Bamberg County, SC Population

Overview

13,525

Total Population

41.0

Median age

51.90%

Female population %

92.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

62.2

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

307

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Bamberg County is 41.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bamberg County's population under 18 was 20.01%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bamberg County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.66% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bamberg County, 16.67% were under the age of 15, 21.45% aged 15 to 29, 40.22% aged 30 to 64, 19.22% aged 65 to 84, and 2.44% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 513 more females than males in Bamberg County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.90% females and 48.10% males in Bamberg County, SC.
The Bamberg County, SC gender ratio is 92.7:100 i.e. 92.7 men to 100 women (0.927).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 1,040.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 555.

Bamberg County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Bamberg County population: 37.21% are White, 60.21% are Black or African American, 0.23% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.25% are Asian, 0.95% are some other race and 1.14% are multiracial.
Bamberg County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the county.
By ethnicity, 307 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 13,218 (97.73% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bamberg County is Black or African American with a population of 8,144 (60.21% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 16,648 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Bamberg County's population decreased by 703 (4.22%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bamberg County's population decreased by 2,684 (16.83%), 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, Bamberg County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 12,908.