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Home > Population Estimates > 2006 Estimates > County Estimates > Greenville County

Greenville County 2006 Population Estimates


2006 Population and Population Density

  July 1, 2006 Population Estimate Population Per Square Mile Area (Square Miles)
Greenville County 417,166 529.5 787.9
South Carolina 4,321,249 143.6 30099.0
United States 299,398,484 84.7 3533690.5

 

Annual Population Change 2005-2006

  July 1, 2006 Estimate July 1, 2005 Estimate Population Change 2005-2006 Percent Population Change 2005-2006
Greenville County 417,166 407,154 10,012 2.5
South Carolina 4,321,249 4,246,933 74,316 1.7
United States 299,398,484 296,507,061 2,891,423 1.0

 

Greenville County State Rankings: 2005-2006

The following table shows how the population of Greenville County ranks among the state's 46 counties.

  July 1, 2006 Population Estimate July 1, 2005 Population Estimate Population Change 2005-2006 (#) Population Change 2005-2006 (%)
Greenville County Rankings 1 1 2 6

 

Cumulative Population Change 2000-2006

  July 1, 2006 Estimate April 1, 2000 Estimates Base Population Change 2000-2006 Percent Population Change 2000-2006
Greenville County 417,166 379,632 37,534 9.9
South Carolina 4,321,249 4,011,816 309,433 7.7
United States 299,398,484 281,424,602 17,973,882 6.4

 

Greenville County State Rankings: 2000-2006

The following table shows how the population of Greenville County ranks among the state's 46 counties.

  July 1, 2006 Population Estimate July 1, 2000 Population Estimate Population Change 2000-2006 (#) Population Change 2000-2006 (%)
Greenville County Rankings 1 1 2 6

 

Annual Components of Population Change 2005-2006

  Total Population Change 2005-2006* Births Deaths Natural Increase (Births - Deaths) Net International Migration Net Internal Migration Net Migration (International + Internal)
Greenville County 10,012 5,796 3,209 2,587 1,348 6,119 7,467
South Carolina 74,316 57,386 38,566 18,820 7,673 47,950 55,623
United States 2,891,423 4,151,889 2,464,633 1,687,256 1,204,167 N/A 1,204,167

 

*Total population change includes residual. The residual results from the application of a national population control to state and county population estimates. The residual is the difference in state and county population before and after the application of the control. The residual is not a demographic component of population change.
 

Cumulative Components of Population Change 2000-2006

  Total Population Change 2000-2006* Births Deaths Natural Increase (Births - Deaths) Net International Migration Net Internal Migration Net Migration (International + Internal)
Greenville County 37,534 34,702 20,569 14,133 8,816 15,946 24,762
South Carolina 309,433 349,748 234,424 115,324 40,168 167,070 207,238
United States 17,973,882 25,486,569 15,162,197 10,324,372 7,649,510 N/A 7,649,510

 

*Total population change includes residual. The residual results from the application of a national population control to state and county population estimates. The residual is the difference in state and county population before and after the application of the control. The residual is not a demographic component of population change.
 

Annual Rates* for the Components of Population Change 2005-2006

  Total Population Change 2005-2006** Births Deaths Natural Increase (Births - Deaths) Net International Migration Net Internal Migration Net Migration (International + Internal)
Greenville County 24.3 14.1 7.8 6.3 3.3 14.8 18.1
South Carolina 17.3 13.4 9.0 4.4 1.8 11.2 13.0
United States 9.7 13.9 8.3 5.7 4.0 N/A 4.0

 

*Rates per 1,000 average population at the midpoint of the time period

**Total population change includes residual. The residual results from the application of a national population control to state and county population estimates. The residual is the difference in state and county population before and after the application of the control. The residual is not a demographic component of population change.
 

