Beaufort County, South Carolina (SC)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 14,962
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 33,363
Renter-occupied apartments: 19,077 (it was 12,169 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 27% |
| State: | 31% |
Land area: 587 sq. mi.
Water area: 336.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 327 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (21.2%), Retail trade (14.2%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (13.9%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (13.2%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 72%
- Government: 19%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 130,73668.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 29,28115.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 21,45211.2%Hispanic or Latino
- 6,5893.4%Two or more races
- 2,7021.4%Asian alone
- 9040.5%Some other race alone
- 840.04%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
| Median resident age: | 47.6 years |
| South Carolina median age: | 40.2 years |
| Males: 93,006 |  (48.5%) |
| Females: 98,742 |  (51.5%) |
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| Beaufort County: | 2.0 people |
| South Carolina: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $70,501 ($46,992 in 1999)
| This county: | $70,501 |
| South Carolina: | $59,318 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $1,205 (lower quartile is $844, upper quartile is $1,662)
| This county: | $1205 |
| State: | $802 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $373,600 (it was $168,100 in 2000)
| Beaufort: | $373,600 |
| South Carolina: | $213,500 |
Mean price in 2021:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,637Detached houses: $565,705
Here: $565,705 State: $305,381 Townhouses or other attached units: $322,912
Here: $322,912 State: $247,985 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $206,921
Here: $206,921 State: $198,724 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $283,108
Here: $283,108 State: $242,911 Mobile homes: $96,365
Here: $96,365 State: $88,052
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $559
Institutionalized population: 650
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 8
- Rapes: 36
- Robberies: 36
- Assaults: 399
- Burglaries: 410
- Thefts: 1624
- Auto thefts: 200
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 10
- Rapes: 39
- Robberies: 34
- Assaults: 372
- Burglaries: 295
- Thefts: 1428
- Auto thefts: 156
Health of residents in Beaufort County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.6. This is better than average.78.2% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
48.9% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
63.4% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
73.6% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 195 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 158 pounds. This is about average.
Health of residents in Beaufort County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.7. This is significantly better than average.82.5% of residents exercised in the past month. This is more than average.
52.2% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is more than average.
83.2% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
77.3% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 193 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 153 pounds. This is less than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 1822 buildings, average cost: $418,100
- 2020: 2285 buildings, average cost: $371,800
- 2019: 1771 buildings, average cost: $379,100
- 2018: 1865 buildings, average cost: $373,400
- 2017: 1779 buildings, average cost: $370,100
- 2016: 1442 buildings, average cost: $371,300
- 2015: 1441 buildings, average cost: $373,500
- 2014: 1197 buildings, average cost: $384,100
- 2013: 952 buildings, average cost: $384,200
- 2012: 391 buildings, average cost: $351,900
- 2011: 299 buildings, average cost: $361,200
- 2010: 244 buildings, average cost: $377,400
- 2009: 299 buildings, average cost: $321,000
- 2008: 1058 buildings, average cost: $312,300
- 2007: 1903 buildings, average cost: $268,000
- 2006: 3269 buildings, average cost: $261,900
- 2005: 3996 buildings, average cost: $233,500
- 2004: 2678 buildings, average cost: $223,200
- 2003: 2730 buildings, average cost: $196,200
- 2002: 2374 buildings, average cost: $225,100
- 2001: 1808 buildings, average cost: $199,900
- 2000: 1986 buildings, average cost: $198,600
- 1999: 2290 buildings, average cost: $173,100
- 1998: 1982 buildings, average cost: $169,200
- 1997: 1749 buildings, average cost: $162,400
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $2,011 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,892 (0.5%)
| Beaufort County: | 11.9% |
| South Carolina: | 14.6% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 47.6 years old
(Males: 44.6 years old, Females: 50.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 56.4 years old, Black residents: 35.6 years old, American Indian residents: 30.6 years old, Asian residents: 42.2 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.6 years old, Other race residents: 25.4 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Beaufort County is $682 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $772 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $941 a month.
