Counties in South Carolina by female population share, 2025

Orangeburg County had the highest female population share of 46 counties in 2025, at 53.7%. Allendale County had the lowest, at 46.1%. The median was 51.6% and the figure for South Carolina was 51.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Median51.646 counties
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Map of counties, 2025

Abbeville County: 51.4 %Aiken County: 52.2 %Allendale County: 46.1 %Anderson County: 51.9 %Bamberg County: 53 %Barnwell County: 52.1 %Beaufort County: 51.3 %Berkeley County: 51.2 %Calhoun County: 51.5 %Charleston County: 51.7 %Cherokee County: 51.2 %Chester County: 52.1 %Chesterfield County: 51.5 %Clarendon County: 50.6 %Colleton County: 51.4 %Darlington County: 53.1 %Dillon County: 53.6 %Dorchester County: 51.8 %Edgefield County: 46.1 %Fairfield County: 52.2 %Florence County: 53.5 %Georgetown County: 52.9 %Greenville County: 51.6 %Greenwood County: 53.6 %Hampton County: 49.5 %Horry County: 52.1 %Jasper County: 49.8 %Kershaw County: 51.9 %Lancaster County: 51.5 %Laurens County: 51.5 %Lee County: 50.1 %Lexington County: 51.7 %McCormick County: 49 %Marion County: 53.7 %Marlboro County: 47.4 %Newberry County: 51.8 %Oconee County: 50.8 %Orangeburg County: 53.7 %Pickens County: 50.9 %Richland County: 52.6 %Saluda County: 49.7 %Spartanburg County: 51.6 %Sumter County: 52.3 %Union County: 52.3 %Williamsburg County: 51 %York County: 51.8 %
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%, 2025. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2025

