2022 population: 136,721 ( 164 from 2010 , 343 from 2020)
Land area: 800.5 square miles
Population density: 170.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	68,345	49.99%	7.8%
Black:	59,267	43.35%	5.4%
Indian:	432	0.32%	1.9%
Asian:	2,330	1.70%	38.4%
2+ races:	2,090	1.53%	58.6%
Hispanic:	4,257	3.11%	40.5%

Total non-White:	68,376	50.01%	8.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	3,582	13.1
Deaths:	4,697	17.1
Net Migration:	605	2.2
Net Immigration:	144	0.5

Change in White population:	-5,760	-4.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	5,596	4.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
136,885
74,105	54.14%
56,204	41.06%
424	0.31%
1,683	1.23%
1,318	0.96%
3,030	2.21%
62,780	45.86%

2000
125,761
73,216	58.22%
49,224	39.14%
263	0.21%
890	0.71%
744	0.59%
1,383	1.10%
52,545	41.78%

1990
114,344
69,445	60.73%
44,135	38.60%
113	0.10%
330	0.29%
n/a
321	0.28%
44,899	39.27%

1980
110,163
68,245	61.95%
40,695	36.94%
54	0.05%
165	0.15%
n/a
913	0.83%
41,918	38.05%

1970
89,636
56,749	63.31%
32,589	36.36%
40	0.04%
43	0.05%
n/a
194	0.22%
32,887	36.69%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
17,728	14.1
12,337	9.8
3,028	2.4
807	0.6

889	0.7
10,235	8.1

Number	Rate
1990's
18,052	15.8
12,201	10.7
5,065	4.4
490	0.4

3,771	3.3
7,646	6.7

Number	Rate
1980's
18,218	16.5
10,296	9.3
-2,857	-2.6
n/a

1,200	1.1
2,981	2.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
9,078	10.1
n/a

11,496	12.8
9,031	10.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Florence County, SC

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.0
32,188	23.5%
104,533	76.5%
23,955	17.5%

52,244
2.56

33,312	63.8%
22,657	68.0%
3,879	11.6%
18,932	36.2%

2010
Number	Percent
37.6
33,700	24.6%
103,185	75.4%
18,017	13.2%

52,653
2.54

36,328	69.0%
23,514	64.7%
5,439	15.0%
16,325	31.0%

2000
Number	Percent
35.6
32,586	25.9%
93,175	74.1%
14,869	11.8%

47,107
2.59

34,120	72.4%
23,975	70.3%
4,639	13.6%
12,987	27.6%

1990
Number	Percent
32.1
32,588	28.5%
81,756	71.5%
12,719	11.1%

39,998
2.79

30,155	75.4%
22,319	74.0%
3,425	11.4%
9,843	24.6%

1980
Number	Percent
28.2
35,734	32.4%
74,429	67.6%
9,485	8.6%

35,611
3.06

28,255	79.3%
22,282	78.9%
2,694	9.5%
7,356	20.7%

2022 Housing Data for Florence County, SC

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,749	9.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,601	5.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,625	5.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,607	5.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,546	4.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,029	3.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,272	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,300	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,053	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,008	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,191	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,230	11.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,210	8.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,796	5.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,482	6.7%
$200,000 or more	2,545	4.9%

Median Household Income	56,088
Per Capita Income	30,733

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	94
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,878	5.5%
Public Assistance	884	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,148	15.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	55,387	67.3%
Unemployed	2,618	3.2%
In Armed Forces	523	0.6%

Total Labor Force	58,528	71.2%
Not in Labor Force	23,711	28.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	21,177	18,493	53.4%
Non-Profit	1,417	4,133	25.5%
Self-Employed	3,306	1,873	63.8%

Local Government	1,558	2,438	39.0%
State Government	1,225	2,990	29.1%
Federal Government	703	636	52.5%

Total Private + Self	24,483	20,366	54.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4,903	10,197	32.5%
Total	29,386	30,563	49.0%

Pct. Govt.	15.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	7,305	12.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	13,767	22.9%
Professional, Technical	13,740	22.9%
Service Occupations	10,233	17.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	139	0.2%
All others	14,995	25.0%

White Collar		58.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	10,324	17.2%
Manufacturing	8,512	14.2%
Retail trade	7,166	11.9%
Educational services	5,824	9.7%
Accommodation and food services	5,007	8.3%
Construction	3,452	5.7%
Finance and insurance	2,687	4.5%
Public administration	2,554	4.3%
Transportation and warehousing	2,432	4.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,424	4.0%
Other services	2,155	3.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,823	3.0%
Wholesale trade	1,803	3.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	872	1.5%
Utilities	727	1.2%
Information	713	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	674	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	565	0.9%
Management	323	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,456	1.79%
Puerto Rican	612	0.45%
Cuban	65	0.05%
Dominican	189	0.14%

