Demographics of McCormick County, South Carolina

McCormick County, South Carolina had 10,215 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +693 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.

McCormick County, in four figures

10,215
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +7.3%
Change since July 2020: +693 people.; 59.5 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $55,798 ±$7,160
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.

McCormick County, South Carolina's population grew 7.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of McCormick 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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McCormick County, South Carolina's population grew 7.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of McCormick 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	9,522	100.0	100.0
2021	9,752	102.4	100.2
2022	9,715	102.0	100.7
2023	9,788	102.8	101.6
2024	9,977	104.8	102.5
2025	10,215	107.3	103.1

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Population of McCormick 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	9,522	−5	−27	0	+27
2021	9,752	+230	−137	0	+395
2022	9,715	−37	−114	0	+74
2023	9,788	+73	−99	0	+164
2024	9,977	+189	−96	0	+276
2025	10,215	+238	−86	−1	+326

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 59.5 ±1.0: for men 56.8 ±1.5 and for women 62.4 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in McCormick County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under 5	289 ±106	3.0% ±1.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	703 ±139	7.2% ±1.4	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	645 ±200	6.6% ±2.0	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,564 ±247	16.0% ±2.5	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,707 ±252	27.7% ±2.6	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,852 ±321	39.5% ±3.3	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $55,798 ±$7,160, and income per person $33,965 ±$2,976, 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 McCormick County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	968 ±188	23.1% ±4.3	17.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	968 ±216	23.1% ±5.0	19.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	611 ±152	14.6% ±3.5	17.0% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	729 ±135	17.4% ±3.1	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	597 ±144	14.2% ±3.3	16.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	212 ±83	5.0% ±2.0	8.0% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	114 ±51	2.7% ±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 McCormick County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Carolina	United States
All ages	1,560 ±330	17.6% ±3.7	14.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	374 ±113	43.6% ±9.7	19.4% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	593 ±163	18.0% ±4.7	13.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	593 ±160	12.6% ±3.3	11.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in McCormick County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	McCormick County	South Carolina	United States
Housing units	5,675 ±23	2,443,039 ±311	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	74.0% ±4.0	86.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	26.0% ±4.0	13.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	87.9% ±2.7	71.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	12.1% ±3.0	28.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$168,700 ±$15,631	$259,000 ±$1,421	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$696 ±$159	$1,180 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1987 ±5	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 McCormick County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	32 to 128	0.3% to 1.3%	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,473 ±63	56.1% ±0.6	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,906 ±120	40.0% ±1.2	24.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 37	0% to 0.4%	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	4 to 124	< 0.1% to 1.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	92 to 322	0.9% to 3.3%	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 McCormick County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Born in the state	5,176 ±232	53.0% ±2.4	52.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,430 ±246	45.4% ±2.5	40.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	31 to 127	0.3% to 1.3%	1.2% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	22 to 128	0.2% to 1.3%	5.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	15 to 121	0.2% to 1.2%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	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%.

McCormick County among the counties of South Carolina

45th of 46 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the South Carolina page.

Counties of South Carolina near McCormick County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Saluda County	19,680	+4.0%
Hampton County	18,174	−1.9%
Lee County	15,730	−5.0%
Calhoun County	14,188	+0.5%
Bamberg County	12,796	−3.5%
McCormick County	10,215	+7.3%
Allendale County	7,355	−7.4%

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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