---
type: Jurisdiction
title: "Fairfield County, SC"
classification: county
fips: "45039"
state: "SC"
demographics:
  population: 20550
  population_under_18: 3691
  population_18_64: 11918
  population_65_plus: 4941
  median_household_income: 47885
  poverty_rate: 15.65
  homeownership_rate: 74.65
  unemployment_rate: 5.46
  median_home_value: 151200
  gini_index: 0.4807
  vacancy_rate: 18.84
  race_white: 8034
  race_black: 11307
  race_asian: 21
  race_native: 16
  hispanic: 516
  bachelors_plus: 3132
districts:
  - to: "us/states/sc/districts/05"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.998
  - to: "us/states/sc/districts/senate/17"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9999
  - to: "us/states/sc/districts/house/41"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9998
sources:
  - field: demographics
    source: "Census ACS 2023"
  - field: districts
    source: "PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries"
confidence: official
tags: [jurisdiction, county, sc]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Fairfield County, SC

County jurisdiction.

## Demographics (ACS 2023)

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Population | 20550 |
| Under 18 | 3691 |
| 18–64 | 11918 |
| 65+ | 4941 |
| Median household income | 47885 |
| Poverty rate | 15.65 |
| Homeownership rate | 74.65 |
| Unemployment rate | 5.46 |
| Median home value | 151200 |
| Gini index | 0.4807 |
| Vacancy rate | 18.84 |
| White | 8034 |
| Black | 11307 |
| Asian | 21 |
| Native | 16 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 516 |
| Bachelor's or higher | 3132 |

## Districts

- [SC-05](/us/states/sc/districts/05.md) — 100% (congressional)
- [SC Senate District 17](/us/states/sc/districts/senate/17.md) — 100% (state senate)
- [SC House District 41](/us/states/sc/districts/house/41.md) — 100% (state house)

## Source

- demographics: Census ACS 2023
- districts: PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries