Counties in South Carolina by female population share

Dillon County had the highest female population share of 46 counties in 2024, at 53.6%. Allendale 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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Highest53.6Dillon County
Median51.746 counties
South Carolina51.8History

Map of counties, 2024

Abbeville County: 51.7 %Aiken County: 52.3 %Allendale County: 45.9 %Anderson County: 51.9 %Bamberg County: 52.6 %Barnwell County: 52.1 %Beaufort County: 51.4 %Berkeley County: 51.1 %Calhoun County: 51.6 %Charleston County: 51.7 %Cherokee County: 51.2 %Chester County: 52 %Chesterfield County: 51.7 %Clarendon County: 50.6 %Colleton County: 51.5 %Darlington County: 53.1 %Dillon County: 53.6 %Dorchester County: 51.8 %Edgefield County: 46 %Fairfield County: 52 %Florence County: 53.4 %Georgetown County: 52.9 %Greenville County: 51.6 %Greenwood County: 53.5 %Hampton County: 49.4 %Horry County: 52.1 %Jasper County: 49.4 %Kershaw County: 52 %Lancaster County: 51.5 %Laurens County: 51.5 %Lee County: 50.1 %Lexington County: 51.8 %McCormick County: 48.9 %Marion County: 53.5 %Marlboro County: 47.5 %Newberry County: 51.8 %Oconee County: 50.8 %Orangeburg County: 53.6 %Pickens County: 50.8 %Richland County: 52.5 %Saluda County: 49.8 %Spartanburg County: 51.6 %Sumter County: 52.2 %Union County: 52.3 %Williamsburg County: 51 %York County: 51.8 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Dillon County: 53.6 %Dillon County53.6Orangeburg County: 53.6 %Orangeburg County53.6Marion County: 53.5 %Marion County53.5Greenwood County: 53.5 %Greenwood County53.5Florence County: 53.4 %Florence County53.4Darlington County: 53.1 %Darlington County53.1Georgetown County: 52.9 %Georgetown County52.9Bamberg County: 52.6 %Bamberg County52.6Richland County: 52.5 %Richland County52.5Union County: 52.3 %Union County52.3Aiken County: 52.3 %Aiken County52.3Sumter County: 52.2 %Sumter County52.2Horry County: 52.1 %Horry County52.1Barnwell County: 52.1 %Barnwell County52.1Chester County: 52 %Chester County52Fairfield County: 52 %Fairfield County52Kershaw County: 52 %Kershaw County52Anderson County: 51.9 %Anderson County51.9Dorchester County: 51.8 %Dorchester County51.8Newberry County: 51.8 %Newberry County51.8York County: 51.8 %York County51.8Lexington County: 51.8 %Lexington County51.8Chesterfield County: 51.7 %Chesterfield County51.7Abbeville County: 51.7 %Abbeville County51.7Charleston County: 51.7 %Charleston County51.7Greenville County: 51.6 %Greenville County51.6Calhoun County: 51.6 %Calhoun County51.6Spartanburg County: 51.6 %Spartanburg County51.6Colleton County: 51.5 %Colleton County51.5Laurens County: 51.5 %Laurens County51.5Lancaster County: 51.5 %Lancaster County51.5Beaufort County: 51.4 %Beaufort County51.4Cherokee County: 51.2 %Cherokee County51.2Berkeley County: 51.1 %Berkeley County51.1Williamsburg County: 51 %Williamsburg County51Oconee County: 50.8 %Oconee County50.8Pickens County: 50.8 %Pickens County50.8Clarendon County: 50.6 %Clarendon County50.6Lee County: 50.1 %Lee County50.1Saluda County: 49.8 %Saluda County49.8Jasper County: 49.4 %Jasper County49.4Hampton County: 49.4 %Hampton County49.4McCormick County: 48.9 %McCormick County48.9Marlboro County: 47.5 %Marlboro County47.5Edgefield County: 46 %Edgefield County46Allendale County: 45.9 %Allendale County45.9Dillon County: 53.6 %Dillon County53.6Orangeburg County: 53.6 %Orangeburg County53.6Marion County: 53.5 %Marion County53.5Greenwood County: 53.5 %Greenwood County53.5Florence County: 53.4 %Florence County53.4Darlington County: 53.1 %Darlington County53.1Georgetown