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  • Largest town: Cheraw

Chesterfield County, South Carolina

Chesterfield County had 44,488 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 799.0 square miles of land. It ranks 25th of 46 in South Carolina by population and 11th by land area.

Population
44,488
#25 of 46 in South Carolina · #1,105 in US
Area
799.0 sq mi
#11 of 46 in South Carolina · #1,069 in US
Density
56 / sq mi
#29 of 46 in South Carolina · #1,369 in US
Median household income
$50,962
#31 of 46 in South Carolina · #2,647 in US

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

Chesterfield County within South Carolina. Pin: Columbia.

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Chesterfield County population, land area and income

Chesterfield County had 44,488 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 799.0 square miles of land. It ranks 25th of 46 in South Carolina by population and 11th by land area. That works out to 55.7 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in South Carolina has 60,098 residents; Chesterfield County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $50,962 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

44,488

3144th1st

1105th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

799 sq mi

3144th1st

1069th of 3,144 (US)

Density

55.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

1369th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$50,962

3143rd1st

2647th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within South Carolina (46)

Population

44,488

46th1st

25th of 46 (SC)

Land area

799 sq mi

46th1st

11th of 46 (SC)

Density

55.7 / sq mi

46th1st

29th of 46 (SC)

Median household income

$50,962

46th1st

31st of 46 (SC)

How Chesterfield County's population changed since 2020

Chesterfield County gained 1,234 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.9%. That ranks 24th 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, Chesterfield County recorded 2,132 births and 2,744 deaths, a natural change of -612. Net international migration added +535 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,266. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,266 people.

43.3k202043.3k202143.7k202244.1k202344.5k2024
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
2,132
Deaths
2,744
Net international migration
+535
Net domestic migration
+1,266
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+368

Where Chesterfield County is

The Census internal point of Chesterfield County is at 34.637000, -80.159200. 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 Chesterfield 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: Chesterfield County internal point. Dark pin: Columbia.

Internal point

Decimal
34.637000, -80.159200
DMS
34°38'13.20"N 80°09'33.12"W
UTM
17N 577062.7E 3833110.3N
Geohash
dnnvpcmz5
Plus code
866XJRPR+R8

Towns in Chesterfield County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Chesterfield County, 8,819 people together, or 20% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Chesterfield County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Cheraw with 4,946.

  1. 01Cheraw4,946
  2. 02Pageland2,522
  3. 03Chesterfield1,351
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Chesterfield County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Chesterfield County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Union County, NC, with 263,386 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Columbia and the nearest big city

Columbia is 66.5 miles SW of Chesterfield County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Charlotte, NC (population 943,476), 54.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Monroe, NC (population 40,054), 34.0 miles away.

Chesterfield County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Chesterfield County is 45025: state code 45 for South Carolina plus county code 025. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $50,962.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Chesterfield County, South Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 44,488. That is up 1,234 people (2.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 43,254.

What is the FIPS code of Chesterfield County?

45025. The first two digits (45) are South Carolina; the last three (025) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Chesterfield County?

Cheraw, with 4,946 residents inside Chesterfield County in 2024.

Which counties border Chesterfield County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Union County, NC; Lancaster County, SC; Kershaw County, SC; Darlington County, SC; Richmond County, NC; Marlboro County, SC; Anson County, NC.

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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