South Carolina Population 1900-2023
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the state of South Carolina from 1900 to 2023.
- The population of South Carolina in 2023 was 5,373,555, a 1.71% increase from 2022.
- The population of South Carolina in 2022 was 5,282,955, a 1.72% increase from 2021.
- The population of South Carolina in 2021 was 5,193,848, a 1.2% increase from 2020.
- The population of South Carolina in 2020 was 5,132,151, a 0.5% decline from 2019.
| State Population Ranking |
| State Name |
Population |
| California |
38,965,193 |
| Texas |
30,503,301 |
| Florida |
22,610,726 |
| New York |
19,571,216 |
| Pennsylvania |
12,961,683 |
| Illinois |
12,549,689 |
| Ohio |
11,785,935 |
| Georgia |
11,029,227 |
| North Carolina |
10,835,491 |
| Michigan |
10,037,261 |
| New Jersey |
9,290,841 |
| Virginia |
8,715,698 |
| Washington |
7,812,880 |
| Arizona |
7,431,344 |
| Tennessee |
7,126,489 |
| Massachusetts |
7,001,399 |
| Indiana |
6,862,199 |
| Missouri |
6,196,156 |
| Maryland |
6,180,253 |
| Wisconsin |
5,910,955 |
| Colorado |
5,877,610 |
| Minnesota |
5,737,915 |
| South Carolina |
5,373,555 |
| Alabama |
5,108,468 |
| Louisiana |
4,573,749 |
| Kentucky |
4,526,154 |
| Oregon |
4,233,358 |
| Oklahoma |
4,053,824 |
| Connecticut |
3,617,176 |
| Utah |
3,417,734 |
| Iowa |
3,207,004 |
| Nevada |
3,194,176 |
| Arkansas |
3,067,732 |
| Kansas |
2,940,546 |
| Mississippi |
2,939,690 |
| New Mexico |
2,114,371 |
| Nebraska |
1,978,379 |
| Idaho |
1,964,726 |
| West Virginia |
1,770,071 |
| Hawaii |
1,435,138 |
| New Hampshire |
1,402,054 |
| Maine |
1,395,722 |
| Montana |
1,132,812 |
| Rhode Island |
1,095,962 |
| Delaware |
1,031,890 |
| North Dakota |
783,926 |
| Alaska |
733,406 |
| Wyoming |
584,057 |
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South Carolina - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2023 |
5,373,555 |
1.71% |
| 2022 |
5,282,955 |
1.72% |
| 2021 |
5,193,848 |
1.20% |
| 2020 |
5,132,151 |
-0.50% |
| 2019 |
5,157,702 |
1.30% |
| 2018 |
5,091,702 |
1.29% |
| 2017 |
5,027,102 |
1.29% |
| 2016 |
4,963,031 |
1.37% |
| 2015 |
4,896,006 |
1.43% |
| 2014 |
4,826,858 |
1.27% |
| 2013 |
4,766,469 |
1.01% |
| 2012 |
4,719,027 |
0.99% |
| 2011 |
4,672,655 |
0.79% |
| 2010 |
4,635,846 |
1.00% |
| 2009 |
4,589,872 |
1.34% |
| 2008 |
4,528,996 |
1.91% |
| 2007 |
4,444,110 |
1.98% |
| 2006 |
4,357,847 |
2.05% |
| 2005 |
4,270,150 |
1.41% |
| 2004 |
4,210,921 |
1.46% |
| 2003 |
4,150,297 |
1.03% |
| 2002 |
4,107,795 |
1.05% |
| 2001 |
4,064,995 |
1.01% |
| 2000 |
4,024,223 |
3.56% |
| 1999 |
3,885,736 |
1.20% |
| 1998 |
3,839,578 |
1.31% |
| 1997 |
3,790,066 |
1.37% |
| 1996 |
3,738,974 |
1.05% |
| 1995 |
3,699,943 |
0.91% |
| 1994 |
3,666,456 |
