Demographics of Bamberg County, South Carolina

Bamberg County, South Carolina had 12,796 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −463 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bamberg County, in four figures

12,796
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.5%
Change since July 2020: −463 people.; 42.3 ±1.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $44,370 ±$4,432
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Bamberg County, South Carolina's population shrank 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bamberg County, South Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Bamberg County, South Carolina's population shrank 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bamberg County, South Carolina's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	13,259	100.0	100.0
2021	13,124	99.0	100.2
2022	12,947	97.6	100.7
2023	12,964	97.8	101.6
2024	12,836	96.8	102.5
2025	12,796	96.5	103.1

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Population of Bamberg County, South Carolina on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	13,259	−52	−17	0	−33
2021	13,124	−135	−133	+6	−21
2022	12,947	−177	−107	+28	−99
2023	12,964	+17	−99	+31	+86
2024	12,836	−128	−95	+38	−66
2025	12,796	−40	−97	+26	+30

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.3 ±1.5: for men 39.6 ±0.7 and for women 46.8 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bamberg County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under 5	612 ±133	4.7% ±1.0	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,770 ±203	13.6% ±1.6	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,651 ±307	12.7% ±2.4	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,819 ±384	21.6% ±2.9	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,073 ±296	23.6% ±2.3	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,117 ±331	23.9% ±2.5	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $44,370 ±$4,432, and income per person $23,721 ±$2,188, in 2024 dollars. The median is $69,324 ±$570 in South Carolina and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bamberg County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	1,522 ±260	32.8% ±5.3	17.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,037 ±241	22.3% ±5.0	19.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	796 ±218	17.1% ±4.6	17.0% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	441 ±125	9.5% ±2.6	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	579 ±169	12.5% ±3.6	16.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	214 ±92	4.6% ±2.0	8.0% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	20 to 90	0.4% to 1.9%	8.9% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Bamberg County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Carolina	United States
All ages	2,984 ±620	24.3% ±5.0	14.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	631 ±233	27.3% ±9.3	19.4% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,331 ±396	22.3% ±6.3	13.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,022 ±191	25.6% ±4.3	11.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bamberg County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bamberg County	South Carolina	United States
Housing units	6,581 ±23	2,443,039 ±311	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	70.6% ±3.8	86.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	29.4% ±3.8	13.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.4% ±3.5	71.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.6% ±5.3	28.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$97,800 ±$9,569	$259,000 ±$1,421	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$815 ±$48	$1,180 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±3	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Bamberg County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	60 to 306	0.5% to 2.3%	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,828 ±26	37.0% ±0.2	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	7,747 ±193	59.4% ±1.5	24.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 166	0% to 1.3%	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 94	0% to 0.7%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 41	0% to 0.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	41 to 283	0.3% to 2.2%	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Bamberg County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Born in the state	10,646 ±355	81.6% ±2.7	52.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,160 ±314	16.6% ±2.4	40.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	8 to 130	0.1% to 1.0%	1.2% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	24 to 310	0.2% to 2.4%	5.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 171	0% to 1.3%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 214	0% to 1.6%	3.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Bamberg County among the counties of South Carolina

44th of 46 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the South Carolina page.

Counties of South Carolina near Bamberg County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Fairfield County	20,340	−2.6%
Saluda County	19,680	+4.0%
Hampton County	18,174	−1.9%
Lee County	15,730	−5.0%
Calhoun County	14,188	+0.5%
Bamberg County	12,796	−3.5%
McCormick County	10,215	+7.3%
Allendale County	7,355	−7.4%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026