South Carolina population, growth and demographics

The fastest growth rate in the country

South Carolina's population rose 1.46% between July 2024 and July 2025, the highest in the nation, just ahead of Idaho (1.44%) and North Carolina (1.32%). In number of people, the gain was 79,958, the 5th highest of any state, although South Carolina ranks only 23rd largest by size. Over the full period since the April 2020 census base, its growth of 8.83% ranks 3rd highest¹.

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Source: Census Bureau, Intercensal Estimates of the Resident Population for States, 2000-2010; Census Bureau, Intercensal Estimates of the Resident Population for States, 2010-2020; Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025. July 1 estimates: intercensal series for 2000–2019, Vintage 2025 for 2020–2025.

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Year	South Carolina	North Carolina	Georgia	United States
2010	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
2011	100.6	100.7	101.0	100.8
2012	101.4	101.6	102.0	101.6
2013	102.3	102.4	102.8	102.4
2014	103.4	103.2	103.8	103.2
2015	104.7	104.1	104.9	104.0
2016	105.9	105.2	106.2	104.8
2017	107.1	106.3	107.4	105.6
2018	108.3	107.3	108.4	106.2
2019	109.6	108.3	109.6	106.7
2020	110.8	109.2	110.5	107.2
2021	112.1	110.4	111.1	107.3
2022	114.1	111.9	112.5	108.0
2023	116.3	113.6	113.9	108.8
2024	118.5	115.5	115.4	109.9
2025	120.2	117.0	116.4	110.5

The state was already growing faster than the country before 2020. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses South Carolina grew 10.7%, 3.3 percentage points above the US figure (7.4%) and higher than every bordering state (Georgia and North Carolina). Today's population is 1.4 times¹ the 2000 Census count of 4,012,012⁶.

Newcomers make up nearly all of the gain

Population change has three parts: births minus deaths, the balance of moves to and from other states, and the balance of moves to and from abroad. In South Carolina the first part has been close to zero or negative for five years. Natural change, births minus deaths, was −9,170 in the year to June 2021 and −7,151 in the year to June 2022. It then narrowed to −865 and −525, and in the year to June 2025 births edged ahead by 564¹, the first surplus of the five years.

Births+302,975

Deaths−320,680

Net domestic migration+379,062

Net international migration+87,086

Residual (estimation adjustment)+3,581

Total change+452,024

Source: Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025. Each bar starts where the previous one ended. The residual is the part of the change the Census Bureau cannot assign to a component.

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Component	People
Births	302,975
Deaths	−320,680
Net domestic migration	379,062
Net international migration	87,086
Residual (estimation adjustment)	3,581
Total change	452,024

Added up since April 2020, natural change comes to −18,000; South Carolina is one of 20 states that recorded more deaths than births between April 2020 and June 2025. The difference lies on the side of deaths, not births. In the year to June 2025 the birth rate was 10.8 per 1,000 residents, 2% above the US figure (10.6 per 1,000 residents), but the death rate was 10.7 per 1,000 residents, 17% above the US figure (9.1 per 1,000 residents) and higher than every bordering state (Georgia and North Carolina)¹.

Migration therefore supplied all of the growth and more: 466,148 people since April 2020. Of that, 379,062 came from the balance of moves with other states and 87,086 from abroad. In the year to June 2025, net domestic migration accounted for 83% of the state's growth and international migration for 16%¹.

Relative to population, the inflow is larger than anywhere else. South Carolina's net migration from all sources was 14.4 per 1,000 residents, the highest in the nation and 289% above the US figure (3.7 per 1,000 residents). Counting moves between states alone, the rate was 12.1 per 1,000 residents, again the highest in the nation. International arrivals, by contrast, were 2.3 per 1,000 residents, 37% below the US figure (3.7 per 1,000 residents)¹.

South Carolina14.4

North Carolina11.8

Idaho11.0

Delaware9.8

Florida8.6

Tennessee8.3

Maine8.1

Arizona7.8

Nevada7.8

Texas7.5

Washington7.0

Arkansas6.4

United States3.7

Source: Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025. Period: July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025.

