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Counties in South Carolina by median age, 2024

McCormick County had the highest median age of 46 counties in 2024, at 59.5 years. Richland County had the lowest, at 34.4 years. The median was 41.8 years and the figure for South Carolina was 40.2 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest59.5McCormick County
Lowest34.4Richland County
Median41.846 counties
South Carolina40.2History

All counties, 2024

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McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 59.5 years59.5Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 52.2 years52.2Horry CountyHorry County: 48.7 years48.7Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 48.1 years48.1Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 47.4 years47.4Oconee CountyOconee County: 47.3 years47.3Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 47 years47Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 45.9 years45.9Jasper CountyJasper County: 45.3 years45.3Allendale CountyAllendale County: 44.7 years44.7Union CountyUnion County: 44.5 years44.5Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 44 years44Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 43.2 years43.2Marion CountyMarion County: 42.6 years42.6Saluda CountySaluda County: 42.6 years42.6Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 42.5 years42.5Chester CountyChester County: 42.4 years42.4Lee CountyLee County: 42.4 years42.4Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 42.3 years42.3Aiken CountyAiken County: 42 years42Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 42 years42Colleton CountyColleton County: 42 years42Newberry CountyNewberry County: 41.9 years41.9Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 41.7 years41.7Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 41.6 years41.6Darlington CountyDarlington County: 41.3 years41.3Hampton CountyHampton County: 40.9 years40.9Laurens CountyLaurens County: 40.9 years40.9Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 40.7 years40.7Anderson CountyAnderson County: 40.6 years40.6Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 40.4 years40.4Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 40.4 years40.4Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 40.4 years40.4Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 40.1 years40.1Lexington CountyLexington County: 39.8 years39.8York CountyYork County: 39.7 years39.7Florence CountyFlorence County: 39.4 years39.4Charleston CountyCharleston County: 39.2 years39.2Greenville CountyGreenville County: 38.4 years38.4Dillon CountyDillon County: 38.2 years38.2Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 38 years38Sumter CountySumter County: 38 years38Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 37.8 years37.8Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 36.9 years36.9Pickens CountyPickens County: 36.2 years36.2Richland CountyRichland County: 34.4 years34.4
years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
years		Change on 2023
1McCormick County59.5+0.8
2Georgetown County52.2+0.6
3Horry County48.7+0.5
4Beaufort County48.1+0.9
5Fairfield County47.4+0.7
6Oconee County47.3+0.6
7Calhoun County47-0.4
8Clarendon County45.90
9Jasper County45.3+1
10Allendale County44.7+2.2
11Union County44.5+0.2
12Abbeville County44-0.3
13Williamsburg County43.2-0.8
14Marion County42.6-0.4
14Saluda County42.6-0.4
16Lancaster County42.5+0.3
17Chester County42.4+0.2
17Lee County42.4+0.6
19Bamberg County42.3+0.6
20Aiken County42+0.4
20Chesterfield County42-0.4
20Colleton County42-0.2
23Newberry County41.9-0.1
24Marlboro County41.7+0.5
25Edgefield County41.6-0.4
26Darlington County41.3-0.2
27Hampton County40.90
27Laurens County40.90
29Orangeburg County40.7-0.1
30Anderson County40.6+0.1
31Barnwell County40.4-0.3
31Cherokee County40.4+0.1
31Kershaw County40.4+0.1
34Greenwood County40.1+0.5
35Lexington County39.8+0.1
36York County39.7+0.3
37Florence County39.4+0.2
38Charleston County39.2+0.2
39Greenville County38.4-0.1
40Dillon County38.2+0.7
41Dorchester County38+0.1
41Sumter County38+0.7
43Spartanburg County37.8-0.1
44Berkeley County36.9+0.2
45Pickens County36.20
46Richland County34.4+0.2

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About this ranking

Age that divides the resident population into two halves of equal size. Spain and the EU: on 1 January. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median age?

McCormick County, with 59.5 years in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Richland County, with 34.4 years in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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