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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Rank County Population
1 Greenville County 570,745
2 Charleston County 431,001
3 Richland County 430,651
4 Horry County 413,391
5 Spartanburg County 369,256
6 Lexington County 313,774
7 York County 303,001
8 Berkeley County 264,276
9 Anderson County 217,183
10 Beaufort County 201,775
11 Aiken County 179,245
12 Dorchester County 174,663
13 Pickens County 138,207
14 Florence County 138,049
15 Lancaster County 111,652
16 Sumter County 104,776
17 Orangeburg County 83,129
18 Oconee County 82,475
19 Kershaw County 71,698
20 Laurens County 70,545
21 Greenwood County 70,041
22 Georgetown County 66,035
23 Darlington County 62,425
24 Cherokee County 57,770
25 Chesterfield County 44,488
26 Colleton County 39,259
27 Newberry County 39,203
28 Jasper County 35,618
29 Chester County 32,323
30 Clarendon County 31,030
31 Williamsburg County 29,865
32 Edgefield County 29,455
33 Marion County 28,368
34 Dillon County 27,577
35 Union County 26,678
36 Marlboro County 25,498
37 Abbeville County 24,607
38 Barnwell County 20,495
39 Fairfield County 20,369
40 Saluda County 19,452
41 Hampton County 18,172
42 Lee County 15,958
43 Calhoun County 14,249
44 Bamberg County 12,870
45 McCormick County 9,983
46 Allendale County 7,551

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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