Population (1980 and 1990) and Population by Race (1990) of SC Metropolitan Statistical Areas

14-9. Population (1980 and 1990) and Population by Race (1990) of SC Metropolitan Statistical Areas - Part A 1/


                              April 1,   April 1,    1980 - 1990
Metropolitan                    1980       1990              Percent
Statistical Area               Census     Census  Difference  Change

AUGUSTA-AIKEN, GA-SC  3/                       
 Sum of SC Portion             123,158    139,315    16,157   13.1
  Aiken County                 105,630    120,940    15,310   14.5
  Edgefield County              17,528     18,375       847    4.8
                                       
CHARLESTON-NORTH CHARLESTON    430,346    506,875    76,529   17.8
  Berkeley County               94,745    128,776    34,031   35.9 
  Charleston County            276,556    295,039    18,483    6.7
  Dorchester County             59,045     83,060    24,015   40.7
                                       
CHARLOTTE-GASTONIA-                    
 ROCK HILL, NC-SC  4/                  
  York County                  106,720    131,497    24,777   23.2
                                       
COLUMBIA                       409,953    453,331    43,378   10.6
  Lexington County             140,353    167,611    27,258   19.4
  Richland County              269,600    285,720    16,120    6.0
                                       
FLORENCE                               
  Florence County              110,163    114,344     4,181    3.8
                                       
GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-                
 ANDERSON    5/                744,428    830,563    86,135   11.6
  Anderson County              133,235    145,196    11,961    9.0
  Cherokee County               40,983     44,506     3,523    8.6
  Greenville County            287,895    320,167    32,272   11.2
  Pickens County                79,292     93,894    14,602   18.4
  Spartanburg County           203,023    226,800    23,777   11.7
                                                     
MYRTLE BEACH  6/                       
  Horry County                 101,419    144,053    42,634   42.0
                                                  
SUMTER   6/                            
  Sumter County                 88,243    102,637    14,394   16.3
                                       
TOTAL SC MSA POPULATION      2,114,430  2,422,615   308,185   14.6
                                       
TOTAL STATE POPULATION       3,120,729  3,486,703   365,974   11.7

14-8. Population (1980 and 1990) and Population by Race (1990) of South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Areas - Part B

                                   WHITE             BLACK         OTHER 2/
Metropolitan                 1990  % of Total  1990  % of Total 1990  % of Total
Statistical Area             Total  Pop. 1990  Total Pop. 1990  Total Pop. 1990

AUGUSTA-AIKEN, GA-SC  3/ 
 Sum of SC Portion           100,448   72.1    37,752   27.1    1,115    0.8
  Aiken County                90,684   75.0    29,241   24.2    1,015    0.8
  Edgefield County             9,764   53.1     8,511   46.3      100    0.5
                                                                      
CHARLESTON-NORTH CHARLESTON  343,776   67.8   153,227   30.2    9,872    1.9
  Berkeley County             93,900   72.9    31,111   24.2    3,765    2.9
  Charleston County          187,553   63.6   102,988   34.9    4,498    1.5
  Dorchester County           62,323   75.0    19,128   23.0    1,609    1.9
                                                                      
CHARLOTTE-GASTONIA-                                                   
 ROCK HILL, NC-SC  4/                                                 
  York County                103,515   78.7    26,349   20.0    1,633    1.2
                                                                      
COLUMBIA                     307,454   67.8   137,906   30.4    7,971    1.8
  Lexington County           147,391   87.9    18,512   11.0    1,708    1.0
  Richland County            160,063   56.0   119,394   41.8    6,263    2.2
                                                                        
FLORENCE                                                              
  Florence County             69,501   60.8    44,276   38.7      567    0.5
                                                                        
GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-                                               
 ANDERSON    5/              678,057   81.6   144,687   17.4    7,819    0.9
  Anderson County            120,384   82.9    24,151   16.6      661    0.5
  Cherokee County             35,041   78.7     9,202   20.7      263    0.6
  Greenville County          259,160   80.9    57,646   18.0    3,361    1.0
  Pickens County              86,045   91.6     6,817    7.3    1,032    1.0
  Spartanburg County         177,427   78.2    46,871   20.7    2,502    1.0
                                                                        
MYRTLE BEACH  6/                                                      
  Horry County               117,244   81.4    25,185   17.5    1,624    1.1
                                                                      
SUMTER   6/                                                           
  Sumter County               56,839   55.4    44,425   43.3    1,373    1.3
                                                                      
TOTAL SC MSA POPULATION    1,776,834   73.3   613,807   25.3   31,974    1.3
                                                                      
TOTAL STATE POPULATION     2,406,974   69.0 1,039,884   29.8   39,845    1.1

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, Eskimo, or Aleut; Asian and Pacific Islander; and all other 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.

5/: As of the 1990 Census, Anderson and Cherokee counties were added to the Greenville-Spartanburg MSA.

6/: New MSA as of the 1990 Census.

Note: Includes corrections to 1980 Census counts. Detail may not add to total due to rounding.

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1980 and 1990 Census of Population; all tabulations Office of Research and Statistical Services.

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