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State	Net migration rate per 1,000
South Carolina	14.4
North Carolina	11.8
Idaho	11.0
Delaware	9.8
Florida	8.6
Tennessee	8.3
Maine	8.1
Arizona	7.8
Nevada	7.8
Texas	7.5
Washington	7.0
Arkansas	6.4
United States	3.7

Half the residents were born somewhere else

Years of inflow show up in birthplaces. In 2025 only 50.2% (±0.6 percentage points) of residents were born in South Carolina, 6.2 percentage points below the US figure (56.4%) and lower than every bordering state (Georgia and North Carolina). Another 41.7% were born in a different state, the 13th highest¹¹ share in the country.

The Northeast stands out. 11.6% of South Carolinians were born there, 5.3 percentage points above the US figure (6.3%), while 19.3% were born elsewhere in the South and 6.8% in the Midwest, not statistically different from the US figure (6.9%)¹¹.

Moved to South Carolina from

North Carolina33,151 ±5,633

New York18,324 ±5,214

Florida17,992 ±3,862

Georgia16,024 ±3,513

California8,709 ±2,524

Virginia8,638 ±2,406

Texas8,157 ±2,881

Pennsylvania7,391 ±1,838

Left South Carolina for

North Carolina29,982 ±4,618

Georgia16,878 ±4,012

Virginia12,665 ±2,634

Florida9,304 ±2,219

Texas8,106 ±2,986

California6,955 ±1,938

Ohio5,842 ±1,910

New York5,749 ±1,738

Source: Census Bureau, State-to-State Migration Flows, 2024. People aged 1 and over who lived in another state a year earlier (and the reverse). Survey estimates: whiskers show the 90% margin of error.

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State	Moved in from	Moved out to
North Carolina	33,151 ±5,633	29,982 ±4,618
New York	18,324 ±5,214	5,749 ±1,738
Florida	17,992 ±3,862	9,304 ±2,219
Georgia	16,024 ±3,513	16,878 ±4,012
California	8,709 ±2,524	6,955 ±1,938
Virginia	8,638 ±2,406	12,665 ±2,634
Texas	8,157 ±2,881	8,106 ±2,986
Pennsylvania	7,391 ±1,838	3,670 ±1,176
Ohio	4,520 ±1,621	5,842 ±1,910

The Census Bureau's survey of movers counted 189,282 (±12,716) people arriving from other states in 2024 and 134,497 (±9,679¹²) leaving. In 2025, 3.8% of residents had lived in another state a year earlier, 1.7 percentage points above the US figure (2.1%)¹³. Tax records point the same way: in IRS data comparing 2022 and 2023 tax returns, households moving in reported $8.8 billion of income and those moving out $4.7 billion, a net gain of $4.1 billion, the 3rd highest¹⁴ in the country.

What percent of South Carolina is rural

At the 2020 Census, 32.0% of South Carolinians lived outside urban areas, 12.0 percentage points above the US figure (20.0%). That ranked 19th highest among the states and DC, and it is higher than Georgia; lower than North Carolina¹⁵. The rural share comes from the census, so it does not yet reflect the growth since 2020.

District of Columbia 0.0%Vermont 64.9%

Source: Census Bureau, 2020 Census urban and rural population by state. Each dot is a state. Period: April 1, 2020.

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State	Rural population (%)
Vermont	64.9%
Maine	61.4%
West Virginia	55.4%
Mississippi	53.7%
Montana	46.6%
Arkansas	44.5%
South Dakota	42.8%
Alabama	42.3%
New Hampshire	41.7%
Kentucky	41.3%
North Dakota	39.0%
Wyoming	38.0%
Iowa	36.9%
Oklahoma	35.4%
Alaska	35.1%
Tennessee	33.8%
North Carolina	33.3%
Wisconsin	32.9%
South Carolina	32.1%
Idaho	30.8%
Missouri	30.5%
Indiana	28.8%
Louisiana	28.5%
Minnesota	28.1%
Kansas	27.7%
Nebraska	27.0%
Michigan	26.5%
Georgia	25.9%
New Mexico	25.5%
Virginia	24.4%
Ohio	23.7%
Pennsylvania	23.6%
Oregon	19.5%
Delaware	17.4%
Washington	16.6%
Texas	16.3%
Maryland	14.4%
Colorado	14.0%
Hawaii	13.9%
Connecticut	13.8%
Illinois	13.1%
New York	12.6%
Arizona	10.7%
Utah	10.2%
Rhode Island	9.0%
Massachusetts	8.7%
Florida	8.5%
New Jersey	6.3%
Nevada	5.9%
California	5.8%
District of Columbia	0.0%

The state is small in area, 30,064 square miles of land, 12th smallest¹⁶. With 185.3 people per square mile, it is the 19th most densely populated state, 92% above the US figure (96.7 people per square mile), though less dense than every bordering state (Georgia and North Carolina)¹⁷.

