Horry County, SC Population

Overview

344,865

Total Population

47.3

Median age

51.54%

Female population %

94:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

64.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

21,401

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Horry County is 47.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Horry County's population under 18 was 17.90%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Horry County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.51% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Horry County, 14.75% were under the age of 15, 15.92% aged 15 to 29, 44.82% aged 30 to 64, 22.77% aged 65 to 84, and 1.75% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 10,627 more females than males in Horry County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.54% females and 48.46% males in Horry County, SC.
The Horry County, SC gender ratio is 94:100 i.e. 94 men to 100 women (0.940).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 14,294.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 16,155.

Horry County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Horry County population: 80.02% are White, 12.69% are Black or African American, 0.39% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.29% are Asian, 0.03% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.76% are some other race and 3.83% are multiracial.
Horry County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 21,401 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 323,464 (93.79% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Horry County is White with a population of 275,951 (80.02% of the total population).

Horry County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 383,101 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Horry County's population increased by 72,295 (36.51%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Horry County's population increased by 83,450 (30.87%), 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, Horry County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 198,000.