Demographics of Darlington County, South Carolina

Darlington County, South Carolina had 62,888 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +35 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.

Darlington County, in four figures

62,888
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.1%
Change since July 2020: +35 people.; 41.3 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $48,581 ±$3,529
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.

Darlington County, South Carolina's population grew 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Darlington 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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Darlington County, South Carolina's population grew 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Darlington 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	62,853	100.0	100.0
2021	62,778	99.9	100.2
2022	62,504	99.4	100.7
2023	62,498	99.4	101.6
2024	62,683	99.7	102.5
2025	62,888	100.1	103.1

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Population of Darlington 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	62,853	−52	−72	+1	+1
2021	62,778	−75	−340	+14	+192
2022	62,504	−274	−363	+68	+66
2023	62,498	−6	−223	+41	+184
2024	62,683	+185	−181	+101	+267
2025	62,888	+205	−181	+21	+361

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.3 ±0.4: for men 39.4 ±1.3 and for women 42.6 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Darlington County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under 5	3,547 ±113	5.7% ±0.2	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	10,347 ±540	16.5% ±0.9	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,498 ±418	8.8% ±0.7	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	14,398 ±533	23.0% ±0.9	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	16,344 ±577	26.1% ±0.9	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	12,424 ±668	19.9% ±1.1	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $48,581 ±$3,529, and income per person $31,476 ±$2,450, 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 Darlington County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	6,863 ±643	26.8% ±2.5	17.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,140 ±678	24.0% ±2.6	19.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,212 ±552	16.5% ±2.1	17.0% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,753 ±394	10.8% ±1.5	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,668 ±433	10.4% ±1.7	16.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,366 ±243	5.3% ±0.9	8.0% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,559 ±359	6.1% ±1.4	8.9% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

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 Darlington County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Carolina	United States
All ages	12,951 ±1,340	21.1% ±2.2	14.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	4,172 ±595	30.2% ±3.8	19.4% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	6,291 ±727	19.8% ±2.2	13.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,488 ±379	15.6% ±2.3	11.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Darlington County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Darlington County	South Carolina	United States
Housing units	29,763 ±50	2,443,039 ±311	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.9% ±1.4	86.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.1% ±1.4	13.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.9% ±2.1	71.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.1% ±2.4	28.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$158,200 ±$7,506	$259,000 ±$1,421	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$896 ±$35	$1,180 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±1	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 Darlington County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,552 ±0	2.5% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	33,244 ±221	53.1% ±0.4	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	25,390 ±397	40.6% ±0.6	24.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	364 ±145	0.6% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	58 to 194	0.1% to 0.3%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	31 to 179	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,777 ±523	2.8% ±0.8	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 Darlington County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Born in the state	48,426 ±980	77.4% ±1.6	52.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	12,585 ±937	20.1% ±1.5	40.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	380 ±139	0.6% ±0.2	1.2% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,167 ±342	1.9% ±0.5	5.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	575 ±180	0.9% ±0.3	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	285 to 899	0.5% to 1.4%	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%.

Darlington County among the counties of South Carolina

23rd of 46 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the South Carolina page.

Counties of South Carolina near Darlington County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Orangeburg County	83,177	−0.9%
Kershaw County	73,166	+11.6%
Laurens County	71,848	+6.2%
Greenwood County	70,379	+1.5%
Georgetown County	65,912	+3.8%
Darlington County	62,888	+0.1%
Cherokee County	58,275	+3.6%
Chesterfield County	44,740	+3.4%
Newberry County	39,561	+4.8%
Colleton County	39,382	+2.2%
Jasper County	38,533	+32.2%

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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