Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for South Carolina by County
Population: Age 65 and over
All Races (includes Hispanic), 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 18.9 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 999,401.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 13 of 52
United States
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.2 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 57,633,628.
- Rank within US : N/A
McCormick County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 39.5 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 3,852.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 9 of 3143
Georgetown County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 30.7 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 19,903.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 116 of 3143
Beaufort County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 28.4 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 55,433.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 203 of 3143
Horry County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 26.4 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 100,979.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 336 of 3143
Clarendon County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.9 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 7,727.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 492 of 3143
Oconee County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.9 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 20,015.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 492 of 3143
Calhoun County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.4 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 3,462.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 555 of 3143
Fairfield County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.0 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 4,941.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 604 of 3143
Bamberg County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.9 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 3,117.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 616 of 3143
Jasper County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.1 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 7,427.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 747 of 3143
Abbeville County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.9 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 5,598.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 782 of 3143
Williamsburg County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.7 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 6,867.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 823 of 3143
Allendale County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.4 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 1,719.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 887 of 3143
Lancaster County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.8 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 22,735.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1031 of 3143
Marion County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.6 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 6,203.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1074 of 3143
Union County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.6 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 5,810.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1074 of 3143
Orangeburg County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.9 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 17,415.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1263 of 3143
Aiken County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.8 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 36,156.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1291 of 3143
Lee County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.8 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 3,355.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1291 of 3143
Saluda County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.6 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 3,940.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1349 of 3143
Colleton County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.4 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 7,929.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1414 of 3143
Newberry County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.4 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 7,853.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1414 of 3143
Darlington County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.9 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 12,424.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1589 of 3143
Edgefield County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.7 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 5,421.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1655 of 3143
Hampton County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.7 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 3,589.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1655 of 3143
Greenwood County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.4 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 13,460.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1743 of 3143
Chester County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.2 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 6,189.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1794 of 3143
Laurens County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.2 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 13,156.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1794 of 3143
Barnwell County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.1 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 3,927.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1818 of 3143
Marlboro County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.1 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 4,959.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1818 of 3143
Chesterfield County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.0 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 8,332.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1855 of 3143
Kershaw County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.9 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 12,924.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1890 of 3143
Anderson County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.4 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 38,805.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2046 of 3143
Florence County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.1 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 24,807.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2136 of 3143
Dillon County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.0 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 5,010.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2168 of 3143
Charleston County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.9 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 75,028.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2188 of 3143
Sumter County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.8 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 18,606.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2221 of 3143
Cherokee County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.5 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 9,931.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2284 of 3143
Pickens County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.3 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 23,326.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2330 of 3143
Lexington County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.1 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 52,089.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2381 of 3143
Greenville County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.7 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 91,684.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2475 of 3143
Spartanburg County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.3 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 56,675.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2558 of 3143
York County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.4 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 45,133.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2717 of 3143
Dorchester County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.2 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 25,407.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2760 of 3143
Berkeley County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.8 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 36,615.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2811 of 3143
Richland County
- 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.1 percent.
- People (Age 65 And Over) : The number of people (age 65 and over) is 59,468.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2888 of 3143
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 6:45 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: Age 65 and over, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.