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South Carolina Counties by Population (2024)

by Kristen Carney Kristen Carney

Updated: June 20, 2024

The most populous counties in South Carolina are Greenville County with 558,036, Richland County at 425,138, Charleston County with 424,367, Horry County at 397,478, and Spartanburg County with 356,698. You can get the most current Census population data for all 46 South Carolina counties, sorted from the most populous counties in South Carolina to the least, according to the 2023 Population Estimates Program.

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RankCountyPopulation
1Greenville County558,036
2Richland County425,138
3Charleston County424,367
4Horry County397,478
5Spartanburg County356,698
6Lexington County309,528
7York County298,320
8Berkeley County255,217
9Anderson County213,076
10Beaufort County198,979
11Aiken County177,130
12Dorchester County169,833
13Florence County137,214
14Pickens County135,495
15Lancaster County108,215
16Sumter County104,165
17Orangeburg County82,820
18Oconee County81,221
19Kershaw County69,905
20Greenwood County69,460
21Laurens County68,873
22Georgetown County65,731
23Darlington County62,416
24Cherokee County56,714
25Chesterfield County44,031
26Colleton County38,874
27Newberry County38,825
28Jasper County33,544
29Chester County32,226
30Clarendon County31,004
31Williamsburg County29,891
32Marion County28,508
33Dillon County27,698
34Edgefield County27,607
35Union County26,629
36Marlboro County25,704
37Abbeville County24,434
38Barnwell County20,447
39Fairfield County20,422
40Saluda County19,123
41Hampton County18,122
42Lee County15,967
43Calhoun County14,186
44Bamberg County12,974
45McCormick County9,941
46Allendale County7,369

United States Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023. Population Division. May 2024.

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