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Dillon County, SC


Designated Market Area: Florence-Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
USDA County Type (2025): Low Education, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): African American South

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2024 population: 27,577   ( 721 from 2020)
Land area: 405.1 square miles
Population density: 68.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:12,192 44.21% 4.6%
Black:12,66545.93% 3.6%
Indian:7262.63% 0.4%
Asian:1590.58% 1.2%
2+ races:7542.73% 22.6%
Hispanic:1,0813.92% 23.4%
Total non-White:15,38555.79% 0.9%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,543 13.6
Deaths:2,04018.0
Net Migration: -344-3.0
Net Immigration: 1121.0
Change in White population:-587 -2.1
Change in Non-White pop.:-134 -0.5




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
28,298
12,77945.16%
13,14446.45%
7232.55%
1610.57%
6152.17%
8763.10%
15,51954.84%

2010
32,062
15,15247.26%
14,73045.94%
7512.34%
840.26%
4781.49%
8332.60%
16,91052.74%

2000
30,722
15,30949.83%
13,87945.18%
6642.16%
1080.35%
2020.66%
5391.75%
15,41350.17%

1990
29,114
15,86954.51%
12,56343.15%
4741.63%
1400.48%
n/a
680.23%
13,24545.49%

1980
31,083
17,33355.76%
12,92941.60%
3661.18%
1300.42%
n/a
3101.00%
13,75044.24%

1970
28,838
16,62557.65%
11,96041.47%
2300.80%
150.05%
n/a
00.00%
12,213 42.35%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
3,912 12.2
3,47110.8
-2,417-7.5
3881.2
-2,373 -7.4
-1,391 -4.3
2000's
NumberRate
4,537 14.8
3,13210.2
-1,264-4.1
2320.8
-157 -0.5
1,497 4.9
1990's
NumberRate
5,016 17.2
3,29411.3
-1,097-3.8
390.1
-560 -1.9
2,168 7.4
1980's
NumberRate
5,472 17.6
3,073 9.9
-4,149 -13.3
n/a
-1,464 -4.7
-505 -1.6
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-1,681 -5.8
n/a
708 2.5
1,537 5.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Dillon 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
NumberPercent
37.5
7,120 25.8%
20,457 74.2%
4,784 17.3%
10,433
2.67
6,993 67.0%
3,804 54.4%
1,411 20.2%
3,440 33.0%

2010
NumberPercent
36.7
8,574 26.7%
23,488 73.3%
4,159 13.0%
11,923
2.65
8,342 70.0%
4,795 57.5%
1,432 17.2%
3,581 30.0%

2000
NumberPercent
34.2
8,930 29.1%
21,792 70.9%
3,593 11.7%
11,210
2.70
8,086 72.1%
5,050 62.5%
1,283 15.9%
3,124 27.9%

1990
NumberPercent
31.1
9,234 31.7%
19,880 68.3%
3,593 12.3%
9,912
2.91
7,447 75.1%
5,252 70.5%
976 13.1%
2,465 24.9%

1980
NumberPercent
26.1
11,391 36.6%
19,692 63.4%
2,914 9.4%
9,290
3.32
7,446 80.2%
5,583 75.0%
865 11.6%
1,844 19.8%

2022 Housing Data for Dillon County, SC

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units12,869 
Median Value$89,500 
Occupied10,43381.1%
Vacant2,43618.9%
Owned5,90556.6%
Rented4,52843.4%
Median Rent$716 
Single-Family Units7,50358.3%
    Detached7,38257.4%
    Attached1210.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units4183.2%
Mobile Homes4,46834.7%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Dillon County, SC