What percent of South Carolina is Black

About one South Carolinian in four is Black. The Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate puts the Black or African American alone share at 24.4%, the 7th highest of any state and higher than North Carolina; lower than Georgia¹⁸. Including people who report Black together with another race, the 2025 survey share is 25.8% (±0.2 percentage points), 7th highest¹⁹. The figure in the summary above, 22.9%², counts only non-Hispanic Black residents who report one race, which is why it is the smallest of the three.

The share is falling as the rest of the population grows faster. The Black alone share was down from 25.6% in 2020¹⁸. In the survey, the non-Hispanic Black share was 28.5% in 2005, when the national figure was 11.9%²⁰, and it was down from 23.3% in 2024², a statistically significant one-year decline.

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Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, 2005-2019 and 2021-2025. ACS 1-year estimates; no standard 1-year release for 2020. Shaded band: 90% margin of error.

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Year	South Carolina	Georgia	North Carolina	United States
2005	28.5% ±0.1	29.0% ±0.1	20.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±0.0
2006	28.6% ±0.1	29.6% ±0.1	21.2% ±0.1	12.2% ±0.0
2007	28.3% ±0.2	29.7% ±0.1	21.1% ±0.1	12.2% ±0.0
2008	27.9% ±0.1	29.6% ±0.1	21.0% ±0.1	12.1% ±0.0
2009	27.8% ±0.1	29.6% ±0.1	20.8% ±0.1	12.1% ±0.0
2010	27.9% ±0.1	30.3% ±0.1	21.2% ±0.1	12.3% ±0.0
2011	27.7% ±0.1	30.3% ±0.1	21.4% ±0.1	12.2% ±0.0
2012	27.4% ±0.1	30.5% ±0.1	21.3% ±0.1	12.3% ±0.0
2013	27.5% ±0.1	30.5% ±0.1	21.2% ±0.1	12.3% ±0.0
2014	27.1% ±0.1	30.9% ±0.1	21.4% ±0.1	12.3% ±0.0
2015	27.2% ±0.1	30.9% ±0.1	21.3% ±0.1	12.3% ±0.0
2016	26.8% ±0.2	31.1% ±0.1	21.1% ±0.1	12.3% ±0.0
2017	26.8% ±0.2	31.1% ±0.1	21.2% ±0.1	12.3% ±0.0
2018	26.5% ±0.2	31.2% ±0.1	21.0% ±0.1	12.3% ±0.0
2019	26.3% ±0.2	31.5% ±0.1	21.1% ±0.1	12.4% ±0.0
2021	24.9% ±0.2	30.4% ±0.2	19.9% ±0.2	11.8% ±0.0
2022	24.9% ±0.2	30.7% ±0.2	20.2% ±0.2	11.9% ±0.0
2023	24.2% ±0.2	30.5% ±0.2	19.9% ±0.2	11.8% ±0.0
2024	23.3% ±0.2	30.3% ±0.2	19.5% ±0.2	11.8% ±0.0
2025	22.9% ±0.2	30.2% ±0.2	19.2% ±0.2	11.7% ±0.0

White, Hispanic, Asian and multiracial residents

Non-Hispanic white residents are 61.0% (±0.2 percentage points), 6.0 percentage points above the US figure (55.0%), and the share was down from 61.6% in 2024². The Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate for white alone, of any ethnicity, is 68.3%, higher than every bordering state (Georgia and North Carolina)¹⁸.

