Counties in South Carolina by female population share

Marion County had the highest female population share of 46 counties in 2020, at 53.9%. McCormick County had the lowest, at 47%. The median was 51.5% and the figure for South Carolina was 51.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.9Marion County
Median51.546 counties
South Carolina51.7History

Map of counties, 2020

Abbeville County: 51.5 %Aiken County: 52.2 %Allendale County: 47.3 %Anderson County: 51.8 %Bamberg County: 52.6 %Barnwell County: 52 %Beaufort County: 51.1 %Berkeley County: 50.6 %Calhoun County: 51.3 %Charleston County: 51.6 %Cherokee County: 51 %Chester County: 51.8 %Chesterfield County: 51.4 %Clarendon County: 51.2 %Colleton County: 51.5 %Darlington County: 53 %Dillon County: 53.2 %Dorchester County: 51.5 %Edgefield County: 47.5 %Fairfield County: 52.1 %Florence County: 53.3 %Georgetown County: 52.7 %Greenville County: 51.5 %Greenwood County: 53.7 %Hampton County: 49.5 %Horry County: 51.9 %Jasper County: 49.5 %Kershaw County: 51.9 %Lancaster County: 51.6 %Laurens County: 51.4 %Lee County: 48.9 %Lexington County: 51.5 %McCormick County: 47 %Marion County: 53.9 %Marlboro County: 47.9 %Newberry County: 51.5 %Oconee County: 50.8 %Orangeburg County: 53.3 %Pickens County: 50.8 %Richland County: 52.4 %Saluda County: 50.4 %Spartanburg County: 51.5 %Sumter County: 52.1 %Union County: 52.2 %Williamsburg County: 51.1 %York County: 51.9 %
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%, 2020. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2020

