South Carolina Counties by Population (2024)
by Kristen Carney 
Updated: June 20, 2024
The most populated 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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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenville County | 558,036 |
| 2 | Richland County | 425,138 |
| 3 | Charleston County | 424,367 |
| 4 | Horry County | 397,478 |
| 5 | Spartanburg County | 356,698 |
| 6 | Lexington County | 309,528 |
| 7 | York County | 298,320 |
| 8 | Berkeley County | 255,217 |
| 9 | Anderson County | 213,076 |
| 10 | Beaufort County | 198,979 |
| 11 | Aiken County | 177,130 |
| 12 | Dorchester County | 169,833 |
| 13 | Florence County | 137,214 |
| 14 | Pickens County | 135,495 |
| 15 | Lancaster County | 108,215 |
| 16 | Sumter County | 104,165 |
| 17 | Orangeburg County | 82,820 |
| 18 | Oconee County | 81,221 |
| 19 | Kershaw County | 69,905 |
| 20 | Greenwood County | 69,460 |
| 21 | Laurens County | 68,873 |
| 22 | Georgetown County | 65,731 |
| 23 | Darlington County | 62,416 |
| 24 | Cherokee County | 56,714 |
| 25 | Chesterfield County | 44,031 |
| 26 | Colleton County | 38,874 |
| 27 | Newberry County | 38,825 |
| 28 | Jasper County | 33,544 |
| 29 | Chester County | 32,226 |
| 30 | Clarendon County | 31,004 |
| 31 | Williamsburg County | 29,891 |
| 32 | Marion County | 28,508 |
| 33 | Dillon County | 27,698 |
| 34 | Edgefield County | 27,607 |
| 35 | Union County | 26,629 |
| 36 | Marlboro County | 25,704 |
| 37 | Abbeville County | 24,434 |
| 38 | Barnwell County | 20,447 |
| 39 | Fairfield County | 20,422 |
| 40 | Saluda County | 19,123 |
| 41 | Hampton County | 18,122 |
| 42 | Lee County | 15,967 |
| 43 | Calhoun County | 14,186 |
| 44 | Bamberg County | 12,974 |
| 45 | McCormick County | 9,941 |
| 46 | Allendale County | 7,369 |
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United States Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. Web. May 2024. http://www.census.gov/. |
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