South Carolina

TOTAL POPULATION:
4,625,364
POPULATION CHANGE (00-10):
15.3%
DELEGATION CHANGE:
+1 Seats

South Carolina grows more urban

South Carolina's population swelled 15.3% in the past decade to rank among the nation's 10 fastest growing states, U.S. Census data show.

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County
Population
% Change
2000-2010
Population per
Square Mile
Abbeville 25,417 -2.9% 51.8 ['SC', '45001']
Aiken 160,099 12.3% 149.5 ['SC', '45003']
Allendale 10,419 -7.1% 25.5 ['SC', '45005']
Anderson 187,126 12.9% 261.6 ['SC', '45007']
Bamberg 15,987 -4.0% 40.6 ['SC', '45009']
Barnwell 22,621 -3.7% 41.2 ['SC', '45011']
Beaufort 162,233 34.1% 281.5 ['SC', '45013']
Berkeley 177,843 24.7% 161.8 ['SC', '45015']
Calhoun 15,175 -0.1% 39.8 ['SC', '45017']
Charleston 350,209 13.0% 382.3 ['SC', '45019']
Cherokee 55,342 5.3% 140.9 ['SC', '45021']
Chester 33,140 -2.7% 57.1 ['SC', '45023']
Chesterfield 46,734 9.3% 58.5 ['SC', '45025']
Clarendon 34,971 7.6% 57.6 ['SC', '45027']
Colleton 38,892 1.6% 36.8 ['SC', '45029']
Darlington 68,681 1.9% 122.4 ['SC', '45031']
Dillon 32,062 4.4% 79.2 ['SC', '45033']
Dorchester 136,555 41.6% 238.2 ['SC', '45035']
Edgefield 26,985 9.7% 53.9 ['SC', '45037']
Fairfield 23,956 2.1% 34.9 ['SC', '45039']
Florence 136,885 8.8% 171.1 ['SC', '45041']
Georgetown 60,158 7.8% 73.9 ['SC', '45043']
Greenville 451,225 18.9% 574.7 ['SC', '45045']
Greenwood 69,661 5.1% 153.2 ['SC', '45047']
Hampton 21,090 -1.4% 37.7 ['SC', '45049']
Horry 269,291 37.0% 237.5 ['SC', '45051']
Jasper 24,777 19.8% 37.8 ['SC', '45053']
Kershaw 61,697 17.2% 84.9 ['SC', '45055']
Lancaster 76,652 24.9% 139.6 ['SC', '45057']
Laurens 66,537 -4.4% 93.2 ['SC', '45059']
Lee 19,220 -4.5% 46.9 ['SC', '45061']
Lexington 262,391 21.5% 375.4 ['SC', '45063']
Marion 33,062 -6.8% 67.6 ['SC', '45067']
Marlboro 28,933 0.4% 60.3 ['SC', '45069']
McCormick 10,233 2.8% 28.5 ['SC', '45065']
Newberry 37,508 3.9% 59.5 ['SC', '45071']
Oconee 74,273 12.2% 118.6 ['SC', '45073']
Orangeburg 92,501 1.0% 83.6 ['SC', '45075']
Pickens 119,224 7.6% 240.2 ['SC', '45077']
Richland 384,504 19.9% 507.9 ['SC', '45079']
Saluda 19,875 3.6% 43.9 ['SC', '45081']
Spartanburg 284,307 12.0% 351.9 ['SC', '45083']
Sumter 107,456 2.7% 161.6 ['SC', '45085']
Union 28,961 -3.1% 56.3 ['SC', '45087']
Williamsburg 34,423 -7.5% 36.8 ['SC', '45089']
York 226,073 37.3% 332.2 ['SC', '45091']

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; USA TODAY analysis

Credits: Emily Brown, Anthony DeBarros, Kristin DeRamus, Corey Greeneltch, Raul Miller, Paul Overberg, Lou Schilling, Juan Thomassie

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