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Greenwood County, South Carolina

Greenwood County had 70,041 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 455.6 square miles of land. It ranks 21st of 46 in South Carolina by population and 38th by land area.

Population
70,041
#21 of 46 in South Carolina · #789 in US
Area
455.6 sq mi
#38 of 46 in South Carolina · #2,249 in US
Density
154 / sq mi
#17 of 46 in South Carolina · #686 in US
Median household income
$56,726
#25 of 46 in South Carolina · #2,162 in US

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

Greenwood County within South Carolina. Pin: Columbia.

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Greenwood County population, land area and income

Greenwood County had 70,041 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 455.6 square miles of land. It ranks 21st of 46 in South Carolina by population and 38th by land area. That works out to 153.7 people per square mile, 1.6 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $56,726 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

70,041

3144th1st

789th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

456 sq mi

3144th1st

2249th of 3,144 (US)

Density

153.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

686th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$56,726

3143rd1st

2162nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within South Carolina (46)

Population

70,041

46th1st

21st of 46 (SC)

Land area

456 sq mi

46th1st

38th of 46 (SC)

Density

153.7 / sq mi

46th1st

17th of 46 (SC)

Median household income

$56,726

46th1st

25th of 46 (SC)

How Greenwood County's population changed since 2020

Greenwood County gained 646 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.9%. That ranks 29th 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, Greenwood County recorded 3,168 births and 4,085 deaths, a natural change of -917. Net international migration added +374 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,188. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,188 people.

69.4k202069.1k202169.3k202269.6k202370.0k2024
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
3,168
Deaths
4,085
Net international migration
+374
Net domestic migration
+1,188
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+459

Where Greenwood County is

The Census internal point of Greenwood County is at 34.155800, -82.127900. 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 Greenwood 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: Greenwood County internal point. Dark pin: Columbia.

Internal point

Decimal
34.155800, -82.127900
DMS
34°09'20.88"N 82°07'40.44"W
UTM
17N 396028.9E 3780005.6N
Geohash
dnjd71u7c
Plus code
866V5V4C+8R

Towns in Greenwood County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Greenwood County, 26,458 people together, or 38% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Greenwood County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Greenwood with 22,667.

  1. 01Greenwood22,667
  2. 02Ninety Six2,075
  3. 03Ware Shoals1,716
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Greenwood County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Greenwood County. The most populous is Laurens County, SC, with 70,545 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Columbia and the nearest big city

Columbia is 63.5 miles E of Greenwood County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Augusta-Richmond County, GA (population 201,737), 54.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Greenwood, SC (population 22,667), 3.1 miles away.

Greenwood County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Greenwood County is 45047: state code 45 for South Carolina plus county code 047. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $56,726.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Greenwood County, South Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 70,041. That is up 646 people (0.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 69,395.

What is the FIPS code of Greenwood County?

45047. The first two digits (45) are South Carolina; the last three (047) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Greenwood County?

Greenwood, with 22,667 residents inside Greenwood County in 2024.

Which counties border Greenwood County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Laurens County, SC; Newberry County, SC; Edgefield County, SC; Abbeville County, SC; Saluda County, SC; McCormick 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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