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Counties in South Carolina by birth rate (July to June)

Dillon County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 46 counties in 2021, at 13.87 per 1,000 inhabitants. McCormick County had the lowest, at 6.33 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 10.88 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for South Carolina was 10.82 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest13.87Dillon County
Lowest6.33McCormick County
Median10.8846 counties
South Carolina10.82History

All counties, 2021

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Dillon CountyDillon County: 13.87 per 1,000 inhabitants13.87Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 13.5 per 1,000 inhabitants13.5Sumter CountySumter County: 12.84 per 1,000 inhabitants12.84Darlington CountyDarlington County: 12.31 per 1,000 inhabitants12.31Jasper CountyJasper County: 12.21 per 1,000 inhabitants12.21Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 12.16 per 1,000 inhabitants12.16Saluda CountySaluda County: 12 per 1,000 inhabitants12Greenville CountyGreenville County: 11.94 per 1,000 inhabitants11.94Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 11.82 per 1,000 inhabitants11.82Charleston CountyCharleston County: 11.81 per 1,000 inhabitants11.81Marion CountyMarion County: 11.8 per 1,000 inhabitants11.8Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 11.79 per 1,000 inhabitants11.79Florence CountyFlorence County: 11.68 per 1,000 inhabitants11.68Colleton CountyColleton County: 11.53 per 1,000 inhabitants11.53Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 11.48 per 1,000 inhabitants11.48Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 11.42 per 1,000 inhabitants11.42Hampton CountyHampton County: 11.14 per 1,000 inhabitants11.14Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 11.06 per 1,000 inhabitants11.06Lexington CountyLexington County: 11.05 per 1,000 inhabitants11.05Richland CountyRichland County: 11.02 per 1,000 inhabitants11.02Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 10.94 per 1,000 inhabitants10.94Chester CountyChester County: 10.89 per 1,000 inhabitants10.89Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 10.88 per 1,000 inhabitants10.88Laurens CountyLaurens County: 10.88 per 1,000 inhabitants10.88Aiken CountyAiken County: 10.81 per 1,000 inhabitants10.81Anderson CountyAnderson County: 10.71 per 1,000 inhabitants10.71Newberry CountyNewberry County: 10.62 per 1,000 inhabitants10.62Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 10.31 per 1,000 inhabitants10.31York CountyYork County: 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants10.1Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 10.03 per 1,000 inhabitants10.03Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 9.85 per 1,000 inhabitants9.85Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 9.74 per 1,000 inhabitants9.74Union CountyUnion County: 9.63 per 1,000 inhabitants9.63Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 9.5 per 1,000 inhabitants9.5Lee CountyLee County: 9.44 per 1,000 inhabitants9.44Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 9.13 per 1,000 inhabitants9.13Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 9.13 per 1,000 inhabitants9.13Horry CountyHorry County: 8.59 per 1,000 inhabitants8.59Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 8.53 per 1,000 inhabitants8.53Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 8.49 per 1,000 inhabitants8.49Pickens CountyPickens County: 8.39 per 1,000 inhabitants8.39Oconee CountyOconee County: 8.24 per 1,000 inhabitants8.24Allendale CountyAllendale County: 8.05 per 1,000 inhabitants8.05Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 7.38 per 1,000 inhabitants7.38Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 6.85 per 1,000 inhabitants6.85McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 6.33 per 1,000 inhabitants6.33
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 1,000 inhabitants
1Dillon County Estimated13.87
2Barnwell County Estimated13.5
3Sumter County Estimated12.84
4Darlington County Estimated12.31
5Jasper County Estimated12.21
6Cherokee County Estimated12.16
7Saluda County Estimated12
8Greenville County Estimated11.94
9Berkeley County Estimated11.82
10Charleston County Estimated11.81
11Marion County Estimated11.8
12Dorchester County Estimated11.79
13Florence County Estimated11.68
14Colleton County Estimated11.53
15Chesterfield County Estimated11.48
16Spartanburg County Estimated11.42
17Hampton County Estimated11.14
18Greenwood County Estimated11.06
19Lexington County Estimated11.05
20Richland County Estimated11.02
21Kershaw County Estimated10.94
22Chester County Estimated10.89
23Lancaster County Estimated10.88
24Laurens County Estimated10.88
25Aiken County Estimated10.81
26Anderson County Estimated10.71
27Newberry County Estimated10.62
28Bamberg County Estimated10.31
29York County Estimated10.1
30Orangeburg County Estimated10.03
31Marlboro County Estimated9.85
32Clarendon County Estimated9.74
33Union County Estimated9.63
34Beaufort County Estimated9.5
35Lee County Estimated9.44
36Fairfield County Estimated9.13
37Williamsburg County Estimated9.13
38Horry County Estimated8.59
39Abbeville County Estimated8.53
40Calhoun County Estimated8.49
41Pickens County Estimated8.39
42Oconee County Estimated8.24
43Allendale County Estimated8.05
44Georgetown County Estimated7.38
45Edgefield County Estimated6.85
46McCormick County Estimated6.33

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Estimated live births from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year per 1,000 residents, using the average of the population estimates at the two July 1 endpoints.

Published Census population estimates rate. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year birth rates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: birth rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest birth rate (July to June)?

Dillon County, with 13.87 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest birth rate (July to June)?

McCormick County, with 6.33 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: birth rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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