Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for South Carolina by County
Population: Sex - Female
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
United States
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.5 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 169,114,481.
- Rank within US : N/A
South Carolina
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Value (Percent) : The value is 51.3 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 2,718,500.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 6 of 52
Greenville County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 51.4 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 281,526.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 388 of 3143
Richland County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 52.0 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 219,359.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 205 of 3143
Charleston County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 51.5 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 216,555.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 351 of 3143
Horry County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 51.6 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 197,559.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 316 of 3143
Spartanburg County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 51.2 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 178,091.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 486 of 3143
Lexington County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 51.2 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 156,222.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 486 of 3143
York County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 51.4 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 150,837.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 388 of 3143
Berkeley County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.2 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 123,908.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1309 of 3143
Anderson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 51.6 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 108,669.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 316 of 3143
Beaufort County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.5 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 98,634.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1013 of 3143
Aiken County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 51.6 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 89,791.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 316 of 3143
Dorchester County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 51.2 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 85,603.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 486 of 3143
Florence County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 53.0 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 72,703.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 72 of 3143
Pickens County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.1 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 67,401.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1408 of 3143
Sumter County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 51.7 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 54,164.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 283 of 3143
Lancaster County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.9 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 53,227.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 669 of 3143
Orangeburg County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 53.1 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 44,219.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 63 of 3143
Oconee County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.5 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 40,668.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1013 of 3143
Greenwood County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 53.0 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 36,795.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 72 of 3143
Laurens County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 51.3 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 35,223.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 440 of 3143
Kershaw County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 51.1 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 34,888.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 546 of 3143
Georgetown County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 52.3 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 33,912.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 150 of 3143
Darlington County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 52.4 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 32,786.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 132 of 3143
Cherokee County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.8 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 28,775.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 748 of 3143
Chesterfield County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 51.3 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 22,455.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 440 of 3143
Colleton County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 52.4 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 20,325.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 132 of 3143
Newberry County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.7 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 19,499.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 832 of 3143
Chester County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 51.5 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 16,588.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 351 of 3143
Jasper County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 49.5 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 15,938.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1993 of 3143
Clarendon County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.5 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 15,646.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1013 of 3143
Williamsburg County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 51.1 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 15,485.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 546 of 3143
Marion County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 53.1 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 15,226.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 63 of 3143
Dillon County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 52.8 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 14,706.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 88 of 3143
Union County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 52.8 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 14,201.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 88 of 3143
Edgefield County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 45.6 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 12,527.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2963 of 3143
Abbeville County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.9 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 12,433.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 669 of 3143
Marlboro County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 47.3 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 12,290.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2821 of 3143
Barnwell County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 51.7 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 10,616.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 283 of 3143
Fairfield County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 51.3 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 10,537.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 440 of 3143
Saluda County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 50.3 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 9,622.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1216 of 3143
Hampton County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 48.2 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 8,797.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2637 of 3143
Lee County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 49.4 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 7,988.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2068 of 3143
Calhoun County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 51.0 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 7,232.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 616 of 3143
Bamberg County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 51.9 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 6,772.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 231 of 3143
McCormick County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 47.0 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 4,583.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2867 of 3143
Allendale County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 45.9 percent.
- People (Female) : The number of people (female) is 3,519.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2948 of 3143
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/29/2026 4:19 pm.
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: Sex - Female, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.