Demographics of York County, South Carolina

York County, South Carolina had 306,887 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +23,054 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.

York County, in four figures

306,887
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +8.1%
Change since July 2020: +23,054 people.; 39.7 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $89,095 ±$2,015
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.

York County, South Carolina's population grew 8.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of York 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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York County, South Carolina's population grew 8.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of York 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	283,833	100.0	100.0
2021	288,851	101.8	100.2
2022	293,579	103.4	100.7
2023	297,770	104.9	101.6
2024	302,761	106.7	102.5
2025	306,887	108.1	103.1

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Population of York 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	283,833	+1,926	+92	+12	+1,938
2021	288,851	+5,018	+27	+205	+4,831
2022	293,579	+4,728	+163	+522	+4,018
2023	297,770	+4,191	+315	+1,141	+2,746
2024	302,761	+4,991	+507	+1,870	+2,607
2025	306,887	+4,126	+1,041	+1,013	+2,063

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.7 ±0.3: for men 39.0 ±0.3 and for women 40.3 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in York County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under 5	15,977 ±0	5.4% ±<0.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	53,369 ±1,241	18.2% ±0.4	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	23,757 ±877	8.1% ±0.3	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	78,076 ±1,419	26.6% ±0.5	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	77,361 ±1,250	26.3% ±0.4	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	45,133 ±1,363	15.4% ±0.5	18.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $89,095 ±$2,015, and income per person $45,199 ±$903, 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 York County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	South Carolina	United States
Under $25,000	12,136 ±1,041	10.7% ±0.9	17.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	17,194 ±1,194	15.1% ±1.0	19.6% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	18,295 ±1,122	16.1% ±1.0	17.0% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	15,391 ±1,042	13.5% ±0.9	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	21,971 ±1,271	19.3% ±1.1	16.4% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	12,978 ±882	11.4% ±0.8	8.0% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	15,820 ±1,083	13.9% ±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 York County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	South Carolina	United States
All ages	24,217 ±1,970	8.4% ±0.7	14.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	7,030 ±850	10.3% ±1.2	19.4% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	11,454 ±1,158	7.2% ±0.7	13.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	5,733 ±752	9.1% ±1.2	11.6% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in York County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	York County	South Carolina	United States
Housing units	120,653 ±66	2,443,039 ±311	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.3% ±0.7	86.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.7% ±0.7	13.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.5% ±0.9	71.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.5% ±1.1	28.1% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$361,300 ±$4,843	$259,000 ±$1,421	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,387 ±$34	$1,180 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2000 ±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 York County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Hispanic or Latino	21,772 ±0	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	194,624 ±826	66.3% ±0.3	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	53,428 ±946	18.2% ±0.3	24.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	8,838 ±549	3.0% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,057 ±153	0.4% ±0.1	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 49	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,881 ±687	0.6% ±0.2	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	12,050 ±1,359	4.1% ±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 York County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	South Carolina	United States
Born in the state	98,314 ±2,966	33.5% ±1.0	52.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	171,710 ±2,954	58.5% ±1.0	40.4% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3,835 ±650	1.3% ±0.2	1.2% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	19,814 ±1,389	6.7% ±0.5	5.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	9,023 ±986	3.1% ±0.3	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	10,791 ±1,375	3.7% ±0.5	3.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

York County among the counties of South Carolina

7th of 46 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the South Carolina page.

Counties of South Carolina near York County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Charleston County	436,200	+6.4%
Richland County	434,956	+4.6%
Horry County	427,551	+20.9%
Spartanburg County	380,857	+15.6%
Lexington County	317,588	+7.7%
York County	306,887	+8.1%
Berkeley County	274,666	+18.7%
Anderson County	219,930	+7.7%
Beaufort County	204,433	+8.8%
Aiken County	181,515	+7.3%
Dorchester County	178,397	+10.1%

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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