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Largest by population in South Carolina

South Carolina counties and cities ranked by population.

This page ranks the counties and cities of South Carolina by population — which have the most people, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Greenville County leads at 537,575.

Among cities & places, Charleston leads at 152,014.

Counties

#NamePopulation
1Greenville County537,575
2Richland County418,725
3Charleston County414,711
4Horry County368,937
5Spartanburg County338,096
6Lexington County300,370
7York County288,559
8Berkeley County238,723
9Anderson County207,218
10Beaufort County192,123
11Aiken County171,949
12Dorchester County164,322
13Florence County136,921
14Pickens County132,604
15Sumter County104,853
16Lancaster County100,905
17Orangeburg County83,531
18Oconee County79,566
19Greenwood County69,329
20Laurens County67,904
21Kershaw County66,924
22Georgetown County64,200
23Darlington County62,754
24Cherokee County56,299
25Chesterfield County43,575
26Colleton County38,623
27Newberry County38,121
28Chester County32,177
29Clarendon County31,037
30Jasper County30,658
31Williamsburg County30,517
32Marion County28,900
33Dillon County28,031
34Union County26,990
35Edgefield County26,508
36Marlboro County26,285
37Abbeville County24,352
38Fairfield County20,741
39Barnwell County20,565
40Saluda County18,958
41Hampton County18,555
42Lee County16,330
43Calhoun County14,150
44Bamberg County13,164
45McCormick County9,701
46Allendale County7,738

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePopulation
1Charleston152,014
2Columbia138,019
3North Charleston117,460
4Mount Pleasant92,662
5Rock Hill74,769
6Greenville71,755
7Summerville51,262
8Goose Creek46,964
9Sumter43,065
10Florence40,205
11Greer39,191
12Spartanburg38,578
13Hilton Head Island37,805
14Myrtle Beach37,214
15Aiken32,334
16Bluffton31,323
17Anderson29,563
18Fort Mill28,281
19Carolina Forest26,373
20Conway26,082
21Mauldin25,985
22Simpsonville25,125
23North Augusta24,928
24Socastee24,629
25Lexington24,132
26Easley23,942
27Taylors23,686
28Greenwood22,527
29Hanahan21,119
30St. Andrews20,953
31Wade Hampton20,703
32North Myrtle Beach19,343
33Five Forks19,093
34Clemson17,759
35West Columbia17,723
36Berea16,642
37Red Hill16,480
38Ladson16,261
39Seven Oaks15,990
40Dentsville15,396
41Lake Wylie15,177
42Gantt15,057
43Port Royal15,047
44Moncks Corner14,362
45Cayce13,718
46Beaufort13,660
47Tega Cay13,267
48Orangeburg13,189
49Gaffney12,612
50Boiling Springs12,609
51Parker12,564
52Oak Grove12,031
53Irmo11,799
54James Island11,738
55Powdersville11,321
56Fountain Inn11,307
57Red Bank10,950
58Garden City10,820
59Newberry10,733
60Forest Acres10,491
61Little River10,457
62Murrells Inlet10,087
63Woodfield9,901
64Litchfield Beach9,544
65Lugoff9,475
66Laurens9,307
67Hardeeville9,293
68Seneca8,910
69Lancaster8,738
70York8,697
71Sangaree8,517
72Georgetown8,511
73Sans Souci8,199
74Travelers Rest8,137
75Union8,047
76Camden8,025
77White Knoll7,865
78Clinton7,624
79Forestbrook7,450
80Welcome7,439
81Hartsville7,422
82Valley Falls7,249
83Burton7,132
84Lake Murray of Richland7,057
85Clover7,013
86Homeland Park6,944
87Centerville6,860
88Bennettsville6,798
89Clemson University6,434
90Dillon6,406
91Marion6,338
92Lyman6,317
93Darlington6,128
94Lake City6,032
95Piedmont5,786
96Laurel Bay5,627
97Walterboro5,490
98Belvedere5,458
99Hollywood5,330
100Blythewood5,309

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