Cities in this county include: Hilton Head Island, St. Helena, Beaufort, Burton, Laurel Bay, Parris Island, Sheldon, Port Royal, Shell Point, Bluffton.
Local government website: www.co.beaufort.sc.us
Neighboring counties: Chattahoochee County, Georgia 
, Jasper County 
, Harris County, Georgia , Macon County, Georgia , Peach County, Georgia , Taylor County, Texas .
| Here: | 3.1% |
| South Carolina: | 3.4% |
Current college students: 4,807
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 45.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 15,032 (28.5% naturalized citizens)
| Beaufort County: | 7.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 4,1712010 or later
- 3,1002000 to 2009
- 2,5151990 to 1999
- 1,2981980 to 1989
- 6271970 to 1979
- 1,311Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 94.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 64,120
- One, attached: 5,252
- Two: 462
- 3 or 4: 2,384
- 5 to 9: 4,672
- 10 to 19: 5,531
- 20 to 49: 4,625
- 50 or more: 4,018
- Mobile homes: 9,726
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 120
Housing units in Beaufort County with a mortgage: 33,794 (3,497 second mortgage, 152 home equity loan, 2,791 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 613
| Here: | 5.1% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.4% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Beaufort County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 24,002 | 76 |
| Catholic | 16,117 | 5 |
| Mainline Protestant | 15,102 | 26 |
| Other | 2,769 | 16 |
| Black Protestant | 2,732 | 16 |
| Orthodox | 140 | 1 |
| None | 101,371 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 37
| Beaufort County: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
| Here: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 8
| This county: | 0.55 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 0.85 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 56
| Beaufort County: | 3.82 / 10,000 pop. |
| South Carolina: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 232
| This county: | 15.81 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Beaufort County: | 8.0% |
| South Carolina: | 10.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Beaufort County: | 20.1% |
| State: | 29.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 11.6% |
| State: | 13.4% |
Agriculture in Beaufort County:
Average size of farms: 383 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $85,179
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $2816.73
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.85%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.99%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $62,634
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 7.59%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.57%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $53,514
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.66%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.09
Corn for grain: 230 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1,612 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 168 acres
Earthquake activity:
Beaufort County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above South Carolina state average. It is 49% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 50.6 miles away from Beaufort County center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 146.2 miles away from the county center
On 8/21/1992 at 16:31:55, a magnitude 4.4 (4.1 MB, 4.1 LG, 4.4 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 59.7 miles away from the county center
On 11/11/2002 at 23:39:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, Depth: 1.5 mi) earthquake occurred 46.4 miles away from the county center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 285.6 miles away from Beaufort County center
On 4/17/1995 at 13:45:57, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 56.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- South Carolina Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4492, Natural disaster type: Other
- South Carolina Hurricane Dorian, Incident Period: August 31, 2019 - September 6, 2019, FEMA Id: 4464, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- South Carolina Hurricane Irma, Incident Period: September 6, 2017 - September 13, 2017, FEMA Id: 4346, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- South Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 30, 2016, Emergency Declared EM-3378: October 06, 2016, FEMA Id: 3378, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- South Carolina Hurricane Matthew, Incident Period: October 04, 2016 to October 30, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4286: October 11, 2016, FEMA Id: 4286, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- South Carolina Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: October 01, 2015 to October 23, 2015, Emergency Declared EM-3373: October 03, 2015, FEMA Id: 3373, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- South Carolina Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: October 01, 2015 to October 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4241: October 05, 2015, FEMA Id: 4241, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- South Carolina Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: February 10, 2014 to February 19, 2014, Emergency Declared EM-3369: February 12, 2014, FEMA Id: 3369, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- South Carolina Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3233: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3233, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- South Carolina Hurricane Floyd, Incident Period: September 14, 1999 to September 30, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1299: September 21, 1999, FEMA Id: 1299, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Beaufort County (12) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 7, Floods: 2, Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 63,479 (72.4%)
- Carpooled: 8,679 (9.9%)
- Bus: 932 (1.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 999 (1.1%)
- Bicycle: 837 (1.0%)
- Walked: 1,755 (2.0%)
- Worked at home: 11,003 (12.5%)
- Health care and social assistance (19%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Health care and social assistance (21%)
