South Carolina Census Data: Population & Housing Density

Population, Areas, and Housing Density for South Carolina counties are shown in this easy-to-read table and chart combination.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2000 Census.

South Carolina Census Data: Population & Housing Density
Location	Population	Housing units	Area in square miles			Density per square mile of land area		Location
Location	Population	Housing units	Total area	Water area	Land area	Population	Housing units	Location
United States	281,421,906	115,904,641	3,794,083.06	256,644.62	3,537,438.44	79.6	32.8	United States
South Carolina	4,012,012	1,753,670	32,020.20	1,910.73	30,109.47	133.2	58.2	South Carolina
Abbeville Co.	26,167	11,656	511.05	3.02	508.03	51.5	22.9	Abbeville Co.
Aiken Co.	142,552	61,987	1,080.46	7.79	1,072.66	132.9	57.8	Aiken Co.
Allendale Co.	11,211	4,568	412.58	4.38	408.20	27.5	11.2	Allendale Co.
Anderson Co.	165,740	73,213	757.45	39.43	718.02	230.8	102.0	Anderson Co.
Bamberg Co.	16,658	7,130	395.47	2.22	393.25	42.4	18.1	Bamberg Co.
Barnwell Co.	23,478	10,191	557.25	8.84	548.41	42.8	18.6	Barnwell Co.
Beaufort Co.	120,937	60,509	922.88	336.03	586.86	206.1	103.1	Beaufort Co.
Berkeley Co.	142,651	54,717	1,228.07	130.35	1,097.72	130.0	49.8	Berkeley Co.
Calhoun Co.	15,185	6,864	392.34	12.11	380.22	39.9	18.1	Calhoun Co.
Charleston Co.	309,969	141,031	1,358.11	439.61	918.51	337.5	153.5	Charleston Co.
Cherokee Co.	52,537	22,400	397.28	4.59	392.69	133.8	57.0	Cherokee Co.
Chester Co.	34,068	14,374	586.16	5.64	580.52	58.7	24.8	Chester Co.
Chesterfield Co.	42,768	18,818	805.78	7.18	798.60	53.6	23.6	Chesterfield Co.
Clarendon Co.	32,502	15,303	695.66	88.46	607.21	53.5	25.2	Clarendon Co.
Colleton Co.	38,264	18,129	1,133.21	76.86	1,056.36	36.2	17.2	Colleton Co.
Darlington Co.	67,394	28,942	566.78	5.63	561.14	120.1	51.6	Darlington Co.
Dillon Co.	30,722	12,679	406.54	1.70	404.84	75.9	31.3	Dillon Co.
Dorchester Co.	96,413	37,237	576.69	1.96	574.73	167.8	64.8	Dorchester Co.
Edgefield Co.	24,595	9,223	506.54	4.64	501.89	49.0	18.4	Edgefield Co.
Fairfield Co.	23,454	10,383	709.93	23.34	686.59	34.2	15.1	Fairfield Co.
Florence Co.	125,761	51,836	803.74	3.90	799.84	157.2	64.8	Florence Co.
Georgetown Co.	55,797	28,282	1,035.00	220.16	814.83	68.5	34.7	Georgetown Co.
Greenville Co.	379,616	162,803	794.96	4.88	790.08	480.5	206.1	Greenville Co.
Greenwood Co.	66,271	28,243	462.94	7.42	455.52	145.5	62.0	Greenwood Co.
Hampton Co.	21,386	8,582	562.63	2.85	559.78	38.2	15.3	Hampton Co.
Horry Co.	196,629	122,085	1,254.96	121.28	1,133.68	173.4	107.7	Horry Co.
Jasper Co.	20,678	7,928	699.79	43.67	656.12	31.5	12.1	Jasper Co.
Kershaw Co.	52,647	22,683	740.25	14.00	726.26	72.5	31.2	Kershaw Co.
Lancaster Co.	61,351	24,962	555.29	6.30	548.99	111.8	45.5	Lancaster Co.
Laurens Co.	69,567	30,239	723.98	8.87	715.11	97.3	42.3	Laurens Co.

Location	Population	Housing units	Area in square miles			Density per square mile of land area		Location
Location	Population	Housing units	Total area	Water area	Land area	Population	Housing units	Location
United States	281,421,906	115,904,641	3,794,083.06	256,644.62	3,537,438.44	79.6	32.8	United States
South Carolina	4,012,012	1,753,670	32,020.20	1,910.73	30,109.47	133.2	58.2	South Carolina
Lee Co.	20,119	7,670	411.30	1.00	410.30	49.0	18.7	Lee Co.
Lexington Co.	216,014	90,978	757.88	58.63	699.25	308.9	130.1	Lexington Co.
McCormick Co.	9,958	4,459	393.85	34.29	359.56	27.7	12.4	McCormick Co.
Marion Co.	35,466	15,143	494.09	5.03	489.06	72.5	31.0	Marion Co.
Marlboro Co.	28,818	11,894	485.28	5.57	479.71	60.1	24.8	Marlboro Co.
Newberry Co.	36,108	16,805	647.28	16.51	630.77	57.2	26.6	Newberry Co.
Oconee Co.	66,215	32,383	673.58	48.17	625.41	105.9	51.8	Oconee Co.
Orangeburg Co.	91,582	39,304	1,128.09	21.93	1,106.16	82.8	35.5	Orangeburg Co.
Pickens Co.	110,757	46,000	511.85	14.96	496.89	222.9	92.6	Pickens Co.
Richland Co.	320,677	129,793	771.72	15.30	756.41	423.9	171.6	Richland Co.
Saluda Co.	19,181	8,543	461.78	9.30	452.48	42.4	18.9	Saluda Co.
Spartanburg Co.	253,791	106,986	819.14	8.22	810.93	313.0	131.9	Spartanburg Co.
Sumter Co.	104,646	41,751	682.03	16.63	665.41	157.3	62.7	Sumter Co.
Union Co.	29,881	13,351	515.92	1.80	514.12	58.1	26.0	Union Co.
Williamsburg Co.	37,217	15,552	936.92	3.02	933.90	39.9	16.7	Williamsburg Co.
York Co.	164,614	66,061	695.72	13.27	682.45	241.2	96.8	York Co.

Reading the Chart:

The entries under the Area in square miles headings are areas.

The entries under the Population and Housing Units headings are totals.

The Density per square mile of land area values are derived by dividing the population (or housing unit) count by the land ares. For example, dividing the total US population of 281,421,906 by the total land area of 3,537,438.44 gives a density value of 79.6 people per square mile.

In this chart the length of all of the colored bars represent percentages of the highest value of any county in the state. For example, the county with the highest population will have a colored bar that fills the cell. A county with half that many people will have a colored bar that fills half the cell. The same method is used for the colored bars shown in the Area and Density table cells. For small percentages the bar does not appear.

Abbreviations used in location names: Co.=County, C.A.=Census Area, Pa.=Parish, Mu.=Municipio.

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