Demographics of Greenwood County, South Carolina

Greenwood County, South Carolina had 70,379 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,050 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.

Greenwood County, in four figures

70,379
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.5%
Change since July 2020: +1,050 people.; 40.1 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $52,830 ±$3,142
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.

Greenwood County, South Carolina's population grew 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Greenwood 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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Greenwood County, South Carolina's population grew 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Greenwood 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	69,329	100.0	100.0
2021	69,002	99.5	100.2
2022	69,301	100.0	100.7
2023	69,634	100.4	101.6
2024	70,180	101.2	102.5
2025	70,379	101.5	103.1

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Population of Greenwood 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	69,329	−21	−22	+2	−16
2021	69,002	−327	−284	+39	−132
2022	69,301	+299	−224	+117	+424
2023	69,634	+333	−156	+138	+350
2024	70,180	+546	−113	+173	+478
2025	70,379	+199	−117	+47	+262

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.1 ±0.4: for men 39.1 ±1.0 and for women 41.1 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Greenwood County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under 5	3,976 ±356	5.7% ±0.5	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	11,577 ±621	16.7% ±0.9	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	6,887 ±606	9.9% ±0.9	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	16,615 ±586	23.9% ±0.8	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	16,974 ±677	24.4% ±1.0	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	13,460 ±670	19.4% ±1.0	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $52,830 ±$3,142, and income per person $31,408 ±$1,243, 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 Greenwood County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	6,632 ±721	23.8% ±2.6	17.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,702 ±714	24.0% ±2.5	19.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,636 ±542	16.6% ±1.9	17.0% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,374 ±447	12.1% ±1.6	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,971 ±534	14.2% ±1.9	16.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,343 ±233	4.8% ±0.8	8.0% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,226 ±253	4.4% ±0.9	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 Greenwood County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Carolina	United States
All ages	9,983 ±1,222	15.1% ±1.8	14.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,060 ±635	19.9% ±3.9	19.4% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,527 ±634	13.7% ±1.9	13.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,396 ±401	13.6% ±2.2	11.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Greenwood County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Greenwood County	South Carolina	United States
Housing units	31,702 ±88	2,443,039 ±311	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.0% ±1.5	86.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.0% ±1.5	13.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	67.0% ±1.8	71.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.0% ±2.0	28.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$180,500 ±$6,757	$259,000 ±$1,421	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$898 ±$36	$1,180 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±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 Greenwood County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,019 ±0	7.2% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	40,086 ±369	57.7% ±0.5	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	21,680 ±295	31.2% ±0.4	24.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	600 ±151	0.9% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1 to 67	< 0.1% to 0.1%	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	109 to 891	0.2% to 1.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,570 ±302	2.3% ±0.4	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 Greenwood County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Born in the state	50,832 ±1,069	73.2% ±1.5	52.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	16,043 ±1,068	23.1% ±1.5	40.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	311 ±99	0.4% ±0.1	1.2% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,303 ±478	3.3% ±0.7	5.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	720 ±258	1.0% ±0.4	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,583 ±491	2.3% ±0.7	3.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Greenwood County among the counties of South Carolina

21st of 46 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the South Carolina page.

Counties of South Carolina near Greenwood County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Sumter County	105,067	−0.3%
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%

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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