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Calhoun County, South Carolina

Calhoun County had 14,249 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 381.2 square miles of land. It ranks 43rd of 46 in South Carolina by population and 45th by land area.

Population
14,249
#43 of 46 in South Carolina · #2,145 in US
Area
381.2 sq mi
#45 of 46 in South Carolina · #2,596 in US
Density
37 / sq mi
#38 of 46 in South Carolina · #1,733 in US
Median household income
$58,916
#20 of 46 in South Carolina · #1,947 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Calhoun County within South Carolina. Pin: Columbia.

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Calhoun County population, land area and income

Calhoun County had 14,249 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 381.2 square miles of land. It ranks 43rd of 46 in South Carolina by population and 45th by land area. That works out to 37.4 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in South Carolina has 60,098 residents, so Calhoun County has 24% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $58,916 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

14,249

3144th1st

2145th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

381 sq mi

3144th1st

2596th of 3,144 (US)

Density

37.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

1733rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$58,916

3143rd1st

1947th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within South Carolina (46)

Population

14,249

46th1st

43rd of 46 (SC)

Land area

381 sq mi

46th1st

45th of 46 (SC)

Density

37.4 / sq mi

46th1st

38th of 46 (SC)

Median household income

$58,916

46th1st

20th of 46 (SC)

How Calhoun County's population changed since 2020

Calhoun County gained 136 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.0%. That ranks 28th of 46 in South Carolina for growth. The median South Carolina county changed by +2.9%, and the state as a whole by +6.8%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Calhoun County recorded 518 births and 948 deaths, a natural change of -430. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +554. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 554 people.

14.1k202014.1k202114.2k202214.2k202314.2k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
518
Deaths
948
Net international migration
+0
Net domestic migration
+554
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+41

Where Calhoun County is

The Census internal point of Calhoun County is at 33.674800, -80.780300. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades South Carolina's 46 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Calhoun County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Union County: -1.9%Chester County: +0.1%Lee County: -3.6%Bamberg County: -2.9%Barnwell County: -0.5%Horry County: +16.9%Allendale County: -4.8%Chesterfield County: +2.9%Clarendon County: +0.6%Edgefield County: +14.7%Georgetown County: +4.0%McCormick County: +4.8%Pickens County: +4.9%Richland County: +3.6%Newberry County: +3.9%Spartanburg County: +12.1%Sumter County: -0.7%Marlboro County: -3.8%Berkeley County: +14.2%Charleston County: +5.1%Laurens County: +4.3%Saluda County: +2.9%Anderson County: +6.4%Dorchester County: +7.8%Dillon County: -2.5%Oconee County: +4.7%Beaufort County: +7.4%Cherokee County: +2.7%Greenville County: +8.2%York County: +6.7%Colleton County: +1.9%Darlington County: -0.7%Calhoun County: +1.0%Jasper County: +22.2%Marion County: -2.5%Fairfield County: -2.4%Hampton County: -1.9%Lancaster County: +15.6%Orangeburg County: -1.0%Aiken County: +6.0%Greenwood County: +0.9%Florence County: +0.9%Abbeville County: +1.4%Lexington County: +6.4%Kershaw County: +9.3%Williamsburg County: -3.4%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -1.9%
  2. < +1.0%
  3. < +4.3%
  4. < +7.4%
  5. ≥ +7.4%
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Orange pin: Calhoun County internal point. Dark pin: Columbia.

Internal point

Decimal
33.674800, -80.780300
DMS
33°40'29.28"N 80°46'49.08"W
UTM
17N 520365.8E 3726121.1N
Geohash
djyx9f39f
Plus code
865XM6F9+WV

Towns in Calhoun County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Calhoun County, 1,834 people together, or 13% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Calhoun County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is St. Matthews with 1,834.

  1. 01St. Matthews1,834
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Calhoun County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Calhoun County. The most populous is Richland County, SC, with 430,651 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Columbia and the nearest big city

Columbia is 26.9 miles NNW of Calhoun County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Columbia, SC (population 144,788), 26.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Orangeburg, SC (population 13,378), 13.5 miles away.

Calhoun County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Calhoun County is 45017: state code 45 for South Carolina plus county code 017. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $58,916.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Calhoun County, South Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 14,249. That is up 136 people (1.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 14,113.

What is the FIPS code of Calhoun County?

45017. The first two digits (45) are South Carolina; the last three (017) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Calhoun County?

St. Matthews, with 1,834 residents inside Calhoun County in 2024.

Which counties border Calhoun County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Richland County, SC; Lexington County, SC; Sumter County, SC; Orangeburg County, SC; Clarendon County, SC.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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