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Population by Sex in South Carolina

• In South Carolina, the population was 48.6 percent male and 51.4 percent female in 2000.
   
• South Carolina had a male-female ratio of 94.5 in 2000. This was lower than the national male-female ratio (96.3) as well as that for the South (95.9).

Change in Male Population: 1990-2000

	1990		2000		Percent Change, 1990-2000
	# Male	% Male	# Male	% Male
South Carolina	1,688,510	48.4	1,948,929	48.6	15.4
United States	121,239,418	48.7	138,053,563	49.1	13.9

 

Change in Female Population: 1990-2000

	1990		2000		Percent Change, 1990-2000
	# Female	% Female	# Female	% Female
South Carolina	1,798,193	51.6	2,063,083	51.4	14.7
United States	127,470,455	51.3	143,368,343	50.9	12.5

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. SF1, Table P12.
Gender: 2000, U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Brief, C2KBR/01-9, September 2001.
 

Population by Age and Sex

Male Population by Age: 2000

	South Carolina		United States
	#	%	#	%
Total Male Population	1,948,929	100.0	138,053,563	100.0
Under 5 Years	135,874	7.0	9,810,733	7.1
5 to 9 Years	145,897	7.5	10,523,277	7.6
10 to 14 Years	148,114	7.6	10,520,197	7.6
15 to 17 Years	86,631	4.4	6,204,989	4.5
18 to 21 Years	125,997	6.5	8,222,908	6.0
22 to 24 Years	81,398	4.2	5,650,921	4.1
25 to 29 Years	138,120	7.1	9,798,760	7.1
30 to 39 Years	295,364	15.2	21,640,465	15.7
40 to 49 Years	290,092	14.9	21,018,608	15.2
50 to 54 Years	127,003	6.5	8,607,724	6.2
55 to 59 Years	99,387	5.1	6,508,729	4.7
60 to 64 Years	78,318	4.0	5,136,627	3.7
65 to 69 Years	66,892	3.4	4,400,362	3.2
70 to 74 Years	53,921	2.8	3,902,912	2.8
75 to 79 Years	40,392	2.1	3,044,456	2.2
80 to 84 Years	22,393	1.1	1,834,897	1.3
85 Years and Over	13,136	0.7	1,226,998	0.9

 

Female Population by Age: 2000

	South Carolina		United States
	#	%	#	%
Total Female Population	2,063,083	100.0	143,368,343	100.0
Under 5 Years	128,805	6.2	9,365,065	6.5
5 to 9 Years	139,346	6.8	10,026,228	7.0
10 to 14 Years	142,365	6.9	10,007,875	7.0
15 to 17 Years	82,609	4.0	5,835,448	4.1
18 to 21 Years	120,747	5.9	7,847,075	5.5
22 to 24 Years	79,709	3.9	5,422,550	3.8
25 to 29 Years	138,735	6.7	9,582,576	6.7
30 to 39 Years	303,170	14.7	21,576,587	15.0
40 to 49 Years	308,252	14.9	21,515,659	15.0
50 to 54 Years	135,540	6.6	8,977,824	6.3
55 to 59 Years	107,375	5.2	6,960,508	4.9
60 to 64 Years	87,831	4.3	5,668,820	4.0
65 to 69 Years	78,707	3.8	5,133,183	3.6
70 to 74 Years	70,528	3.4	4,954,529	3.5
75 to 79 Years	61,053	3.0	4,371,357	3.0
80 to 84 Years	41,178	2.0	3,110,470	2.2
85 Years and Over	37,133	1.8	3,012,589	2.1

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. SF1, Table P12.
 

Population by Race and Sex

Population by Race and Sex: 2000

	South Carolina		United States
	#	%	#	%
Total White Alone Population	2,695,560	100.0	211,460,626	100.0
Male	1,324,199	49.1	103,773,194	49.1
Female	1,371,361	50.9	107,687,432	50.9
Total African American Alone Population	1,185,216	100.0	34,658,190	100.0
Male	554,842	46.8	16,465,185	47.5
Female	630,374	53.2	18,193,005	52.5
Total American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population	13,718	100.0	2,475,956	100.0
Male	6,932	50.5	1,233,982	49.8
Female	6,786	49.5	1,241,974	50.2
Total Asian Alone Population	36,014	100.0	10,242,998	100.0
Male	16,941	47.0	4,948,741	48.3
Female	19,073	53.0	5,294,257	51.7
Total Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone Population	1,628	100.0	398,835	100.0
Male	878	53.9	202,629	50.8
Female	750	46.1	196,206	49.2
Total Some Other Race Alone Population	39,926	100.0	15,359,073	100.0
Male	25,091	62.8	8,009,241	52.1
Female	14,835	37.2	7,349,859	47.9
Two or More Races Population	39,950	100.0	6,826,228	100.0
Male	20,046	50.2	3,420,618	50.1
Female	19,904	49.8	3,405,610	49.9
Hispanic or Latino Population	95,076	100.0	35,305,818	100.0
Male	56,737	59.7	18,161,795	51.4
Female	38,339	40.3	17,144,023	48.6

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. SF1, Tables P12A-H.