley Falls CDP, South Carolina 6,522 More Details»
Laurel Bay CDP, South Carolina 6,470 More Details»
Dillon city, South Carolina 6,456 More Details»
Lake Murray of Richland CDP, South Carolina 6,427 More Details»
Piedmont CDP, South Carolina 6,401 More Details»
Homeland Park CDP, South Carolina 6,157 More Details»
Darlington city, South Carolina 6,034 More Details»
Hardeeville city, South Carolina 5,836 More Details»
Forestbrook CDP, South Carolina 5,682 More Details»
Walterboro city, South Carolina 5,503 More Details»
Chester city, South Carolina 5,433 More Details»
Abbeville city, South Carolina 5,079 More Details»
Travelers Rest city, South Carolina 5,063 More Details»
Belvedere CDP, South Carolina 4,925 More Details»
Brookdale CDP, South Carolina 4,588 More Details»
Barnwell city, South Carolina 4,502 More Details»
Mullins city, South Carolina 4,429 More Details»
Isle of Palms city, South Carolina 4,345 More Details»
Clearwater CDP, South Carolina 4,319 More Details»
Belton city, South Carolina 4,309 More Details»
Walhalla city, South Carolina 4,293 More Details»
India Hook CDP, South Carolina 4,275 More Details»
Newport CDP, South Carolina 4,194 More Details»
Woodruff city, South Carolina 4,164 More Details»
Arcadia CDP, South Carolina 4,073 More Details»
Manning city, South Carolina 3,984 More Details»
Dalzell CDP, South Carolina 3,795 More Details»
Northlake CDP, South Carolina 3,793 More Details»
Saxon CDP, South Carolina 3,710 More Details»
Southern Shops CDP, South Carolina 3,667 More Details»
Elgin CDP, South Carolina 3,610 More Details»
Dunean CDP, South Carolina 3,605 More Details»
Graniteville CDP, South Carolina 3,415 More Details»
Golden Grove CDP, South Carolina 3,335 More Details»
Cherryvale CDP, South Carolina 3,202 More Details»
Liberty city, South Carolina 3,185 More Details»
Pickens city, South Carolina 3,153 More Details»
Bishopville city, South Carolina 3,122 More Details»
Denmark city, South Carolina 3,062 More Details»
Hopkins CDP, South Carolina 2,956 More Details»
East Gaffney CDP, South Carolina 2,944 More Details»
Lesslie CDP, South Carolina 2,809 More Details»
Gloverville CDP, South Carolina 2,788 More Details»
Shell Point CDP, South Carolina 2,694 More Details»
Inman city, South Carolina 2,694 More Details»
Folly Beach city, South Carolina 2,647 More Details»
Lakewood CDP, South Carolina 2,644 More Details»
Loris city, South Carolina 2,625 More Details»
North Hartsville CDP, South Carolina 2,588 More Details»
Wellford city, South Carolina 2,561 More Details»
Landrum city, South Carolina 2,534 More Details»
Westminster city, South Carolina 2,512 More Details»
Springdale CDP, South Carolina 2,355 More Details»
Roebuck CDP, South Carolina 2,352 More Details»
South Sumter CDP, South Carolina 2,294 More Details»
Edisto CDP, South Carolina 2,290 More Details»
Arial CDP, South Carolina 2,030 More Details»
Tigerville CDP, South Carolina 2,016 More Details»
Slater-Marietta CDP, South Carolina 2,009 More Details»
Winnsboro Mills CDP, South Carolina 1,944 More Details»
Privateer CDP, South Carolina 1,939 More Details»
Gadsden CDP, South Carolina 1,873 More Details»
Bonneau Beach CDP, South Carolina 1,870 More Details»
Wedgefield CDP, South Carolina 1,865 More Details»
Judson CDP, South Carolina 1,777 More Details»
Murphys Estates CDP, South Carolina 1,696 More Details»
Buffalo CDP, South Carolina 1,655 More Details»
Fairforest CDP, South Carolina 1,644 More Details»
Stateburg CDP, South Carolina 1,611 More Details»
Johnsonville city, South Carolina 1,596 More Details»
Wilkinson Heights CDP, South Carolina 1,546 More Details»
Eureka Mill CDP, South Carolina 1,527 More Details»
Utica CDP, South Carolina 1,501 More Details»
City View CDP, South Carolina 1,448 More Details»
Startex CDP, South Carolina 1,437 More Details»
