South Carolina / Counties by Population
Below are the 46 South Carolina counties sorted by population from 1 to 46 . The population data are from the 2021 Population Estimates Program and 2020 American Community Survey. You can copy and paste this list directly into your favorite spreadsheet program. Don't you just adore lovely numbers listed nicely in columns & rows? We do!
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenville County | 533,834 |
| 2 | Richland County | 418,307 |
| 3 | Charleston County | 413,024 |
| 4 | Horry County | 365,579 |
| 5 | Spartanburg County | 335,864 |
| 6 | Lexington County | 300,137 |
| 7 | York County | 288,595 |
| 8 | Berkeley County | 236,701 |
| 9 | Anderson County | 206,908 |
| 10 | Beaufort County | 191,748 |
| 11 | Aiken County | 170,776 |
| 12 | Dorchester County | 163,327 |
| 13 | Florence County | 136,504 |
| 14 | Pickens County | 132,229 |
| 15 | Sumter County | 104,758 |
| 16 | Lancaster County | 100,336 |
| 17 | Orangeburg County | 82,962 |
| 18 | Oconee County | 79,203 |
| 19 | Greenwood County | 69,241 |
| 20 | Laurens County | 67,803 |
| 21 | Kershaw County | 66,130 |
| 22 | Georgetown County | 63,921 |
| 23 | Darlington County | 62,755 |
| 24 | Cherokee County | 56,052 |
| 25 | Chesterfield County | 43,268 |
| 26 | Colleton County | 38,462 |
| 27 | Newberry County | 37,996 |
| 28 | Chester County | 32,209 |
| 29 | Clarendon County | 31,024 |
| 30 | Williamsburg County | 30,484 |
| 31 | Jasper County | 30,324 |
| 32 | Marion County | 28,784 |
| 33 | Dillon County | 28,087 |
| 34 | Union County | 27,016 |
| 35 | Marlboro County | 26,382 |
| 36 | Edgefield County | 26,153 |
| 37 | Abbeville County | 24,299 |
| 38 | Fairfield County | 20,690 |
| 39 | Barnwell County | 20,580 |
| 40 | Saluda County | 18,821 |
| 41 | Hampton County | 18,180 |
| 42 | Lee County | 16,280 |
| 43 | Calhoun County | 14,165 |
| 44 | Bamberg County | 13,189 |
| 45 | McCormick County | 9,760 |
| 46 | Allendale County | 7,858 |
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United States Census Bureau. B01001 SEX BY AGE, 2020 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Office. Web. 17 March 2022. http://www.census.gov/. United States Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. Web. May 2022. http://www.census.gov/. |
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