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Myrtle Beach
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Charleston
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Hilton Head Island
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Columbia
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Greenville, South Carolina
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North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
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Spartanburg, South Carolina
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Beaufort, South Carolina
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Surfside Beach, South Carolina
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Demography of South Carolina

Demography of South Carolina is vivid and varied. You will come to know about a lot of things when we speak about the Demography of South Carolina. When we speak about the demographics of a country, we should speak about population of the country. Population is an important part of South Carolina. It also speaks about the various groups which are a major part of the population.


The main hub of population in South Carolina is the Richland County. This county is in the city of Columbia which is an important city of South Carolina. South Carolina is said to have a population of around 4,255,083. This was estimated in the year 2005 by the United States Census Bureau. According to the bureau who takes care of the demographics of South Carolina, the population increases at a rate of 1.4% or 57,191 people. Prior to this, the earlier census recorded the population growth of the state as to be 6.1%. The population growth of South Carolina does only means the natural increase of people due to child birth but it also means increase in population immigration as well. The net immigration of South Carolina is around 151,485 people. The immigration is of two types. One is immigration from outside the United States of America whereas the other is migration within the country. In the first case the net increase of population is around 36,401 people whereas in the second case the increase in population is around 115,084 people.



The population of South Carolina is dominated by Whites, Blacks, American Indian, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander. There are five ancestry groups in South Carolina which have dominated the population. These groups include American African American, English, Irish and German. During the early 20th century, the whites became the majority of the population in South Carolina. During this time there took place a phenomenon called the Great Migration where thousands of Blacks shifted towards the northern region of the country.


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    Folly Beach, South Carolina
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    Aiken, South Carolina
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    Kiawah Island, South Carolina
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    Florence, South Carolina
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