Total Central American	254	0.19%
Costa Rican	51	0.04%
Guatemalan	26	0.02%
Honduran	55	0.04%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	2	0.00%
Salvadoran	120	0.09%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	156	0.11%
Argentinean	23	0.02%
Bolivian	9	0.01%
Chilean	2	0.00%
Colombian	105	0.08%
Ecuadorian	17	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	290	0.21%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	776	0.57%
Chinese	498	0.36%
Korean	206	0.15%
Filipino	132	0.10%
Hmong	60	0.04%
Japanese	33	0.02%
Vietnamese	21	0.02%
Taiwanese	19	0.01%
Cambodian	10	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	123,991	96.1%
Spanish	2,713	2.1%
Other Indo-European	829	0.6%
Chinese	314	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	255	0.2%
Other Asian	218	0.2%
Korean	195	0.2%
Other	165	0.1%
German, other Germanic	162	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	12,974	9.5%
American	11,073	8.1%
Irish	7,333	5.4%
German	6,546	4.8%
Scotch-Irish	2,501	1.8%
Scottish	2,367	1.7%
Italian	2,245	1.6%
French	1,314	1.0%
European	1,126	0.8%
British	802	0.6%
Polish	649	0.5%
Welsh	533	0.4%
Greek	358	0.3%
Hungarian	261	0.2%
Jamaican	254	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	134,877	98.4%
Not a citizen	2,138	1.6%

Native	133,421	97.4%
Foreign-born	3,594	2.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,180	3.4%	8,582	9.3%	30,922	33.4%	27,837	30.1%	13,742	14.8%	8,279	8.9%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,180	3.4%
9-12 Years	8,582	9.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	30,922	33.4%
Some College	27,837	30.1%
Bach. Degree	13,742	14.8%
Grad Degree	8,279	8.9%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	56,200	53,563	2,637	4.7%	4.9%
1991	57,945	54,505	3,440	5.9%	6.1%
1992	59,547	55,175	4,372	7.3%	6.7%
1993	61,350	56,057	5,293	8.6%	7.3%
1994	61,819	57,093	4,726	7.6%	6.2%
1995	61,545	57,589	3,956	6.4%	5.1%
1996	63,074	58,125	4,949	7.8%	5.7%
1997	63,911	60,380	3,531	5.5%	4.5%
1998	63,135	60,410	2,725	4.3%	3.6%
1999	63,147	59,940	3,207	5.1%	4.1%

2000	60,111	57,607	2,504	4.2%	3.7%
2001	58,898	55,603	3,295	5.6%	5.3%
2002	59,663	55,420	4,243	7.1%	6.4%
2003	61,310	56,227	5,083	8.3%	7.2%
2004	61,570	55,948	5,622	9.1%	7.4%
2005	62,003	56,029	5,974	9.6%	7.3%
2006	63,372	58,465	4,907	7.7%	6.9%
2007	63,466	59,334	4,132	6.5%	6.1%
2008	63,398	58,654	4,744	7.5%	7.3%
2009	64,055	56,806	7,249	11.3%	11.4%

2010	64,740	57,303	7,437	11.5%	11.3%
2011	64,700	57,539	7,161	11.1%	10.4%
2012	65,058	58,914	6,144	9.4%	9.0%
2013	65,096	59,864	5,232	8.0%	7.4%
2014	64,829	60,279	4,550	7.0%	6.3%
2015	65,470	61,234	4,236	6.5%	5.9%
2016	65,180	61,817	3,363	5.2%	4.9%
2017	65,040	62,147	2,893	4.4%	4.2%
2018	65,989	63,635	2,354	3.6%	3.4%
2019	66,860	64,974	1,886	2.8%	2.8%

2020	67,150	63,406	3,744	5.6%	6.2%
2021	65,678	63,043	2,635	4.0%	3.9%
2022	65,938	63,798	2,140	3.2%	3.2%
2023	67,625	65,616	2,009	3.0%	3.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	60,896
Median Value	$157,400

Occupied	52,244	85.8%
Vacant	8,652	14.2%

Owned	33,791	64.7%
Rented	18,453	35.3%
Median Rent	$871

Single-Family Units	39,709	65.2%
Detached	38,877	63.8%
Attached	832	1.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5,846	9.6%
Mobile Homes	10,937	18.0%

Florence County, SC

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Florence County, SC

2022 Housing Data for Florence County, SC

2022 Income & Employment Data for Florence County, SC

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Florence County, SC

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Florence County, SC

Historical Labor Force Data for Florence County, SC