Total Population in Fairfield County, SC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

20,550 Rank #1,848/3,222 · #38 in SC
43th
Fairfield 20,550
SC 5,296,225 -99.6%
US 330M

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National Distribution

How Fairfield County's total population of 20,550 compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 33 to 9,808,667.

Distribution of Total Population Across All Counties

Ranking Context

Counties ranked closest to Fairfield County for total population.

Nearby Rankings

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#1,845 Gem County, ID 20,614
#1,846 Carroll County, IA 20,594
#1,847 Lavaca County, TX 20,552
#1,848 Fairfield County, SC 20,550
#1,849 Coahoma County, MS 20,540
#1,850 Carroll County, IN 20,535
#1,851 Barnwell County, SC 20,521

About Total Population

Fairfield County, South Carolina has a total population of 20,550, ranking #1,848 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 100.0% below the national value of 330M. Within South Carolina, it ranks #38 of 46. This places it in the 43th percentile nationally.

Total population count from the American Community Survey. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.