Marion County: 53.9 %Marion County53.9Greenwood County: 53.7 %Greenwood County53.7Orangeburg County: 53.3 %Orangeburg County53.3Florence County: 53.3 %Florence County53.3Dillon County: 53.2 %Dillon County53.2Darlington County: 53 %Darlington County53Georgetown County: 52.7 %Georgetown County52.7Bamberg County: 52.6 %Bamberg County52.6Richland County: 52.4 %Richland County52.4Union County: 52.2 %Union County52.2Aiken County: 52.2 %Aiken County52.2Sumter County: 52.1 %Sumter County52.1Fairfield County: 52.1 %Fairfield County52.1Barnwell County: 52 %Barnwell County52Kershaw County: 51.9 %Kershaw County51.9Horry County: 51.9 %Horry County51.9York County: 51.9 %York County51.9Chester County: 51.8 %Chester County51.8Anderson County: 51.8 %Anderson County51.8Lancaster County: 51.6 %Lancaster County51.6Charleston County: 51.6 %Charleston County51.6Greenville County: 51.5 %Greenville County51.5Lexington County: 51.5 %Lexington County51.5Newberry County: 51.5 %Newberry County51.5Colleton County: 51.5 %Colleton County51.5Abbeville County: 51.5 %Abbeville County51.5Spartanburg County: 51.5 %Spartanburg County51.5Dorchester County: 51.5 %Dorchester County51.5Chesterfield County: 51.4 %Chesterfield County51.4Laurens County: 51.4 %Laurens County51.4Calhoun County: 51.3 %Calhoun County51.3Clarendon County: 51.2 %Clarendon County51.2Williamsburg County: 51.1 %Williamsburg County51.1Beaufort County: 51.1 %Beaufort County51.1Cherokee County: 51 %Cherokee County51Oconee County: 50.8 %Oconee County50.8Pickens County: 50.8 %Pickens County50.8Berkeley County: 50.6 %Berkeley County50.6Saluda County: 50.4 %Saluda County50.4Jasper County: 49.5 %Jasper County49.5Hampton County: 49.5 %Hampton County49.5Lee County: 48.9 %Lee County48.9Marlboro County: 47.9 %Marlboro County47.9Edgefield County: 47.5 %Edgefield County47.5Allendale County: 47.3 %Allendale County47.3McCormick County: 47 %McCormick County47Marion County: 53.9 %Marion County53.9Greenwood County: 53.7 %Greenwood County53.7Orangeburg County: 53.3 %Orangeburg County53.3Florence County: 53.3 %Florence County53.3Dillon County: 53.2 %Dillon County53.2Darlington County: 53 %Darlington County53Georgetown County: 52.7 %Georgetown County52.7Bamberg County: 52.6 %Bamberg County52.6Richland County: 52.4 %Richland County52.4Union County: 52.2 %Union County52.2Aiken County: 52.2 %Aiken County52.2Sumter County: 52.1 %Sumter County52.1Fairfield County: 52.1 %Fairfield County52.1Barnwell County: 52 %Barnwell County52Kershaw County: 51.9 %Kershaw County51.9Horry County: 51.9 %Horry County51.9York County: 51.9 %York County51.9Chester County: 51.8 %Chester County51.8Anderson County: 51.8 %Anderson County51.8Lancaster County: 51.6 %Lancaster County51.6Charleston County: 51.6 %Charleston County51.6Greenville County: 51.5 %Greenville County51.5Lexington County: 51.5 %Lexington County51.5Newberry County: 51.5 %Newberry County51.5Colleton County: 51.5 %Colleton County51.5Abbeville County: 51.5 %Abbeville County51.5Spartanburg County: 51.5 %Spartanburg County51.5Dorchester County: 51.5 %Dorchester County51.5Chesterfield County: 51.4 %Chesterfield County51.4Laurens County: 51.4 %Laurens County51.4Calhoun County: 51.3 %Calhoun County51.3Clarendon County: 51.2 %Clarendon County51.2Williamsburg County: 51.1 %Williamsburg County51.1Beaufort County: 51.1 %Beaufort County51.1Cherokee County: 51 %Cherokee County51Oconee County: 50.8 %Oconee County50.8Pickens County: 50.8 %Pickens County50.8Berkeley County: 50.6 %Berkeley County50.6Saluda County: 50.4 %Saluda County50.4Jasper County: 49.5 %Jasper County49.5Hampton County: 49.5 %Hampton County49.5Lee County: 48.9 %Lee County48.9Marlboro County: 47.9 %Marlboro County47.9Edgefield County: 47.5 %Edgefield County47.5Allendale County: 47.3 %Allendale County47.3McCormick County: 47 %McCormick County47
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Marion County53.9-0 pts
2Greenwood County53.70 pts
3Orangeburg County53.30 pts
4Florence County53.30 pts
5Dillon County53.2-0 pts
6Darlington County53-0 pts
7Georgetown County52.70 pts
8Bamberg County52.6+0.4 pts
9Richland County52.4+0.2 pts
10Union County52.2+0.1 pts
11Aiken County52.2+0.2 pts
12Sumter County52.1+0.1 pts
13Fairfield County52.1-0 pts
14Barnwell County52-0.1 pts
15Kershaw County51.9+0.2 pts
16Horry County51.9+0.1 pts
17York County51.9+0.1 pts
18Chester County51.8+0.1 pts
19Anderson County51.8-0 pts
20Lancaster County51.6+0.2 pts
21Charleston County51.6+0.1 pts
22Greenville County51.50 pts
23Lexington County51.5+0.1 pts
24Newberry County51.50 pts
25Colleton County51.5+0.1 pts
26Abbeville County51.5+0.1 pts
27Spartanburg County51.5+0.1 pts
28Dorchester County51.5-0.1 pts
29Chesterfield County51.40 pts
30Laurens County51.4+0.1 pts
31Calhoun County51.3-0.4 pts
32Clarendon County51.2+0.6 pts
33Williamsburg County51.1+0.1 pts
34Beaufort County51.1-0 pts
35Cherokee County51-0.2 pts
36Oconee County50.8-0 pts
37Pickens County50.8+0.1 pts
38Berkeley County50.6-0 pts
39Saluda County50.4+0.2 pts
40Jasper County49.5-0.2 pts
41Hampton County49.5+2.3 pts
42Lee County48.9-0.3 pts
43Marlboro County47.9+0.5 pts
44Edgefield County47.5+0.6 pts
45Allendale County47.3+0.7 pts
46McCormick County47+0.4 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.

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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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Marion County, with 53.9% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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McCormick County, with 47% in 2020.

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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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