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,34312.9%
$10,000 to $14,9998868.5%
$15,000 to $19,9995164.9%
$20,000 to $24,9995955.7%
$25,000 to $29,9994614.4%
$30,000 to $34,9998137.8%
$35,000 to $39,9993072.9%
$40,000 to $44,9998668.3%
$45,000 to $49,9994204.0%
$50,000 to $59,9997457.1%
$60,000 to $74,9997397.1%
$75,000 to $99,9999799.4%
$100,000 to $124,9998478.1%
$125,000 to $149,9993072.9%
$150,000 to $199,9993783.6%
$200,000 or more2312.2%
Median Household Income42,454 
Per Capita Income21,736 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state81 
Compared to U.S.70 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI8728.4%
Public Assistance900.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps2,38222.8%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed10,19161.0%
Unemployed8815.3%
In Armed Forces240.1%
Total Labor Force11,09666.4%
Not in Labor Force5,61433.6%
Real Unemployment Rate 38.9%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector4,1214,22049.4%
Non-Profit15851923.3%
Self-Employed40625061.9%
Local Government11539022.8%
State Government29650736.9%
Federal Government14216945.7%
Total Private + Self4,5274,47050.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.7111,58531.0%
Total5,2386,05546.4%
Pct. Govt.14.3%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts8998.0%
Sales and Office Occupations2,69423.8%
Professional, Technical1,49213.2%
Service Occupations1,85116.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2562.3%
All others4,36038.6%
White Collar 45.0%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing2,12218.8%
Retail trade2,06618.3%
Health care and social assistance1,59914.2%
Accommodation and food services8607.6%
Educational services8067.1%
Transportation and warehousing7126.3%
Other services5504.9%
Construction5264.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting3983.5%
Public administration3813.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.3433.0%
Finance and insurance3152.8%
Wholesale trade2181.9%
Utilities1281.1%
Professional, scientific, technical880.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing880.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation370.3%
Information360.3%
Management230.2%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican3031.07%
Puerto Rican580.21%
Cuban00.00%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American3521.25%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan3201.13%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran320.11%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1250.44%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan1250.44%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic510.18%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino130.05%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English25,51997.3%
Spanish6642.5%
Other290.1%
Tagalog130.0%
Arabic70.0%
Other Indo-European10.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American4,23615.0%
English3,50712.4%
Irish5171.8%
Scottish4741.7%
European2691.0%
Scotch-Irish2620.9%
French1850.7%
German1500.5%
Jamaican1250.4%
African930.3%
Eastern European710.3%
French Canadian530.2%
Italian420.1%
Welsh400.1%
Norwegian320.1%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen27,94298.9%
Not a citizen3131.1%
Native27,83298.5%
Foreign-born4231.5%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Dillon County, SC

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,209 6.5%2,841 15.2%7,901 42.3%4,522 24.2%1,306 7.0%914 4.9%
  Average years of education: 12.1
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,209 6.5%
9-12 Years 2,841 15.2%
H.S. Grad or GED 7,901 42.3%
Some College 4,522 24.2%
Bach. Degree 1,306 7.0%
Grad Degree 914 4.9%
Average years of education: 12.1

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


Historical Labor Force Data for Dillon County, SC

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 13,007 12,033 974 7.5% 4.9%
1991 13,159 11,707 1,452 11.0% 6.1%
1992 13,029 11,645 1,384 10.6% 6.7%
1993 13,727 12,042 1,685 12.3% 7.3%
1994 13,972 12,548 1,424 10.2% 6.2%
1995 14,050 12,589 1,461 10.4% 5.1%
1996 14,308 12,690 1,618 11.3% 5.7%
1997 14,465 13,294 1,171 8.1% 4.5%
1998 14,644 13,667 977 6.7% 3.6%
1999 14,262 12,951 1,311 9.2% 4.1%
2000 13,600 12,665 935 6.9% 3.7%
2001 12,918 11,712 1,206 9.3% 5.3%
2002 12,978 11,852 1,126 8.7% 6.4%
2003 13,294 11,962 1,332 10.0% 7.2%
2004 13,026 11,649 1,377 10.6% 7.4%
2005 13,594 12,206 1,388 10.2% 7.3%
2006 13,678 12,326 1,352 9.9% 6.9%
2007 13,192 11,909 1,283 9.7% 6.1%
2008 13,115 11,673 1,442 11.0% 7.3%
2009 13,879 11,723 2,156 15.5% 11.4%
2010 14,148 11,865 2,283 16.1% 11.3%
2011 13,705 11,564 2,141 15.6% 10.4%
2012 13,208 11,379 1,829 13.8% 9.0%
2013 12,784 11,308 1,476 11.5% 7.4%
2014 12,585 11,405 1,180 9.4% 6.3%
2015 12,662 11,582 1,080 8.5% 5.9%
2016 12,643 11,805 838 6.6% 4.9%
2017 12,382 11,686 696 5.6% 4.2%
2018 12,503 11,910 593 4.7% 3.4%
2019 12,909 12,398 511 4.0% 2.8%
2020 13,238 12,424 814 6.1% 6.2%
2021 13,035 12,293 742 5.7% 3.9%
2022 12,773 12,187 586 4.6% 3.2%
2023 13,042 12,471 571 4.4% 3.0%
2024 12,280 11,538 742 6.0% 4.1%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com