- Retail trade (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Other services, except public administration (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Management occupations (16%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (13%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (6%)
- Production occupations (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (5%)
- Sales and related occupations (15%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (15%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (10%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
- Personal care and service occupations (7%)
- Healthcare support occupations (5%)
- Mexico (26%)
- Colombia (7%)
- Honduras (6%)
- Philippines (5%)
- Germany (4%)
- Bolivia (3%)
- Jamaica (3%)
- English (11%)
- German (10%)
- American (9%)
- Irish (9%)
- Italian (6%)
- European (2%)
- Polish (2%)
People in group quarters in Beaufort County, South Carolina in 2010:
- 4,248 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
- 366 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 248 people in college/university student housing
- 195 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 79 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 40 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 39 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 27 people in group homes intended for adults
- 9 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 5 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 5 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
- 4 people in residential treatment centers for adults
People in group quarters in Beaufort County, South Carolina in 2000:
- 5,750 people in military barracks, etc.
- 419 people in nursing homes
- 162 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 75 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 63 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 43 people in other group homes
- 34 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 34 people in military hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 25 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 19 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 13 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 2 people in other nonhousehold living situations
11.05% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($148,350 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 11.05% |
| South Carolina average: | 8.89% |
0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($746 average AGI)
Beaufort County: 0.14% South Carolina average: 0.04%
1.79% relocated from other counties in South Carolina ($15,359 average AGI)
9.13% relocated from other states ($132,245 average AGI)
Beaufort County: 9.13% South Carolina average: 4.96%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Jasper County, SC |  0.53% ($54,673 average AGI) |
| from Chatham County, GA | 0.24% ($72,869) |
| from San Diego County, CA | 0.21% ($81,230) |
| from Charleston County, SC | 0.21% ($191,733) |
| from Mecklenburg County, NC | 0.17% ($173,864) |
| from Onslow County, NC | 0.16% ($55,350) |
| from Suffolk County, NY | 0.15% ($173,670) |
8.78% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($83,142 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 8.78% |
| South Carolina average: | 7.46% |
0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($777 average AGI)
Beaufort County: 0.11% South Carolina average: 0.03%
2.08% relocated to other counties in South Carolina ($16,049 average AGI)
6.58% relocated to other states ($66,316 average AGI)
Beaufort County: 6.58% South Carolina average: 3.47%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Jasper County, SC | 0.74% ($55,806 average AGI) |
| to Chatham County, GA | 0.35% ($57,639) |
| to Charleston County, SC | 0.27% ($83,708) |
| to San Diego County, CA | 0.18% ($56,096) |
| to Onslow County, NC | 0.17% ($51,339) |
| to Greenville County, SC | 0.14% ($109,885) |
| to Mecklenburg County, NC | 0.12% ($157,297) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 15.4
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 8.3
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 7.9%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 27,766 (25,224 aged, 2,542 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 7,663 (21%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Beaufort County, South Carolina in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,777)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (1,314)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,260)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (948)
- Unspecified dementia (945)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (872)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (699)
- Congestive heart failure (583)
- Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (486)
- Malignant neoplasm of prostate (457)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 13,233
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 225
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 53,640
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,431
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 788
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 13
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 52
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 90
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 17
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 54.1. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 40.0
- Other - 14.1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 103.9. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 63.9
- Other - 40.0
Household type by relationship:
Households: 191,748- Male householders: 37,367 (8,546 living alone), Female householders: 38,882 (12,843 living alone)
41,783 spouses (41,616 opposite-sex spouses), 4,106 unmarried partners, (3,915 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 45,840 children (44,035 natural, 808 adopted, 997 stepchildren), 2,819 grandchildren, 2,230 brothers or sisters, 2,103 parents, 0 foster children, 5,013 other relatives, 5,003 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 6,602
Size of family households: 30,275 2-persons, 8,427 3-persons, 7,054 4-persons, 2,470 5-persons, 1,188 6-persons, 505 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 21,389 1-person, 4,648 2-persons, 293 3-persons.
