Counties in South Carolina by female population share

Marion County had the highest female population share of 46 counties in 2015, at 54%. Allendale County had the lowest, at 45.8%. The median was 51.5% and the figure for South Carolina was 51.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest54Marion County
Median51.546 counties
South Carolina51.5History

Map of counties, 2015

Abbeville County: 51.4 %Aiken County: 51.7 %Allendale County: 45.8 %Anderson County: 51.8 %Bamberg County: 52.1 %Barnwell County: 52.2 %Beaufort County: 50.6 %Berkeley County: 50.3 %Calhoun County: 51.6 %Charleston County: 51.5 %Cherokee County: 51.3 %Chester County: 51.8 %Chesterfield County: 51.3 %Clarendon County: 50.7 %Colleton County: 51.6 %Darlington County: 52.8 %Dillon County: 52.8 %Dorchester County: 51.4 %Edgefield County: 46.3 %Fairfield County: 52.3 %Florence County: 53.3 %Georgetown County: 52.6 %Greenville County: 51.5 %Greenwood County: 53.5 %Hampton County: 47.9 %Horry County: 51.6 %Jasper County: 49 %Kershaw County: 51.5 %Lancaster County: 51.3 %Laurens County: 51.3 %Lee County: 48.4 %Lexington County: 51.3 %McCormick County: 46 %Marion County: 54 %Marlboro County: 46.9 %Newberry County: 51.4 %Oconee County: 50.7 %Orangeburg County: 53.2 %Pickens County: 50.5 %Richland County: 51.8 %Saluda County: 49.8 %Spartanburg County: 51.5 %Sumter County: 51.7 %Union County: 52.1 %Williamsburg County: 50.6 %York County: 51.7 %
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%, 2015. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2015