Orangeburg County: 53.7 %Orangeburg County53.7Marion County: 53.7 %Marion County53.7Dillon County: 53.6 %Dillon County53.6Greenwood County: 53.6 %Greenwood County53.6Florence County: 53.5 %Florence County53.5Darlington County: 53.1 %Darlington County53.1Bamberg County: 53 %Bamberg County53Georgetown County: 52.9 %Georgetown County52.9Richland County: 52.6 %Richland County52.6Sumter County: 52.3 %Sumter County52.3Union County: 52.3 %Union County52.3Fairfield County: 52.2 %Fairfield County52.2Aiken County: 52.2 %Aiken County52.2Chester County: 52.1 %Chester County52.1Horry County: 52.1 %Horry County52.1Barnwell County: 52.1 %Barnwell County52.1Anderson County: 51.9 %Anderson County51.9Kershaw County: 51.9 %Kershaw County51.9Newberry County: 51.8 %Newberry County51.8Dorchester County: 51.8 %Dorchester County51.8York County: 51.8 %York County51.8Lexington County: 51.7 %Lexington County51.7Charleston County: 51.7 %Charleston County51.7Spartanburg County: 51.6 %Spartanburg County51.6Greenville County: 51.6 %Greenville County51.6Chesterfield County: 51.5 %Chesterfield County51.5Calhoun County: 51.5 %Calhoun County51.5Laurens County: 51.5 %Laurens County51.5Lancaster County: 51.5 %Lancaster County51.5Abbeville County: 51.4 %Abbeville County51.4Colleton County: 51.4 %Colleton County51.4Beaufort County: 51.3 %Beaufort County51.3Cherokee County: 51.2 %Cherokee County51.2Berkeley County: 51.2 %Berkeley County51.2Williamsburg County: 51 %Williamsburg County51Pickens County: 50.9 %Pickens County50.9Oconee County: 50.8 %Oconee County50.8Clarendon County: 50.6 %Clarendon County50.6Lee County: 50.1 %Lee County50.1Jasper County: 49.8 %Jasper County49.8Saluda County: 49.7 %Saluda County49.7Hampton County: 49.5 %Hampton County49.5McCormick County: 49 %McCormick County49Marlboro County: 47.4 %Marlboro County47.4Edgefield County: 46.1 %Edgefield County46.1Allendale County: 46.1 %Allendale County46.1Orangeburg County: 53.7 %Orangeburg County53.7Marion County: 53.7 %Marion County53.7Dillon County: 53.6 %Dillon County53.6Greenwood County: 53.6 %Greenwood County53.6Florence County: 53.5 %Florence County53.5Darlington County: 53.1 %Darlington County53.1Bamberg County: 53 %Bamberg County53Georgetown County: 52.9 %Georgetown County52.9Richland County: 52.6 %Richland County52.6Sumter County: 52.3 %Sumter County52.3Union County: 52.3 %Union County52.3Fairfield County: 52.2 %Fairfield County52.2Aiken County: 52.2 %Aiken County52.2Chester County: 52.1 %Chester County52.1Horry County: 52.1 %Horry County52.1Barnwell County: 52.1 %Barnwell County52.1Anderson County: 51.9 %Anderson County51.9Kershaw County: 51.9 %Kershaw County51.9Newberry County: 51.8 %Newberry County51.8Dorchester County: 51.8 %Dorchester County51.8York County: 51.8 %York County51.8Lexington County: 51.7 %Lexington County51.7Charleston County: 51.7 %Charleston County51.7Spartanburg County: 51.6 %Spartanburg County51.6Greenville County: 51.6 %Greenville County51.6Chesterfield County: 51.5 %Chesterfield County51.5Calhoun County: 51.5 %Calhoun County51.5Laurens County: 51.5 %Laurens County51.5Lancaster County: 51.5 %Lancaster County51.5Abbeville County: 51.4 %Abbeville County51.4Colleton County: 51.4 %Colleton County51.4Beaufort County: 51.3 %Beaufort County51.3Cherokee County: 51.2 %Cherokee County51.2Berkeley County: 51.2 %Berkeley County51.2Williamsburg County: 51 %Williamsburg County51Pickens County: 50.9 %Pickens County50.9Oconee County: 50.8 %Oconee County50.8Clarendon County: 50.6 %Clarendon County50.6Lee County: 50.1 %Lee County50.1Jasper County: 49.8 %Jasper County49.8Saluda County: 49.7 %Saluda County49.7Hampton County: 49.5 %Hampton County49.5McCormick County: 49 %McCormick County49Marlboro County: 47.4 %Marlboro County47.4Edgefield County: 46.1 %Edgefield County46.1Allendale County: 46.1 %Allendale County46.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Orangeburg County53.7+0.2 pts
2Marion County53.7+0.1 pts
3Dillon County53.60 pts
4Greenwood County53.6+0.1 pts
5Florence County53.5+0.1 pts
6Darlington County53.10 pts
7Bamberg County53+0.4 pts
8Georgetown County52.90 pts
9Richland County52.60 pts
10Sumter County52.3+0.1 pts
11Union County52.3-0.1 pts
12Fairfield County52.2+0.2 pts
13Aiken County52.2-0 pts
14Chester County52.1+0.1 pts
15Horry County52.10 pts
16Barnwell County52.10 pts
17Anderson County51.9-0 pts
18Kershaw County51.9-0.1 pts
19Newberry County51.80 pts
20Dorchester County51.8-0.1 pts
21York County51.80 pts
22Lexington County51.7-0.1 pts
23Charleston County51.70 pts
24Spartanburg County51.6+0.1 pts
25Greenville County51.6-0 pts
26Chesterfield County51.5-0.2 pts
27Calhoun County51.5-0.1 pts
28Laurens County51.5-0 pts
29Lancaster County51.50 pts
30Abbeville County51.4-0.2 pts
31Colleton County51.4-0.2 pts
32Beaufort County51.3-0.1 pts
33Cherokee County51.20 pts
34Berkeley County51.2+0.1 pts
35Williamsburg County51-0 pts
36Pickens County50.9+0.1 pts
37Oconee County50.8-0 pts
38Clarendon County50.6-0 pts
39Lee County50.1-0 pts
40Jasper County49.8+0.4 pts
41Saluda County49.7-0 pts
42Hampton County49.5+0.1 pts
43McCormick County49+0.1 pts
44Marlboro County47.4-0.1 pts
45Edgefield County46.1+0.1 pts
46Allendale County46.1+0.1 pts

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About this ranking

Female residents as a percentage of total population on 1 July. United States: Census Bureau county population estimates by sex; states and the nation are sums of their counties.

Counties with large prisons or military bases can have low shares.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties (Counties in South Carolina by female population share, 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

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Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties, Counties in South Carolina by female population share, 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 June 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/south-carolina-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. Counties in South Carolina by female population share, 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/south-carolina-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: female residents as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties, Counties in South Carolina by female population share, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-population-share/south-carolina-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Orangeburg County, with 53.7% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Allendale County, with 46.1% in 2025.

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