22,484 married couples with children.
8,124 single-parent households (737 men, 7,387 women).
89.5% of residents of Beaufort speak English at home.
8.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,152,564,000 ($8,492 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $560,213,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $440,221,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $113,222,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $272,000
Federal grants: $89,255,000
Federal procurement contracts: $57,103,000 ($52,114,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $452,490,000 ($435,341,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,616,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $62,657,000
Federal Government insurance: $9,569,427,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 10,638| Here: | 77 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 69 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 5,356
| Here: | 39 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 46 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +2,713
| Here: | +20 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +9 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +9,155
| Here: | +66 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +27 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 13.73 millions of gallons per day (86% from ground, 14% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.7 |
| State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.0 |
| State: | 4.5 |
- Year house built in Beaufort County, South Carolina
- 1,4122020 or later
- 17,1422010 to 2019
- 25,5892000 to 2009
- 20,0781990 to 1999
- 20,3621980 to 1989
- 10,7641970 to 1979
- 2,6201960 to 1969
- 1,4441950 to 1959
- 3931940 to 1949
- 1,1061939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Beaufort County, South Carolina
- 1241 room
- 02 rooms
- 9823 rooms
- 3,1914 rooms
- 9,9315 rooms
- 12,2706 rooms
- 11,1837 rooms
- 8,3348 rooms
- 10,4949+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Beaufort County, South Carolina
- 7341 room
- 1,1722 rooms
- 1,6073 rooms
- 3,7314 rooms
- 5,4155 rooms
- 4,6206 rooms
- 1,0277 rooms
- 5928 rooms
- 8429+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Beaufort County, South Carolina
- 124no bedroom
- 8161 bedroom
- 11,2852 bedrooms
- 28,3523 bedrooms
- 13,4714 bedrooms
- 2,4615+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Beaufort County, South Carolina
- 734no bedroom
- 3,2401 bedroom
- 6,2132 bedrooms
- 7,8073 bedrooms
- 1,6444 bedrooms
- 1025+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Beaufort County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 1,474no vehicle
- 17,1791 vehicle
- 27,8672 vehicles
- 7,8253 vehicles
- 1,1454 vehicles
- 1,0195+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Beaufort County in renter-occupied apartments
- 753no vehicle
- 9,5631 vehicle
- 7,4422 vehicles
- 1,6253 vehicles
- 2224 vehicles
- 1355+ vehicles
86.0% of Beaufort County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 16% lived in South Carolina.
| Beaufort County: | 86.0% |
| State average: | 86.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 49,817
- Other state: 123,810
- Northeast: 46,463
- Midwest: 28,401
- South: 40,611
- West: 8,335
- 78.8%Electricity
- 17.9%Utility gas
- 2.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 0.2%Wood
- 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.1%Other fuel
- 92.0%Electricity
- 5.7%Utility gas
- 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.1%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,746
| Here: | 19.4% |
| South Carolina: | 12.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2,689
| Here: | 31.5% |
| South Carolina: | 11.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 780
| Here: | 16.3% |
| South Carolina: | 20.7% |
Beaufort County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $39,009,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $200,612,000
Other: $32,347,000
Other: $20,500,000
Sewerage: $6,725,000
Sewerage: $5,703,000
Air Transportation: $4,465,000
Air Transportation: $2,234,000
Parks and Recreation: $606,000
Regular Highways: $143,000
Solid Waste Management: $8,000
Solid Waste Management: $8,000
- Construction - General - Other: $20,831,000
Regular Highways: $15,869,000
Police Protection: $1,297,000
Health - Other: $831,000
General Public Buildings: $441,000
Parks and Recreation: $346,000
Central Staff Services: $165,000
Solid Waste Management: $107,000
Correctional Institutions: $88,000
Financial Administration: $80,000
Libraries: $52,000
Sewerage: $29,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $217,461,000
Police Protection: $52,467,000
Police Protection: $31,780,000
Central Staff Services: $19,763,000
Parks and Recreation: $14,033,000
Health - Other: $13,866,000
Central Staff Services: $12,295,000
Financial Administration: $8,267,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,930,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,377,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,991,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,708,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,380,000
