Counties in South Carolina by population under 18

Dorchester County had the highest population under 18 of 46 counties in 2016, at 25.7%. McCormick County had the lowest, at 12.9%. The median was 21.9% and the figure for South Carolina was 22.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2016

Abbeville County: 21.4 %Aiken County: 22 %Allendale County: 17.5 %Anderson County: 23 %Bamberg County: 21 %Barnwell County: 23.8 %Beaufort County: 19.9 %Berkeley County: 24.6 %Calhoun County: 19.9 %Charleston County: 20.2 %Cherokee County: 23.3 %Chester County: 22.3 %Chesterfield County: 22.8 %Clarendon County: 20.6 %Colleton County: 21.7 %Darlington County: 22.7 %Dillon County: 24.6 %Dorchester County: 25.7 %Edgefield County: 19.5 %Fairfield County: 19.2 %Florence County: 23.6 %Georgetown County: 19.3 %Greenville County: 23.3 %Greenwood County: 22.5 %Hampton County: 21.2 %Horry County: 18.8 %Jasper County: 21.6 %Kershaw County: 23.2 %Lancaster County: 22.6 %Laurens County: 22.1 %Lee County: 19.9 %Lexington County: 23.8 %McCormick County: 12.9 %Marion County: 23 %Marlboro County: 19.7 %Newberry County: 22.1 %Oconee County: 19.9 %Orangeburg County: 21.9 %Pickens County: 19.3 %Richland County: 21.6 %Saluda County: 22.4 %Spartanburg County: 23.4 %Sumter County: 23.8 %Union County: 21.6 %Williamsburg County: 21.1 %York County: 25 %
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%, 2016. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2016

