Counties in South Carolina by female population share

Orangeburg County had the highest female population share of 46 counties in 2023, at 53.6%. Edgefield County had the lowest, at 45.9%. The median was 51.7% and the figure for South Carolina was 51.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Median51.746 counties
South Carolina51.8History

Map of counties, 2023

Abbeville County: 51.7 %Aiken County: 52.3 %Allendale County: 46.2 %Anderson County: 51.8 %Bamberg County: 52.4 %Barnwell County: 52.3 %Beaufort County: 51.3 %Berkeley County: 50.9 %Calhoun County: 51.5 %Charleston County: 51.7 %Cherokee County: 51.2 %Chester County: 51.9 %Chesterfield County: 51.5 %Clarendon County: 50.8 %Colleton County: 51.7 %Darlington County: 53.2 %Dillon County: 53.5 %Dorchester County: 51.9 %Edgefield County: 45.9 %Fairfield County: 52 %Florence County: 53.4 %Georgetown County: 52.9 %Greenville County: 51.7 %Greenwood County: 53.5 %Hampton County: 49.2 %Horry County: 52.1 %Jasper County: 49.6 %Kershaw County: 51.9 %Lancaster County: 51.4 %Laurens County: 51.5 %Lee County: 50.1 %Lexington County: 51.8 %McCormick County: 49.1 %Marion County: 53.6 %Marlboro County: 47.6 %Newberry County: 51.6 %Oconee County: 50.8 %Orangeburg County: 53.6 %Pickens County: 50.8 %Richland County: 52.6 %Saluda County: 50 %Spartanburg County: 51.5 %Sumter County: 52.1 %Union County: 52.3 %Williamsburg County: 51 %York County: 51.8 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Orangeburg County: 53.6 %Orangeburg County53.6Marion County: 53.6 %Marion County53.6Dillon County: 53.5 %Dillon County53.5Greenwood County: 53.5 %Greenwood County53.5Florence County: 53.4 %Florence County53.4Darlington County: 53.2 %Darlington County53.2Georgetown County: 52.9 %Georgetown County52.9Richland County: 52.6 %Richland County52.6Bamberg County: 52.4 %Bamberg County52.4Union County: 52.3 %Union County52.3Barnwell County: 52.3 %Barnwell County52.3Aiken County: 52.3 %Aiken County52.3Sumter County: 52.1 %Sumter County52.1Horry County: 52.1 %Horry County52.1Fairfield County: 52 %Fairfield County52Dorchester County: 51.9 %Dorchester County51.9Chester County: 51.9 %Chester County51.9Kershaw County: 51.9 %Kershaw County51.9Anderson County: 51.8 %Anderson County51.8Lexington County: 51.8 %Lexington County51.8York County: 51.8 %York County51.8Greenville County: 51.7 %Greenville County51.7Abbeville County: 51.7 %Abbeville County51.7Charleston County: 51.7 %Charleston County51.7Colleton County: 51.7 %Colleton County51.7Newberry County: 51.6 %Newberry County51.6Spartanburg County: 51.5 %Spartanburg County51.5Chesterfield County: 51.5 %Chesterfield County51.5Laurens County: 51.5 %Laurens County51.5Calhoun County: 51.5 %Calhoun County51.5Lancaster County: 51.4 %Lancaster County51.4Beaufort County: 51.3 %Beaufort County51.3Cherokee County: 51.2 %Cherokee County51.2Williamsburg County: 51 %Williamsburg County51Berkeley County: 50.9 %Berkeley County50.9Pickens County: 50.8 %Pickens County50.8Oconee County: 50.8 %Oconee County50.8Clarendon County: 50.8 %Clarendon County50.8Lee County: 50.1 %Lee County50.1Saluda County: 50 %Saluda County50Jasper County: 49.6 %Jasper County49.6Hampton County: 49.2 %Hampton County49.2McCormick County: 49.1 %McCormick County49.1Marlboro County: 47.6 %Marlboro County47.6Allendale County: 46.2 %Allendale County46.2Edgefield County: 45.9 %Edgefield County45.9Orangeburg County: 53.6 %Orangeburg County53.6Marion County: 53.6 %Marion County53.6Dillon County: 53.5 %Dillon County53.5Greenwood County: 53.5 %Greenwood County53.5Florence County: 53.4 %Florence