County: 52.9 %Georgetown County52.9Bamberg County: 52.6 %Bamberg County52.6Richland County: 52.5 %Richland County52.5Union County: 52.3 %Union County52.3Aiken County: 52.3 %Aiken County52.3Sumter County: 52.2 %Sumter County52.2Horry County: 52.1 %Horry County52.1Barnwell County: 52.1 %Barnwell County52.1Chester County: 52 %Chester County52Fairfield County: 52 %Fairfield County52Kershaw County: 52 %Kershaw County52Anderson County: 51.9 %Anderson County51.9Dorchester County: 51.8 %Dorchester County51.8Newberry County: 51.8 %Newberry County51.8York County: 51.8 %York County51.8Lexington County: 51.8 %Lexington County51.8Chesterfield County: 51.7 %Chesterfield County51.7Abbeville County: 51.7 %Abbeville County51.7Charleston County: 51.7 %Charleston County51.7Greenville County: 51.6 %Greenville County51.6Calhoun County: 51.6 %Calhoun County51.6Spartanburg County: 51.6 %Spartanburg County51.6Colleton County: 51.5 %Colleton County51.5Laurens County: 51.5 %Laurens County51.5Lancaster County: 51.5 %Lancaster County51.5Beaufort County: 51.4 %Beaufort County51.4Cherokee County: 51.2 %Cherokee County51.2Berkeley County: 51.1 %Berkeley County51.1Williamsburg County: 51 %Williamsburg County51Oconee County: 50.8 %Oconee County50.8Pickens County: 50.8 %Pickens County50.8Clarendon County: 50.6 %Clarendon County50.6Lee County: 50.1 %Lee County50.1Saluda County: 49.8 %Saluda County49.8Jasper County: 49.4 %Jasper County49.4Hampton County: 49.4 %Hampton County49.4McCormick County: 48.9 %McCormick County48.9Marlboro County: 47.5 %Marlboro County47.5Edgefield County: 46 %Edgefield County46Allendale County: 45.9 %Allendale County45.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Dillon County53.6+0.1 pts
2Orangeburg County53.6-0 pts
3Marion County53.5-0 pts
4Greenwood County53.50 pts
5Florence County53.4-0 pts
6Darlington County53.1-0.1 pts
7Georgetown County52.9-0 pts
8Bamberg County52.6+0.2 pts
9Richland County52.5-0 pts
10Union County52.30 pts
11Aiken County52.3-0 pts
12Sumter County52.2+0.1 pts
13Horry County52.10 pts
14Barnwell County52.1-0.2 pts
15Chester County52+0.1 pts
16Fairfield County520 pts
17Kershaw County52+0.1 pts
18Anderson County51.9+0.1 pts
19Dorchester County51.8-0.1 pts
20Newberry County51.8+0.2 pts
21York County51.8-0 pts
22Lexington County51.8-0 pts
23Chesterfield County51.7+0.2 pts
24Abbeville County51.7-0 pts
25Charleston County51.7-0 pts
26Greenville County51.6-0.1 pts
27Calhoun County51.6+0.2 pts
28Spartanburg County51.6+0.1 pts
29Colleton County51.5-0.1 pts
30Laurens County51.50 pts
31Lancaster County51.50 pts
32Beaufort County51.40 pts
33Cherokee County51.20 pts
34Berkeley County51.1+0.1 pts
35Williamsburg County51-0 pts
36Oconee County50.8+0.1 pts
37Pickens County50.8-0 pts
38Clarendon County50.6-0.1 pts
39Lee County50.1-0 pts
40Saluda County49.8-0.2 pts
41Jasper County49.4-0.2 pts
42Hampton County49.4+0.1 pts
43McCormick County48.9-0.2 pts
44Marlboro County47.5-0.1 pts
45Edgefield County46+0.1 pts
46Allendale County45.9-0.3 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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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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, 2024 [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=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest female population share?

Dillon County, with 53.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Allendale County, with 45.9% in 2024.

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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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