Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for South Carolina by County
Population: White
All Ages, Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
South Carolina
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Value (Percent) : The value is 63.3 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 3,353,230.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 32 of 52
United States
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Value (Percent) : The value is 61.0 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 204,142,876.
- Rank within US : N/A
Oconee County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 84.2 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 67,741.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1450 of 3143
Pickens County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 84.2 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 113,363.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1450 of 3143
Horry County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 76.6 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 293,496.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1895 of 3143
Anderson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 76.5 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 161,072.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1900 of 3143
Lexington County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 72.0 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 219,424.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2080 of 3143
Cherokee County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 70.3 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 39,840.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2142 of 3143
Abbeville County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 69.3 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 16,916.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2186 of 3143
Beaufort County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 69.2 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 135,185.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2190 of 3143
Lancaster County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 68.7 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 71,819.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2216 of 3143
York County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 68.1 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 200,002.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2244 of 3143
Laurens County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 67.8 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 46,545.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2257 of 3143
Greenville County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 66.8 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 366,157.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2296 of 3143
Kershaw County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 66.7 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 45,586.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2300 of 3143
Spartanburg County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 66.6 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 231,820.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2303 of 3143
Georgetown County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 66.4 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 43,061.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2310 of 3143
Charleston County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 65.9 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 276,973.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2326 of 3143
Aiken County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 65.0 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 113,129.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2356 of 3143
Union County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 64.5 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 17,346.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2369 of 3143
Berkeley County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 62.4 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 154,062.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2468 of 3143
Greenwood County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 62.4 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 43,340.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2468 of 3143
Dorchester County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 61.9 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 103,549.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2494 of 3143
Newberry County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 61.7 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 23,731.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2502 of 3143
Chesterfield County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 60.4 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 26,464.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2542 of 3143
Saluda County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 58.9 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 11,275.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2591 of 3143
Chester County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 58.2 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 18,737.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2608 of 3143
Edgefield County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 58.2 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 15,993.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2608 of 3143
Colleton County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 57.3 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 22,225.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2637 of 3143
McCormick County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 56.1 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 5,477.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2672 of 3143
Calhoun County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 55.0 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 7,803.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2714 of 3143
Darlington County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 54.0 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 33,788.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2740 of 3143
Barnwell County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 52.2 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 10,716.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2770 of 3143
Clarendon County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.6 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 15,667.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2798 of 3143
Florence County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 49.7 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 68,104.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2811 of 3143
Jasper County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 48.1 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 15,468.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2838 of 3143
Sumter County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 44.9 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 46,981.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2882 of 3143
Dillon County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 44.6 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 12,439.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2888 of 3143
Hampton County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 41.1 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 7,509.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2940 of 3143
Richland County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 40.4 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 170,439.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2954 of 3143
Marion County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 39.2 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 11,234.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2970 of 3143
Marlboro County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 39.2 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 10,179.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2970 of 3143
Fairfield County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 39.1 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 8,034.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2973 of 3143
Bamberg County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 37.7 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 4,912.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2994 of 3143
Lee County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 34.1 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 5,512.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3024 of 3143
Orangeburg County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 34.0 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 28,290.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3025 of 3143
Williamsburg County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 32.9 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 9,950.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3044 of 3143
Allendale County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.5 percent.
- People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,877.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3093 of 3143
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/29/2026 10:28 am.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: White, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.