Mayo CDP, South Carolina 1,416 More Details»
Monarch Mill CDP, South Carolina 1,416 More Details»
Watts Mills CDP, South Carolina 1,384 More Details»
Joanna CDP, South Carolina 1,329 More Details»
Langley CDP, South Carolina 1,309 More Details»
Inman Mills CDP, South Carolina 1,306 More Details»
Irwin CDP, South Carolina 1,303 More Details»
Pinopolis CDP, South Carolina 1,247 More Details»
East Sumter CDP, South Carolina 1,172 More Details»
Catawba CDP, South Carolina 1,151 More Details»
Oakland CDP, South Carolina 1,140 More Details»
Gayle Mill CDP, South Carolina 1,075 More Details»
Lake Secession CDP, South Carolina 1,050 More Details»
Cane Savannah CDP, South Carolina 1,035 More Details»
Warrenville CDP, South Carolina 1,004 More Details»
Riverview CDP, South Carolina 833 More Details»
Bucksport CDP, South Carolina 792 More Details»
Converse CDP, South Carolina 737 More Details»
Wallace CDP, South Carolina 695 More Details»
Enoree CDP, South Carolina 682 More Details»
Chesnee city, South Carolina 664 More Details»
Clifton CDP, South Carolina 576 More Details»
Jacksonboro CDP, South Carolina 511 More Details»
Alcolu CDP, South Carolina 499 More Details»
Lydia CDP, South Carolina 499 More Details»
Fair Play CDP, South Carolina 475 More Details»
Promised Land CDP, South Carolina 432 More Details»
Clarks Hill CDP, South Carolina 367 More Details»
Cokesbury CDP, South Carolina 306 More Details»
Glendale CDP, South Carolina 293 More Details»
Mount Carmel CDP, South Carolina 255 More Details»
Mulberry CDP, South Carolina 233 More Details»
Rembert CDP, South Carolina 229 More Details»
Oswego CDP, South Carolina 223 More Details»
Shiloh CDP, South Carolina 211 More Details»
Modoc CDP, South Carolina 202 More Details»
Boykin CDP, South Carolina 198 More Details»
Russellville CDP, South Carolina 197 More Details»
Cross Anchor CDP, South Carolina 172 More Details»
Ware Place CDP, South Carolina 170 More Details»
Coronaca CDP, South Carolina 146 More Details»
Newry CDP, South Carolina 140 More Details»
Mountville CDP, South Carolina 127 More Details»
Antreville CDP, South Carolina 101 More Details»
Willington CDP, South Carolina 64 More Details»
Islandton CDP, South Carolina 64 More Details»
Bradley CDP, South Carolina 57 More Details»
Gramling CDP, South Carolina 43 More Details»
Princeton CDP, South Carolina 33 More Details»
Fingerville CDP, South Carolina 26 More Details»

South Carolina Population Trends

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South Carolina Fertility Rate

63,046 estimated births
(% of females 15-50 having a child in the past 12 months), ACS 5 year data

South Carolina Household Characteristics

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South Carolina Median Age over Time

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South Carolina Median Household Income

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South Carolina Educational Attainment

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South Carolina Unemployment Rate

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South Carolina Housing Values

Median mortgage payment for 2018: $1,227

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South Carolina Average Rent as Percentage of Gross Income

Median rent for 2018: $868

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South Carolina Average Commute

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South Carolina Gender Mix

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South Carolina Population Data

Period Geography Population
2014 South Carolina 4,727,273
2015 South Carolina 4,777,576
2016 South Carolina 4,834,605
2017 South Carolina 4,893,444
2018 South Carolina 4,955,925
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