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Highest fertility rate, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by general fertility rate, meaning births per 1,000 women ages 15-50 in the past 12 months (2024 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 55.8.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBIRTHS PER 1,000 WOMEN (15-50)VS 2010

01Hampton County, SCSC18,174123.2+119%

02Jasper County, SCSC38,53384.8+79%

03Calhoun County, SCSC14,18884.6+36%

04Edgefield County, SCSC29,80883.9+137%

05Chester County, SCSC33,00181.8+39%

06Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74080.8+39%

07Newberry County, SCSC39,56180.3+58%

08McCormick County, SCSC10,21577.2+93%

09Sumter County, SCSC105,06776.2+43%

10Saluda County, SCSC19,68072.8+77%

11Cherokee County, SCSC58,27572.2+43%

12Oconee County, SCSC83,77566.1+39%

13Berkeley County, SCSC274,66664.0+12%

14Lancaster County, SCSC114,29663.80%

15Colleton County, SCSC39,38263.6+12%

16Georgetown County, SCSC65,91262.2+31%

17Florence County, SCSC138,50461.8+36%

18Allendale County, SCSC7,35561.4+47%

19Lee County, SCSC15,73061.3+39%

20Charleston County, SCSC436,20060.5+8%

21Abbeville County, SCSC24,83657.5+79%

22Aiken County, SCSC181,51556.4+16%

23Anderson County, SCSC219,93055.8+2%

24Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85755.4−12%

25Greenville County, SCSC583,12555.3−5%

26Lexington County, SCSC317,58854.7−7%

27Darlington County, SCSC62,88854.3+2%

28Laurens County, SCSC71,84853.5+16%

29Marlboro County, SCSC25,48853.4+13%

30Clarendon County, SCSC31,04352.8+6%

31Dorchester County, SCSC178,39751.6−9%

32Union County, SCSC26,79950.4−14%

33Beaufort County, SCSC204,43348.1−34%

34Richland County, SCSC434,95646.9−16%

35Barnwell County, SCSC20,65346.4−24%

36Pickens County, SCSC139,19846.1+22%

37Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17745.1−30%

38Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66242.4−27%

39York County, SCSC306,88742.4−28%

40Kershaw County, SCSC73,16642.1−37%

41Horry County, SCSC427,55141.6−23%

42Marion County, SCSC28,24239.3−44%

43Dillon County, SCSC27,45837.9−56%

44Greenwood County, SCSC70,37937.3−46%

45Fairfield County, SCSC20,34034.4−8%

46Bamberg County, SCSC12,79625.9−54%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES