title: Litchfield Beach, South Carolina
text: # Litchfield Beach, South Carolina
  
  Litchfield Beach, also known simply as Litchfield, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 8,370.
  
  It lies three miles north of Pawleys Island, on the South Carolina Grand Strand. The communities Litchfield-By-The-Sea and North Litchfield are within Litchfield Beach.
  
  The community takes its name from Litchfield Plantation, a rice plantation founded early in the 18th century. It initially started in the 1950s as Retreat Beach. Modern development of the community began in the 1960s.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  ### 2020 census
  
  Litchfield Beach CDP, South Carolina – Demographic Profile (NH = Non-Hispanic) :
  
  | Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2020 | % 2020 |
  | - | - | - |
  | White alone (NH) | 7,094 | 84.76% |
  | Black or African American alone (NH) | 753 | 9.00% |
  | Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 17 | 0.20% |
  | Asian alone (NH) | 34 | 0.41% |
  | Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 10 | 0.12% |
  | Some Other Race alone (NH) | 23 | 0.27% |
  | Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 198 | 2.37% |
  | Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 241 | 2.88% |
  | Total | 8,370 | 100.00% |
  
  Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.
  
  