Counties in South Carolina by population under 18

Dorchester County had the highest population under 18 of 46 counties in 2015, at 25.7%. McCormick County had the lowest, at 13%. The median was 22.1% and the figure for South Carolina was 22.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2015

Abbeville County: 21.5 %Aiken County: 22 %Allendale County: 17.7 %Anderson County: 23.2 %Bamberg County: 20.9 %Barnwell County: 24.2 %Beaufort County: 20.2 %Berkeley County: 24.7 %Calhoun County: 20.2 %Charleston County: 20.3 %Cherokee County: 23.6 %Chester County: 22.5 %Chesterfield County: 23 %Clarendon County: 20.8 %Colleton County: 22 %Darlington County: 22.8 %Dillon County: 25.2 %Dorchester County: 25.7 %Edgefield County: 19.5 %Fairfield County: 19.8 %Florence County: 23.9 %Georgetown County: 19.8 %Greenville County: 23.5 %Greenwood County: 22.8 %Hampton County: 21.6 %Horry County: 19.1 %Jasper County: 22.1 %Kershaw County: 23.3 %Lancaster County: 22.4 %Laurens County: 22.2 %Lee County: 20 %Lexington County: 23.8 %McCormick County: 13 %Marion County: 23.1 %Marlboro County: 19.8 %Newberry County: 22 %Oconee County: 20.1 %Orangeburg County: 22.1 %Pickens County: 19.5 %Richland County: 21.8 %Saluda County: 22.5 %Spartanburg County: 23.6 %Sumter County: 24.1 %Union County: 21.6 %Williamsburg County: 21.6 %York County: 25 %
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%, 2015. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2015

