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Population density in South Carolina

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 19 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Nov 12, 2026

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2025

Population density, 1990 – 2025 per km² · South Carolina · United States · World
+14% since 2015
South Carolina United States World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Population density · per km²
South Carolina
71.4
World
62.1 · 2023

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance South Carolina · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 71.4 · 2025
First value 44.9 · 1990
Highest 71.4 · 2025
Lowest 44.9 · 1990
Average change +1.3% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearSouth CarolinaChange United StatesWorld
2025 71.4 +1.7% 37.3 —
2024 70.3 +1.7% 37.1 —
2023 69.1 +1.9% 36.8 62.1
2022 67.8 +1.8% 36.5 61.6
2021 66.6 +1.2% 36.2 61.0
2020 65.8 −0.3% 36.2 60.4
2019 66.0 +1.3% 35.8 59.8
2018 65.2 +1.3% 35.7 59.2
2017 64.4 +1.3% 35.5 58.6
2016 63.6 +1.4% 35.2 57.9
2015 62.7 +1.4% 35.0 57.3
2014 61.8 +1.2% 34.7 56.6
2013 61.1 +1.0% 34.5 55.9
2012 60.5 +1.0% 34.2 55.2
2011 59.9 +0.8% 34.0 55.6
2010 59.4 +1.0% 33.8 54.9
2009 58.9 +1.3% 33.5 54.3
2008 58.1 +1.9% 33.2 53.6
2007 57.0 +2.0% 32.9 52.9
2006 55.9 +2.0% 32.6 52.3
2005 54.8 +1.4% 32.2 51.6
2004 54.0 +1.5% 32.0 51.0
2003 53.2 +1.0% 31.7 50.4
2002 52.7 +1.1% 31.4 49.7
2001 52.1 +1.0% 31.1 49.1
2000 51.6 +1.2% 30.8 48.4
1999 51.0 +1.4% 30.5 47.8
1998 50.3 +1.6% 30.1 47.2
1997 49.5 +1.7% 29.8 46.5
1996 48.7 +1.3% 29.4 45.8
1995 48.1 +1.2% 29.1 45.1
1994 47.5 +1.1% 28.7 44.5
1993 47.0 +1.2% 28.4 43.8
1992 46.4 +1.4% 28.0 43.5
1991 45.8 +2.0% 27.6 51.7
1990 44.9 27.2 50.8

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of United States

2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation density
28 Alabama 36.8
51 Alaska 0.5
34 Arizona 22.9
35 Arkansas 22.0
12 California 95.6
38 Colorado 19.9
5 Connecticut 286
7 Delaware 184
1 District of Columbia 4,166
9 Florida 142
19 Georgia 67.1
14 Hawaii 85.0
45 Idaho 7.6
13 Illinois 89.5
17 Indiana 71.0
37 Iowa 21.5
42 Kansas 13.7
23 Kentucky 42.9
24 Louisiana 41.2
39 Maine 16.6
6 Maryland 235
4 Massachusetts 333
18 Michigan 67.5
31 Minnesota 26.4
33 Mississippi 24.6
29 Missouri 33.9
49 Montana 2.7
44 Nebraska 9.4
43 Nevada 9.9
22 New Hampshire 57.4
2 New Jersey 461
46 New Mexico 6.6
8 New York 161
16 North Carolina 78.7
48 North Dakota 4.1
11 Ohio 109
36 Oklahoma 21.8
40 Oregon 15.9
10 Pennsylvania 110
3 Rhode Island 390
20 South Carolina 61.8
47 South Dakota 4.3
21 Tennessee 61.3
27 Texas 39.8
41 Utah 13.8
32 Vermont 26.1
15 Virginia 81.0
25 Washington 40.9
30 West Virginia 29.7
26 Wisconsin 40.9
50 Wyoming 2.3

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2014

What it means

How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.

How it is calculated

Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.