Single group (adds to 100%)Alone or in combination with other races

White, not Hispanic61.0% 70.3%

Black, not Hispanic22.9% 25.8%

Hispanic or Latino (any race)8.4%

Two or more races, not Hispanic5.0%

Asian, not Hispanic1.9% 3.1%

Some other race, not Hispanic0.4%

American Indian and Alaska Native, not Hispanic0.2% 2.4%

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, not Hispanic0.1% 0.3%

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, 2025, table B03002; Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, 2025, table B02009. The dark bars are mutually exclusive and add to 100%. The light bars count everyone who reported the race, alone or with another race and of any ethnicity, so they overlap and add to more than 100%.

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Group	Share (single group)	MOE	Alone or in combination
White, not Hispanic	61.0%	±0.2	70.3%
Black, not Hispanic	22.9%	±0.2	25.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8.4%		–
Two or more races, not Hispanic	5.0%	±0.2	–
Asian, not Hispanic	1.9%	±0.1	3.1%
Some other race, not Hispanic	0.4%	±0.1	–
American Indian and Alaska Native, not Hispanic	0.2%		2.4%
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, not Hispanic	0.1%	±0.1	0.3%

The Hispanic or Latino population is smaller than in the country as a whole but rising: 8.4% in 2025, up from 7.9% in 2024. At the 2020 Census the share was 6.9%²¹. People of Mexican origin make up 3.4% of the population, 7.9 percentage points below the US figure (11.3%)²². Non-Hispanic Asian residents are 1.9%, and the share reporting two or more races, 5.0%, was up from 4.5% in 2024².

Older, and more women than men

The median age is 41.3 years (±0.2 years), 1.8 years above the US figure (39.5 years) and older than every bordering state (Georgia and North Carolina)³. In 2005 it was 37.1 years²⁰.

The older population is where the growth is fastest. South Carolina had 1,173,259 residents aged 65 and older on July 1, 2025, up from 977,899 in 2020: an increase of 195,360 (20.0%), more than twice the rate of the population as a whole. People 65 and older now make up 21.1%, 2.2 percentage points above the US figure (18.9%) and tied for 10th highest, while the share under 18 was down from 21.7% in 2020 to 20.6%¹⁸. Medicare covers 22.4% of residents, 2.8 percentage points above the US figure (19.6%)²³.

MenWomenUnited States

MenWomen

85+

80–84

75–79

70–74

65–69

60–64

55–59

50–54

45–49

40–44

35–39

30–34

25–29

20–24

15–19

10–14

5–9

0–4

Source: Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025. Share of the total population in each age group. Vertical ticks: the United States.

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Age	Men (%)	Women (%)	US men (%)	US women (%)
0-4	2.73	2.62	2.76	2.65
5-9	2.88	2.76	2.96	2.83
10-14	2.99	2.87	3.08	2.95
15-19	3.34	3.18	3.31	3.16
20-24	3.25	3.16	3.43	3.28
25-29	3.10	3.19	3.46	3.37
30-34	3.03	3.18	3.41	3.38
35-39	3.06	3.27	3.38	3.40
40-44	2.92	3.17	3.21	3.27
45-49	2.74	2.96	2.93	3.03
50-54	2.79	3.02	2.83	2.96
55-59	2.88	3.21	2.86	3.02
60-64	3.10	3.55	2.96	3.21
65-69	2.97	3.48	2.75	3.08
70-74	2.52	3.06	2.26	2.64
75-79	2.02	2.45	1.71	2.08
80-84	1.14	1.47	1.00	1.32
85+	0.76	1.21	0.78	1.28

Women outnumber men. There were 93.1 males for every 100 females in July 2025, the 6th lowest ratio among the states and DC and lower than every bordering state (Georgia and North Carolina)¹⁸. The 2025 survey counts 197,000 more women and girls than men and boys (±9,765²⁴). The median age of women is 42.8 years and of men 39.7 years³.

Lower incomes, lower prices

Half of South Carolina households had income above $73,672 in 2025 (±$1,216), $11,108 (13%) below the US figure ($84,780). That puts the state between 41st and 43rd highest among the states and DC, and lower than every bordering state (Georgia and North Carolina). After adjusting for inflation the median was not statistically different from $74,254 in 2024 (in 2025 dollars)⁴; over a longer span it rose from $64,811²⁰ in 2005, in 2025 dollars.

