South Carolina Citizen Population By County in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the citizen population for South Carolina was 4,694,710 and represented 97.11% of the total South Carolina population.

Among all South Carolina counties, Greenville had the highest citizen population (458.64K), followed by Richland (390.03K), and Charleston (369.92K).

In terms of percentages, Chester had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.85%), followed by McCormick (99.85%), and Lee (99.78%).

The chart and table below shows the citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's population that were citizens.

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South Carolina Citizen Population By County in 2016
South Carolina Citizen Population By County in 2016
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Greenville 458640 95.12
Richland 390025 97.08
Charleston 369920 97.18
Horry 288810 96.14
Spartanburg 283680 96.41
Lexington 268900 96.83
York 239295 97.43
Berkeley 193600 97.25
Anderson 189445 98.31
Beaufort 165010 94.12
Aiken 160290 97.06
Dorchester 145525 97.99
Florence 136675 98.63
Pickens 117480 97.32
Sumter 105485 97.96
Orangeburg 88520 98.65
Lancaster 81890 97.83
Oconee 73740 97.83
Greenwood 67635 96.79
Darlington 66840 98.74
Laurens 65065 97.93
Kershaw 62555 99.15
Georgetown 60040 98.74
Cherokee 55640 98.87
Chesterfield 45070 97.80
Colleton 37205 98.21
Newberry 36360 96.32
Clarendon 33685 98.91
Williamsburg 32500 99.04
Chester 32385 99.85
Marion 31445 98.34
Dillon 30725 98.24
Union 27850 99.71
Marlboro 27165 98.07
Edgefield 25515 96.68
Jasper 25245 92.86
Abbeville 24780 99.32
Fairfield 22735 98.74
Barnwell 21775 99.36
Hampton 20065 98.87
Saluda 18515 92.05
Lee 18150 99.78
Bamberg 14935 99.20
Calhoun 14605 98.12
McCormick 9790 99.85
Allendale 9520 99.27