South Carolina Counties by Population (2025)

by Kristen Carney Kristen Carney

Updated: August 7, 2025

The most populous counties in South Carolina are Greenville County with 570,745, Charleston County at 431,001, Richland County with 430,651, Horry County at 413,391, and Spartanburg County with 369,256. 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 2024 Population Estimates Program.

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RankCountyPopulation
1Greenville County570,745
2Charleston County431,001
3Richland County430,651
4Horry County413,391
5Spartanburg County369,256
6Lexington County313,774
7York County303,001
8Berkeley County264,276
9Anderson County217,183
10Beaufort County201,775
11Aiken County179,245
12Dorchester County174,663
13Pickens County138,207
14Florence County138,049
15Lancaster County111,652
16Sumter County104,776
17Orangeburg County83,129
18Oconee County82,475
19Kershaw County71,698
20Laurens County70,545
21Greenwood County70,041
22Georgetown County66,035
23Darlington County62,425
24Cherokee County57,770
25Chesterfield County44,488
26Colleton County39,259
27Newberry County39,203
28Jasper County35,618
29Chester County32,323
30Clarendon County31,030
31Williamsburg County29,865
32Edgefield County29,455
33Marion County28,368
34Dillon County27,577
35Union County26,678
36Marlboro County25,498
37Abbeville County24,607
38Barnwell County20,495
39Fairfield County20,369
40Saluda County19,452
41Hampton County18,172
42Lee County15,958
43Calhoun County14,249
44Bamberg County12,870
45McCormick County9,983
46Allendale County7,551

United States Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024. Population Division. May 2025.

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