Counties in South Carolina by natural change, July to June

Greenville County had the highest natural change, July to June of 46 counties in 2017, at 1,898. Horry County had the lowest, at -440. The median was -32 and the figure for South Carolina was 7,995. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,898Greenville County

Lowest-440Horry County

Median-3246 counties

South Carolina7,995History

Map of counties, 2017

Under -100
-100 to -50
-50 to 0
0 to 120
120 to 670
670 and over

persons, 2017. Red areas are below zero and blue areas above it. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2017

persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2017 persons	Change on 2016
1	Greenville County Estimated	1,898	-9.4%
2	Richland County Estimated	1,651	-16%
3	Charleston County Estimated	1,636	-10.3%
4	Berkeley County Estimated	1,205	-7.7%
5	York County Estimated	901	-3.8%
6	Dorchester County Estimated	672	-0.4%
7	Spartanburg County Estimated	669	+11.5%
8	Lexington County Estimated	621	-31.4%
9	Beaufort County Estimated	325	-35.4%
10	Sumter County Estimated	224	-31.9%
11	Lancaster County Estimated	126	-37.3%
12	Aiken County Estimated	124	-54.1%
13	Kershaw County Estimated	112	+51.4%
14	Jasper County Estimated	111	-6.7%
15	Anderson County Estimated	108	+208.6%
16	Greenwood County Estimated	93	+564.3%
17	Florence County Estimated	29	-87.8%
18	Cherokee County Estimated	26	-13.3%
19	Newberry County Estimated	-10	-211.1%
20	Saluda County Estimated	-11	-145.8%
21	Dillon County Estimated	-12	-700%
22	Barnwell County Estimated	-26	-4%
23	Edgefield County Estimated	-29	-38.1%
24	Pickens County Estimated	-35	-140.7%
25	Hampton County Estimated	-37	-37%
26	Chesterfield County Estimated	-41	-32.3%
27	Allendale County Estimated	-43	-38.7%
28	Williamsburg County Estimated	-55	+45%
29	Calhoun County Estimated	-56	-833.3%
29	Orangeburg County Estimated	-56	+31.7%
31	Bamberg County Estimated	-60	+21.1%
32	Chester County Estimated	-67	-8.1%
33	Marion County Estimated	-80	-8,100%
34	Lee County Estimated	-82	-20.6%
35	Union County Estimated	-88	+17.8%
36	Fairfield County Estimated	-95	+7.8%
37	Marlboro County Estimated	-96	-128.6%
38	McCormick County Estimated	-98	-36.1%
39	Abbeville County Estimated	-102	-34.2%
40	Clarendon County Estimated	-115	-53.3%
41	Laurens County Estimated	-122	-1,009.1%
42	Oconee County Estimated	-133	+14.2%
43	Colleton County Estimated	-142	-647.4%
44	Darlington County Estimated	-161	-7,950%
45	Georgetown County Estimated	-244	-5.2%
46	Horry County Estimated	-440	-98.2%

Other periods

About this ranking

Estimated births minus deaths of residents from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year. A negative value means more deaths than births.

Equals births_july_june minus deaths_july_june for the same place and year. Not a calendar-year figure.

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: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. 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: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021 (Counties in South Carolina by natural change, July to June, 2017) [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: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in South Carolina by natural change, July to June, 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 Mar. 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/south-carolina-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Counties in South Carolina by natural change, July to June, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/south-carolina-counties?period=2017.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in South Carolina by natural change, July to June, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/south-carolina-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021: Counties in South Carolina by natural change, July to June, 2017}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/natural-change-july-june/south-carolina-counties?period=2017. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Which county has the highest natural change, July to June?

Greenville County, with 1,898 in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest natural change, July to June?

Horry County, with -440 in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: natural change (births minus deaths), July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Retrieved 2026-10-12.