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Counties in South Carolina by births (July to June)

Greenville County had the highest births (July to June) of 46 counties in 2021, at 6,342. McCormick County had the lowest, at 61. The median was 575 and the figure for South Carolina was 55,879. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest6,342Greenville County
Lowest61McCormick County
Median57546 counties
South Carolina55,879History

All counties, 2021

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Greenville CountyGreenville County: 6,342 count6,342Charleston CountyCharleston County: 4,870 count4,870Richland CountyRichland County: 4,591 count4,591Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 3,796 count3,796Lexington CountyLexington County: 3,292 count3,292Horry CountyHorry County: 3,093 count3,093York CountyYork County: 2,892 count2,892Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 2,767 count2,767Anderson CountyAnderson County: 2,202 count2,202Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 1,919 count1,919Aiken CountyAiken County: 1,839 count1,839Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 1,803 count1,803Florence CountyFlorence County: 1,596 count1,596Sumter CountySumter County: 1,349 count1,349Pickens CountyPickens County: 1,107 count1,107Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 1,072 count1,072Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 837 count837Darlington CountyDarlington County: 773 count773Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 765 count765Laurens CountyLaurens County: 737 count737Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 721 count721Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 683 count683Oconee CountyOconee County: 652 count652Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 497 count497Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 470 count470Colleton CountyColleton County: 444 count444Newberry CountyNewberry County: 402 count402Dillon CountyDillon County: 390 count390Jasper CountyJasper County: 364 count364Chester CountyChester County: 351 count351Marion CountyMarion County: 342 count342Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 301 count301Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 280 count280Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 278 count278Union CountyUnion County: 261 count261Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 259 count259Saluda CountySaluda County: 227 count227Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 207 count207Hampton CountyHampton County: 205 count205Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 190 count190Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 178 count178Lee CountyLee County: 155 count155Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 136 count136Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 120 count120Allendale CountyAllendale County: 63 count63McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 61 count61
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
count
1Greenville County Estimated6,342
2Charleston County Estimated4,870
3Richland County Estimated4,591
4Spartanburg County Estimated3,796
5Lexington County Estimated3,292
6Horry County Estimated3,093
7York County Estimated2,892
8Berkeley County Estimated2,767
9Anderson County Estimated2,202
10Dorchester County Estimated1,919
11Aiken County Estimated1,839
12Beaufort County Estimated1,803
13Florence County Estimated1,596
14Sumter County Estimated1,349
15Pickens County Estimated1,107
16Lancaster County Estimated1,072
17Orangeburg County Estimated837
18Darlington County Estimated773
19Greenwood County Estimated765
20Laurens County Estimated737
21Kershaw County Estimated721
22Cherokee County Estimated683
23Oconee County Estimated652
24Chesterfield County Estimated497
25Georgetown County Estimated470
26Colleton County Estimated444
27Newberry County Estimated402
28Dillon County Estimated390
29Jasper County Estimated364
30Chester County Estimated351
31Marion County Estimated342
32Clarendon County Estimated301
33Williamsburg County Estimated280
34Barnwell County Estimated278
35Union County Estimated261
36Marlboro County Estimated259
37Saluda County Estimated227
38Abbeville County Estimated207
39Hampton County Estimated205
40Fairfield County Estimated190
41Edgefield County Estimated178
42Lee County Estimated155
43Bamberg County Estimated136
44Calhoun County Estimated120
45Allendale County Estimated63
46McCormick County Estimated61

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About this ranking

Estimated live births to resident mothers from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year.

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

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: births, 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 births (July to June)?

Greenville County, with 6,342 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest births (July to June)?

McCormick County, with 61 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: births, 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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