Orangeburg County, SC Population

Overview

84,909

Total Population

40.6

Median age

53.15%

Female population %

88.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

61.7

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

2,007

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Orangeburg County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Orangeburg County is 40.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Orangeburg County's population under 18 was 22.11%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Orangeburg County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.84% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Orangeburg County, 18.31% were under the age of 15, 20.01% aged 15 to 29, 41.84% aged 30 to 64, 17.82% aged 65 to 84, and 2.01% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 5,341 more females than males in Orangeburg County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.15% females and 46.85% males in Orangeburg County, SC.
The Orangeburg County, SC gender ratio is 88.2:100 i.e. 88.2 men to 100 women (0.882).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 3,381.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 3,396.

Orangeburg County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Orangeburg County population: 35.04% are White, 61.78% are Black or African American, 0.44% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.77% are Asian, 0.14% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.32% are some other race and 1.51% are multiracial.
Orangeburg County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the county.
By ethnicity, 2,007 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 82,902 (97.64% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Orangeburg County is Black or African American with a population of 52,461 (61.78% of the total population).

Orangeburg County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 92,323 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Orangeburg County's population increased by 843 (0.92%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Orangeburg County's population decreased by 8,367 (9.06%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Orangeburg County's population was lowest in year 2021 at 82,798.