Abbeville County, SC Population

Overview

24,374

Total Population

44.3

Median age

51.75%

Female population %

93.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

63.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

415

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Abbeville County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Abbeville County is 44.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Abbeville County's population under 18 was 20.32%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Abbeville County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.73% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Abbeville County, 17.01% were under the age of 15, 18.04% aged 15 to 29, 43.23% aged 30 to 64, 19.00% aged 65 to 84, and 2.72% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 854 more females than males in Abbeville County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.75% females and 48.25% males in Abbeville County, SC.
The Abbeville County, SC gender ratio is 93.2:100 i.e. 93.2 men to 100 women (0.932).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 908.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 972.

Abbeville County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Abbeville County population: 69.69% are White, 26.87% are Black or African American, 0.15% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.26% are Asian, 0.57% are some other race and 2.46% are multiracial.
Abbeville County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 415 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 23,959 (98.30% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Abbeville County is White with a population of 16,986 (69.69% of the total population).

Abbeville County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 26,281 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Abbeville County's population decreased by 882 (3.36%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Abbeville County's population decreased by 1,082 (4.27%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Abbeville County's population was lowest in year 2020 at 24,256.