Prices make up part of the gap, not all of it. The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts the state's overall price level at 93.7 for 2024 (US = 100), 6% below the US figure (100.0), with housing costs 20% below the US figure (100.6). After that adjustment, personal income per person was $52,463, still $6,732 (11%) below the US figure ($59,195) and the 7th lowest²⁵ in the country.

The poverty rate was 13.3% (±0.5 percentage points), 1.5 percentage points above the US figure (11.8%) and higher than every bordering state (Georgia and North Carolina); in 2005 it was 15.6%²⁰. Child poverty, 17.6%, is 2.8 percentage points above the US figure (14.8%). Among residents 65 and older the rate, 11.3%, is not statistically different from the US figure (11.2%)⁵.

A smaller share of adults works or looks for work than in most states. The labor force participation rate averaged 58.4% in 2025, 4.0 percentage points below the US figure (62.4%) and the 8th lowest, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Unemployment was 4.0% in September 2026, 0.2 percentage points below the US figure (4.2%)²⁶.

Baptist and Methodist churches

The Southern Baptist Convention is South Carolina's largest religious body: 16.0% of residents in 2,109 churches, according to the 2020 U.S. Religion Census. Historically Black Protestant churches counted 5.6%, the 6th highest share, with the African Methodist Episcopal Church alone counting 108,516²⁷ adherents; the study says several large Black denominations are under-represented, so this is a minimum.

Readers ask what percent of South Carolina is Christian or Catholic. Christian congregations counted 51.8% of the population, the 12th highest share, and Catholic parishes 8.0%. The overall rate is higher than every bordering state (Georgia and North Carolina)²⁷. Counts kept by congregations are not a survey of belief (about the source).

Owners, mobile homes and new houses

71.8% of households own their home, 6.5 percentage points above the US figure (65.3%) and the 8th highest²⁸ rate. The median home value is $306,200, $64,900 (17%) below the US figure ($371,100)²⁹; median gross rent is $1,395, $162 (10%) below the US figure ($1,557), and it was up from $1,305 in 2024 (in 2025 dollars)³⁰.

Two features of the housing stock set the state apart. Mobile homes are 13.1% of all housing units, 7.8 percentage points above the US figure (5.3%)³¹. And 23.7% of homes were built in 2010 or later, 8.8 percentage points above the US figure (14.9%)³². The number of households reached 2,296,350, up from 2,222,890 in 2024³³, while average household size fell to 2.36, 5% below the US figure (2.49)³⁴.

South Carolina13.1% ±0.4

North Carolina10.1% ±0.3

Georgia7.1% ±0.2

United States5.3%

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, 2025, table B25024. Whiskers show the 90% margin of error. Period: 2025.

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State	Mobile homes, share of units	MOE
South Carolina	13.1%	±0.4
North Carolina	10.1%	±0.3
Georgia	7.1%	±0.2
United States	5.3%

Shorter lives and high infant mortality

Life expectancy at birth was 75.1 years in 2022, 2.4 years below the US figure (77.5 years), the 10th shortest among the states and DC and shorter than every bordering state (Georgia and North Carolina). For men it was 72.2 years and for women 78.1 years³⁵.

Infant mortality was 7.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024, 36% above the US figure (5.5 per 1,000 live births), 5th highest in the nation and higher than every bordering state (Georgia and North Carolina). The share of residents without health insurance, 10.2% (±0.3 percentage points), is 1.8 percentage points above the US figure (8.4%) and was up from 9.0% in 2024³⁷. The drug overdose death rate, 27.5 per 100,000, age-adjusted, is 19% above the US figure (23.1 per 100,000, age-adjusted)³⁶.

Veterans: among the highest shares

South Carolina has 351,000 veterans (±9,964). They make up 8.0% of civilian adults, 2.1 percentage points above the US figure (5.9%), the 5th highest share and higher than every bordering state (Georgia and North Carolina). A larger share of them served in the 1990s Gulf War era than nationally, 31.6%, 6.0 percentage points above the US figure (25.6%)³⁹, and women are 13.4% of veterans, 2.0 percentage points above the US figure (11.4%)³⁸.

