South Carolina Population

Overview

5.08 million

Total Population

39.8

Median age

51.29%

Female population %

95:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

55.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

306,23

Hispanic population

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

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Age

South Carolina's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in South Carolina is 39.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
South Carolina's population under 18 was 21.85%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
South Carolina's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.75% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in South Carolina, 18.07% were under the age of 15, 19.49% aged 15 to 29, 44.69% aged 30 to 64, 16.06% aged 65 to 84, and 1.69% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 130,785 more females than males in South Carolina:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.29% females and 48.71% males in South Carolina.
The South Carolina gender ratio is 95:100 i.e. 95 men to 100 women (0.950).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 170,948.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 180,491.

South Carolina's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of South Carolina population: 65.66% are White, 26.16% are Black or African American, 0.31% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.64% are Asian, 0.09% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.16% are some other race and 3.97% are multiracial.
South Carolina's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the state.
By ethnicity, 306,23 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4.77 million (93.97% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in South Carolina is White with a population of 3.33 million (65.66% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,282,634 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, South Carolina's population increased by 611,764 (15.20%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, South Carolina's population increased by 496,002 (10.70%), 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, South Carolina's population was lowest in year 2000 at 4,024,082.