Demographics of Laurens County, South Carolina

Laurens County, South Carolina had 71,848 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +4,222 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.

Laurens County, in four figures

71,848
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +6.2%
Change since July 2020: +4,222 people.; 40.9 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $57,623 ±$2,977
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.

Laurens County, South Carolina's population grew 6.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Laurens 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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Laurens County, South Carolina's population grew 6.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Laurens 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	67,626	100.0	100.0
2021	67,864	100.4	100.2
2022	68,150	100.8	100.7
2023	69,208	102.3	101.6
2024	70,508	104.3	102.5
2025	71,848	106.2	103.1

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Population of Laurens 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	67,626	+104	−61	+4	+160
2021	67,864	+238	−367	+41	+536
2022	68,150	+286	−281	+128	+450
2023	69,208	+1,058	−191	+118	+1,107
2024	70,508	+1,300	−227	+139	+1,375
2025	71,848	+1,340	−235	+24	+1,567

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.9 ±0.4: for men 39.8 ±0.6 and for women 42.2 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Laurens County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under 5	3,832 ±78	5.6% ±0.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	11,148 ±559	16.2% ±0.8	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,771 ±428	8.4% ±0.6	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	16,635 ±589	24.2% ±0.9	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	18,124 ±604	26.4% ±0.9	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	13,156 ±673	19.2% ±1.0	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $57,623 ±$2,977, and income per person $28,695 ±$1,079, 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 Laurens County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	5,723 ±606	21.2% ±2.2	17.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	6,153 ±671	22.8% ±2.5	19.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,042 ±632	18.7% ±2.3	17.0% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,838 ±431	14.2% ±1.6	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,872 ±459	14.4% ±1.7	16.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,311 ±262	4.9% ±1.0	8.0% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,020 ±218	3.8% ±0.8	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 Laurens County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Carolina	United States
All ages	12,105 ±1,210	18.1% ±1.8	14.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	4,042 ±641	27.3% ±4.0	19.4% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	5,669 ±638	16.2% ±1.8	13.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,394 ±365	14.1% ±2.1	11.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Laurens County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Laurens County	South Carolina	United States
Housing units	32,027 ±54	2,443,039 ±311	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.2% ±1.5	86.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.8% ±1.5	13.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.5% ±2.1	71.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.5% ±2.0	28.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$170,600 ±$8,330	$259,000 ±$1,421	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$880 ±$40	$1,180 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±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 Laurens County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,614 ±0	6.7% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	45,157 ±363	65.8% ±0.5	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	15,724 ±423	22.9% ±0.6	24.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	403 ±113	0.6% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	12 to 68	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	32 to 98	< 0.1% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	27 to 151	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,574 ±563	3.7% ±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 Laurens County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Born in the state	49,844 ±1,049	72.6% ±1.5	52.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	15,791 ±1,058	23.0% ±1.5	40.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	405 ±167	0.6% ±0.2	1.2% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,626 ±313	3.8% ±0.5	5.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	720 ±164	1.0% ±0.2	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,906 ±334	2.8% ±0.5	3.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Laurens County among the counties of South Carolina

20th of 46 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the South Carolina page.

Counties of South Carolina near Laurens County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Lancaster County	114,296	+18.3%
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%

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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