Demographics of Georgetown County, South Carolina

Georgetown County, South Carolina had 65,912 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,404 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.

Georgetown County, in four figures

65,912
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.8%
Change since July 2020: +2,404 people.; 52.2 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $68,713 ±$2,958
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.

Georgetown County, South Carolina's population grew 3.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Georgetown 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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Georgetown County, South Carolina's population grew 3.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Georgetown 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	63,508	100.0	100.0
2021	63,948	100.7	100.2
2022	64,762	102.0	100.7
2023	65,808	103.6	101.6
2024	66,132	104.1	102.5
2025	65,912	103.8	103.1

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Population of Georgetown 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	63,508	+108	−89	0	+219
2021	63,948	+440	−646	+13	+1,121
2022	64,762	+814	−503	+55	+1,205
2023	65,808	+1,046	−515	+81	+1,439
2024	66,132	+324	−477	+122	+676
2025	65,912	−220	−473	+23	+232

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 52.2 ±0.5: for men 50.6 ±0.4 and for women 54.0 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Georgetown County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under 5	2,492 ±83	3.8% ±0.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	8,502 ±481	13.1% ±0.7	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,745 ±558	7.3% ±0.9	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	11,732 ±509	18.1% ±0.8	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	17,437 ±695	26.9% ±1.1	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	19,903 ±879	30.7% ±1.4	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $68,713 ±$2,958, and income per person $44,163 ±$2,392, 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 Georgetown County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	4,534 ±555	16.7% ±2.0	17.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,086 ±515	18.7% ±1.9	19.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,459 ±568	20.1% ±2.0	17.0% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,378 ±467	12.5% ±1.7	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,976 ±457	14.7% ±1.7	16.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,946 ±354	7.2% ±1.3	8.0% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,750 ±325	10.1% ±1.2	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 Georgetown County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Carolina	United States
All ages	9,602 ±1,114	15.0% ±1.7	14.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,215 ±554	29.6% ±4.5	19.4% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,106 ±544	14.9% ±1.9	13.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,281 ±402	8.9% ±1.5	11.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Georgetown County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Georgetown County	South Carolina	United States
Housing units	37,173 ±41	2,443,039 ±311	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	73.0% ±1.7	86.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	27.0% ±1.7	13.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	84.0% ±1.9	71.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	16.0% ±2.1	28.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$289,500 ±$21,516	$259,000 ±$1,421	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,204 ±$112	$1,180 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1993 ±2	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 Georgetown County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,353 ±0	3.6% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	42,659 ±147	65.8% ±0.2	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	17,990 ±263	27.8% ±0.4	24.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	36 to 332	0.1% to 0.5%	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	23 to 139	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 34	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	25 to 309	< 0.1% to 0.5%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,364 ±308	2.1% ±0.5	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 Georgetown County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Born in the state	36,945 ±1,193	57.0% ±1.8	52.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	25,873 ±1,266	39.9% ±2.0	40.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	274 ±125	0.4% ±0.2	1.2% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,719 ±394	2.7% ±0.6	5.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,044 ±295	1.6% ±0.5	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	675 ±253	1.0% ±0.4	3.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Georgetown County among the counties of South Carolina

22nd of 46 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the South Carolina page.

Counties of South Carolina near Georgetown County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Oconee County	83,775	+6.3%
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%

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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