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Highest fertility rate, South Carolina counties · 2010

South Carolina counties ranked by general fertility rate — births per 1,000 women ages 15-50 in the past 12 months (2023 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBIRTHS PER 1,000 WOMEN (15-50)VS 2000

01Dillon County, SCSC27,45887.0–

02Beaufort County, SCSC204,43373.4–

03Marion County, SCSC28,24270.0–

04Greenwood County, SCSC70,37969.1–

05Kershaw County, SCSC73,16667.2–

06Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17764.3–

07Lancaster County, SCSC114,29664.0–

08Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85763.3–

09Calhoun County, SCSC14,18862.1–

10Barnwell County, SCSC20,65361.4–

11Lexington County, SCSC317,58858.8–

12Union County, SCSC26,79958.8–

13Chester County, SCSC33,00158.8–

14York County, SCSC306,88758.8–

15Greenville County, SCSC583,12558.5–

16Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74058.2–

17Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66257.8–

18Colleton County, SCSC39,38257.0–

19Berkeley County, SCSC274,66657.0–

20Bamberg County, SCSC12,79656.9–

21Dorchester County, SCSC178,39756.8–

22Hampton County, SCSC18,17456.1–

23Richland County, SCSC434,95656.0–

24Charleston County, SCSC436,20055.7–

25Anderson County, SCSC219,93054.7–

26Horry County, SCSC427,55154.1–

27Darlington County, SCSC62,88853.4–

28Sumter County, SCSC105,06753.3–

29Newberry County, SCSC39,56150.7–

30Cherokee County, SCSC58,27550.6–

31Clarendon County, SCSC31,04349.9–

32Aiken County, SCSC181,51548.7–

33Georgetown County, SCSC65,91247.7–

34Oconee County, SCSC83,77547.5–

35Jasper County, SCSC38,53347.3–

36Marlboro County, SCSC25,48847.2–

37Laurens County, SCSC71,84846.1–

38Florence County, SCSC138,50445.4–

39Lee County, SCSC15,73044.1–

40Allendale County, SCSC7,35541.8–

41Saluda County, SCSC19,68041.1–

42McCormick County, SCSC10,21540.0–

43Pickens County, SCSC139,19837.9–

44Fairfield County, SCSC20,34037.6–

45Edgefield County, SCSC29,80835.4–

46Abbeville County, SCSC24,83632.0–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES