Population in South Carolina by County

Total population.

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-year 2020-2024 · Updated November 2026

South Carolina

5,296,225

Counties

46

Highest

Greenville

548,166

Lowest

Allendale

7,661

All South Carolina counties, ranked

# Counties Population
1 Greenville 548,166
2 Richland 422,117
3 Charleston 420,264
4 Horry 383,016
5 Spartanburg 347,852
6 Lexington 304,887
7 York 293,673
8 Berkeley 246,802
9 Anderson 210,478
10 Beaufort 195,289
11 Aiken 174,160
12 Dorchester 167,201
13 Florence 137,117
14 Pickens 134,629
15 Sumter 104,725
16 Lancaster 104,475
17 Orangeburg 83,253
18 Oconee 80,469
19 Greenwood 69,489
20 Laurens 68,666
21 Kershaw 68,314
22 Georgetown 64,811
23 Darlington 62,558
24 Cherokee 56,647
25 Chesterfield 43,784
26 Colleton 38,783
27 Newberry 38,435
28 Chester 32,182
29 Jasper 32,166
30 Clarendon 30,986
31 Williamsburg 30,282
32 Marion 28,664
33 Dillon 27,862
34 Edgefield 27,476
35 Union 26,885
36 Marlboro 25,975
37 Abbeville 24,420
38 Fairfield 20,550
39 Barnwell 20,521
40 Saluda 19,131
41 Hampton 18,254
42 Lee 16,166
43 Calhoun 14,182
44 Bamberg 13,042
45 McCormick 9,760
46 Allendale 7,661

About this dataset

Total population. Source: ACS 5-year 2020-2024 Data Profile, variable DP05_0001E. Values in people.

Source
U.S. Census Bureau
Citation
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles (2020-2024), DP05_0001E
Vintage
ACS 5-year 2020-2024
License
Public domain (U.S. Census Bureau)
Unit
people
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Territory roll-up
Summed across each territory
Last loaded
November 2026

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