Demographics of South Carolina

[1] South Carolina's center of population is 2.4 mi (3.9 km) north of the State House in the city of Columbia.

[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, as of 2020, South Carolina had an estimated population of 5,118,425, which is an increase of 493,041, or 10.7%, since the year 2010.

[citation needed] Note: Births in table do not add up, because Hispanics are counted both by their ethnicity and by their race, giving a higher overall number.

South Carolina's metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) are much larger than their central city population counts suggest.

As of 2010:[17] South Carolina residents are majority Protestant Christian, with a lower percentage of people claiming no religious affiliation than the national average.

The religious affiliations of the people of South Carolina are as follows: Sephardic Jews have lived in the state for more than 300 years,[19][20][21] especially in and around Charleston.

Beginning in 1790, the United States Census Bureau collected the population statistics of South Carolina.