County53.4Darlington County: 53.2 %Darlington County53.2Georgetown County: 52.9 %Georgetown County52.9Richland County: 52.6 %Richland County52.6Bamberg County: 52.4 %Bamberg County52.4Union County: 52.3 %Union County52.3Barnwell County: 52.3 %Barnwell County52.3Aiken County: 52.3 %Aiken County52.3Sumter County: 52.1 %Sumter County52.1Horry County: 52.1 %Horry County52.1Fairfield County: 52 %Fairfield County52Dorchester County: 51.9 %Dorchester County51.9Chester County: 51.9 %Chester County51.9Kershaw County: 51.9 %Kershaw County51.9Anderson County: 51.8 %Anderson County51.8Lexington County: 51.8 %Lexington County51.8York County: 51.8 %York County51.8Greenville County: 51.7 %Greenville County51.7Abbeville County: 51.7 %Abbeville County51.7Charleston County: 51.7 %Charleston County51.7Colleton County: 51.7 %Colleton County51.7Newberry County: 51.6 %Newberry County51.6Spartanburg County: 51.5 %Spartanburg County51.5Chesterfield County: 51.5 %Chesterfield County51.5Laurens County: 51.5 %Laurens County51.5Calhoun County: 51.5 %Calhoun County51.5Lancaster County: 51.4 %Lancaster County51.4Beaufort County: 51.3 %Beaufort County51.3Cherokee County: 51.2 %Cherokee County51.2Williamsburg County: 51 %Williamsburg County51Berkeley County: 50.9 %Berkeley County50.9Pickens County: 50.8 %Pickens County50.8Oconee County: 50.8 %Oconee County50.8Clarendon County: 50.8 %Clarendon County50.8Lee County: 50.1 %Lee County50.1Saluda County: 50 %Saluda County50Jasper County: 49.6 %Jasper County49.6Hampton County: 49.2 %Hampton County49.2McCormick County: 49.1 %McCormick County49.1Marlboro County: 47.6 %Marlboro County47.6Allendale County: 46.2 %Allendale County46.2Edgefield County: 45.9 %Edgefield County45.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Orangeburg County53.6+0.2 pts
2Marion County53.6-0.1 pts
3Dillon County53.5+0.1 pts
4Greenwood County53.5-0.1 pts
5Florence County53.40 pts
6Darlington County53.2+0.1 pts
7Georgetown County52.90 pts
8Richland County52.60 pts
9Bamberg County52.4-0.2 pts
10Union County52.3-0 pts
11Barnwell County52.30 pts
12Aiken County52.3-0.1 pts
13Sumter County52.1-0.1 pts
14Horry County52.10 pts
15Fairfield County52-0.1 pts
16Dorchester County51.9+0.1 pts
17Chester County51.9+0.2 pts
18Kershaw County51.9+0.1 pts
19Anderson County51.8-0.1 pts
20Lexington County51.8+0.1 pts
21York County51.8-0 pts
22Greenville County51.70 pts
23Abbeville County51.7+0.1 pts
24Charleston County51.70 pts
25Colleton County51.7+0.1 pts
26Newberry County51.6+0.1 pts
27Spartanburg County51.5-0 pts
28Chesterfield County51.5+0.1 pts
29Laurens County51.5-0.1 pts
30Calhoun County51.5-0.1 pts
31Lancaster County51.40 pts
32Beaufort County51.3+0.1 pts
33Cherokee County51.2+0.1 pts
34Williamsburg County510 pts
35Berkeley County50.9+0.1 pts
36Pickens County50.8-0.1 pts
37Oconee County50.8-0 pts
38Clarendon County50.8-0.2 pts
39Lee County50.1+0.5 pts
40Saluda County50+0.1 pts
41Jasper County49.6-0.1 pts
42Hampton County49.2-0.1 pts
43McCormick County49.1+0.9 pts
44Marlboro County47.6-0.3 pts
45Allendale County46.2-0.8 pts
46Edgefield County45.9-0.8 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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.

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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Orangeburg County, with 53.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Edgefield County, with 45.9% in 2023.

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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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