Lexington County Population

 

  • In 2000, Lexington County's population was 216,014, ranking 5th among the 46 South Carolina counties in terms of population size.
  • From 1990 to 2000 Lexington County's population increased by 28.9 percent (an increase of 48,403 people), for a ranking of 5th among the 46 counties in terms of population growth over the last decade.
From 1990 to 2000 South Carolina's population increased by 15.1 percent (an increase of 525,309 people). The population of the United States increased by 13.2 percent during the same time period.

 

Change in Population 1900-2000

 

POPULATION 1900-2000

 

 

Lexington County

South Carolina

United States

1900

27,264

1,340,316

76,212,168

1910

32,040

1,515,400

92,228,496

1920

35,676

1,683,724

106,021,537

1930

36,494

1,738,765

123,202,624

1940

35,994

1,899,804

132,164,569

1950

44,279

2,117,027

151,325,798

1960

60,726

2,382,594

179,323,175

1970

89,012

2,590,713

203,302,031

1980

140,353

3,120,729

226,542,199

1990

167,611

3,486,703

248,709,873

2000

216,014

4,012,012

281,421,906

 

POPULATION CHANGE 1900-2000

 

 

Lexington County

South Carolina

United States

#

% Change

#

% Change

#

% Change

Population Change 1900-1910

4,776

17.5

175,084

13.1

15,977,691

21.0

Population Change 1910-1920

3,636

11.3

168,324

11.1

13,738,354

14.9

Population Change 1920-1930

818

2.3

55,041

3.3

17,064,426

16.1

Population Change 1930-1940

-500

-1.4

161,039

9.3

8,894,229

7.2

Population Change 1940-1950

8,285

23

217,223

11.4

19,028,086

14.5

Population Change 1950-1960

16,447

37.1

265,567

12.5

28,625,814

19.0

Population Change 1960-1970

28,286

46.6

208,119

8.7

23,888,751

13.3

Population Change 1970-1980

51,341

57.7

530,016

20.5

23,333,879

11.5

Population Change 1980-1990

27,258

19.4

365,974

11.7

22,164,068

9.8

Population Change 1990-2000

48,403

28.9

525,309

15.1

32712033

13.2

 

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990.

U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. SF1, Table P1.

 

Population Estimates 2001-2003

The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program publishes population numbers between censuses. Data series for births, deaths, and domestic and international migration are used to update the decennial census base counts. These estimates are used in federal funding allocations, as denominators for vital rates and per capita time series, as survey controls, and in monitoring recent demographic changes.

 

 

Lexington County

South Carolina

July 1, 2001 Population

220,033

4,059,818

% Change in Population 2000-2001

1.5

0.9

July 1, 2002 Population

222,629

4,103,770

% Change in Population 2001-2002

1.2

1.1

July 1, 2003 Population

226,528

4,147,152

% Change in Population 2002-2003

1.8

1.1

 

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. Table CO-EST2002-01-45 - South Carolina County Population Estimates: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003.