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South Carolina

2022 population: 5,282,634   ( 657,270 from 2010 , 164,205 from 2020)
Land area: 30064.1 square miles
Population density: 175.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:3,352,165 63.46% 13.1%
Black:1,354,31925.64% 5.8%
Indian:19,2740.36% 16.0%
Asian:105,6532.00% 74.9%
2+ races:103,0641.95% 60.5%
Hispanic:348,1596.59% 47.7%
Total non-White:1,930,46936.54% 16.1%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:126,154 12.3
Deaths:143,73614.0
Net Migration: 165,94816.2
Net Immigration: 15,0171.5
Change in White population:389,425 8.4
Change in Non-White pop.:267,845 5.8




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
4,625,364
2,962,74064.05%
1,279,99827.67%
16,6140.36%
60,4201.31%
64,1961.39%
235,6825.10%
1,662,62435.95%

2000
4,012,012
2,652,29166.11%
1,178,48629.37%
12,7650.32%
36,8380.92%
33,2900.83%
95,0762.37%
1,359,72133.89%

1990
3,486,703
2,391,91168.60%
1,036,56429.73%
8,7190.25%
21,1750.61%
n/a
28,3340.81%
1,094,79231.40%

1980
3,121,820
2,131,91868.29%
935,21329.96%
5,6470.18%
13,3700.43%
n/a
33,6671.08%
989,90231.71%

1970
2,590,516
1,786,80768.97%
785,68930.33%
2,2320.09%
3,0900.12%
n/a
10,9990.42%
803,709 31.03%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
537,443 13.4
355,8778.9
310,5727.7
65,8691.6
310,449 7.7
302,903 7.5
1990's
NumberRate
539,472 15.5
331,0379.5
154,2254.4
20,5720.6
260,380 7.5
264,929 7.6
1980's
NumberRate
526,598 16.9
271,958 8.7
136,237 4.4
n/a
259,993 8.3
104,890 3.4
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
227,458 8.8
n/a
345,111 13.3
186,193 7.2

Age, Family & Household Data for South Carolina

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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
NumberPercent
40.0
1,103,927 20.9%
4,178,707 79.1%
938,517 17.8%
2,023,085
2.47
1,318,317 65.2%
951,952 72.2%
139,724 10.6%
704,768 34.8%

2010
NumberPercent
37.8
1,080,474 23.4%
3,544,890 76.6%
631,874 13.7%
1,801,181
2.49
1,216,415 67.5%
849,959 69.9%
151,472 12.5%
584,766 32.5%

2000
NumberPercent
35.6
1,009,093 25.2%
3,002,919 74.8%
485,845 12.1%
1,534,334
2.53
1,078,736 70.3%
797,922 74.0%
127,832 11.9%
455,598 29.7%

1990
NumberPercent
32.1
922,048 26.4%
2,564,655 73.6%
396,129 11.4%
1,258,783
2.68
935,575 74.3%
725,429 77.5%
94,241 10.1%
323,208 25.7%

1980
NumberPercent
28.3
943,294 30.2%
2,178,526 69.8%
286,781 9.2%
1,030,722
2.93
809,974 78.6%
655,734 81.0%
71,259 8.8%
220,748 21.4%

2022 Housing Data for South Carolina

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units2,362,253 
Median Value$216,200 
Occupied2,023,08585.6%
Vacant339,16814.4%
Owned1,434,66270.9%
Rented588,42329.1%
Median Rent$1,065 
Single-Family Units1,595,10867.5%
    Detached1,515,11964.1%
    Attached79,9893.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units301,92512.8%
Mobile Homes354,94415.0%

2022 Income & Employment Data for South Carolina

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,000122,6836.1%
$10,000 to $14,99985,3634.2%
$15,000 to $19,99982,3754.1%
$20,000 to $24,99987,5374.3%
$25,000 to $29,99986,5714.3%
$30,000 to $34,99990,4234.5%
$35,000 to $39,99986,8324.3%
$40,000 to $44,99982,3164.1%
$45,000 to $49,99982,2434.1%
$50,000 to $59,999156,2207.7%
$60,000 to $74,999198,7779.8%
$75,000 to $99,999261,78312.9%
$100,000 to $124,999186,5859.2%
$125,000 to $149,999124,8506.2%
$150,000 to $199,999139,4366.9%
$200,000 or more149,0917.4%
Median Household Income63,623 
Per Capita Income36,072 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.85 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI100,2865.0%
Public Assistance28,6911.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps225,15911.1%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed2,065,33368.2%
Unemployed116,2063.8%
In Armed Forces31,7491.0%
Total Labor Force2,213,28873.1%
Not in Labor Force813,37326.9%
Real Unemployment Rate 30.7%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector874,337734,59454.3%
Non-Profit53,458100,84334.6%
Self-Employed142,21582,27163.4%
Local Government58,68793,22238.6%
State Government52,36293,67835.9%
Federal Government32,92827,57054.4%
Total Private + Self1,016,552816,86555.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.197,435315,31338.5%
Total1,213,9871,132,17851.7%
Pct. Govt.15.3%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts350,61414.9%
Sales and Office Occupations494,66221.0%
Professional, Technical528,33422.5%
Service Occupations398,07416.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing9,1100.4%
All others580,06524.7%
White Collar 58.4%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing314,18113.4%
Health care and social assistance307,70013.1%
Retail trade268,10111.4%
Educational services212,7879.0%
Accommodation and food services187,4488.0%
Construction163,9687.0%
Professional, scientific, technical140,6096.0%
Other services116,3514.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.113,9114.8%
Public administration105,0434.5%
Transportation and warehousing100,3934.3%
Finance and insurance94,1554.0%
Wholesale trade53,0672.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing46,1352.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation41,3891.8%
Information35,0211.5%
Utilities28,7481.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting18,2930.8%
Management2,5230.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1,9260.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for South Carolina

