US Census Data

Most densely populated in South Carolina

South Carolina counties and cities ranked by population density.

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

Among counties, Greenville County leads at 684/sq mi.

Among cities & places, Sangaree leads at 4,193/sq mi.

Counties

#NamePeople / sq mi
1Greenville County684/sq mi
2Richland County553/sq mi
3Charleston County452/sq mi
4Lexington County430/sq mi
5York County424/sq mi
6Spartanburg County418/sq mi
7Beaufort County334/sq mi
8Horry County326/sq mi
9Anderson County290/sq mi
10Dorchester County289/sq mi
11Pickens County267/sq mi
12Berkeley County216/sq mi
13Lancaster County184/sq mi
14Florence County171/sq mi
15Aiken County161/sq mi
16Sumter County158/sq mi
17Greenwood County152/sq mi
18Cherokee County143/sq mi
19Oconee County127/sq mi
20Darlington County112/sq mi
21Laurens County95/sq mi
22Kershaw County92/sq mi
23Georgetown County79/sq mi
24Orangeburg County75/sq mi
25Dillon County69/sq mi
26Newberry County60/sq mi
27Marion County59/sq mi
28Chester County55/sq mi
29Marlboro County55/sq mi
30Chesterfield County55/sq mi
31Edgefield County53/sq mi
32Union County53/sq mi
33Clarendon County51/sq mi
34Abbeville County50/sq mi
35Jasper County47/sq mi
36Saluda County42/sq mi
37Lee County40/sq mi
38Barnwell County38/sq mi
39Calhoun County37/sq mi
40Colleton County37/sq mi
41Bamberg County33/sq mi
42Hampton County33/sq mi
43Williamsburg County33/sq mi
44Fairfield County30/sq mi
45McCormick County27/sq mi
46Allendale County19/sq mi

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePeople / sq mi
1Sangaree4,193/sq mi
2Woodfield3,636/sq mi
3St. Andrews3,427/sq mi
4Baxter Village3,074/sq mi
5Clemson University3,039/sq mi
6City View3,039/sq mi
7Judson2,958/sq mi
8Tega Cay2,903/sq mi
9Pimlico2,826/sq mi
10Capitol View2,601/sq mi
11Simpsonville2,589/sq mi
12Five Forks2,522/sq mi
13Sans Souci2,477/sq mi
14James Island2,425/sq mi
15Dunean2,369/sq mi
16Greenville2,368/sq mi
17Wade Hampton2,359/sq mi
18Ladson2,347/sq mi
19McColl2,336/sq mi
20Dentsville2,309/sq mi
21Summerville2,268/sq mi
22Forest Acres2,265/sq mi
23Taylors2,243/sq mi
24Clemson2,236/sq mi
25Surfside Beach2,165/sq mi
26Berea2,162/sq mi
27Mauldin2,093/sq mi
28Seven Oaks2,068/sq mi
29West Pelzer2,038/sq mi
30Forestbrook2,030/sq mi
31Garden City2,024/sq mi
32Lexington2,016/sq mi
33Elgin2,010/sq mi
34Hanahan2,010/sq mi
35Cateechee1,935/sq mi
36Lake Wylie1,927/sq mi
37Spartanburg1,905/sq mi
38West Columbia1,883/sq mi
39Mount Pleasant1,866/sq mi
40Newtown1,848/sq mi
41Anderson1,846/sq mi
42Boiling Springs1,844/sq mi
43Socastee1,843/sq mi
44Parker1,842/sq mi
45Olympia1,831/sq mi
46Easley1,820/sq mi
47Riverview1,794/sq mi
48Atlantic Beach1,751/sq mi
49Inman1,748/sq mi
50Saxon1,738/sq mi
51Cherryvale1,734/sq mi
52Irmo1,728/sq mi
53Gayle Mill1,708/sq mi
54Rock Hill1,681/sq mi
55Hilltop1,676/sq mi
56Greer1,667/sq mi
57Arthurtown1,646/sq mi
58Central1,629/sq mi
59Florence1,620/sq mi
60Belvedere1,614/sq mi
61Welcome1,613/sq mi
62Oak Grove1,590/sq mi
63Myrtle Beach1,589/sq mi
64Chester1,586/sq mi
65Carolina Forest1,568/sq mi
66Gantt1,539/sq mi
67Pelzer1,539/sq mi
68Arcadia Lakes1,513/sq mi
69Langley1,513/sq mi
70North Charleston1,506/sq mi
71Red Hill1,503/sq mi
72Aiken1,487/sq mi
73Clover1,482/sq mi
74Homeland Park1,475/sq mi
75Tigerville1,472/sq mi
76Orangeburg1,463/sq mi
77Fort Mill1,443/sq mi
78India Hook1,439/sq mi
79Marion1,416/sq mi
80Valley Falls1,398/sq mi
81Ben Avon1,397/sq mi
82Gaffney1,390/sq mi
83Arcadia1,390/sq mi
84Murrells Inlet1,379/sq mi
85Eureka Mill1,369/sq mi
86Ninety Six1,363/sq mi
87Laurel Bay1,351/sq mi
88Greenwood1,350/sq mi
89Utica1,348/sq mi
90Newry1,331/sq mi
91Oakland1,325/sq mi
92Charleston1,319/sq mi
93Fountain Inn1,315/sq mi
94Manning1,309/sq mi
95Travelers Rest1,304/sq mi
96Darlington1,300/sq mi
97Sumter1,300/sq mi
98White Knoll1,286/sq mi
99Lockhart1,279/sq mi
100Lake Murray of Richland1,272/sq mi

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