South Carolina 2003 Population Estimates

2003 Population

	2003 Population Estimate
South Carolina	4,147,152
United States	290,809,777

 

Annual Population Change 2002-2003

	2003 Estimate	2002 Estimate	Population Change	Percent Population Change
South Carolina	4,147,152	4,103,770	43,382	1.1
United States	290,809,777	287,973,924	2,835,853	1.0

 

Cumulative Population Change 2000-2003

	2003 Estimate	2000 Population	Population Change	Percent Population Change
South Carolina	4,147,152	4,011,848	135,304	3.4
United States	290,809,777	281,423,231	9,386,546	3.3

 

Annual Estimates of the Components of Population Change July 1, 2002 - July 1, 2003

	Births	Deaths	Natural Increase (Births - Deaths)	Net International Migration	Net Internal Migration	Net Migration (International + Internal)
South Carolina	55,751	38,725	17,026	6,997	19,735	26,732
United States	4,026,538	2,476,803	1,549,735	1,286,118	N/A	1,286,118

 

Cumulative Estimates of the Components of Population Change July 1, 2000 - July 1, 2003

	Births	Deaths	Natural Increase (Births - Deaths)	Net International Migration	Net Internal Migration	Net Migration (International + Internal)
South Carolina	182,193	122,447	59,746	23,056	54,719	77,775
United States	13,085,539	7,889,270	5,196,269	4,190,277	N/A	4,190,277

 

Estimated Resident Population by Selected Age Groups: July 1, 2003

	South Carolina		United States
	#	%	#	%
Total Population	4,147,152	100.0	290,809,777	100.0
Under 5 years	277,113	6.7	19,769,279	6.8
5 to 13 years	512,213	12.4	36,752,056	12.6
14 to 17 years	234,178	5.6	16,522,171	5.7
18 to 24 years	426,854	10.3	28,899,571	9.9
16 years and over	3,238,681	78.1	225,953,387	77.7
18 years and over	3,123,648	75.3	217,766,271	74.9
15 to 44 years	1,771,764	42.7	125,448,356	43.1
65 years and over	511,732	12.3	35,919,174	12.4
85 years and over	58,327	1.4	4,713,465	1.6

Note: The resident population includes all residents (both civilian and Armed Forces) living in the United States.
 

Estimated Civilian Population by Selected Age Groups: July 1, 2003

	South Carolina		United States
	#	%	#	%
Total Population	4,109,841	100.0	289,558,274	100.0
Under 5 years	277,113	6.7	19,769,279	6.8
5 to 13 years	512,213	12.4	36,752,056	12.6
14 to 17 years	234,115	5.6	16,520,084	5.7
18 to 24 years	411,067	9.9	28,370,045	9.8
16 years and over	3,201,370	77.2	224,701,884	77.3
18 years and over	3,086,400	74.4	216,516,855	74.5
15 to 44 years	1,735,702	41.9	124,238,812	42.7
65 years and over	511,732	12.3	35,919,174	12.4
85 years and over	58,327	1.4	4,713,465	1.6

Note: The civilian population includes the portion of the resident population not in the active-duty military.
 

Population by Race: July 1, 2003

	South Carolina		United States
	#	%	#	%
Total Population	4,147,152	100.0	290,809,777	100.0
White Alone	2,805,957	67.7	23,4196,357	80.5
African American Alone	1,245,878	30.0	37,098,946	12.8
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	15,140	0.4	2,786,652	1.0
Asian Alone	44,311	1.1	11,924,912	4.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone	2,185	0.1	495,335	0.2
Two or More Races	33,681	0.8	4,307,575	1.5

 

Hispanic or Latino Origin: July 1, 2003

	South Carolina		United States
	#	%	#	%
Total Population	4,147,152	100.0	290,809,777	100.0
Hispanic or Latino Origin	114,217	2.8	39,898,889	13.7

 

Housing Units 2000-2003

	April 1, 2000		July 1
	Census	Estimates Base	2000	2001	2002	2003
South Carolina	1,753,670	1,753,601	1,762,166	1,798,118	1,825,465	1,854,624
United States	115,904,641	115,903,865	116,294,660	117,840,939	119,324,211	120,879,390

Note: The April 1, 2000 Housing Unit Estimates Base reflects modifications to the Census 2000 housing units as documented in the Count Question Resolution program, updates from the Boundary and Annexation Survey, and geographic program revisions.
 

Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau