Richland County, SC
Demographic and economic profile of Richland County, SC, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Richland County, SC anchors the state capital region with a population of 430,651 and a relatively young median age of 34.4 years; 41.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, placing it above many peer counties, while the labor force participation rate sits at 65.2% with a 6.6% unemployment rate. Median worker earnings of $36,884 and a median home value of $224,200 reflect a moderately affordable cost structure, and the county posted 2.6% population growth over five years. A GDP per capita of $65,432 against a median household income of $63,784 points to government, education, and healthcare as likely output drivers, consistent with a state capital economy, though a 16.9% poverty rate signals uneven income distribution across the workforce.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+2.6% since 2018
Richland County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- Black or African American Alone200,284 (47.4%)
- White Alone170,439 (40.4%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races15,357 (3.6%)
- Asian Alone12,651 (3.0%)
- Some Other Race Alone12,185 (2.9%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race9,982 (2.4%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish17,560
- 2.Other Indo-European4,366
- 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island1,838
- 4.Korean1,795
- 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)1,751
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance50,680
- 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services21,938
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)21,759
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services18,419
- 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing15,520
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations86,972
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations43,613
- 3.Service Occupations33,224
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations24,025
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations11,248
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.69×)15,788
- 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.19×)15,667
- 3.Other Services (LQ 1.17×)10,908
- 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.11×)51,265
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.07×)18,564
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.