Charleston County, SC Population and Components of Change
| Date |
Population |
% Change |
Components of Change |
Total Population Change |
Births |
Deaths |
Inter- national Immigra- tion |
Net Domestic Migration |
| 1970 | 247,561 | - | - |
- | - | - | - |
| 1971 | 251,400 | 1.6 | 3,839 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1972 | 256,400 | 2.0 | 5,000 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1973 | 259,300 | 1.1 | 2,900 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1974 | 270,600 | 4.4 | 11,300 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1975 | 271,500 | 0.3 | 900 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1976 | 276,300 | 1.8 | 4,800 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1977 | 275,800 | -0.2 | -500 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1978 | 277,900 | 0.8 | 2,100 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1979 | 278,700 | 0.3 | 800 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1980 | 276,556 | -0.8 | -2,144 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1981 | 283,850 | 2.6 | 7,294 |
6,292 | 2,415 | - | - |
| 1982 | 285,827 | 0.7 | 1,977 |
5,209 | 1,913 | - | - |
| 1983 | 288,565 | 1.0 | 2,738 |
5,447 | 1,973 | - | - |
| 1984 | 287,130 | -0.5 | -1,435 |
5,521 | 2,028 | - | - |
| 1985 | 283,942 | -1.1 | -3,188 |
5,529 | 2,089 | - | - |
| 1986 | 290,227 | 2.2 | 6,285 |
5,462 | 2,178 | - | - |
| 1987 | 292,172 | 0.7 | 1,945 |
5,381 | 2,191 | - | - |
| 1988 | 289,588 | -0.9 | -2,584 |
5,496 | 2,249 | - | - |
| 1989 | 294,737 | 1.8 | 5,149 |
5,566 | 2,335 | - | - |
| 1990 | 295,159 | 0.1 | 422 |
4,169 | 1,747 | - | - |
| 1991 | 304,651 | 3.2 | 9,492 |
7,161 | 2,850 | 338 | 1,975 |
| 1992 | 308,223 | 1.2 | 3,572 |
5,540 | 2,311 | 226 | -4,408 |
| 1993 | 306,653 | -0.5 | -1,570 |
5,339 | 2,363 | 222 | -8,656 |
| 1994 | 302,806 | -1.3 | -3,847 |
4,778 | 2,513 | 286 | -9,706 |
| 1995 | 300,950 | -0.6 | -1,856 |
4,396 | 2,362 | 250 | -7,347 |
| 1996 | 299,718 | -0.4 | -1,232 |
3,921 | 2,484 | 321 | -5,739 |
| 1997 | 305,243 | 1.8 | 5,525 |
4,301 | 2,490 | 307 | 160 |
| 1998 | 307,174 | 0.6 | 1,931 |
4,295 | 2,524 | 258 | 956 |
| 1999 | 309,247 | 0.7 | 2,073 |
4,482 | 2,592 | 231 | 1,283 |
| 2000 | 309,969 | 0.2 | 722 |
- | - | - | - |
| 2001 | 314,279 | 1.4 | 4,310 |
5,682 | 3,497 | 811 | 1,004 |
| 2002 | 319,723 | 1.7 | 5,444 |
4,546 | 2,764 | 376 | 3,014 |
| 2003 | 324,900 | 1.6 | 5,177 |
4,617 | 2,825 | -135 | 3,216 |
| 2004 | 332,561 | 2.4 | 7,661 |
4,715 | 2,715 | 749 | 4,653 |
| 2005 | 336,865 | 1.3 | 4,304 |
4,815 | 2,756 | 490 | 1,456 |
| 2006 | 340,625 | 1.1 | 3,760 |
4,891 | 2,753 | 628 | 1,004 |
| 2007 | 343,522 | 0.9 | 2,897 |
5,025 | 2,888 | 396 | 477 |
| 2008 | 348,046 | 1.3 | 4,524 |
4,926 | 2,934 | 475 | 2,086 |
Note: Decade years represent April 1, Census data, not the mid-year estimates.
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