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People Statistics · Region

Population density in South Carolina

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

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2025

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Overview 6 figures People 18 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 3 figures
Latest value · 2025 71.4per km² +1.7% since 2024
Regions of United States · 2025 19 of 51 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +14% +1.3% a year on average
vs United States +92% United States: 37.3 · 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
United States
37.3
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

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryPopulation density
1 District of Columbia 4,323
2 New Jersey 488
3 Rhode Island 408
4 Massachusetts 348
5 Connecticut 290
6 Maryland 246
7 Delaware 205
8 Florida 164
9 New York 161
10 Pennsylvania 112
11 Ohio 111
12 California 97.0
13 Illinois 87.8
14 Hawaii 86.6
15 North Carolina 86.2
16 Virginia 85.2
17 Indiana 74.1
18 Georgia 73.8
19 South Carolina 69.1
20 Michigan 68.5
21 Tennessee 67.0
22 New Hampshire 60.4
23 Washington 45.6
24 Texas 45.3
25 Kentucky 44.2
26 Wisconsin 42.2
27 Louisiana 40.7
28 Alabama 38.9
29 Missouri 34.8
30 West Virginia 28.4
31 Minnesota 27.9
32 Vermont 27.1
33 Arizona 25.4
34 Mississippi 24.2
35 Oklahoma 22.8
36 Arkansas 22.8
37 Iowa 22.2
38 Colorado 22.0
39 Maine 17.5
40 Oregon 17.1
41 Utah 16.2
42 Kansas 13.9
43 Nevada 11.3
44 Nebraska 10.0
45 Idaho 9.2
46 New Mexico 6.8
47 South Dakota 4.7
48 North Dakota 4.4
49 Montana 3.0
50 Wyoming 2.3
51 Alaska 0.5

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2023

What it means

How crowded a place is: residents per square kilometre.

How it is calculated

Residents divided by land area in square kilometres.