Alaska9.7% ±0.7

Virginia9.0% ±0.2

Montana8.6% ±0.5

Wyoming8.2% ±0.7

South Carolina8.0% ±0.2

New Mexico7.8% ±0.4

South Dakota7.8% ±0.5

Hawaii7.7% ±0.4

Maine7.6% ±0.4

Oklahoma7.6% ±0.2

United States5.9%

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, 2025, table B21001. Whiskers show the 90% margin of error; states whose whiskers overlap may not differ significantly. Period: 2025.

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State	Veterans, share of civilian adults	MOE
Alaska	9.7%	±0.7
Virginia	9.0%	±0.2
Montana	8.6%	±0.5
Wyoming	8.2%	±0.7
South Carolina	8.0%	±0.2
New Mexico	7.8%	±0.4
South Dakota	7.8%	±0.5
Hawaii	7.7%	±0.4
Maine	7.6%	±0.4
Oklahoma	7.6%	±0.2
United States	5.9%

Schooling: a degree share rising toward the US level

34.5% (±0.6 percentage points) of adults 25 and older held a bachelor's degree or higher in 2025, 2.9 percentage points below the US figure (37.4%) and up from 33.3% in 2024. In 2005 the share was 23.0%, against 27.2%²⁰ nationally, so the gap has narrowed. These figures describe adults living in the state, including those who moved in with a degree. The share with at least a high school diploma, 90.9%, is not statistically different from the US figure (90.6%)⁴⁰, while the public high school graduation rate for 2021–22 was 84%, 3.0 percentage points below the US figure (87%)⁴¹.

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Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, 2005-2019 and 2021-2025. ACS 1-year estimates; no standard 1-year release for 2020. Shaded band: 90% margin of error.

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Year	South Carolina	United States
2005	23.0% ±0.4	27.2% ±0.1
2006	22.7% ±0.4	27.0% ±0.1
2007	23.5% ±0.4	27.5% ±0.1
2008	23.7% ±0.4	27.7% ±0.1
2009	24.3% ±0.4	27.9% ±0.1
2010	24.5% ±0.4	28.2% ±0.1
2011	24.1% ±0.5	28.5% ±0.1
2012	25.1% ±0.4	29.1% ±0.1
2013	26.1% ±0.4	29.6% ±0.1
2014	26.3% ±0.4	30.1% ±0.1
2015	26.8% ±0.4	30.6% ±0.1
2016	27.2% ±0.4	31.3% ±0.1
2017	28.0% ±0.4	32.0% ±0.1
2018	28.3% ±0.5	32.6% ±0.1
2019	29.6% ±0.5	33.1% ±0.1
2021	31.5% ±0.5	35.0% ±0.1
2022	32.6% ±0.5	35.7% ±0.1
2023	32.9% ±0.5	36.2% ±0.1
2024	33.3% ±0.5	36.8% ±0.1
2025	34.5% ±0.6	37.4% ±0.1

Two centuries of census counts

The first census in 1790 counted 249,073 people in South Carolina, 7th of 18 among the areas counted. Its rank among the states slipped over the next century and a half: the count was 703,708 in 1860 and 705,606 in 1870, and the state reached 2,117,027 only in 1950, by then 27th of 51⁴². The July 2025 population is 2.6 times¹ the 1950 count, and the state ranked 23rd of 51⁶ at the 2020 Census, the rank it still holds in the 2025 estimates.

Source: Census Bureau, Historical Census Statistics on Population Totals by Race, 1790 to 1990; Census Bureau, 2020 Census apportionment results and historical resident population 1910-2020; Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025. Census counts every ten years (April 1); estimates for July 1 after 2020.

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Year	South Carolina
1790	249,073
1800	345,591
1810	415,115
1820	502,741
1830	581,185
1840	594,398
1850	668,507
1860	703,708
1870	705,606
1880	995,577
1890	1,151,149
1900	1,340,316
1910	1,515,400
1920	1,683,724
1930	1,738,765
1940	1,899,804
1950	2,117,027
1960	2,382,594
1970	2,590,516
1980	3,121,820
1990	3,486,703
2000	4,012,012
2010	4,625,364
2020	5,118,425
2021	5,194,346
2022	5,288,957
2023	5,390,798
2024	5,490,316
2025	5,570,274