Demographics of Newberry County, South Carolina

Newberry County, South Carolina had 39,561 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,825 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.

Newberry County, in four figures

39,561
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.8%
Change since July 2020: +1,825 people.; 41.9 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $61,780 ±$2,811
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.

Newberry County, South Carolina's population grew 4.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Newberry 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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Newberry County, South Carolina's population grew 4.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Newberry 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	37,736	100.0	100.0
2021	37,999	100.7	100.2
2022	38,342	101.6	100.7
2023	38,931	103.2	101.6
2024	39,321	104.2	102.5
2025	39,561	104.8	103.1

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Population of Newberry 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	37,736	+20	−24	0	+36
2021	37,999	+263	−195	+45	+408
2022	38,342	+343	−148	+124	+368
2023	38,931	+589	−79	+143	+519
2024	39,321	+390	−83	+253	+217
2025	39,561	+240	−89	+97	+231

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.9 ±0.6: for men 41.5 ±1.1 and for women 42.5 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Newberry County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under 5	2,078 ±159	5.4% ±0.4	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,153 ±480	16.0% ±1.2	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,988 ±372	10.4% ±1.0	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,410 ±419	21.9% ±1.1	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,953 ±518	25.9% ±1.3	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,853 ±552	20.4% ±1.4	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $61,780 ±$2,811, and income per person $32,295 ±$2,158, 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 Newberry County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	2,988 ±439	19.5% ±2.8	17.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,376 ±465	22.0% ±3.0	19.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,032 ±426	19.8% ±2.7	17.0% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,059 ±285	13.4% ±1.8	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,299 ±304	15.0% ±1.9	16.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	941 ±206	6.1% ±1.3	8.0% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	630 ±163	4.1% ±1.1	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 Newberry County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Carolina	United States
All ages	6,435 ±1,071	17.4% ±2.9	14.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,365 ±483	29.1% ±5.4	19.4% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,986 ±625	16.4% ±3.3	13.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,084 ±226	10.1% ±2.1	11.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Newberry County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Newberry County	South Carolina	United States
Housing units	18,558 ±39	2,443,039 ±311	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.6% ±2.0	86.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.4% ±2.0	13.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.1% ±2.6	71.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.9% ±2.8	28.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$173,300 ±$8,657	$259,000 ±$1,421	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$872 ±$53	$1,180 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±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 Newberry County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,551 ±0	9.2% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	22,958 ±105	59.7% ±0.3	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	11,047 ±142	28.7% ±0.4	24.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	89 to 275	0.2% to 0.7%	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	5 to 67	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 225	0% to 0.6%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	553 ±180	1.4% ±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 Newberry County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Born in the state	27,667 ±772	72.0% ±2.0	52.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,207 ±687	21.4% ±1.8	40.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	117 to 1,257	0.3% to 3.3%	1.2% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,874 ±281	4.9% ±0.7	5.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	534 ±183	1.4% ±0.5	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,340 ±222	3.5% ±0.6	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%.

Newberry County among the counties of South Carolina

26th of 46 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the South Carolina page.

Counties of South Carolina near Newberry County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Jasper County	38,533	+32.2%
Chester County	33,001	+2.2%
Clarendon County	31,043	+0.7%
Edgefield County	29,808	+16.1%

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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