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Laurens County, South Carolina

Laurens County had 70,545 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 712.9 square miles of land. It ranks 20th of 46 in South Carolina by population and 16th by land area.

Population
70,545
#20 of 46 in South Carolina · #783 in US
Area
712.9 sq mi
#16 of 46 in South Carolina · #1,281 in US
Density
99 / sq mi
#21 of 46 in South Carolina · #920 in US
Median household income
$56,237
#26 of 46 in South Carolina · #2,209 in US

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

Laurens County within South Carolina. Pin: Columbia.

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Laurens County population, land area and income

Laurens County had 70,545 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 712.9 square miles of land. It ranks 20th of 46 in South Carolina by population and 16th by land area. That works out to 99.0 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; Laurens County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $56,237 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

70,545

3144th1st

783rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

713 sq mi

3144th1st

1281st of 3,144 (US)

Density

99.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

920th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$56,237

3143rd1st

2209th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within South Carolina (46)

Population

70,545

46th1st

20th of 46 (SC)

Land area

713 sq mi

46th1st

16th of 46 (SC)

Density

99.0 / sq mi

46th1st

21st of 46 (SC)

Median household income

$56,237

46th1st

26th of 46 (SC)

How Laurens County's population changed since 2020

Laurens County gained 2,917 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.3%. That ranks 19th 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, Laurens County recorded 3,091 births and 4,249 deaths, a natural change of -1,158. Net international migration added +460 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +3,674. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 3,674 people.

67.6k202067.8k202168.1k202269.2k202370.5k2024
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
3,091
Deaths
4,249
Net international migration
+460
Net domestic migration
+3,674
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1,335

Where Laurens County is

The Census internal point of Laurens County is at 34.483700, -82.005500. 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 Laurens 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: Laurens County internal point. Dark pin: Columbia.

Internal point

Decimal
34.483700, -82.005500
DMS
34°29'1.32"N 82°00'19.80"W
UTM
17N 407672.2E 3816248.5N
Geohash
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Plus code
866VFXMV+FR

Towns in Laurens County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Laurens County, 20,704 people together, or 29% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Laurens County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Laurens with 9,352.

  1. 01Laurens9,352
  2. 02Clinton7,852
  3. 03Fountain Inn (part)3,500
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Laurens County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Laurens County. The most populous is Greenville County, SC, with 570,745 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Columbia and the nearest big city

Columbia is 64.7 miles ESE of Laurens County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Columbia, SC (population 144,788), 69.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Fountain Inn, SC (population 13,786), 18.5 miles away.

Laurens County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Laurens County is 45059: state code 45 for South Carolina plus county code 059. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $56,237.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Laurens County, South Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 70,545. That is up 2,917 people (4.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 67,628.

What is the FIPS code of Laurens County?

45059. The first two digits (45) are South Carolina; the last three (059) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Laurens County?

Laurens, with 9,352 residents inside Laurens County in 2024.

Which counties border Laurens County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Greenville County, SC; Spartanburg County, SC; Anderson County, SC; Greenwood County, SC; Newberry County, SC; Union County, SC; Abbeville 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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