Counties in South Carolina by median age

Name: Counties in South Carolina by median age, 2022
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

McCormick County had the highest median age of 46 counties in 2022, at 57.9 years. Richland County had the lowest, at 33.9 years. The median was 41.5 years and the figure for South Carolina was 40 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest57.9McCormick County

Lowest33.9Richland County

Median41.546 counties

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All counties, 2022

CSV Chart (SVG)

years. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2022 years	Change on 2021
1	McCormick County	57.9	+1
2	Georgetown County	51	+0.6
3	Horry County	47.6	+0.3
4	Beaufort County	46.8	+0.1
4	Calhoun County	46.8	+1
6	Fairfield County	46.6	-0.7
7	Oconee County	46.2	-0.3
8	Clarendon County	45.5	-0.2
9	Abbeville County	44.5	+0.2
10	Union County	44.2	+0.2
11	Jasper County	43.6	+1.1
12	Saluda County	43.3	+1
13	Williamsburg County	43.2	-0.1
14	Allendale County	43.1	-0.8
15	Edgefield County	42.9	-0.1
16	Chesterfield County	42.6	+0.2
16	Newberry County	42.6	+0.3
18	Lancaster County	42.2	0
19	Aiken County	41.8	+0.6
19	Chester County	41.8	0
21	Colleton County	41.6	-0.6
21	Marion County	41.6	+0.4
23	Lee County	41.5	+0.2
23	Marlboro County	41.5	+0.4
25	Darlington County	41.4	-0.1
26	Laurens County	41.2	+0.3
27	Barnwell County	40.9	-0.4
28	Bamberg County	40.8	-0.2
29	Anderson County	40.6	-0.1
29	Kershaw County	40.6	-0.5
31	Orangeburg County	40.5	-0.1
32	Greenwood County	40.2	+0.1
32	Hampton County	40.2	-0.4
34	Cherokee County	40	+0.8
35	Lexington County	39.4	+0.2
36	York County	39.2	+0.2
37	Florence County	39	-0.4
38	Charleston County	38.9	+0.5
39	Greenville County	38.5	0
40	Spartanburg County	38	-0.1
41	Dorchester County	37.7	-0.1
42	Dillon County	37.5	0
43	Sumter County	36.9	+0.2
44	Berkeley County	36.7	0
45	Pickens County	36.1	-0.3
46	Richland County	33.9	+0.1

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median age?

McCormick County, with 57.9 years in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Richland County, with 33.9 years in 2022.

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.