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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 2022, at 13.63 per 1,000 inhabitants. McCormick County had the lowest, at 5.14 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 10.85 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for South Carolina was 11 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest13.63Dillon County
Lowest5.14McCormick County
Median10.8546 counties
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All counties, 2022

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Dillon CountyDillon County: 13.63 per 1,000 inhabitants13.63Sumter CountySumter County: 12.95 per 1,000 inhabitants12.95Saluda CountySaluda County: 12.47 per 1,000 inhabitants12.47Charleston CountyCharleston County: 12.27 per 1,000 inhabitants12.27Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 12.22 per 1,000 inhabitants12.22Jasper CountyJasper County: 12.22 per 1,000 inhabitants12.22Greenville CountyGreenville County: 12.19 per 1,000 inhabitants12.19Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 12.1 per 1,000 inhabitants12.1Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 11.98 per 1,000 inhabitants11.98Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 11.84 per 1,000 inhabitants11.84Colleton CountyColleton County: 11.77 per 1,000 inhabitants11.77Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 11.65 per 1,000 inhabitants11.65Florence CountyFlorence County: 11.59 per 1,000 inhabitants11.59Aiken CountyAiken County: 11.52 per 1,000 inhabitants11.52Darlington CountyDarlington County: 11.49 per 1,000 inhabitants11.49Anderson CountyAnderson County: 11.43 per 1,000 inhabitants11.43Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 11.11 per 1,000 inhabitants11.11Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 11.11 per 1,000 inhabitants11.11Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants11.1Lexington CountyLexington County: 11.08 per 1,000 inhabitants11.08Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 11.07 per 1,000 inhabitants11.07Marion CountyMarion County: 10.88 per 1,000 inhabitants10.88Newberry CountyNewberry County: 10.87 per 1,000 inhabitants10.87Richland CountyRichland County: 10.82 per 1,000 inhabitants10.82Laurens CountyLaurens County: 10.79 per 1,000 inhabitants10.79York CountyYork County: 10.44 per 1,000 inhabitants10.44Hampton CountyHampton County: 10.44 per 1,000 inhabitants10.44Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 10.23 per 1,000 inhabitants10.23Chester CountyChester County: 10.01 per 1,000 inhabitants10.01Lee CountyLee County: 10 per 1,000 inhabitants10Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 9.97 per 1,000 inhabitants9.97Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 9.96 per 1,000 inhabitants9.96Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 9.69 per 1,000 inhabitants9.69Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 9.59 per 1,000 inhabitants9.59Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 9.53 per 1,000 inhabitants9.53Pickens CountyPickens County: 9.2 per 1,000 inhabitants9.2Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 8.94 per 1,000 inhabitants8.94Allendale CountyAllendale County: 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitants8.8Horry CountyHorry County: 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitants8.8Union CountyUnion County: 8.51 per 1,000 inhabitants8.51Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 8.47 per 1,000 inhabitants8.47Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 8.38 per 1,000 inhabitants8.38Oconee CountyOconee County: 8.36 per 1,000 inhabitants8.36Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 7.72 per 1,000 inhabitants7.72Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 6.24 per 1,000 inhabitants6.24McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 5.14 per 1,000 inhabitants5.14
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2021
1Dillon County Estimated13.63-0.23 pts
2Sumter County Estimated12.95+0.11 pts
3Saluda County Estimated12.47+0.47 pts
4Charleston County Estimated12.27+0.46 pts
5Dorchester County Estimated12.22+0.44 pts
6Jasper County Estimated12.22+0.01 pts
7Greenville County Estimated12.19+0.24 pts
8Berkeley County Estimated12.1+0.29 pts
9Chesterfield County Estimated11.98+0.5 pts
10Spartanburg County Estimated11.84+0.42 pts
11Colleton County Estimated11.77+0.24 pts
12Barnwell County Estimated11.65-1.86 pts
13Florence County Estimated11.59-0.09 pts
14Aiken County Estimated11.52+0.71 pts
15Darlington County Estimated11.49-0.81 pts
16Anderson County Estimated11.43+0.71 pts
17Greenwood County Estimated11.11+0.05 pts
18Cherokee County Estimated11.11-1.05 pts
19Kershaw County Estimated11.1+0.16 pts
20Lexington County Estimated11.08+0.03 pts
21Lancaster County Estimated11.07+0.19 pts
22Marion County Estimated10.88-0.93 pts
23Newberry County Estimated10.87+0.26 pts
24Richland County Estimated10.82-0.19 pts
25Laurens County Estimated10.79-0.09 pts
26York County Estimated10.44+0.34 pts
27Hampton County Estimated10.44-0.71 pts
28Marlboro County Estimated10.23+0.37 pts
29Chester County Estimated10.01-0.88 pts
30Lee County Estimated10+0.56 pts
31Bamberg County Estimated9.97-0.34 pts
32Orangeburg County Estimated9.96-0.07 pts
33Clarendon County Estimated9.69-0.05 pts
34Beaufort County Estimated9.59+0.09 pts
35Abbeville County Estimated9.53+1 pts
36Pickens County Estimated9.2+0.81 pts
37Fairfield County Estimated8.94-0.19 pts
38Allendale County Estimated8.8+0.75 pts
39Horry County Estimated8.8+0.2 pts
40Union County Estimated8.51-1.12 pts
41Calhoun County Estimated8.47-0.03 pts
42Williamsburg County Estimated8.38-0.74 pts
43Oconee County Estimated8.36+0.11 pts
44Georgetown County Estimated7.72+0.35 pts
45Edgefield County Estimated6.24-0.62 pts
46McCormick County Estimated5.14-1.19 pts

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About this ranking

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

Dillon County, with 13.63 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

McCormick County, with 5.14 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.

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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