Counties in South Carolina by natural change, July to June

Charleston County had the highest natural change, July to June of 46 counties in 2021, at 888. Horry County had the lowest, at -2,019. The median was -197 and the figure for South Carolina was -9,170. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest888Charleston County

Lowest-2,019Horry County

Median-19746 counties

South Carolina-9,170History

Map of counties, 2021

Under -280
-280 to -190
-190 to 0
0 to 150
150 to 620
620 and over

persons, 2021. 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, 2021

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	2021 persons	Change on 2020
1	Charleston County Estimated	888	-10.8%
2	Berkeley County Estimated	679	-34.7%
3	Richland County Estimated	640	-49.7%
4	Greenville County Estimated	593	-57.1%
5	Dorchester County Estimated	364	-23.5%
6	Lexington County Estimated	36	-89.9%
7	York County Estimated	27	-94.6%
8	Jasper County Estimated	11	-84.3%
9	Barnwell County Estimated	-73	-28.1%
10	Saluda County Estimated	-81	-636.4%
11	Allendale County Estimated	-89	-89.4%
11	Hampton County Estimated	-89	-6%
13	Calhoun County Estimated	-120	-71.4%
14	Bamberg County Estimated	-133	-104.6%
15	McCormick County Estimated	-137	-0.7%
16	Dillon County Estimated	-147	-950%
17	Sumter County Estimated	-148	-189.2%
18	Lee County Estimated	-150	-13.6%
19	Lancaster County Estimated	-169	-57.9%
20	Abbeville County Estimated	-188	-135%
21	Cherokee County Estimated	-192	-128.6%
22	Newberry County Estimated	-195	-129.4%
23	Chester County Estimated	-196	-75%
24	Edgefield County Estimated	-197	-84.1%
25	Marlboro County Estimated	-199	-70.1%
26	Kershaw County Estimated	-203	-103%
27	Marion County Estimated	-207	-25.5%
28	Fairfield County Estimated	-208	-56.4%
29	Beaufort County Estimated	-229	-1,105.3%
30	Chesterfield County Estimated	-231	-80.5%
31	Union County Estimated	-232	-77.1%
32	Colleton County Estimated	-235	-44.2%
33	Clarendon County Estimated	-272	-95.7%
34	Williamsburg County Estimated	-283	-62.6%
35	Greenwood County Estimated	-284	-246.3%
36	Darlington County Estimated	-340	-89.9%
37	Laurens County Estimated	-367	-126.5%
38	Spartanburg County Estimated	-489	-215.3%
39	Oconee County Estimated	-499	-42.6%
40	Florence County Estimated	-565	-222.9%
41	Aiken County Estimated	-574	-218.9%
42	Orangeburg County Estimated	-580	-99.3%
43	Pickens County Estimated	-585	-272.6%
44	Georgetown County Estimated	-646	-54.2%
45	Anderson County Estimated	-857	-310%
46	Horry County Estimated	-2,019	-65.2%

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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

Harvard

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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest natural change, July to June?

Charleston County, with 888 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Horry County, with -2,019 in 2021.

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.