Youngest Cities in South Carolina

The top 25 of 44 South Carolina cities on GIS Map, ranked by lowest median age.

#	City	County	Median age	Population
1	Clemson	Pickens	24.8 years	18,072
2	Columbia	Richland	28.6 years	139,643
3	Newberry	Newberry	29.3 years	10,790
4	Gaffney	Cherokee	31.9 years	12,596
5	Beaufort	Beaufort	32.2 years	13,747
6	Conway	Horry	32.5 years	27,263
7	Anderson	Anderson	32.7 years	30,051
8	Sumter	Sumter	33.6 years	43,053
9	Goose Creek	Berkeley	34 years	48,078
10	North Charleston	Charleston	34.6 years	119,913
11	Greenville	Greenville	34.7 years	72,935
12	York	York	35 years	8,969
13	Walterboro	Colleton	35.2 years	5,480
14	Rock Hill	York	35.7 years	75,259
15	Greer	Greenville/Spartanburg	36 years	41,536
16	Spartanburg	Spartanburg	36 years	38,910
17	Orangeburg	Orangeburg	36.4 years	13,253
18	Charleston	Charleston	36.6 years	154,338
19	Hanahan	Berkeley	36.6 years	21,452
20	Simpsonville	Greenville	37.1 years	26,144
21	Florence	Florence	37.8 years	40,408
22	Fort Mill	York	38.4 years	30,775
23	Chester	Chester	38.8 years	5,218
24	Summerville	Dorchester	38.9 years	51,654
25	Lexington	Lexington	39 years	24,585

Top South Carolina Counties

Counties ranked by lowest median age.

1. Richland County34.4 years 2. Pickens County36.2 years 3. Berkeley County36.9 years 4. Spartanburg County37.8 years 5. Dorchester County38 years 6. Sumter County38 years 7. Dillon County38.2 years 8. Greenville County38.4 years 9. Charleston County39.2 years 10. Florence County39.4 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Youngest Cities in South Carolina”, https://gismap.land/rankings/south-carolina/youngest-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

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