Facts
- Population
- 5,478,831 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- 7.0 %
- Natural change, 2023
- -813
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1 % (2024)
- Population base, April 2020
- 5,118,252 (2020)
- Births
- 58,152 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 10.6
- Deaths
- 58,965 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 10.8
- International migration
- 19,225 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- 80,092 (2023)
- Net migration
- 99,317 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- 18.1
- Postal code
- SC
- FIPS code
- 45
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,478,831 |
| 2023 | 5,387,830 |
| 2022 | 5,287,935 |
| 2021 | 5,194,274 |
| 2020 | 5,132,249 |
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.1 % |
| 2023 | 3.0 % |
| 2022 | 3.2 % |
| 2021 | 3.9 % |
| 2020 | 6.0 % |
Counties · 46
| # | County | Population | Change since 2020 | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenville County | 570,745 | 8.6 % | 3.9 % |
| 2 | Charleston County | 431,001 | 5.5 % | 3.6 % |
| 3 | Richland County | 430,651 | 3.5 % | 4.6 % |
| 4 | Horry County | 413,391 | 17.8 % | 5.2 % |
| 5 | Spartanburg County | 369,256 | 12.6 % | 4.6 % |
| 6 | Lexington County | 313,774 | 6.8 % | 3.8 % |
| 7 | York County | 303,001 | 7.5 % | 4.5 % |
| 8 | Berkeley County | 264,276 | 15.0 % | 4.0 % |
| 9 | Anderson County | 217,183 | 6.6 % | 4.1 % |
| 10 | Beaufort County | 201,775 | 7.8 % | 4.2 % |
| 11 | Aiken County | 179,245 | 6.2 % | 4.3 % |
| 12 | Dorchester County | 174,663 | 8.3 % | 3.9 % |
| 13 | Pickens County | 138,207 | 5.2 % | 4.3 % |
| 14 | Florence County | 138,049 | 0.7 % | 4.8 % |
| 15 | Lancaster County | 111,652 | 16.3 % | 4.7 % |
| 16 | Sumter County | 104,776 | -0.7 % | 5.4 % |
| 17 | Orangeburg County | 83,129 | -1.3 % | 6.4 % |
| 18 | Oconee County | 82,475 | 4.9 % | 4.2 % |
| 19 | Kershaw County | 71,698 | 9.6 % | 4.4 % |
| 20 | Laurens County | 70,545 | 4.5 % | 4.8 % |
| 21 | Greenwood County | 70,041 | 1.0 % | 5.4 % |
| 22 | Georgetown County | 66,035 | 4.1 % | 5.5 % |
| 23 | Darlington County | 62,425 | -0.8 % | 5.0 % |
| 24 | Cherokee County | 57,770 | 2.7 % | 5.8 % |
| 25 | Chesterfield County | 44,488 | 2.8 % | 5.1 % |
| 26 | Colleton County | 39,259 | 1.7 % | 5.2 % |
| 27 | Newberry County | 39,203 | 3.9 % | 4.4 % |
| 28 | Jasper County | 35,618 | 23.7 % | 4.4 % |
| 29 | Chester County | 32,323 | 0.1 % | 5.7 % |
| 30 | Clarendon County | 31,030 | -0.4 % | 6.1 % |
| 31 | Williamsburg County | 29,865 | -3.7 % | 7.7 % |
| 32 | Edgefield County | 29,455 | 14.9 % | 3.9 % |
| 33 | Marion County | 28,368 | -2.8 % | 6.2 % |
| 34 | Dillon County | 27,577 | -2.5 % | 6.0 % |
| 35 | Union County | 26,678 | -2.1 % | 5.9 % |
| 36 | Marlboro County | 25,498 | -4.4 % | 7.3 % |
| 37 | Abbeville County | 24,607 | 1.3 % | 4.8 % |
| 38 | Barnwell County | 20,495 | -0.5 % | 5.8 % |
| 39 | Fairfield County | 20,369 | -2.7 % | 5.3 % |
| 40 | Saluda County | 19,452 | 2.7 % | 3.9 % |
| 41 | Hampton County | 18,172 | -2.1 % | 4.4 % |
| 42 | Lee County | 15,958 | -3.5 % | 6.0 % |
| 43 | Calhoun County | 14,249 | 0.9 % | 4.6 % |
| 44 | Bamberg County | 12,870 | -3.3 % | 5.9 % |
| 45 | McCormick County | 9,983 | 4.8 % | 5.3 % |
| 46 | Allendale County | 7,551 | -6.1 % | 6.0 % |