Beaufort County, SC Demographics
Beaufort County, SC is the 10th most populous of 46 counties in South Carolina, with 187,117 residents across 576 square miles. That is about 325 people per square mile.
At the 2020 census
| Population | 187,117 |
|---|---|
| Land area | 576 sq mi |
| Density | 325 / sq mi |
Data: 2020 Census · American Community Survey 2024
How Beaufort County compares to the US
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Central Location: Beaufort County, SC
Measured from the county's main population center using 2020 census blocks.
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Census tracts in Beaufort County, SC
| Name | Population | Sq mi | Per sq mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Census Tract 21.06 | 11,418 | 7.7 | 1,490 |
| Census Tract 21.07 | 10,963 | 6.8 | 1,604 |
| Census Tract 21.03 | 9,703 | 8.8 | 1,105 |
| Census Tract 9.02 | 8,756 | 12.5 | 702 |
| Census Tract 21.10 | 7,940 | 5.3 | 1,511 |
| Census Tract 22.01 | 7,620 | 31.1 | 245 |
| Census Tract 5.01 | 6,624 | 10.8 | 612 |
| Census Tract 5.03 | 6,430 | 10.3 | 626 |
| Census Tract 7 | 6,070 | 3.4 | 1,782 |
| Census Tract 5.02 | 6,019 | 5.9 | 1,013 |
| Census Tract 21.02 | 5,966 | 53.6 | 111 |
| Census Tract 104 | 5,735 | 6.5 | 876 |
| Census Tract 8 | 5,350 | 2.9 | 1,840 |
| Census Tract 10 | 5,201 | 10.8 | 482 |
| Census Tract 21.08 | 5,070 | 8.7 | 582 |
| Census Tract 2 | 4,952 | 19.4 | 255 |
| Census Tract 21.05 | 4,787 | 4.7 | 1,020 |
| Census Tract 107 | 4,725 | 4.3 | 1,110 |
| Census Tract 21.09 | 4,376 | 2.9 | 1,499 |
| Census Tract 22.02 | 4,234 | 37.4 | 113 |
| Census Tract 105 | 4,172 | 3.2 | 1,302 |
| Census Tract 103 | 4,124 | 4.8 | 854 |
| Census Tract 106 | 4,109 | 3.5 | 1,178 |
| Census Tract 1 | 3,982 | 138.7 | 29 |
| Census Tract 3 | 3,888 | 3.5 | 1,116 |
| Census Tract 11.01 | 3,551 | 23.8 | 149 |
| Census Tract 102 | 3,433 | 4.8 | 713 |
| Census Tract 9.01 | 3,254 | 22.4 | 145 |
| Census Tract 108 | 3,106 | 2.6 | 1,215 |
| Census Tract 11.04 | 3,046 | 28.9 | 105 |
| Census Tract 111 | 2,468 | 3.4 | 733 |
| Census Tract 6 | 2,316 | 2.7 | 866 |
| Census Tract 9.03 | 2,042 | 7.4 | 276 |
| Census Tract 4 | 1,982 | 8.1 | 245 |
| Census Tract 109 | 1,852 | 2.1 | 862 |
| Census Tract 101 | 1,615 | 3.0 | 537 |
| Census Tract 110 | 1,545 | 2.2 | 687 |
| Census Tract 11.03 | 1,425 | 10.1 | 141 |
| Census Tract 12 | 1,192 | 34.8 | 34 |
| Census Tract 113 | 834 | 0.6 | 1,388 |
| Census Tract 112 | 685 | 0.8 | 851 |
| Census Tract 21.01 | 557 | 10.8 | 52 |
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About this page
This page shows demographics for a US county from the 2020 census and the American Community Survey: population, land area, density, urban share, and how the county compares to national averages for income, housing, age, and more.
Counties subdivide into census tracts, listed below with their populations. The drive-time and radius tables measure the population around the county's main population center.