Financial Administration: $5,970,000
Sewerage: $5,306,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,236,000
Libraries: $4,312,000
Libraries: $4,178,000
Air Transportation: $3,417,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $3,249,000
Air Transportation: $2,884,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,727,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $2,093,000
Health - Other: $1,470,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,238,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,081,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $667,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $570,000
Transit Utilities: $437,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Air Transportation: $14,966,000
Air Transportation: $3,028,000
Highways: $2,552,000
Water Utilities: $360,000
Public Welfare: $149,000
Public Welfare: $97,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $9,787,000
Interest on Debt: $7,776,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,994,000
Public Welfare: $2,063,000
Other: $195,000
Health and Hospitals: $156,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $458,251,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $415,239,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $225,667,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $197,278,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $75,263,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,251,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $28,389,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $4,249,000
Interest Earnings: $2,624,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,374,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,215,000
Sale of Property: $425,000
Interest Earnings: $284,000
Rents: $57,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Air Transportation: $15,950,000
General - Other: $2,198,000
Hospitals: $1,528,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $206,273,000
Cash and Securities: $116,012,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $16,115,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $113,050,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $17,995,000
Other: $11,272,000
Health and Hospitals: $9,916,000
General Local Government Support: $8,077,000
Highways: $6,435,000
Health and Hospitals: $857,000
Water Utilities: $617,000
Housing and Community Development: $612,000
Transit Utilities: $80,000
Public Welfare: $53,000
- Tax - Property: $129,058,000
Property: $97,419,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $45,196,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $10,959,000
Motor Vehicle License: $4,236,000
Other License: $4,120,000
Amusements License: $1,841,000
Public Utility License: $434,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $157,084,000
: $81,419,000
Beaufort County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $39,009,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $200,612,000
Other: $32,347,000
Other: $20,500,000
Sewerage: $6,725,000
Sewerage: $5,703,000
Air Transportation: $4,465,000
Air Transportation: $2,234,000
Parks and Recreation: $606,000
Regular Highways: $143,000
Solid Waste Management: $8,000
Solid Waste Management: $8,000
- Construction - General - Other: $20,831,000
Regular Highways: $15,869,000
Police Protection: $1,297,000
Health - Other: $831,000
General Public Buildings: $441,000
Parks and Recreation: $346,000
Central Staff Services: $165,000
Solid Waste Management: $107,000
Correctional Institutions: $88,000
Financial Administration: $80,000
Libraries: $52,000
Sewerage: $29,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $217,461,000
Police Protection: $52,467,000
Police Protection: $31,780,000
Central Staff Services: $19,763,000
Parks and Recreation: $14,033,000
Health - Other: $13,866,000
Central Staff Services: $12,295,000
Financial Administration: $8,267,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,930,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,377,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,991,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,708,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,380,000
Financial Administration: $5,970,000
Sewerage: $5,306,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,236,000
Libraries: $4,312,000
Libraries: $4,178,000
Air Transportation: $3,417,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $3,249,000
Air Transportation: $2,884,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,727,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $2,093,000
Health - Other: $1,470,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,238,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,081,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $667,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $570,000
Transit Utilities: $437,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Air Transportation: $14,966,000
Air Transportation: $3,028,000
Highways: $2,552,000
Water Utilities: $360,000
