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South Carolina Population and Components of Change

Date Population %
Change
Components of Change
Total
Population
Change
Births Deaths Inter-
national
Immigra-
tion
Net
Domestic
Migration
1970 2,590,713-- ----
1971 2,662,0002.871,287 ----
1972 2,718,0002.156,000 ----
1973 2,775,0002.157,000 ----
1974 2,843,0002.568,000 ----
1975 2,900,0002.057,000 ----
1976 2,941,0001.441,000 ----
1977 2,989,0001.648,000 ----
1978 3,041,0001.752,000 ----
1979 3,087,0001.546,000 ----
1980 3,120,7371.133,737 ----
1981 3,179,2551.958,518 64,81231,564--
1982 3,207,6110.928,356 51,66125,247--
1983 3,234,0680.826,457 51,15625,608--
1984 3,271,8641.237,796 50,65726,259--
1985 3,303,2111.031,347 51,21326,730--
1986 3,342,7591.239,548 51,79427,612--
1987 3,380,5071.137,748 52,26228,306--
1988 3,412,0970.931,590 53,94328,945--
1989 3,456,7771.344,680 56,17329,499--
1990 3,486,3100.929,533 42,92722,188--
1991 3,570,4042.484,094 72,54537,0681,76732,391
1992 3,620,4641.450,060 56,66030,3081,4964,011
1993 3,663,3141.242,850 55,03531,5701,6411,818
1994 3,705,3971.142,083 52,68532,2201,5434,445
1995 3,748,5821.243,185 51,35733,1041,9898,519
1996 3,796,2001.347,618 50,86533,8902,21215,780
1997 3,859,6961.763,496 51,70433,7492,70224,485
1998 3,919,2351.559,539 53,32234,3842,75626,769
1999 3,974,6821.455,447 53,89434,9662,45824,995
2000 4,012,0120.937,330 ----
2001 4,062,9331.350,921 69,37045,5789,28318,967
2002 4,104,6831.041,750 55,22537,1225,05619,466
2003 4,146,7701.042,087 54,97537,82033126,189
2004 4,201,4371.354,667 56,06737,7638,16729,438
2005 4,254,9891.353,552 56,94738,3275,69730,344
2006 4,330,1081.875,119 58,19739,6787,08649,736
2007 4,407,7091.877,601 58,94340,5455,33953,993
Note: Decade years represent April 1, Census data, not the mid-year estimates.

 
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