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South Carolina: population and ages

5,57 milijona people lived in South Carolina on 1 July 2025, by the US Census Bureau’s estimate.

Half of them were younger than 41,1 years. For the United States as a whole, the median age was 39,4.

Since 1 July 2020, the population has grown by 8,5 %, or 438.282 people. The United States changed by +3,1 % in the same years.

  • Median age41,1
  • Under 1820,6 %
  • 65 and over21,1 %
  • Rank by population23 of 51
  • Change since 2020+8,5 %
Population pyramid, South Carolina, 1 July 2025MoškiŽenske0102030405060708085+020 tis.20 tis.40 tis.40 tis.60 tis.60 tis.80 tis.80 tis.
Population pyramid, South Carolina, 1 July 2025

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Population, 2010 to 2025

Population on 1 July02 mio.4 mio.6 mio.2010201520202025
2025 South Carolina: 5,6 mio.

Estimates for 2010 to 2019 are based on the 2010 census, those from 2020 on the 2020 census. The Census Bureau does not join the two series, so part of any step between 2019 and 2020 comes from the new base, not from a change in population.

Ages

In 2025, 20,6 % of the people in South Carolina were under 18 and 21,1 % were 65 or older. For the United States: 21,1 % and 18,9 %.

Median age on 1 July0,010,020,030,040,050,02010201520202025South CarolinaZdružene države Amerike
2025 South Carolina: 41,1Združene države Amerike: 39,4

Ages are counted up to 85 and over, and the median age is worked out from them.

States of a similar size
  1. Colorado6 mio.
  2. Wisconsin6 mio.
  3. Minnesota5,8 mio.
  4. South Carolina5,6 mio.
  5. Alabama5,2 mio.
  6. Louisiana4,6 mio.
  7. Kentucky4,6 mio.

Viri: US Census Bureau, Population Division, state population estimates by single year of age and sex (Vintage 2025 and Vintage 2020), public domain.