Dorchester County: 25.7 %Dorchester County25.7York County: 25 %York County25Dillon County: 24.6 %Dillon County24.6Berkeley County: 24.6 %Berkeley County24.6Sumter County: 23.8 %Sumter County23.8Lexington County: 23.8 %Lexington County23.8Barnwell County: 23.8 %Barnwell County23.8Florence County: 23.6 %Florence County23.6Spartanburg County: 23.4 %Spartanburg County23.4Cherokee County: 23.3 %Cherokee County23.3Greenville County: 23.3 %Greenville County23.3Kershaw County: 23.2 %Kershaw County23.2Anderson County: 23 %Anderson County23Marion County: 23 %Marion County23Chesterfield County: 22.8 %Chesterfield County22.8Darlington County: 22.7 %Darlington County22.7Lancaster County: 22.6 %Lancaster County22.6Greenwood County: 22.5 %Greenwood County22.5Saluda County: 22.4 %Saluda County22.4Chester County: 22.3 %Chester County22.3Newberry County: 22.1 %Newberry County22.1Laurens County: 22.1 %Laurens County22.1Aiken County: 22 %Aiken County22Orangeburg County: 21.9 %Orangeburg County21.9Colleton County: 21.7 %Colleton County21.7Richland County: 21.6 %Richland County21.6Jasper County: 21.6 %Jasper County21.6Union County: 21.6 %Union County21.6Abbeville County: 21.4 %Abbeville County21.4Hampton County: 21.2 %Hampton County21.2Williamsburg County: 21.1 %Williamsburg County21.1Bamberg County: 21 %Bamberg County21Clarendon County: 20.6 %Clarendon County20.6Charleston County: 20.2 %Charleston County20.2Calhoun County: 19.9 %Calhoun County19.9Oconee County: 19.9 %Oconee County19.9Beaufort County: 19.9 %Beaufort County19.9Lee County: 19.9 %Lee County19.9Marlboro County: 19.7 %Marlboro County19.7Edgefield County: 19.5 %Edgefield County19.5Georgetown County: 19.3 %Georgetown County19.3Pickens County: 19.3 %Pickens County19.3Fairfield County: 19.2 %Fairfield County19.2Horry County: 18.8 %Horry County18.8Allendale County: 17.5 %Allendale County17.5McCormick County: 12.9 %McCormick County12.9Dorchester County: 25.7 %Dorchester County25.7York County: 25 %York County25Dillon County: 24.6 %Dillon County24.6Berkeley County: 24.6 %Berkeley County24.6Sumter County: 23.8 %Sumter County23.8Lexington County: 23.8 %Lexington County23.8Barnwell County: 23.8 %Barnwell County23.8Florence County: 23.6 %Florence County23.6Spartanburg County: 23.4 %Spartanburg County23.4Cherokee County: 23.3 %Cherokee County23.3Greenville County: 23.3 %Greenville County23.3Kershaw County: 23.2 %Kershaw County23.2Anderson County: 23 %Anderson County23Marion County: 23 %Marion County23Chesterfield County: 22.8 %Chesterfield County22.8Darlington County: 22.7 %Darlington County22.7Lancaster County: 22.6 %Lancaster County22.6Greenwood County: 22.5 %Greenwood County22.5Saluda County: 22.4 %Saluda County22.4Chester County: 22.3 %Chester County22.3Newberry County: 22.1 %Newberry County22.1Laurens County: 22.1 %Laurens County22.1Aiken County: 22 %Aiken County22Orangeburg County: 21.9 %Orangeburg County21.9Colleton County: 21.7 %Colleton County21.7Richland County: 21.6 %Richland County21.6Jasper County: 21.6 %Jasper County21.6Union County: 21.6 %Union County21.6Abbeville County: 21.4 %Abbeville County21.4Hampton County: 21.2 %Hampton County21.2Williamsburg County: 21.1 %Williamsburg County21.1Bamberg County: 21 %Bamberg County21Clarendon County: 20.6 %Clarendon County20.6Charleston County: 20.2 %Charleston County20.2Calhoun County: 19.9 %Calhoun County19.9Oconee County: 19.9 %Oconee County19.9Beaufort County: 19.9 %Beaufort County19.9Lee County: 19.9 %Lee County19.9Marlboro County: 19.7 %Marlboro County19.7Edgefield County: 19.5 %Edgefield County19.5Georgetown County: 19.3 %Georgetown County19.3Pickens County: 19.3 %Pickens County19.3Fairfield County: 19.2 %Fairfield County19.2Horry County: 18.8 %Horry County18.8Allendale County: 17.5 %Allendale County17.5McCormick County: 12.9 %McCormick County12.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Dorchester County25.7-0.1 pts
2York County25-0 pts
3Dillon County24.6-0.5 pts
4Berkeley County24.6-0.1 pts
5Sumter County23.8-0.3 pts
6Lexington County23.8-0 pts
7Barnwell County23.8-0.5 pts
8Florence County23.6-0.2 pts
9Spartanburg County23.4-0.1 pts
10Cherokee County23.3-0.2 pts
11Greenville County23.3-0.2 pts
12Kershaw County23.2-0.1 pts
13Anderson County23-0.1 pts
14Marion County23-0.1 pts
15Chesterfield County22.8-0.2 pts
16Darlington County22.7-0.1 pts
17Lancaster County22.6+0.1 pts
18Greenwood County22.5-0.3 pts
19Saluda County22.4-0.1 pts
20Chester County22.3-0.2 pts
21Newberry County22.10 pts
22Laurens County22.1-0.1 pts
23Aiken County22-0.1 pts
24Orangeburg County21.9-0.2 pts
25Colleton County21.7-0.3 pts
26Richland County21.6-0.2 pts
27Jasper County21.6-0.5 pts
28Union County21.6-0 pts
29Abbeville County21.4-0.1 pts
30Hampton County21.2-0.3 pts
31Williamsburg County21.1-0.4 pts
32Bamberg County21+0.1 pts
33Clarendon County20.6-0.2 pts
34Charleston County20.2-0.1 pts
35Calhoun County19.9-0.3 pts
36Oconee County19.9-0.2 pts
37Beaufort County19.9-0.3 pts
38Lee County19.9-0.1 pts
39Marlboro County19.7-0.1 pts
40Edgefield County19.50 pts
41Georgetown County19.3-0.5 pts
42Pickens County19.3-0.2 pts
43Fairfield County19.2-0.6 pts
44Horry County18.8-0.3 pts
45Allendale County17.5-0.1 pts
46McCormick County12.9-0.2 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (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, 2016}},
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Which county has the highest population under 18?

Dorchester County, with 25.7% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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McCormick County, with 12.9% in 2016.

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