Home
About
Contact
Terms
Submit
Search Census Data by City, State or by Zip
Welcome to South Carolina
 Introduction
South Carolina is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States known as “The Palmetto State.” The Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. South Carolina is bordered by North Carolina, Georgia, and the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2004 South Carolina’s gross state product was $136 billion. Major agricultural outputs of the state are: tobacco, poultry, cattle, dairy products, soybeans, and hogs. Industrial outputs include: textile goods, chemical products, paper products, machinery, and tourism.
 People
Total population (2007) 4,407,709
Total Births (2006) 57,386
Total Deaths (2006) 38,566
Total natural population increases (2006) 18,820
Total international migration (2006) 7,673
Total internal migration (2006) 47,950
Net migration (2006) 55,623
Total male population (2000) 1,948,929
Total female population (2000) 2,063,083
Total white population (2000) 2,695,560
Total black population (2000) 1,185,216
Total asian population (2000) 36,014
American Indian & Alaska Native population (2000) 13,718
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander popualtion (2000) 1,628
Hispanic population (2000) 95,076
Total population over 18 yrs (2000) 3,002,371
White population over 18 yrs (2000) 2,097,372
Black population over 18 yrs (2000) 815,702
American Indian & Alaska Native population over 18 yrs (2000) 9,964
Asian population over 18 yrs (2000) 27,486
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population over 18 yrs (2000) 1,218
Female median age (2000) 37
Male median age (2000) 34
Total number households (2000) 1,533,854
Average household size (2000) 2.53




 Geography
Capital Columbia
Largest City Columbia
State's Total Area Ranking 40
Total Area 34 sq mi
Width 200 miles
Length 260 miles
Percent Water 0.06%
Latitude 32°4'30"N to 35°12'N
Longitude 78°0'30"W to 83°20'W
Highest Elevation Sassafras Mountain 3,560 ft (1,085 m)
Mean Elevation 350 ft
Lowest Elevation Atlantic Ocean 0 ft (0 m)
 Economics
GDP (2005) $140,019,000,000
GDP average annual growth rate percent 1997 to 2004 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting contribution to GDP (2005) $1,162,000,000
Mining contribution to GDP (2005) $218,000,000
Utilities contribution to GDP (2005) $3,563,000,000
Construction contribution to GDP (2005) $7,997,000,000
Durable goods manufacturing contribution to GDP (2005) $13,658,000,000
Non-durable goods manufacturing contribution to GDP (2005) $11,253,000,000
Wholesale trade contribution to GDP (2005) $8,261,000,000
Retail trade contribution to GDP (2005) $11,360,000,000
Transportation and warehousing contribution to GDP (2005) $3,432,000,000
Information contribution to GDP (2005) $3,881,000,000
Finance and insurance contribution to GDP (2005) $7,223,000,000
Real estate, rental, and leasing contribution to GDP (2005) $15,094,000,000
Professional and technical services contribution to GDP (2005) $6,119,000,000
Management of companies contribution to GDP (2005) $744,000,000
Administrative and waste services contribution to GDP (2005) $5,411,000,000
Educational services contribution to GDP (2005) $740,000,000
Health care and social assistance contribution to GDP (2005) $8,287,000,000
Arts, entertainment, and recreation contribution to GDP (2005) $1,040,000,000
Accomodation and food services contribution to GDP (2005) $4,755,000,000
