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

Sumter County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 46 counties in 2023, at 12.67 per 1,000 inhabitants. McCormick County had the lowest, at 6.46 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 10.83 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for South Carolina was 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest12.67Sumter County
Lowest6.46McCormick County
Median10.8346 counties
South Carolina10.9History

All counties, 2023

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Sumter CountySumter County: 12.67 per 1,000 inhabitants12.67Dillon CountyDillon County: 12.66 per 1,000 inhabitants12.66Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 12.52 per 1,000 inhabitants12.52Saluda CountySaluda County: 12.44 per 1,000 inhabitants12.44Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 12.44 per 1,000 inhabitants12.44Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 12.2 per 1,000 inhabitants12.2Hampton CountyHampton County: 12 per 1,000 inhabitants12Greenville CountyGreenville County: 11.93 per 1,000 inhabitants11.93Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 11.9 per 1,000 inhabitants11.9Darlington CountyDarlington County: 11.89 per 1,000 inhabitants11.89Florence CountyFlorence County: 11.85 per 1,000 inhabitants11.85Jasper CountyJasper County: 11.81 per 1,000 inhabitants11.81Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 11.76 per 1,000 inhabitants11.76Charleston CountyCharleston County: 11.64 per 1,000 inhabitants11.64Newberry CountyNewberry County: 11.44 per 1,000 inhabitants11.44Anderson CountyAnderson County: 11.41 per 1,000 inhabitants11.41Laurens CountyLaurens County: 11.34 per 1,000 inhabitants11.34Colleton CountyColleton County: 11.26 per 1,000 inhabitants11.26Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 11.25 per 1,000 inhabitants11.25Aiken CountyAiken County: 11.24 per 1,000 inhabitants11.24Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 11.09 per 1,000 inhabitants11.09Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 11.08 per 1,000 inhabitants11.08Marion CountyMarion County: 10.97 per 1,000 inhabitants10.97Chester CountyChester County: 10.68 per 1,000 inhabitants10.68Richland CountyRichland County: 10.66 per 1,000 inhabitants10.66Lexington CountyLexington County: 10.55 per 1,000 inhabitants10.55Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 10.44 per 1,000 inhabitants10.44Lee CountyLee County: 10.36 per 1,000 inhabitants10.36Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 10.12 per 1,000 inhabitants10.12Allendale CountyAllendale County: 10.07 per 1,000 inhabitants10.07York CountyYork County: 9.94 per 1,000 inhabitants9.94Union CountyUnion County: 9.67 per 1,000 inhabitants9.67Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 9.65 per 1,000 inhabitants9.65Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 9.58 per 1,000 inhabitants9.58Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 9.52 per 1,000 inhabitants9.52Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 9.48 per 1,000 inhabitants9.48Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 9.47 per 1,000 inhabitants9.47Pickens CountyPickens County: 9.17 per 1,000 inhabitants9.17Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 9.09 per 1,000 inhabitants9.09Oconee CountyOconee County: 8.89 per 1,000 inhabitants8.89Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 8.83 per 1,000 inhabitants8.83Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 8.79 per 1,000 inhabitants8.79Horry CountyHorry County: 8.4 per 1,000 inhabitants8.4Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 7.46 per 1,000 inhabitants7.46Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 7.44 per 1,000 inhabitants7.44McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 6.46 per 1,000 inhabitants6.46
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2022
1Sumter County Estimated12.67-0.29 pts
2Dillon County Estimated12.66-0.98 pts
3Spartanburg County Estimated12.52+0.68 pts
4Saluda County Estimated12.44-0.03 pts
5Berkeley County Estimated12.44+0.33 pts
6Kershaw County Estimated12.2+1.1 pts
7Hampton County Estimated12+1.56 pts
8Greenville County Estimated11.93-0.25 pts
9Dorchester County Estimated11.9-0.32 pts
10Darlington County Estimated11.89+0.39 pts
11Florence County Estimated11.85+0.26 pts
12Jasper County Estimated11.81-0.41 pts
13Chesterfield County Estimated11.76-0.22 pts
14Charleston County Estimated11.64-0.63 pts
15Newberry County Estimated11.44+0.57 pts
16Anderson County Estimated11.41-0.01 pts
17Laurens County Estimated11.34+0.55 pts
18Colleton County Estimated11.26-0.51 pts
19Barnwell County Estimated11.25-0.39 pts
20Aiken County Estimated11.24-0.28 pts
21Lancaster County Estimated11.09+0.03 pts
22Cherokee County Estimated11.08-0.03 pts
23Marion County Estimated10.97+0.1 pts
24Chester County Estimated10.68+0.68 pts
25Richland County Estimated10.66-0.17 pts
26Lexington County Estimated10.55-0.53 pts
27Greenwood County Estimated10.44-0.67 pts
28Lee County Estimated10.36+0.36 pts
29Orangeburg County Estimated10.12+0.16 pts
30Allendale County Estimated10.07+1.26 pts
31York County Estimated9.94-0.51 pts
32Union County Estimated9.67+1.16 pts
33Bamberg County Estimated9.65-0.32 pts
34Williamsburg County Estimated9.58+1.19 pts
35Marlboro County Estimated9.52-0.71 pts
36Beaufort County Estimated9.48-0.11 pts
37Abbeville County Estimated9.47-0.06 pts
38Pickens County Estimated9.17-0.02 pts
39Calhoun County Estimated9.09+0.62 pts
40Oconee County Estimated8.89+0.53 pts
41Clarendon County Estimated8.83-0.86 pts
42Fairfield County Estimated8.79-0.15 pts
43Horry County Estimated8.4-0.39 pts
44Edgefield County Estimated7.46+1.22 pts
45Georgetown County Estimated7.44-0.28 pts
46McCormick County Estimated6.46+1.32 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)?

Sumter County, with 12.67 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

McCormick County, with 6.46 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023.

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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