Marion County: 54 %Marion County54Greenwood County: 53.5 %Greenwood County53.5Florence County: 53.3 %Florence County53.3Orangeburg County: 53.2 %Orangeburg County53.2Dillon County: 52.8 %Dillon County52.8Darlington County: 52.8 %Darlington County52.8Georgetown County: 52.6 %Georgetown County52.6Fairfield County: 52.3 %Fairfield County52.3Barnwell County: 52.2 %Barnwell County52.2Bamberg County: 52.1 %Bamberg County52.1Union County: 52.1 %Union County52.1Anderson County: 51.8 %Anderson County51.8Chester County: 51.8 %Chester County51.8Richland County: 51.8 %Richland County51.8York County: 51.7 %York County51.7Aiken County: 51.7 %Aiken County51.7Sumter County: 51.7 %Sumter County51.7Horry County: 51.6 %Horry County51.6Colleton County: 51.6 %Colleton County51.6Calhoun County: 51.6 %Calhoun County51.6Kershaw County: 51.5 %Kershaw County51.5Spartanburg County: 51.5 %Spartanburg County51.5Charleston County: 51.5 %Charleston County51.5Greenville County: 51.5 %Greenville County51.5Newberry County: 51.4 %Newberry County51.4Abbeville County: 51.4 %Abbeville County51.4Dorchester County: 51.4 %Dorchester County51.4Laurens County: 51.3 %Laurens County51.3Lancaster County: 51.3 %Lancaster County51.3Lexington County: 51.3 %Lexington County51.3Chesterfield County: 51.3 %Chesterfield County51.3Cherokee County: 51.3 %Cherokee County51.3Clarendon County: 50.7 %Clarendon County50.7Oconee County: 50.7 %Oconee County50.7Beaufort County: 50.6 %Beaufort County50.6Williamsburg County: 50.6 %Williamsburg County50.6Pickens County: 50.5 %Pickens County50.5Berkeley County: 50.3 %Berkeley County50.3Saluda County: 49.8 %Saluda County49.8Jasper County: 49 %Jasper County49Lee County: 48.4 %Lee County48.4Hampton County: 47.9 %Hampton County47.9Marlboro County: 46.9 %Marlboro County46.9Edgefield County: 46.3 %Edgefield County46.3McCormick County: 46 %McCormick County46Allendale County: 45.8 %Allendale County45.8Marion County: 54 %Marion County54Greenwood County: 53.5 %Greenwood County53.5Florence County: 53.3 %Florence County53.3Orangeburg County: 53.2 %Orangeburg County53.2Dillon County: 52.8 %Dillon County52.8Darlington County: 52.8 %Darlington County52.8Georgetown County: 52.6 %Georgetown County52.6Fairfield County: 52.3 %Fairfield County52.3Barnwell County: 52.2 %Barnwell County52.2Bamberg County: 52.1 %Bamberg County52.1Union County: 52.1 %Union County52.1Anderson County: 51.8 %Anderson County51.8Chester County: 51.8 %Chester County51.8Richland County: 51.8 %Richland County51.8York County: 51.7 %York County51.7Aiken County: 51.7 %Aiken County51.7Sumter County: 51.7 %Sumter County51.7Horry County: 51.6 %Horry County51.6Colleton County: 51.6 %Colleton County51.6Calhoun County: 51.6 %Calhoun County51.6Kershaw County: 51.5 %Kershaw County51.5Spartanburg County: 51.5 %Spartanburg County51.5Charleston County: 51.5 %Charleston County51.5Greenville County: 51.5 %Greenville County51.5Newberry County: 51.4 %Newberry County51.4Abbeville County: 51.4 %Abbeville County51.4Dorchester County: 51.4 %Dorchester County51.4Laurens County: 51.3 %Laurens County51.3Lancaster County: 51.3 %Lancaster County51.3Lexington County: 51.3 %Lexington County51.3Chesterfield County: 51.3 %Chesterfield County51.3Cherokee County: 51.3 %Cherokee County51.3Clarendon County: 50.7 %Clarendon County50.7Oconee County: 50.7 %Oconee County50.7Beaufort County: 50.6 %Beaufort County50.6Williamsburg County: 50.6 %Williamsburg County50.6Pickens County: 50.5 %Pickens County50.5Berkeley County: 50.3 %Berkeley County50.3Saluda County: 49.8 %Saluda County49.8Jasper County: 49 %Jasper County49Lee County: 48.4 %Lee County48.4Hampton County: 47.9 %Hampton County47.9Marlboro County: 46.9 %Marlboro County46.9Edgefield County: 46.3 %Edgefield County46.3McCormick County: 46 %McCormick County46Allendale County: 45.8 %Allendale County45.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Marion County54+0.1 pts
2Greenwood County53.5+0.1 pts
3Florence County53.3+0.1 pts
4Orangeburg County53.2+0.1 pts
5Dillon County52.80 pts
6Darlington County52.8-0.2 pts
7Georgetown County52.6+0.1 pts
8Fairfield County52.3-0 pts
9Barnwell County52.2-0.2 pts
10Bamberg County52.1+0.2 pts
11Union County52.1-0 pts
12Anderson County51.8-0 pts
13Chester County51.8-0 pts
14Richland County51.8-0 pts
15York County51.7-0 pts
16Aiken County51.70 pts
17Sumter County51.7-0.1 pts
18Horry County51.6+0.1 pts
19Colleton County51.6-0.2 pts
20Calhoun County51.6+0.1 pts
21Kershaw County51.5-0 pts
22Spartanburg County51.50 pts
23Charleston County51.5-0 pts
24Greenville County51.50 pts
25Newberry County51.4-0.1 pts
26Abbeville County51.4-0.2 pts
27Dorchester County51.4+0.1 pts
28Laurens County51.3-0.1 pts
29Lancaster County51.3+0.2 pts
30Lexington County51.30 pts
31Chesterfield County51.3-0 pts
32Cherokee County51.3-0.1 pts
33Clarendon County50.70 pts
34Oconee County50.7-0 pts
35Beaufort County50.6-0.1 pts
36Williamsburg County50.6-0 pts
37Pickens County50.5+0.1 pts
38Berkeley County50.3-0.1 pts
39Saluda County49.8+0.1 pts
40Jasper County49+0.4 pts
41Lee County48.4+0.6 pts
42Hampton County47.90 pts
43Marlboro County46.9+0.2 pts
44Edgefield County46.3+0.1 pts
45McCormick County46+0.5 pts
46Allendale County45.8-0.2 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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?period=2015. 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, 2015. 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?period=2015.

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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, 2015 [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?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Marion County, with 54% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Allendale County, with 45.8% in 2015.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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