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South Carolina Profile

Total Population: 4,561,242
Capital: Columbia

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Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
Males 49%
Females 51%
As % of Population
   

Race

Population by Race
White67%
African American30%
Native American0%
Asian1%
Hawaiian0%
Other/Mixed2%
As % of Population
       

Age


Median Age
Population35.4
Males34
Females36.7
Vs. National Median Age
    
    
    
Males by AgeFemales by Age
Under 2014%Under 20: 14%
20 to 4014%20 to 40: 14%
40 to 6013%40 to 60: 14%
Over 607%Over 60: 9%
Age Distribution
       
       
       
       

Size


Population by YearAnnual Change
20004,011,832N/A
20014,062,7011.27%
20024,103,9341.01%
20034,146,4741.04%
20044,201,3061.32%
20054,256,1991.31%
20064,339,3991.95%
20074,424,2321.95%
20084,503,2801.79%
20094,561,2421.29%
Vs. National Change Rate
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports


Rate Per 100K People
2001720
2002822
2003794
2004784
2005761
2006765
2007788
2008730
2009671
2010598
Vs. National Violent Crime Rate
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Year Murder, Man-Slaughter Forcible Rape Robbery Aggravated Assault
2001 2551,3805,31022,320
2002 2981,9595,77425,730
2003 3001,8435,67025,095
2004 2881,7185,44625,470
2005 3151,8095,62224,638
2006 3591,7625,89925,058
2007 3521,7396,34626,309
2008 3051,6386,59924,149
2009 2871,6125,73522,962
2010 2801,4664,98220,920

Property Crime Reports


Rate Per 100K People
20014,032
20024,475
20034,477
20044,505
20054,339
20064,242
20074,272
20084,234
20093,889
20103,900
Vs. National Property Crime Rate
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
Year Burglary Larceny, Theft Motor Vehicle Theft
2001 36,831 112,247 14,760
2002 43,745 123,196 16,867
2003 43,582 126,327 15,762
2004 43,425 130,051 15,637
2005 42,589 125,699 16,358
2006 42,772 124,148 16,402
2007 45,214 126,042 17,026
2008 45,967 126,064 17,652
2009 45,282 118,521 13,566
2010 46,156 121,054 13,197

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