Other services contribution to GDP (2005) $3,503,000,000
Government contribution to GDP (2005) $22,318,000,000
Total state tax (2005) $7,318,388
Total state tax per capita (2005) $1,720
Total employees state & local government (2005) 244,281
Firefighters (2005) 4,226
Government hospital employees (2005) 26,497
Government transit employees (2005) 455
Population with health insurance (2000) 3,389,462
Population without health insurance (2000) 583,747
 Other
State Flower Yellow Jessamine
State Bird Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
Violent crime (2005) 32,384
Violent crime rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 761.1
Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter (2005) 315
Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 7.4
Forcible rape (2005) 1,809
Forcible rape rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 42.5
Robbery (2005) 5,622
Robbery rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 132.1
Aggravated assault (2005) 24,638
Aggravated assault rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 579.0
Property crime (2005) 184,646
Property crime rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 4339.4
Burglary (2005) 42,589
Burglary rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 1000.9
Larceny-theft (2005) 125,699
Larceny-theft rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 2954.1
Motor vehicle theft (2005) 16,358
Motor vehicle theft rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 384.4
 City List (Population 2000)
Abbeville (5,840) Adams Run Aiken (25,337)
Alcolu Allendale (4,052) Anderson (25,514)
Andrews (3,068) Arcadia Awendaw (1,195)
Aynor (587) Ballentine Bamberg (3,733)
Barnwell (5,035) Batesburg Bath
Beaufort (12,950) Beech Island Belton (4,461)
Bennettsville (9,425) Bethera Bethune (352)
Bishopville (3,670) Blacksburg (1,880) Blackstock
Blackville (2,973) Blair Blenheim (137)
Bluffton (1,275) Blythewood (170) Boiling Springs (4,544)
Bonneau (354) Bowling Green Bowman (1,198)
Bradley (171) Branchville (1,083) Brunson (589)
Buffalo (1,426) Cades Calhoun Falls (2,303)
Camden (6,682) Cameron (449) Campobello (449)
Canadys Carlisle (496) Cassatt
Catawba Cayce (12,150) Centenary
Central (3,522) Chapin (628) Chappells
Charleston Afb Charleston (96,650) Cheraw (5,524)
Chesnee (1,003) Chesterfield (1,318) Chester (6,476)
Clarks Hill (376) Clearwater (4,199) Clemson (11,939)
Cleveland Clifton Clinton (8,091)
Clio (774) Clover (4,014) Columbia (116,278)
Conestee Converse Conway (11,788)
Coosawhatchie Cope (107) Cordesville
Cordova (157) Cottageville (707) Coward (650)
Cowpens (2,279) Crocketville Cross Anchor
Cross Hill (601) Cross Dale
Dalzell (2,260) Darlington (6,720) Daufuskie Island
Davis Station Denmark (3,328) Dillon (6,316)
Donalds (354) Dorchester Drayton
Due West (1,209) Duncan (2,870) Early Branch
Easley (17,754) Eastover (830) Edgefield (4,449)
Edgemoor Edisto Island Effingham
Ehrhardt (614) Elgin (2,426) Elko (212)
Elliott Elloree (742) Enoree
Estill (2,425) Eutawville (344) Fair Play
Fairfax (3,206) Fairforest Fingerville
Florence (30,248) Floyd Dale Folly Beach (2,116)
Fork Fort Lawn (864) Fort Mill (7,587)
Fountain Inn (6,017) Furman (286) Gable
Gadsden Gaffney (12,968) Galivants Ferry
Garnett Gaston (1,304) Georgetown (8,950)
Gifford (370) Gilbert (500) Glendale
Gloverville (2,805) Goose Creek (29,208) Gramling
Graniteville Gray Court (1,021) Great Falls (2,194)
