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Abbeville County, SC

Demographic and economic profile of Abbeville County, SC, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Abbeville County is a small rural South Carolina county with a population of 24,352 that has contracted 1.2% over five years, reflecting broader outmigration pressures common to the region. The labor force participation rate is low at 51.3%, only 19.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings stand at $37,277, pointing to a workforce that is cost-competitive but limited in credentialed depth. Housing costs are notably low—median home value of $147,200 and median gross rent of $634/month—against a 78.1% homeownership rate, while the 3.4% unemployment rate suggests most of the active workforce is currently employed.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

24,352

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$52,935

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.2% since 2018

Abbeville County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone16,916 (69.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone6,212 (25.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races609 (2.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race397 (1.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone210 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone50 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish284
  2. 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic136
  3. 3.Other Indo-European100
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)35
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic17

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,461

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$23,205

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$30,650

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,355
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,230
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,148
  4. 4.Construction (Group)932
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services549

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,871
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,047
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,976
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,080
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations903

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.34×)2,326
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.21×)839
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.16×)1,262
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.05×)2,466
  5. 5.Information (LQ 0.97×)181

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$147,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$634/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,149 (15.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999716 (9.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999607 (8.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999564 (7.4%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999487 (6.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999449 (5.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

51.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,277

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,465 (86.9%)
  • Carpooled474 (4.9%)
  • Worked At Home412 (4.2%)
  • Walked147 (1.5%)
  • Motorcycle126 (1.3%)
  • Other100 (1.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.