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

Barnwell County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 46 counties in 2024, at 12.85 per 1,000 inhabitants. McCormick County had the lowest, at 5.97 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 10.63 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for South Carolina was 10.67 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest12.85Barnwell County
Lowest5.97McCormick County
Median10.6346 counties
South Carolina10.67History

All counties, 2024

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Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 12.85 per 1,000 inhabitants12.85Jasper CountyJasper County: 12.66 per 1,000 inhabitants12.66Sumter CountySumter County: 12.4 per 1,000 inhabitants12.4Dillon CountyDillon County: 12.34 per 1,000 inhabitants12.34Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 11.99 per 1,000 inhabitants11.99Aiken CountyAiken County: 11.98 per 1,000 inhabitants11.98Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 11.91 per 1,000 inhabitants11.91Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 11.77 per 1,000 inhabitants11.77Darlington CountyDarlington County: 11.57 per 1,000 inhabitants11.57Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 11.53 per 1,000 inhabitants11.53Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 11.52 per 1,000 inhabitants11.52Colleton CountyColleton County: 11.51 per 1,000 inhabitants11.51Greenville CountyGreenville County: 11.49 per 1,000 inhabitants11.49Hampton CountyHampton County: 11.44 per 1,000 inhabitants11.44Marion CountyMarion County: 11.36 per 1,000 inhabitants11.36Florence CountyFlorence County: 11.31 per 1,000 inhabitants11.31Charleston CountyCharleston County: 11.26 per 1,000 inhabitants11.26Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 11.04 per 1,000 inhabitants11.04Chester CountyChester County: 11.02 per 1,000 inhabitants11.02Anderson CountyAnderson County: 10.87 per 1,000 inhabitants10.87Laurens CountyLaurens County: 10.78 per 1,000 inhabitants10.78Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 10.71 per 1,000 inhabitants10.71Saluda CountySaluda County: 10.64 per 1,000 inhabitants10.64Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 10.61 per 1,000 inhabitants10.61Richland CountyRichland County: 10.6 per 1,000 inhabitants10.6Newberry CountyNewberry County: 10.53 per 1,000 inhabitants10.53York CountyYork County: 10.41 per 1,000 inhabitants10.41Lee CountyLee County: 10.25 per 1,000 inhabitants10.25Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 10.18 per 1,000 inhabitants10.18Lexington CountyLexington County: 9.99 per 1,000 inhabitants9.99Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 9.92 per 1,000 inhabitants9.92Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 9.91 per 1,000 inhabitants9.91Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 9.6 per 1,000 inhabitants9.6Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 9.52 per 1,000 inhabitants9.52Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 9.3 per 1,000 inhabitants9.3Allendale CountyAllendale County: 9.13 per 1,000 inhabitants9.13Union CountyUnion County: 8.88 per 1,000 inhabitants8.88Pickens CountyPickens County: 8.69 per 1,000 inhabitants8.69Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 8.53 per 1,000 inhabitants8.53Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 8.38 per 1,000 inhabitants8.38Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 8.32 per 1,000 inhabitants8.32Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 8.3 per 1,000 inhabitants8.3Horry CountyHorry County: 8.25 per 1,000 inhabitants8.25Oconee CountyOconee County: 8.21 per 1,000 inhabitants8.21Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 7.55 per 1,000 inhabitants7.55McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 5.97 per 1,000 inhabitants5.97
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2023
1Barnwell County Estimated12.85+1.59 pts
2Jasper County Estimated12.66+0.85 pts
3Sumter County Estimated12.4-0.26 pts
4Dillon County Estimated12.34-0.32 pts
5Spartanburg County Estimated11.99-0.53 pts
6Aiken County Estimated11.98+0.74 pts
7Berkeley County Estimated11.91-0.52 pts
8Lancaster County Estimated11.77+0.67 pts
9Darlington County Estimated11.57-0.32 pts
10Dorchester County Estimated11.53-0.37 pts
11Chesterfield County Estimated11.52-0.24 pts
12Colleton County Estimated11.51+0.24 pts
13Greenville County Estimated11.49-0.44 pts
14Hampton County Estimated11.44-0.56 pts
15Marion County Estimated11.36+0.39 pts
16Florence County Estimated11.31-0.54 pts
17Charleston County Estimated11.26-0.38 pts
18Cherokee County Estimated11.04-0.04 pts
19Chester County Estimated11.02+0.34 pts
20Anderson County Estimated10.87-0.54 pts
21Laurens County Estimated10.78-0.56 pts
22Kershaw County Estimated10.71-1.49 pts
23Saluda County Estimated10.64-1.79 pts
24Greenwood County Estimated10.61+0.18 pts
25Richland County Estimated10.6-0.06 pts
26Newberry County Estimated10.53-0.91 pts
27York County Estimated10.41+0.47 pts
28Lee County Estimated10.25-0.11 pts
29Marlboro County Estimated10.18+0.66 pts
30Lexington County Estimated9.99-0.56 pts
31Bamberg County Estimated9.92+0.27 pts
32Abbeville County Estimated9.91+0.44 pts
33Orangeburg County Estimated9.6-0.52 pts
34Beaufort County Estimated9.52+0.04 pts
35Clarendon County Estimated9.3+0.47 pts
36Allendale County Estimated9.13-0.94 pts
37Union County Estimated8.88-0.79 pts
38Pickens County Estimated8.69-0.48 pts
39Williamsburg County Estimated8.53-1.05 pts
40Edgefield County Estimated8.38+0.92 pts
41Calhoun County Estimated8.32-0.77 pts
42Fairfield County Estimated8.3-0.49 pts
43Horry County Estimated8.25-0.15 pts
44Oconee County Estimated8.21-0.67 pts
45Georgetown County Estimated7.55+0.1 pts
46McCormick County Estimated5.97-0.49 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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Questions

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

Barnwell County, with 12.85 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

McCormick County, with 5.97 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.

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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