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican157,0283.05%
Puerto Rican42,9890.84%
Cuban11,5110.22%
Dominican5,5260.11%
Total Central American43,8620.85%
Costa Rican2,3740.05%
Guatemalan13,8600.27%
Honduran17,8470.35%
Nicaraguan1,3230.03%
Panamanian2,4610.05%
Salvadoran5,9590.12%
Other Central American380.00%
Total South American33,8410.66%
Argentinean1,9300.04%
Bolivian8680.02%
Chilean1,0170.02%
Colombian17,1950.33%
Ecuadorian4,0150.08%
Paraguayan860.00%
Peruvian2,5440.05%
Uruguayan9980.02%
Venezuelan4,8950.10%
Other South American2930.01%
Other Hispanic24,1180.47%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian25,9340.50%
Chinese13,9230.27%
Filipino13,7640.27%
Vietnamese10,1630.20%
Korean5,7710.11%
Japanese2,9480.06%
Thai1,6930.03%
Cambodian1,5310.03%
Hmong1,5100.03%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English4,490,71192.4%
Spanish228,0304.7%
Other Indo-European35,7620.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic15,6510.3%
Other Asian15,0220.3%
German, other Germanic14,9080.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun11,5740.2%
Chinese10,9830.2%
Other10,8140.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English542,94010.6%
American476,9789.3%
German476,7309.3%
Irish443,4488.6%
Italian162,1593.2%
Scottish108,6792.1%
Scotch-Irish99,3931.9%
European97,6251.9%
French79,0061.5%
Polish76,8081.5%
African38,8140.8%
Dutch34,7630.7%
British28,6130.6%
Swedish25,1400.5%
Welsh25,0140.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen4,994,29497.1%
Not a citizen148,4562.9%
Native4,872,58094.7%
Foreign-born270,1705.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for South Carolina

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
116,596 3.3%262,607 7.4%1,011,555 28.5%1,073,793 30.2%674,340 19.0%414,430 11.7%
  Average years of education: 13.5
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 116,596 3.3%
9-12 Years 262,607 7.4%
H.S. Grad or GED 1,011,555 28.5%
Some College 1,073,793 30.2%
Bach. Degree 674,340 19.0%
Grad Degree 414,430 11.7%
Average years of education: 13.5

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for South Carolina

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 1,737,833 1,652,953 84,880 4.9%
1991 1,767,128 1,659,199 107,929 6.1%
1992 1,799,680 1,678,804 120,876 6.7%
1993 1,826,651 1,693,481 133,170 7.3%
1994 1,841,437 1,727,717 113,720 6.2%
1995 1,864,228 1,768,545 95,683 5.1%
1996 1,886,062 1,779,218 106,844 5.7%
1997 1,920,251 1,834,339 85,912 4.5%
1998 1,940,854 1,870,273 70,581 3.6%
1999 1,958,602 1,877,350 81,252 4.1%
2000 1,965,484 1,892,560 72,924 3.7%
2001 1,941,962 1,839,249 102,713 5.3%
2002 1,954,556 1,828,741 125,815 6.4%
2003 1,999,492 1,855,602 143,890 7.2%
2004 2,043,862 1,891,719 152,143 7.4%
2005 2,071,116 1,919,646 151,470 7.3%
2006 2,148,704 2,001,247 147,457 6.9%
2007 2,155,200 2,024,495 130,705 6.1%
2008 2,160,097 2,002,910 157,187 7.3%
2009 2,166,740 1,919,309 247,431 11.4%
2010 2,174,538 1,928,445 246,093 11.3%
2011 2,185,175 1,957,492 227,683 10.4%
2012 2,190,206 1,992,957 197,249 9.0%
2013 2,197,880 2,034,407 163,473 7.4%
2014 2,222,436 2,082,947 139,489 6.3%
2015 2,267,838 2,134,087 133,751 5.9%
2016 2,286,059 2,174,303 111,756 4.9%
2017 2,297,081 2,200,602 96,479 4.2%
2018 2,320,880 2,242,438 78,442 3.4%
2019 2,367,694 2,302,578 65,116 2.8%
2020 2,384,595 2,237,406 147,189 6.2%
2021 2,353,975 2,261,063 92,912 3.9%
2022 2,374,983 2,297,930 77,053 3.2%
2023 2,453,066 2,380,394 72,672 3.0%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com


Migration Data for South Carolina

Inflows From (2011-2021)
From StateNumber of People
North Carolina 286,254
Georgia 157,885
Florida 126,733
New York 88,973
Virginia 78,026
Texas 61,039
Pennsylvania 59,174
California 51,235
Ohio 49,820
New Jersey 47,052
Tennessee 39,641
Maryland 37,971
Illinois 28,915
Michigan 26,125
Connecticut 25,519
Outflows To (2011-2021)
To StateNumber of People
North Carolina 240,782
Georgia 145,349
Florida 121,839
Texas 65,079
Virginia 63,481
New York 51,106
California 43,481
Tennessee 39,090
Pennsylvania 34,419
Ohio 33,319
Maryland 24,256
New Jersey 21,905
Washington 20,990
Alabama 20,044
Michigan 19,150
Source for migration data: Internal Revenue Service -- https://www.irs.gov/statistics/soi-tax-stats-migration-data
This data only includes persons who filed or are included as dependents on IRS tax returns.