Public Welfare: $149,000
Public Welfare: $97,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $9,787,000
Interest on Debt: $7,776,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,994,000
Public Welfare: $2,063,000
Other: $195,000
Health and Hospitals: $156,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $458,251,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $415,239,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $225,667,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $197,278,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $75,263,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,251,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $28,389,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $4,249,000
Interest Earnings: $2,624,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,374,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,215,000
Sale of Property: $425,000
Interest Earnings: $284,000
Rents: $57,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Air Transportation: $15,950,000
General - Other: $2,198,000
Hospitals: $1,528,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $206,273,000
Cash and Securities: $116,012,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $16,115,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $113,050,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $17,995,000
Other: $11,272,000
Health and Hospitals: $9,916,000
General Local Government Support: $8,077,000
Highways: $6,435,000
Health and Hospitals: $857,000
Water Utilities: $617,000
Housing and Community Development: $612,000
Transit Utilities: $80,000
Public Welfare: $53,000
- Tax - Property: $129,058,000
Property: $97,419,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $45,196,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $10,959,000
Motor Vehicle License: $4,236,000
Other License: $4,120,000
Amusements License: $1,841,000
Public Utility License: $434,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $157,084,000
: $81,419,000
Beaufort County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $39,009,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $200,612,000
Other: $32,347,000
Other: $20,500,000
Sewerage: $6,725,000
Sewerage: $5,703,000
Air Transportation: $4,465,000
Air Transportation: $2,234,000
Parks and Recreation: $606,000
Regular Highways: $143,000
Solid Waste Management: $8,000
Solid Waste Management: $8,000
- Construction - General - Other: $20,831,000
Regular Highways: $15,869,000
Police Protection: $1,297,000
Health - Other: $831,000
General Public Buildings: $441,000
Parks and Recreation: $346,000
Central Staff Services: $165,000
Solid Waste Management: $107,000
Correctional Institutions: $88,000
Financial Administration: $80,000
Libraries: $52,000
Sewerage: $29,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $217,461,000
Police Protection: $52,467,000
Police Protection: $31,780,000
Central Staff Services: $19,763,000
Parks and Recreation: $14,033,000
Health - Other: $13,866,000
Central Staff Services: $12,295,000
Financial Administration: $8,267,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,930,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,377,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,991,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,708,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,380,000
Financial Administration: $5,970,000
Sewerage: $5,306,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,236,000
Libraries: $4,312,000
Libraries: $4,178,000
Air Transportation: $3,417,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $3,249,000
Air Transportation: $2,884,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,727,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $2,093,000
Health - Other: $1,470,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,238,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,081,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $667,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $570,000
Transit Utilities: $437,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Air Transportation: $14,966,000
Air Transportation: $3,028,000
Highways: $2,552,000
Water Utilities: $360,000
Public Welfare: $149,000
Public Welfare: $97,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $9,787,000
Interest on Debt: $7,776,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,994,000
Public Welfare: $2,063,000
Other: $195,000
Health and Hospitals: $156,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $458,251,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $415,239,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $225,667,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $197,278,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $75,263,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,251,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $28,389,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $4,249,000
Interest Earnings: $2,624,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,374,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,215,000
