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Most never-married people, South Carolina counties · 2000

South Carolina counties with the highest share of people 15 and over who have never been married, as of the 2000 American Community Survey. This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNEVER-MARRIED PEOPLEVS –

01Richland County, SCSC434,95632.9%–

02Allendale County, SCSC7,35532.8%–

03Bamberg County, SCSC12,79632.6%–

04Charleston County, SCSC436,20032.6%–

05Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17731.8%–

06Lee County, SCSC15,73030.8%–

07Clarendon County, SCSC31,04330.4%–

08Marion County, SCSC28,24229.9%–

09Dillon County, SCSC27,45829.6%–

10Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66229.3%–

11Fairfield County, SCSC20,34029.2%–

12Pickens County, SCSC139,19827.9%–

13Florence County, SCSC138,50427.0%–

14McCormick County, SCSC10,21526.9%–

15Sumter County, SCSC105,06726.6%–

16Edgefield County, SCSC29,80826.6%–

17Berkeley County, SCSC274,66626.4%–

18Marlboro County, SCSC25,48826.4%–

19Barnwell County, SCSC20,65326.1%–

20Greenwood County, SCSC70,37925.6%–

21Darlington County, SCSC62,88825.5%–

22Jasper County, SCSC38,53325.2%–

23Chester County, SCSC33,00125.2%–

24Abbeville County, SCSC24,83625.1%–

25Newberry County, SCSC39,56124.7%–

26Calhoun County, SCSC14,18824.6%–

27Greenville County, SCSC583,12524.4%–

28Saluda County, SCSC19,68024.4%–

29Hampton County, SCSC18,17424.2%–

30Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74024.2%–

31Georgetown County, SCSC65,91224.0%–

32Beaufort County, SCSC204,43323.9%–

33Lancaster County, SCSC114,29623.8%–

34Laurens County, SCSC71,84823.8%–

35Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85723.8%–

36York County, SCSC306,88723.8%–

37Union County, SCSC26,79923.7%–

38Dorchester County, SCSC178,39723.6%–

39Colleton County, SCSC39,38223.6%–

40Horry County, SCSC427,55123.5%–

41Aiken County, SCSC181,51523.4%–

42Cherokee County, SCSC58,27522.6%–

43Lexington County, SCSC317,58822.4%–

44Kershaw County, SCSC73,16621.8%–

45Anderson County, SCSC219,93021.2%–

46Oconee County, SCSC83,77518.6%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS