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119th Congress · SC-2

South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District

South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District (SC-2) has a population of 743,300. The median household income is $72,306 and the median age is 39.3.

743,300

Population

239

People / sq mi

$72,306

Median Income

39.3

Median Age

SC-2 covers 3,113 sq mi of land at 238.8 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White62.7%
Black or African American26.2%
Asian0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1.4%

Economy & Income

$72,306

Median Household Income

$39,195

Per Capita Income

9.1%

Poverty Rate

3.3%

Unemployment

Housing

$217,300

Median Home Value

$1,145

Median Rent

74.6%

Homeownership

Education

91.4%

High School+

35.7%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District (SC-2) has a population of 743,300 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. Each US Congressional District is drawn to be roughly equal in population (~760K people).

The median household income in South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District is $72,306, with a per capita income of $39,195.

South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District is 62.7% White, 26.2% Black, 0.0% Asian, and 1.4% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

Data for South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District (119th Congress) from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from the Census Gazetteer files. Congressional districts are redrawn after each decennial Census; the 119th Congress (current) uses post-2020 boundaries.

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.