Hampton County, South Carolina
11 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 18,254
- Median household income
- $44,711
- ±4,044
- Unemployed
- 9.5%
- 759 of 8,001 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 82.6%
- 5,969 of 7,225 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Hampton | 18,180 (2021) | 200 Jackson Ave E, Hampton | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 9
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Brunson | 444 (2021) | Po Box 300, Brunson | Website |
| Town of Estill | 1,825 (2021) | Po Box 415, Estill | Website |
| Town of Furman | 232 (2021) | Po Box 160, Furman | — |
| Town of Gifford | 268 (2021) | Po Box 189, Gifford | — |
| Town of Hampton | 2,791 (2021) | 608 1st St W, Hampton | — |
| Town of Luray | 100 (2021) | Po Box 186, Luray | — |
| Town of Scotia | 166 (2021) | 153 Annette St, Scotia | — |
| Town of Varnville | 1,713 (2021) | Po Box 308, Varnville | Website |
| Town of Yemassee | 1,151 (2021) | Po Box 577, Yemassee | — |
Special districts 1
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 1002 Elm St E, Hampton | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Hampton
School district9 schools
372 Pine Street East, Varnville, SC, 29944
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Bamberg Farmers Market ()
Port Royal Farmers Market (1214 Paris Avenue Port Royal) · Pick Pocket Plantation Farrmers Market (93 Trask Farm Rd. Beaufort) · Bluffton Farmers' Market (Bluffton) · and 2 more
Colleton Farmers' Market (Walterboro)
Jasper County Farmers Market (359 East Wilson Street Ridgeland)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.