Sale of Property: $425,000
Interest Earnings: $284,000
Rents: $57,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Air Transportation: $15,950,000
General - Other: $2,198,000
Hospitals: $1,528,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $206,273,000
Cash and Securities: $116,012,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $16,115,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $113,050,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $17,995,000
Other: $11,272,000
Health and Hospitals: $9,916,000
General Local Government Support: $8,077,000
Highways: $6,435,000
Health and Hospitals: $857,000
Water Utilities: $617,000
Housing and Community Development: $612,000
Transit Utilities: $80,000
Public Welfare: $53,000
- Tax - Property: $129,058,000
Property: $97,419,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $45,196,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $10,959,000
Motor Vehicle License: $4,236,000
Other License: $4,120,000
Amusements License: $1,841,000
Public Utility License: $434,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $157,084,000
: $81,419,000
Beaufort County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $39,009,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $200,612,000
Other: $32,347,000
Other: $20,500,000
Sewerage: $6,725,000
Sewerage: $5,703,000
Air Transportation: $4,465,000
Air Transportation: $2,234,000
Parks and Recreation: $606,000
Regular Highways: $143,000
Solid Waste Management: $8,000
Solid Waste Management: $8,000
- Construction - General - Other: $20,831,000
Regular Highways: $15,869,000
Police Protection: $1,297,000
Health - Other: $831,000
General Public Buildings: $441,000
Parks and Recreation: $346,000
Central Staff Services: $165,000
Solid Waste Management: $107,000
Correctional Institutions: $88,000
Financial Administration: $80,000
Libraries: $52,000
Sewerage: $29,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $217,461,000
Police Protection: $52,467,000
Police Protection: $31,780,000
Central Staff Services: $19,763,000
Parks and Recreation: $14,033,000
Health - Other: $13,866,000
Central Staff Services: $12,295,000
Financial Administration: $8,267,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,930,000
Parks and Recreation: $7,377,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,991,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,708,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,380,000
Financial Administration: $5,970,000
Sewerage: $5,306,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,236,000
Libraries: $4,312,000
Libraries: $4,178,000
Air Transportation: $3,417,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $3,249,000
Air Transportation: $2,884,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,727,000
Public Welfare Institutions: $2,093,000
Health - Other: $1,470,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,238,000
Public Welfare - Other: $1,081,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $667,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $570,000
Transit Utilities: $437,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Air Transportation: $14,966,000
Air Transportation: $3,028,000
Highways: $2,552,000
Water Utilities: $360,000
Public Welfare: $149,000
Public Welfare: $97,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $9,787,000
Interest on Debt: $7,776,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,994,000
Public Welfare: $2,063,000
Other: $195,000
Health and Hospitals: $156,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $458,251,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $415,239,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $225,667,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $197,278,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $75,263,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $32,251,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $28,389,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $4,249,000
Interest Earnings: $2,624,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,374,000
Fines and Forfeits: $1,215,000
Sale of Property: $425,000
Interest Earnings: $284,000
Rents: $57,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Air Transportation: $15,950,000
General - Other: $2,198,000
Hospitals: $1,528,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $206,273,000
Cash and Securities: $116,012,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $16,115,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $113,050,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $17,995,000
Other: $11,272,000
Health and Hospitals: $9,916,000
General Local Government Support: $8,077,000
Highways: $6,435,000
Health and Hospitals: $857,000
Water Utilities: $617,000
Housing and Community Development: $612,000
Transit Utilities: $80,000
Public Welfare: $53,000
- Tax - Property: $129,058,000
Property: $97,419,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $45,196,000
Occupation and Business License - Other: $10,959,000
Motor Vehicle License: $4,236,000
Other License: $4,120,000
Amusements License: $1,841,000