Greeleyville (452) Green Pond Green Sea
Greenville (56,002) Greenwood (22,071) Greer (16,843)
Gresham Grover Hamer
Hampton (2,837) Hardeeville (1,793) Harleyville (594)
Hartsville (7,556) Heath Springs (864) Hemingway (573)
Hickory Grove (337) Hilda (436) Hilton Head Island (33,862)
Hodges (158) Holly Hill (1,281) Hollywood (3,946)
Honea Path (3,504) Hopkins Horatio
Huger Inman (1,884) Irmo (11,039)
Islandton Isle Of Palms (4,583) Iva (1,156)
Jacksonboro Jackson (1,625) Jamestown (97)
Jefferson (704) Jenkinsville Joanna (1,609)
Johns Island Johnsonville (1,418) Johnston (2,336)
Jonesville (982) Kershaw (1,645) Kinards
Kingstree (3,496) La France Ladson (13,264)
Ladys Island Lake City (6,478) Lake View (789)
Lamar (1,015) Lancaster (8,177) Lando
Landrum (2,472) Lane (585) Langley
Latta (1,410) Laurens (9,916) Leesville
Lexington (9,793) Liberty Hill Liberty (3,009)
Little Mountain (255) Little River (7,027) Little Rock
Lobeco Lockhart (39) Lodge (114)
Long Creek Longs Loris (2,079)
Lowndesville (166) Lugoff (6,278) Luray (115)
Lydia Lyman (2,659) Lynchburg (588)
Manning (4,025) Marietta Marion (7,042)
Martin Mauldin (15,224) Mayesville (1,001)
Mayo (1,842) Mc Bee Mc Clellanville
Mc Coll Mc Connells Mc Cormick
Miley Minturn Modoc (256)
Moncks Corner (5,952) Monetta (220) Montmorenci
Moore Mount Carmel (237) Mount Croghan (155)
Mount Pleasant (47,609) Mountain Rest Mountville (130)
Mullins (5,029) Murrells Inlet (5,519) Myrtle Beach (22,759)
Neeses (413) Nesmith New Ellenton (2,250)
New Zion Newberry (10,580) Newry
Nichols (408) Ninety Six (1,936) Norris (847)
North Augusta (17,574) North Charleston (79,641) North Myrtle Beach (10,974)
North (813) Norway (389) Okatie
Olanta (613) Olar (237) Orangeburg (12,765)
Pacolet Mills Pacolet (2,690) Pageland (2,521)
Pamplico (1,139) Parksville (120) Patrick (354)
Pauline Pawleys Island (138) Peak (61)
Pelion (553) Pelzer (97) Pendleton (2,966)
Pickens (3,012) Piedmont (4,684) Pineland
Pineville Pinewood (459) Pinopolis
Plum Branch (98) Pomaria (177) Port Royal (3,950)
Prosperity (1,047) Rains Ravenel (2,214)
Reevesville (207) Reidville (478) Rembert (406)
Richburg (332) Richland Ridge Spring (823)
Ridgeland (2,518) Ridgeville (1,690) Ridgeway (328)
Rion Rock Hill (49,765) Roebuck (1,725)
Round O Rowesville (378) Ruby (348)
Ruffin Russellville Saint George
Saint Helena Island Saint Matthews Saint Stephen
Salem (126) Salley (410) Salters
Saluda (3,066) Sandy Springs Santee (740)
Sardinia Scotia (227) Scranton (942)
Seabrook Sellers (277) Seneca (7,652)
Sharon (421) Shaw A F B Sheldon
Silverstreet (216) Simpsonville (14,352) Six Mile (553)
Slater Smoaks (140) Smyrna (59)
Society Hill (700) Spartanburg (39,673) Springfield (504)
Starr (173) Startex (988) State Park
Sullivans Island Summerton (1,061) Summerville (27,752)
Sumter (39,643) Sunset Swansea (533)
Sycamore (185) Tamassee Tatum (69)
Taylors (20,125) Tigerville Tillman
Timmonsville (2,315) Townville Travelers Rest (4,099)
Trenton (226) Troy (105) Turbeville (602)
Ulmer (102) Una Union (8,793)
Van Wyck Vance (208) Varnville (2,074)
Vaucluse Wadmalaw Island Wagener (863)
Walhalla (3,801) Wallace Walterboro (5,153)
Ward (110) Ware Shoals (2,363) Warrenville
Waterloo (203) Wedgefield Wellford (2,030)
West Columbia (13,064) West Union (297) Westminster (2,743)
Westville White Rock White Stone
Whitmire (1,512) Williams (116) Williamston (3,791)
Williston (3,307) Windsor (127) Winnsboro (3,599)
Woodruff (4,229) Yemassee (807) York (6,985)