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South Carolina counties

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46 counties Publication gate: population ≥ 100,000 or largest in state
RankCountyPopulationIncome Home valueUnemploymentDegree+Life exp.Profile
#1 Greenville County 548,166 $76,932 $299,000 3.7% 41.3% 76.1 yrs Open
#2 Richland County 422,117 $63,784 $242,800 4.3% 40.7% 75.5 yrs Open
#3 Charleston County 420,264 $88,494 $489,100 3.4% 50.3% 77.9 yrs Open
#4 Horry County 383,016 $66,880 $287,700 4.7% 27.1% 74.6 yrs Open
#5 Spartanburg County 347,852 $66,234 $233,300 4.2% 25.1% 73.8 yrs Open
#6 Lexington County 304,887 $77,408 $234,500 3.6% 34.1% 76.1 yrs Open
#7 York County 293,673 $89,095 $361,300 4% 39.3% 76.3 yrs Open
#8 Berkeley County 246,802 $84,358 $310,300 3.7% 31% 76.7 yrs Open
#9 Anderson County 210,478 $66,651 $231,900 3.8% 26.5% 73.2 yrs Open
#10 Beaufort County 195,289 $86,573 $455,600 3.8% 46% 80.6 yrs Open
#11 Aiken County 174,160 $70,609 $218,000 4.2% 31.9% 73.5 yrs Open
#12 Dorchester County 167,201 $78,198 $329,300 3.7% 29.8% 76.4 yrs Open
#13 Florence County 137,117 $58,305 $177,900 4.4% 24.4% 70.8 yrs Open
#14 Pickens County 134,629 $61,064 $231,900 4% 28.5% 74.6 yrs Open
#15 Sumter County 104,725 $56,693 $165,300 5.2% 23.5% 72.1 yrs Open
#16 Lancaster County 104,475 $78,869 $329,900 4.3% 33.6% 75.3 yrs Open
#17 Orangeburg County 83,253 $45,675 $115,800 6% 19.4% 70.1 yrs Data row
#18 Oconee County 80,469 $62,388 $237,100 3.9% 28.7% 75 yrs Data row
#19 Greenwood County 69,489 $52,830 $180,500 5.2% 24.7% 72.9 yrs Data row
#20 Laurens County 68,666 $57,623 $170,600 4.4% 17.6% 71.5 yrs Data row
#21 Kershaw County 68,314 $68,231 $217,100 4.1% 24% 73.2 yrs Data row
#22 Georgetown County 64,811 $68,713 $289,500 4.6% 32.8% 73.5 yrs Data row
#23 Darlington County 62,558 $48,581 $158,200 4.8% 19.9% 69.9 yrs Data row
#24 Cherokee County 56,647 $50,288 $142,000 5.7% 18.4% 70.6 yrs Data row
#25 Chesterfield County 43,784 $49,235 $116,200 4.7% 13.6% 70.9 yrs Data row
#26 Colleton County 38,783 $51,114 $162,500 4.6% 17.4% 68.6 yrs Data row
#27 Newberry County 38,435 $61,780 $173,300 4.2% 23.1% 72.5 yrs Data row
#28 Chester County 32,182 $52,458 $158,300 5.5% 14% 68.6 yrs Data row
#29 Jasper County 32,166 $65,613 $325,500 4.1% 26% 74.1 yrs Data row
#30 Clarendon County 30,986 $52,401 $158,000 5.5% 18.2% 71.2 yrs Data row
#31 Williamsburg County 30,282 $46,213 $104,500 6.6% 17.4% 70.4 yrs Data row
#32 Marion County 28,664 $36,301 $93,200 6.2% 14.5% 68.2 yrs Data row
#33 Dillon County 27,862 $46,605 $85,400 6% 13.8% 67.2 yrs Data row
#34 Edgefield County 27,476 $73,029 $202,700 3.9% 23.3% 74.6 yrs Data row
#35 Union County 26,885 $41,621 $103,600 5.5% 15% 69 yrs Data row
#36 Marlboro County 25,975 $34,301 $82,000 7.2% 9% 69.1 yrs Data row
#37 Abbeville County 24,420 $52,935 $178,800 4.5% 20.4% 72.9 yrs Data row
#38 Fairfield County 20,550 $47,885 $151,200 5% 15.2% 68.8 yrs Data row
#39 Barnwell County 20,521 $46,626 $106,000 5.6% 13.9% 69.6 yrs Data row
#40 Saluda County 19,131 $51,009 $146,500 3.6% 20.4% 73.9 yrs Data row
#41 Hampton County 18,254 $44,711 $112,000 4% 12.1% 70.3 yrs Data row
#42 Lee County 16,166 $44,760 $104,600 6.3% 11.6% 68.8 yrs Data row
#43 Calhoun County 14,182 $58,682 $172,100 4.6% 24.5% 72.5 yrs Data row
#44 Bamberg County 13,042 $44,370 $97,800 6.2% 17.9% 70.6 yrs Data row
#45 McCormick County 9,760 $55,798 $168,700 5.1% 24% 73.3 yrs Data row
#46 Allendale County 7,661 $32,328 $76,200 6.3% 14.3% 69.5 yrs Data row

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Every county stays available in this directory, but a standalone profile is published only when population is at least 100,000 or the county is the largest in its state. This keeps smaller counties comparable without producing thousands of thin pages.

Five-digit FIPS—not the county name—is the join key. ACS supplies income, housing, population, and education; BLS LAUS supplies annual employment; County Health Rankings supplies health outcomes and access.