0.88% |
| 1993 |
3,634,507 |
0.94% |
| 1992 |
3,600,576 |
1.15% |
| 1991 |
3,559,470 |
1.73% |
| 1990 |
3,499,064 |
1.22% |
| 1989 |
3,456,775 |
1.31% |
| 1988 |
3,412,096 |
0.93% |
| 1987 |
3,380,506 |
1.13% |
| 1986 |
3,342,758 |
1.20% |
| 1985 |
3,303,209 |
0.96% |
| 1984 |
3,271,868 |
1.17% |
| 1983 |
3,234,066 |
0.82% |
| 1982 |
3,207,614 |
0.89% |
| 1981 |
3,179,255 |
1.43% |
| 1980 |
3,134,502 |
1.43% |
| 1979 |
3,090,267 |
1.51% |
| 1978 |
3,044,364 |
1.76% |
| 1977 |
2,991,681 |
1.63% |
| 1976 |
2,943,657 |
1.43% |
| 1975 |
2,902,028 |
2.01% |
| 1974 |
2,844,749 |
2.45% |
| 1973 |
2,776,605 |
2.11% |
| 1972 |
2,719,197 |
2.14% |
| 1971 |
2,662,269 |
2.76% |
| 1970 |
2,590,713 |
0.81% |
| 1969 |
2,570,000 |
0.43% |
| 1968 |
2,559,000 |
1.03% |
| 1967 |
2,533,000 |
0.52% |
| 1966 |
2,520,000 |
1.04% |
| 1965 |
2,494,000 |
0.77% |
| 1964 |
2,475,000 |
0.61% |
| 1963 |
2,460,000 |
1.53% |
| 1962 |
2,423,000 |
0.58% |
| 1961 |
2,409,000 |
0.71% |
| 1960 |
2,392,000 |
1.87% |
| 1959 |
2,348,000 |
1.91% |
| 1958 |
2,304,000 |
1.32% |
| 1957 |
2,274,000 |
2.02% |
| 1956 |
2,229,000 |
1.32% |
| 1955 |
2,200,000 |
1.10% |
| 1954 |
2,176,000 |
-0.23% |
| 1953 |
2,181,000 |
0.14% |
| 1952 |
2,178,000 |
0.51% |
| 1951 |
2,167,000 |
2.56% |
| 1950 |
2,113,000 |
4.14% |
| 1949 |
2,029,000 |
1.65% |
| 1948 |
1,996,000 |
0.20% |
| 1947 |
1,992,000 |
2.89% |
| 1946 |
1,936,000 |
0.10% |
| 1945 |
1,934,000 |
-0.46% |
| 1944 |
1,943,000 |
-1.22% |
| 1943 |
1,967,000 |
-1.99% |
| 1942 |
2,007,000 |
2.29% |
| 1941 |
1,962,000 |
3.15% |
| 1940 |
1,902,000 |
1.60% |
| 1939 |
1,872,000 |
2.07% |
| 1938 |
1,834,000 |
1.78% |
| 1937 |
1,802,000 |
1.18% |
| 1936 |
1,781,000 |
0.68% |
| 1935 |
1,769,000 |
0.51% |
| 1934 |
1,760,000 |
0.46% |
| 1933 |
1,752,000 |
0.23% |
| 1932 |
1,748,000 |
-0.29% |
| 1931 |
1,753,000 |
0.46% |
| 1930 |
1,745,000 |
0.35% |
| 1929 |
1,739,000 |
0.00% |
| 1928 |
1,739,000 |
0.17% |
| 1927 |
1,736,000 |
0.58% |
| 1926 |
1,726,000 |
0.47% |
| 1925 |
1,718,000 |
0.47% |
| 1924 |
1,710,000 |
0.65% |
| 1923 |
1,699,000 |
0.41% |
| 1922 |
1,692,000 |
-0.06% |
| 1921 |
1,693,000 |
0.47% |
| 1920 |
1,685,000 |
-0.12% |
| 1919 |
1,687,000 |
-3.38% |
| 1918 |
1,746,000 |
4.24% |
| 1917 |
1,675,000 |
1.52% |
| 1916 |
1,650,000 |
0.92% |
| 1915 |
1,635,000 |
0.80% |
| 1914 |
1,622,000 |
1.44% |
| 1913 |
1,599,000 |
1.72% |
| 1912 |
1,572,000 |
1.55% |
| 1911 |
1,548,000 |
1.64% |
| 1910 |
1,523,000 |
1.40% |
| 1909 |
1,502,000 |
1.14% |
| 1908 |
1,485,000 |
1.16% |
| 1907 |
1,468,000 |
1.17% |
| 1906 |
1,451,000 |
1.26% |
| 1905 |
1,433,000 |
1.27% |
| 1904 |
1,415,000 |
1.29% |
| 1903 |
1,397,000 |
1.31% |
| 1902 |
1,379,000 |
1.32% |
| 1901 |
1,361,000 |
1.42% |
| 1900 |
1,342,000 |
0.00% |
