South Carolina Trivia:
Capital : Columbia
State Tree : Cabbage Palmetto
State Flower : Yellow Jessamine
State Insect : Carolina Mantis, Eastern Tiger Swallowta
State Bird : Great Carolina Wren
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South Carolina People:
South Carolina has a total population of 4,321,249 (2006 est) and ranks 24th in population of U.S. states. By age, 1,039,653 (24.1%) uth Carolinians are under 18 years of age, 2,728,200 (63.1%) are age 19 to 64, and 553,396 (12.8%) are 65 years of age or older. By gender, females make up 51.3%, and males 48.7% of the total population.
| Age | Population Percentage |
| 18 and under |  24.1 |
| 65 and older | 12.8 |
| 19 to 64 | 63.1 |
| Female | 51.3 |
| Male | 48.7 |
16,849 (0.4%) uth Carolinians are American Indian or Alaska Native, 49,681 (1.1%) are Asian, 1,253,131 (29.0%) are Black, 2,287 (0.1%) are Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 2,958,982 (68.5%) are White, 40,319 (0.9%) are of mixed race.
| Race | Population |
| White | 2,958,982 |
| Black | 1,253,131 |
| Asian | 49,681 |
| Mixed | 40,319 |
| American Indian | 16,849 |
| Hawaiian & Pacific Islander | 2,287 |
151,289 (3.5%) declare Hispanic or Latino origin.
2.9% of uth Carolinians were born in a foreign country.
5.2% of uth Carolinians over the age of 5 speak a language other than English at home.
76.3% of uth Carolinians over the age of 25 are high school graduates or higher, and 20.4% have bachelor's degrees or higher.
South Carolina had 56,590 births and 37,276 deaths in 2004.
South Carolina Land:
South Carolina has a land area of 30,109 square miles and is ranked 40th amoung U.S. states in total area. South Carolina has a population density of 133 people per square mile. South Carolina had 4,845,923 acres in farm use in 2002, or about 0.25% of the total area.