Darlington County, SC

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2024 Population

62,558

US Senator

Lindsey Graham

Republican Party

US Senator

Tim Scott

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

41.3

0.482% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

21.1%

3.9% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$48,581

2.45% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$158,200

11.9% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

26,416

0.22% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Darlington County, SC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.1% of the residents in Darlington County, SC are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Darlington County, SC are Coker University (244 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Darlington County, SC was $158,200, and the homeownership rate was 70.9%.

Most people in Darlington County, SC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Darlington County, SC was 2 cars per household.

Darlington County, SC borders Chesterfield County, SC, Florence County, SC, Kershaw County, SC, Lee County, SC, and Marlboro County, SC.

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Population & Diversity

Darlington County, SC is home to a population of 62.6k people, from which 99.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.79% of Darlington County, SC residents were born outside of the country (1.12k people).

In 2024, there were 1.31 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (33.2k people) in Darlington County, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 25.4k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.54k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%

2024 Citizenship

99.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of Darlington County, SC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Darlington County, SC was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Darlington County, SC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Darlington County, SC

White (Non-Hispanic)
33.2k ± 221
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
25.4k ± 397
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.54k ± 434

2.48%

Hispanic Population

1.55k people

2.48% of the people in Darlington County, SC are hispanic (1.55k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Darlington County, SC as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for South Carolina.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
63,986 ± 6,172 people
India
20,779 ± 3,532 people
Honduras
17,281 ± 3,222 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of South Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 63,986 South Carolina residents, followed by India with 20,779 and Honduras with 17,281.

Foreign-Born Population

1.79%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.12k people

1.38%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

863 people

As of 2024, 1.79% of Darlington County, SC residents (1.12k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Darlington County, SC was 1.38%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Darlington County, SC compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
959 ± 239
Gulf War (1990s)
497 ± 163
Gulf War (2001-)
288 ± 107

Darlington County, SC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.93 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Darlington County, SC.

Economy

The economy of Darlington County, SC employs 26.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Darlington County, SC were Manufacturing (4,853 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,565 people), and Retail Trade (3,470 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($115,039), Utilities ($83,000), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,033).

Employment

Occupations

26.4k

2024 Value

± 1,384

0.22%

1 Year growth

± 7.46%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Darlington County, SC grew at a rate of 0.22%, from 26.4k employees to 26.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Darlington County, SC, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,041 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,661 people), and Production Occupations (2,642 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Darlington County, SC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Carolina.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in South Carolina (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

26.4k

2024 Value

± 1,384

0.22%

1 Year growth

± 7.46%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Darlington County, SC grew at a rate of 0.22%, from 26.4k employees to 26.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Darlington County, SC, are Manufacturing (4,853 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (3,565 people), and Retail Trade (3,470 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Darlington County, SC, though some of these residents may live in Darlington County, SC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,695

Median earning men ± $4,348

$29,636

Median earning women ± $1,698

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($71,672), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($56,176), and Manufacturing ($52,917).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($48,197), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($46,675), and Wholesale Trade ($43,350).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Carolina.

Y-Axis

2.54%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.26M people employed in South Carolina. This represents a 2.54% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in South Carolina.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

104
Retail Trade
103
Other Services (except Public Administration)
61
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$243k
Manufacturing
$231k
Management of Companies and Enterprises
$108k
Health Care and Social Assistance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

In 2023, universities in Darlington County, SC awarded 244 degrees. The student population of Darlington County, SC in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 560 male students and 703 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Darlington County, SC are White (143 and 61.9%), Black or African American (79 and 34.2%), Unknown (3 and 1.3%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (3 and 1.3%).

The largest universities in Darlington County, SC by number of degrees awarded are Coker University (244 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Darlington County, SC are General Business Administration & Management (29 and 11.9%), General Biological Sciences (27 and 11.1%), and Organizational Leadership (20 and 8.2%).

The median tuition cost in Darlington County, SC for private four year colleges is $30,864.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Darlington County, SC, the percentage of applicants admitted was 97.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 15.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 1,263 (44.3% men and 55.7% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 1,263 students enrolled in Darlington County, SC, 44.3% men and 55.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 655 records, of which 54.7% were women and 45.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Psychology
18 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
29 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
27 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Darlington County, SC was General Psychology with 18 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Darlington County, SC according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Coker University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

244 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Coker University with 244 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 76 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Darlington County, SC, which is 0.452 times less than the 168 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 143 degrees mean that there were 1.81 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 79 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($30,864) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($990) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Darlington County, SC was $158,200 in 2024, which is 0.476 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $141,400 to $158,200, a 11.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Darlington County, SC is 70.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Darlington County, SC have an average commute time of 22.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Darlington County, SC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 13.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Darlington County, SC. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.81%.

Housing

Property

$158,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$7,506

$18,126

Median Property Taxes

±$1,010

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Darlington County, SC the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Darlington County, SC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

70.9%

Homeownership

2024

63.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 70.9% of the housing units in Darlington County, SC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Darlington County, SC compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$48,581

Median Household Income

± $3,529

25.6k

Number of Households

± 1,307

In 2024, the median household income of the 25.6k households in Darlington County, SC grew to $48,581 from the previous year's value of $47,419.

The following chart displays the households in Darlington County, SC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Darlington County, SC is from South Carolina.

0.464

2023 Wage GINI in South Carolina

0.464

2022 Wage GINI in South Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in South Carolina was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.102% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for South Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Carolina in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in South Carolina across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (81.6%)
Carpooled (8.87%)
Worked At Home (4.79%)

In 2024, 81.6% of workers in Darlington County, SC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.87%) and those who worked at home (4.79%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Darlington County, SC have a shorter commute time (22.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.37% of the workforce in Darlington County, SC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Darlington County, SC compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Darlington County, SC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Darlington County, SC have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 13.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Darlington County, SC. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 1.81%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

21.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Darlington County, SC (13k out of 61.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Darlington County, SC is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 30.1% of the children was living in poverty in Darlington County, SC. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.6%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 676 in Darlington County, SC. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 223 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

91% of the population of Darlington County, SC has health coverage, with 36.9% on employee plans, 26.4% on Medicaid, 14.8% on Medicare, 11.4% on non-group plans, and 1.43% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Darlington County, SC see 1,846 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,846 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3284 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 630 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.5% were men and 52.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,846 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Darlington County, SC

Primary care physicians in Darlington County, SC see an average of 1,846 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,846 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Darlington County, SC in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.7% under 18 years, 19.8% between 18 and 34 years, 36.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.5% were men and 52.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

9.02%

Uninsured

36.9%

Employer Coverage

26.4%

Medicaid

14.8%

Medicare

11.4%

Non-Group

1.43%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Darlington County, SC declined by 0.173% from 9.04% to 9.02%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Darlington County, SC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 77.2 in Darlington County, SC.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Darlington County, SC.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 41.4% in Darlington County, SC.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Darlington County, SC.