Public Utility License: $434,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $157,084,000
: $81,419,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,762
- Number of aged recipients: 218
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,544
- Number of recipients under 18: 337
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,018
- Number of recipients older than 64: 407
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 693
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 721
| Most common first names in Beaufort County, SC among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 487 | 74.8 years |
| William | 448 | 73.8 years |
| Robert | 408 | 73.7 years |
| James | 400 | 72.2 years |
| Mary | 374 | 79.6 years |
| Charles | 231 | 75.4 years |
| George | 230 | 75.2 years |
| Joseph | 194 | 75.0 years |
| Margaret | 192 | 78.7 years |
| Elizabeth | 173 | 81.5 years |
| Most common last names in Beaufort County, SC among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 217 | 75.9 years |
| Brown | 157 | 75.6 years |
| Williams | 144 | 72.8 years |
| Johnson | 126 | 74.2 years |
| Jones | 115 | 73.3 years |
| Jenkins | 110 | 72.9 years |
| Green | 93 | 73.0 years |
| Simmons | 89 | 74.5 years |
| Washington | 89 | 73.6 years |
| Davis | 79 | 77.4 years |
| Businesses in Beaufort County, SC | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMF Bowling | 2 | Kmart | 1 | |
| AT&T | 2 | Knights Inn | 1 | |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | Kroger | 1 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 5 | La-Z-Boy | 1 | |
| American Eagle Outfitters | 1 | Lane Bryant | 1 | |
| Ann Taylor | 2 | Lane Furniture | 3 | |
| Applebee's | 2 | Levi Strauss & Co. | 1 | |
| Arby's | 2 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
| Ashley Furniture | 1 | Lowe's | 2 | |
| Audi | 1 | Marriott | 8 | |
| AutoZone | 1 | Marshalls | 1 | |
| BMW | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 17 | |
| Banana Republic | 1 | McDonald's | 8 | |
| Barnes & Noble | 1 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
| Bath & Body Works | 1 | Motherhood Maternity | 1 | |
| Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | New Balance | 3 | |
| Best Western | 1 | Nike | 10 | |
| Blockbuster | 3 | Nissan | 1 | |
| Brooks Brothers | 1 | Old Navy | 1 | |
| Budget Car Rental | 1 | Outback | 3 | |
| CVS | 4 | Outback Steakhouse | 3 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
| Chick-Fil-A | 2 | Panera Bread | 1 | |
| Chico's | 2 | Papa John's Pizza | 2 | |
| Circle K | 3 | Payless | 1 | |
| Clarks | 1 | Penske | 2 | |
| Cold Stone Creamery | 1 | PetSmart | 2 | |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | Pier 1 Imports | 2 | |
| Comfort Suites | 2 | Pizza Hut | 4 | |
| Cricket Wireless | 6 | Publix Super Markets | 6 | |
| Curves | 2 | Quality | 3 | |
| DHL | 1 | Quiznos | 2 | |
| Dairy Queen | 2 | RadioShack | 2 | |
| Days Inn | 3 | Red Roof Inn | 2 | |
| Decora Cabinetry | 4 | Rite Aid | 2 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 4 | Ruby Tuesday | 1 | |
| Dunkin Donuts | 1 | Rue21 | 1 | |
| Econo Lodge | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 3 | |
| Eddie Bauer | 1 | Sam's Club | 1 | |
| Ethan Allen | 1 | Sears | 2 | |
| Famous Footwear | 2 | Skechers USA | 1 | |
| FedEx | 36 | Sleep Inn | 2 | |
| Firestone Complete Auto Care | 1 | Soma Intimates | 1 | |
| Ford | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 2 | |
| GNC | 6 | Staples | 3 | |
| GameStop | 1 | Starbucks | 6 | |
| Gap | 1 | Subaru | 1 | |
| Goodwill | 2 | Suburban | 1 | |
| Gymboree | 2 | Subway | 12 | |
| H&R Block | 6 | Super 8 | 2 | |
| Hardee's | 1 | T-Mobile | 5 | |
| Havertys Furniture | 1 | T.J.Maxx | 2 | |
| Hilton | 5 | Taco Bell | 2 | |
| Holiday Inn | 6 | Talbots | 3 | |
| Home Depot | 1 | Target | 1 | |
| Honda | 2 | The Athlete's Foot | 1 | |
| Howard Johnson | 1 | Tire Kingdom | 3 | |
| Hyundai | 1 | Toyota | 2 | |
| IHOP | 3 | True Value | 1 | |
| IZOD | 1 | U-Haul | 11 | |
| J.Crew | 1 | UPS | 46 | |
| JCPenney | 1 | Vans | 1 | |
| Jimmy John's | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 2 | |
| JoS. A. Bank | 1 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
| Jones New York | 4 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
| Journeys | 1 | Waffle House | 2 | |
| Just Tires | 2 | Walgreens | 6 | |
| Justice | 1 | Walmart | 3 | |
| KFC | 4 | Westin | 1 | |
| Kincaid | 2 | YMCA | 1 | |
Beaufort County on our top lists:
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest average weight of females"
- #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
- #41 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
- #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
- #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #49 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
- #65 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #71 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"
- #72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
- #92 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
- #93 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"