Dorchester County: 25.7 %Dorchester County25.7Dillon County: 25.2 %Dillon County25.2York County: 25 %York County25Berkeley County: 24.7 %Berkeley County24.7Barnwell County: 24.2 %Barnwell County24.2Sumter County: 24.1 %Sumter County24.1Florence County: 23.9 %Florence County23.9Lexington County: 23.8 %Lexington County23.8Cherokee County: 23.6 %Cherokee County23.6Spartanburg County: 23.6 %Spartanburg County23.6Greenville County: 23.5 %Greenville County23.5Kershaw County: 23.3 %Kershaw County23.3Anderson County: 23.2 %Anderson County23.2Marion County: 23.1 %Marion County23.1Chesterfield County: 23 %Chesterfield County23Darlington County: 22.8 %Darlington County22.8Greenwood County: 22.8 %Greenwood County22.8Chester County: 22.5 %Chester County22.5Saluda County: 22.5 %Saluda County22.5Lancaster County: 22.4 %Lancaster County22.4Laurens County: 22.2 %Laurens County22.2Orangeburg County: 22.1 %Orangeburg County22.1Jasper County: 22.1 %Jasper County22.1Aiken County: 22 %Aiken County22Newberry County: 22 %Newberry County22Colleton County: 22 %Colleton County22Richland County: 21.8 %Richland County21.8Union County: 21.6 %Union County21.6Hampton County: 21.6 %Hampton County21.6Williamsburg County: 21.6 %Williamsburg County21.6Abbeville County: 21.5 %Abbeville County21.5Bamberg County: 20.9 %Bamberg County20.9Clarendon County: 20.8 %Clarendon County20.8Charleston County: 20.3 %Charleston County20.3Calhoun County: 20.2 %Calhoun County20.2Beaufort County: 20.2 %Beaufort County20.2Oconee County: 20.1 %Oconee County20.1Lee County: 20 %Lee County20Marlboro County: 19.8 %Marlboro County19.8Georgetown County: 19.8 %Georgetown County19.8Fairfield County: 19.8 %Fairfield County19.8Edgefield County: 19.5 %Edgefield County19.5Pickens County: 19.5 %Pickens County19.5Horry County: 19.1 %Horry County19.1Allendale County: 17.7 %Allendale County17.7McCormick County: 13 %McCormick County13Dorchester County: 25.7 %Dorchester County25.7Dillon County: 25.2 %Dillon County25.2York County: 25 %York County25Berkeley County: 24.7 %Berkeley County24.7Barnwell County: 24.2 %Barnwell County24.2Sumter County: 24.1 %Sumter County24.1Florence County: 23.9 %Florence County23.9Lexington County: 23.8 %Lexington County23.8Cherokee County: 23.6 %Cherokee County23.6Spartanburg County: 23.6 %Spartanburg County23.6Greenville County: 23.5 %Greenville County23.5Kershaw County: 23.3 %Kershaw County23.3Anderson County: 23.2 %Anderson County23.2Marion County: 23.1 %Marion County23.1Chesterfield County: 23 %Chesterfield County23Darlington County: 22.8 %Darlington County22.8Greenwood County: 22.8 %Greenwood County22.8Chester County: 22.5 %Chester County22.5Saluda County: 22.5 %Saluda County22.5Lancaster County: 22.4 %Lancaster County22.4Laurens County: 22.2 %Laurens County22.2Orangeburg County: 22.1 %Orangeburg County22.1Jasper County: 22.1 %Jasper County22.1Aiken County: 22 %Aiken County22Newberry County: 22 %Newberry County22Colleton County: 22 %Colleton County22Richland County: 21.8 %Richland County21.8Union County: 21.6 %Union County21.6Hampton County: 21.6 %Hampton County21.6Williamsburg County: 21.6 %Williamsburg County21.6Abbeville County: 21.5 %Abbeville County21.5Bamberg County: 20.9 %Bamberg County20.9Clarendon County: 20.8 %Clarendon County20.8Charleston County: 20.3 %Charleston County20.3Calhoun County: 20.2 %Calhoun County20.2Beaufort County: 20.2 %Beaufort County20.2Oconee County: 20.1 %Oconee County20.1Lee County: 20 %Lee County20Marlboro County: 19.8 %Marlboro County19.8Georgetown County: 19.8 %Georgetown County19.8Fairfield County: 19.8 %Fairfield County19.8Edgefield County: 19.5 %Edgefield County19.5Pickens County: 19.5 %Pickens County19.5Horry County: 19.1 %Horry County19.1Allendale County: 17.7 %Allendale County17.7McCormick County: 13 %McCormick County13
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Dorchester County25.7-0 pts
2Dillon County25.2-0.2 pts
3York County25-0 pts
4Berkeley County24.7-0.1 pts
5Barnwell County24.2-0.4 pts
6Sumter County24.1-0.1 pts
7Florence County23.9-0.2 pts
8Lexington County23.8-0.1 pts
9Cherokee County23.6-0.2 pts
10Spartanburg County23.6-0.1 pts
11Greenville County23.5-0.1 pts
12Kershaw County23.3-0.3 pts
13Anderson County23.2-0.1 pts
14Marion County23.10 pts
15Chesterfield County23-0 pts
16Darlington County22.8-0.2 pts
17Greenwood County22.8-0.1 pts
18Chester County22.5-0.2 pts
19Saluda County22.5+0.3 pts
20Lancaster County22.4+0.1 pts
21Laurens County22.2-0.2 pts
22Orangeburg County22.1-0.1 pts
23Jasper County22.1-0.1 pts
24Aiken County22-0.1 pts
25Newberry County220 pts
26Colleton County22-0.4 pts
27Richland County21.8-0.2 pts
28Union County21.6-0.2 pts
29Hampton County21.6-0.4 pts
30Williamsburg County21.6-0 pts
31Abbeville County21.5-0.3 pts
32Bamberg County20.9+0.1 pts
33Clarendon County20.8-0.1 pts
34Charleston County20.3-0.1 pts
35Calhoun County20.2-0.2 pts
36Beaufort County20.2-0.2 pts
37Oconee County20.1-0.2 pts
38Lee County20-0.1 pts
39Marlboro County19.8-0.4 pts
40Georgetown County19.8-0.2 pts
41Fairfield County19.8-0.3 pts
42Edgefield County19.5-0.1 pts
43Pickens County19.5-0.1 pts
44Horry County19.1-0.3 pts
45Allendale County17.7-1 pts
46McCormick County13-0.1 pts

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About this ranking

Residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of total population on 1 July. United States: Census Bureau county population estimates by age; states and the nation are sums of their counties.

Uses the US age of majority. Not comparable with population_0_14_share, which stops at 14.

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, county population by age and sex: residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. 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, county population by age and sex: residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties (Counties in South Carolina by population under 18, 2015) [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, county population by age and sex: residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties, Counties in South Carolina by population under 18, 2015. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 June 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-under-18/south-carolina-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. Counties in South Carolina by population under 18, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-under-18/south-carolina-counties?period=2015.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties, Counties in South Carolina by population under 18, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-under-18/south-carolina-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties: Counties in South Carolina by population under 18, 2015}},
  year = {2026},
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  url = {https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-under-18/south-carolina-counties?period=2015. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Dorchester County, with 25.7% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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McCormick County, with 13% in 2015.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex: residents aged 0 to 17 as a percentage of the total on 1 July, 2010 to 2019 from the 2010 to 2020 intercensal file and 2020 onwards from the latest vintage; states and the nation summed from counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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