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  • Largest town: Hartsville

Darlington County, South Carolina

Darlington County had 62,425 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 560.6 square miles of land. It ranks 23rd of 46 in South Carolina by population and 28th by land area.

Population
62,425
#23 of 46 in South Carolina · #865 in US
Area
560.6 sq mi
#28 of 46 in South Carolina · #1,847 in US
Density
111 / sq mi
#20 of 46 in South Carolina · #844 in US
Median household income
$46,249
#38 of 46 in South Carolina · #2,918 in US

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

Darlington County within South Carolina. Pin: Columbia.

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Darlington County population, land area and income

Darlington County had 62,425 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 560.6 square miles of land. It ranks 23rd of 46 in South Carolina by population and 28th by land area. That works out to 111.3 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in South Carolina has 60,098 residents, about the same as Darlington County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $46,249 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

62,425

3144th1st

865th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

561 sq mi

3144th1st

1847th of 3,144 (US)

Density

111.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

844th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$46,249

3143rd1st

2918th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within South Carolina (46)

Population

62,425

46th1st

23rd of 46 (SC)

Land area

561 sq mi

46th1st

28th of 46 (SC)

Density

111.3 / sq mi

46th1st

20th of 46 (SC)

Median household income

$46,249

46th1st

38th of 46 (SC)

How Darlington County's population changed since 2020

Darlington County lost 417 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.7%. That ranks 34th 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, Darlington County recorded 3,099 births and 4,486 deaths, a natural change of -1,387. Net international migration added +187 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +709. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 1,387 people.

62.8k202062.7k202162.4k202262.4k202362.4k2024
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
3,099
Deaths
4,486
Net international migration
+187
Net domestic migration
+709
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+57

Where Darlington County is

The Census internal point of Darlington County is at 34.332200, -79.962100. 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 Darlington 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: Darlington County internal point. Dark pin: Columbia.

Internal point

Decimal
34.332200, -79.962100
DMS
34°19'55.92"N 79°57'43.56"W
UTM
17N 595475.0E 3799478.4N
Geohash
dnp5k3vrs
Plus code
876282JQ+V5

Towns in Darlington County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Darlington County, 13,405 people together, or 21% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Darlington County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Hartsville with 7,360.

  1. 01Hartsville7,360
  2. 02Darlington6,045
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Darlington County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Darlington County. The most populous is Florence County, SC, with 138,049 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Columbia and the nearest big city

Columbia is 65.5 miles WSW of Darlington County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Columbia, SC (population 144,788), 57.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Florence, SC (population 40,923), 14.4 miles away.

Darlington County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Darlington County is 45031: state code 45 for South Carolina plus county code 031. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $46,249.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Darlington County, South Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 62,425. That is down 417 people (0.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 62,842.

What is the FIPS code of Darlington County?

45031. The first two digits (45) are South Carolina; the last three (031) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Darlington County?

Hartsville, with 7,360 residents inside Darlington County in 2024.

Which counties border Darlington County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Florence County, SC; Kershaw County, SC; Chesterfield County, SC; Marlboro County, SC; Lee 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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