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Kershaw County, South Carolina

Kershaw County had 71,698 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 726.6 square miles of land. It ranks 19th of 46 in South Carolina by population and 14th by land area.

Population
71,698
#19 of 46 in South Carolina · #772 in US
Area
726.6 sq mi
#14 of 46 in South Carolina · #1,221 in US
Density
99 / sq mi
#22 of 46 in South Carolina · #923 in US
Median household income
$69,277
#10 of 46 in South Carolina · #1,050 in US

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

Kershaw County within South Carolina. Pin: Columbia.

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Kershaw County population, land area and income

Kershaw County had 71,698 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 726.6 square miles of land. It ranks 19th of 46 in South Carolina by population and 14th by land area. That works out to 98.7 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; Kershaw County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $69,277 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

71,698

3144th1st

772nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

727 sq mi

3144th1st

1221st of 3,144 (US)

Density

98.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

923rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$69,277

3143rd1st

1050th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within South Carolina (46)

Population

71,698

46th1st

19th of 46 (SC)

Land area

727 sq mi

46th1st

14th of 46 (SC)

Density

98.7 / sq mi

46th1st

22nd of 46 (SC)

Median household income

$69,277

46th1st

10th of 46 (SC)

How Kershaw County's population changed since 2020

Kershaw County gained 6,102 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 9.3%. That ranks 7th 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, Kershaw County recorded 3,206 births and 3,764 deaths, a natural change of -558. Net international migration added +241 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +6,512. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 6,512 people.

65.6k202066.2k202167.9k202270.1k202371.7k2024
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
3,206
Deaths
3,764
Net international migration
+241
Net domestic migration
+6,512
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1,553

Where Kershaw County is

The Census internal point of Kershaw County is at 34.338400, -80.590900. 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 Kershaw 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: Kershaw County internal point. Dark pin: Columbia.

Internal point

Decimal
34.338400, -80.590900
DMS
34°20'18.24"N 80°35'27.24"W
UTM
17N 537629.1E 3799753.9N
Geohash
dnneq557x
Plus code
866X8CQ5+9J

Towns in Kershaw County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Kershaw County, 10,556 people together, or 15% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Kershaw County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Camden with 8,899.

  1. 01Camden8,899
  2. 02Elgin1,657
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Kershaw County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Kershaw 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 34.5 miles SW of Kershaw County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Columbia, SC (population 144,788), 27.3 miles away.

Kershaw County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Kershaw County is 45055: state code 45 for South Carolina plus county code 055. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $69,277.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Kershaw County, South Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 71,698. That is up 6,102 people (9.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 65,596.

What is the FIPS code of Kershaw County?

45055. The first two digits (45) are South Carolina; the last three (055) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Kershaw County?

Camden, with 8,899 residents inside Kershaw County in 2024.

Which counties border Kershaw County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Richland County, SC; Lancaster County, SC; Sumter County, SC; Darlington County, SC; Chesterfield County, SC; Fairfield 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.