Demographics of Edgefield County, South Carolina

Edgefield County, South Carolina had 29,808 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +4,134 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.

Edgefield County, in four figures

29,808
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +16.1%
Change since July 2020: +4,134 people.; 41.6 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $73,029 ±$6,942
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.

Edgefield County, South Carolina's population grew 16.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Edgefield 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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Edgefield County, South Carolina's population grew 16.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Edgefield 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	25,674	100.0	100.0
2021	26,264	102.3	100.2
2022	27,273	106.2	100.7
2023	28,521	111.1	101.6
2024	29,247	113.9	102.5
2025	29,808	116.1	103.1

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Population of Edgefield 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	25,674	+25	−32	+1	+56
2021	26,264	+590	−197	+25	+799
2022	27,273	+1,009	−187	+98	+1,024
2023	28,521	+1,248	−98	+173	+1,138
2024	29,247	+726	−49	+135	+635
2025	29,808	+561	−2	+50	+517

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.6 ±0.8: for men 39.7 ±1.2 and for women 45.5 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Edgefield County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under 5	1,223 ±164	4.5% ±0.6	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,334 ±294	12.1% ±1.1	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,834 ±544	10.3% ±2.0	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,323 ±399	26.7% ±1.5	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,341 ±397	26.7% ±1.4	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,421 ±411	19.7% ±1.5	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $73,029 ±$6,942, and income per person $33,147 ±$1,841, 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 Edgefield County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	2,090 ±300	21.4% ±3.0	17.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,667 ±286	17.1% ±2.9	19.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,261 ±286	12.9% ±2.9	17.0% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,271 ±255	13.0% ±2.6	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,934 ±318	19.8% ±3.2	16.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	997 ±242	10.2% ±2.5	8.0% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	548 ±160	5.6% ±1.6	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 Edgefield County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Carolina	United States
All ages	4,480 ±717	17.8% ±2.8	14.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,106 ±218	24.9% ±4.4	19.4% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,236 ±458	16.7% ±3.3	13.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,138 ±222	15.5% ±2.9	11.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Edgefield County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Edgefield County	South Carolina	United States
Housing units	11,513 ±28	2,443,039 ±311	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.8% ±2.4	86.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.2% ±2.3	13.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.1% ±2.2	71.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.9% ±2.9	28.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$202,700 ±$12,363	$259,000 ±$1,421	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$720 ±$100	$1,180 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1988 ±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 Edgefield County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,976 ±0	7.2% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	15,532 ±209	56.5% ±0.8	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	8,276 ±366	30.1% ±1.3	24.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	34 to 136	0.1% to 0.5%	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 46	0% to 0.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	29 to 393	0.1% to 1.4%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,375 ±434	5.0% ±1.6	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 Edgefield County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Born in the state	11,066 ±626	40.3% ±2.3	52.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	15,121 ±686	55.0% ±2.5	40.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	189 ±67	0.7% ±0.2	1.2% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,100 ±347	4.0% ±1.3	5.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	219 ±86	0.8% ±0.3	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	881 ±356	3.2% ±1.3	3.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Edgefield County among the counties of South Carolina

31st of 46 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the South Carolina page.

Counties of South Carolina near Edgefield County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Newberry County	39,561	+4.8%
Colleton County	39,382	+2.2%
Jasper County	38,533	+32.2%
Chester County	33,001	+2.2%
Clarendon County	31,043	+0.7%
Edgefield County	29,808	+16.1%
Williamsburg County	29,662	−4.0%
Marion County	28,242	−2.9%
Dillon County	27,458	−2.9%
Union County	26,799	−1.4%
Marlboro County	25,488	−3.8%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 5 Counties by population growth in South Carolina
No. 31 Counties by population in South Carolina
No. 73 Counties by population growth

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