Population and Population by Race of S.C. Metropolitan Statistical Areas (1990, 2000) 1/
| Metropolitan Statistical Area | April 1, 1990 Census | April 1, 2000 Census | 1990 - 2000 | White | Black | Other Races | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Difference | Percent Change | 2000 Total | % of Total Pop. 2000 | 2000 Total | % of Total Pop. 2000 | 2000 Total | % of Total Pop. 2000 | |||
| Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC | ||||||||||
| Sum of SC Portion | 139,315 | 167,147 | 27,832 | 20.0 | 115,707 | 69.2 | 46,651 | 27.9 | 4,789 | 2.9 |
| Aiken County | 120,940 | 142,552 | 21,612 | 17.9 | 101,745 | 71.4 | 36,442 | 25.6 | 4,365 | 3.1 |
| Edgefield County | 18,375 | 24,595 | 6,220 | 33.9 | 13,962 | 56.8 | 10,209 | 41.5 | 424 | 1.7 |
| Charleston - N. Charleston | 506,875 | 549,033 | 42,158 | 8.3 | 357,423 | 65.1 | 169,079 | 30.8 | 22,531 | 4.1 |
| Berkeley County | 128,776 | 142,651 | 13,875 | 10.8 | 96,997 | 68.0 | 37,985 | 26.6 | 7,669 | 5.4 |
| Charleston County | 295,039 | 309,969 | 14,930 | 5.1 | 191,928 | 61.9 | 106,918 | 34.5 | 11,123 | 3.6 |
| Dorchester County | 83,060 | 96,413 | 13,353 | 16.1 | 68,498 | 71.0 | 24,176 | 25.1 | 3,739 | 3.9 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC | ||||||||||
| York County | 131,497 | 164,614 | 33,117 | 25.2 | 127,162 | 77.2 | 31,532 | 19.2 | 5,920 | 3.6 |
| Columbia | 453,331 | 536,691 | 83,360 | 18.4 | 343,120 | 63.9 | 172,083 | 32.1 | 21,488 | 4.0 |
| Lexington County | 167,611 | 216,014 | 48,403 | 28.9 | 181,844 | 84.2 | 27,274 | 12.6 | 6,896 | 3.2 |
| Richland County | 285,720 | 320,677 | 34,957 | 12.2 | 161,276 | 50.3 | 144,809 | 45.2 | 14,592 | 4.5 |
| Florence | ||||||||||
| Florence County | 114,344 | 125,761 | 11,417 | 10.0 | 73,760 | 58.7 | 49,474 | 39.3 | 2,527 | 2.0 |
| Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson | 830,563 | 962,441 | 131,878 | 15.9 | 760,457 | 79.0 | 168,081 | 17.5 | 33,903 | 3.5 |
| Anderson County | 145,196 | 165,740 | 20,544 | 14.1 | 135,177 | 81.6 | 27,491 | 16.6 | 3,072 | 1.8 |
| Cherokee County | 44,506 | 52,537 | 8,031 | 18.0 | 40,409 | 76.9 | 10,801 | 20.6 | 1,327 | 2.5 |
| Greenville County | 320,167 | 379,616 | 59,449 | 18.6 | 294,324 | 77.5 | 69,455 | 18.3 | 15,837 | 4.2 |
| Pickens County | 93,894 | 110,757 | 16,863 | 18.0 | 99,978 | 90.3 | 7,559 | 6.8 | 3,220 | 2.9 |
| Spartanburg County | 226,800 | 253,791 | 26,991 | 11.9 | 190,569 | 75.1 | 52,775 | 20.8 | 10,447 | 4.1 |
| Myrtle Beach | ||||||||||
| Horry County | 144,053 | 196,629 | 52,576 | 36.5 | 159,363 | 81.0 | 30,468 | 15.5 | 6,798 | 3.5 |
| Sumter | ||||||||||
| Sumter County | 102,637 | 104,646 | 2,009 | 2.0 | 52,462 | 50.1 | 48,850 | 46.7 | 3,334 | 3.2 |
| Total SC MSA Population | 2,422,615 | 2,806,962 | 384,347 | 15.9 | ||||||
| Total State Population | 3,486,703 | 4,012,012 | 525,309 | 15.1 | 2,695,560 | 67.2 | 1,185,216 | 29.5 | 131,236 | 3.3 |
1/: Under 1980 Census Bureau Standards, an area qualifies for recognition as an MSA if it is a city of 50,000 population or an urbanized area of 50,000 with a total metropolitan population of at least 100,000.
2/: Other race is a total of American Indian & Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander, Some Other Race and Two or More Races.
3/: Aiken County and Edgefield County are part of the Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA. Georgia Counties include Columbia and Richmond.
4/: York County is part of the Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA. North Carolina Counties include Cabarrus, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, and Union.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 and 2000 Census of Population; all tabulations Office of Research and Statistics.