Performance Assessment for the E-Area Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility at the Savannah River Site: Chapter 2

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According to U.S. Census Bureau's annual estimates of resident population, based on 2010 census data, the estimated 2019 population in the eight-county region of influence (ROI) is 610,073 (Table 2-2). Four counties each are in South Carolina (Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, and Barnwell) and Georgia (Burke, Columbia, Richmond, and Screven). The ROI includes counties within and immediately adjacent to SRS (see Figure 2-2) where most SRS workers reside. Approximately 87% of the eight-county 2019 estimated population lived in three counties: Aiken County, SC (28.0%), Columbia County, GA (25.7%), and Richmond County, GA (33.2%). The balance of the eight-county 2019 estimated population (~13%) lived in Allendale, Barnwell and Bamberg counties in South Carolina and Burke and Screven counties in Georgia. Table 2-2. Population Distribution and Percent of Region of Influence for Counties and Selected Communities Jurisdiction 2019 Population Estimate 1 2019 %ROI SOUTH CAROLINA