Estimated Resident Population by Selected Age Groups: July 1, 2006

  Greenville County South Carolina United States
# % # % # %
July 1, 2006 Estimated Population 417,166 100.0 4,321,249 100.0 299,398,484 100.0
Under 5 years 28,662 6.9 283,481 6.6 20,417,636 6.8
Under 18 years 101,478 24.3 1,039,653 24.1 73,735,562 24.6
18 to 64 years 265,737 63.7 2,728,200 63.1 188,402,570 62.9
18 years and over 315,688 75.7 3,281,596 75.9 225,662,922 75.4
21 years and over 299,370 71.8 3,094,656 71.6 213,126,522 71.2
62 years and over 62,361 14.9 682,184 15.8 45,142,104 15.1
65 years and over 49,951 12.0 553,396 12.8 37,260,352 12.4

 

Median Age in 2006

  Median Age for Resident Total Population Median Age for Resident Male Population Median Age for Resident Female Population
Greenville County 37.2 35.9 38.5
South Carolina 37.1 35.6 38.7
United States 36.4 35.1 37.7

 

Population by Gender: July 1, 2006

  Greenville County South Carolina United States
# % # % # %
July 1, 2006 Estimated Population 417,166 100.0 4,321,249 100.0 299,398,484 100.0
Male Population 204,773 49.1 2,103,713 48.7 147,512,152 49.3
Female Population 212,393 50.9 2,217,536 51.3 151,886,332 50.7

 

Population by Race: July 1, 2006

  Greenville County South Carolina United States
# % # % # %
July 1, 2006 Estimated Population 417,166 100.0 4,321,249 100.0 299,398,484 100.0
White Alone 326,033 78.2 2,958,982 68.5 239,746,254 80.1
African American Alone 77,496 18.6 1,253,131 29.0 38,342,549 12.8
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,376 0.3 16,849 0.4 2,902,851 1.0
Asian Alone 7,620 1.8 49,681 1.1 13,159,343 4.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 311 0.1 2,287 0.1 528,818 0.2
Two or More Races 4,330 1.0 40,319 0.9 4,718,669 1.6

 

Hispanic or Latino Origin: July 1, 2006

  Greenville County South Carolina United States
# % # % # %
Total Population 417,166 100.0 4,321,249 100.0 299,398,484 100.0
Hispanic or Latino 25,784 6.2 151,289 3.5 44,321,038 14.8
Not Hispanic or Latino 391,382 93.8 4,169,960 96.5 255,077,446 85.2

 

Glossary

Births
Total number of live births occurring to residents of an area during a time period, as estimated using reports from the Census Bureau's Federal-State Cooperative Program for Population Estimates (FSCPE) and the National Center for Health Statistics. The birth rate expresses births during a time period as a percentage of an area's population at the midpoint of the time period.

Deaths
Total number of deaths occurring to residents of an area during a time period, as estimated using reports from the Census Bureau's Federal-State Cooperative Program for Population Estimates (FSCPE) and the National Center for Health Statistics. The death rate expresses deaths during a time period as a percentage of an area's population at the midpoint of the time period.

Estimated Components of Population Change
Occurrences used by the Census Bureau to estimate changes in the population during a time period. These components consist of births, deaths, net internal migration and net international migration.

Natural Increase
Births minus deaths. The rate of natural increase expresses natural increase during a time period as a percentage of an area's population at the midpoint of the time period.

Net Internal Migration
The difference between internal in-migration to an area and internal out-migration from the same area during a time period. Internal in- and out-migration consist of moves where both the origin and the destination are with in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico). The net internal migration rate expresses net internal migration during a time period as a percentage of an area's population at the midpoint of the time period.

Net International Migration
International migration, in its simplest form, is defined as any movement across U.S. (50 states and District of Columbia) borders. The U.S. Census Bureau makes estimates of net international migration for the nation, states, and counties. We estimate net international migration as: (1) net migration of the foreign born, (2) net movement from Puerto Rico, (3) net movement of the U.S. Armed Forces, and (4) emigration of the native born. The largest component, net migration of the foreign born, includes lawful permanent residents (immigrants), temporary migrants (such as students), humanitarian migrants (such as refugees), and people illegally present in the United States. Currently, we do not estimate these components individually. The Census definition of foreign born is available on the foreign-born population page.

Net Migration
Net internal migration plus net international migration. The net migration rate expresses net migration during a time period as a percentage of an area's population at the midpoint of the time period.

Population Estimate
The estimated population is the calculated number of people living in an area as of July 1. The estimated population is calculated from a components of change model that incorporates information on natural change (births, deaths) and net migration (net internal migration, net international migration) that has occurred in an area since a Census 2000 reference date.
 

Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau.

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