Counties in South Carolina by median age

Name: Counties in South Carolina by median age, 2023
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 2023, at 58.7 years. Richland County had the lowest, at 34.2 years. The median was 41.7 years and the figure for South Carolina was 40.1 years. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest58.7McCormick County

Lowest34.2Richland County

Median41.746 counties

South Carolina40.1History

All counties, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2023 years	Change on 2022
1	McCormick County	58.7	+0.8
2	Georgetown County	51.6	+0.6
3	Horry County	48.2	+0.6
4	Calhoun County	47.4	+0.6
5	Beaufort County	47.2	+0.4
6	Fairfield County	46.7	+0.1
6	Oconee County	46.7	+0.5
8	Clarendon County	45.9	+0.4
9	Abbeville County	44.3	-0.2
9	Jasper County	44.3	+0.7
9	Union County	44.3	+0.1
12	Williamsburg County	44	+0.8
13	Marion County	43	+1.4
13	Saluda County	43	-0.3
15	Allendale County	42.5	-0.6
16	Chesterfield County	42.4	-0.2
17	Chester County	42.2	+0.4
17	Colleton County	42.2	+0.6
17	Lancaster County	42.2	0
20	Edgefield County	42	-0.9
20	Newberry County	42	-0.6
22	Lee County	41.8	+0.3
23	Bamberg County	41.7	+0.9
24	Aiken County	41.6	-0.2
25	Darlington County	41.5	+0.1
26	Marlboro County	41.2	-0.3
27	Hampton County	40.9	+0.7
27	Laurens County	40.9	-0.3
29	Orangeburg County	40.8	+0.3
30	Barnwell County	40.7	-0.2
31	Anderson County	40.5	-0.1
32	Cherokee County	40.3	+0.3
32	Kershaw County	40.3	-0.3
34	Lexington County	39.7	+0.3
35	Greenwood County	39.6	-0.6
36	York County	39.4	+0.2
37	Florence County	39.2	+0.2
38	Charleston County	39	+0.1
39	Greenville County	38.5	0
40	Dorchester County	37.9	+0.2
40	Spartanburg County	37.9	-0.1
42	Dillon County	37.5	0
43	Sumter County	37.3	+0.4
44	Berkeley County	36.7	0
45	Pickens County	36.2	+0.1
46	Richland County	34.2	+0.3

Other periods

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median age?

McCormick County, with 58.7 years in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median age?

Richland County, with 34.2 years in 2023.

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.