South Carolina Citizen Population By County in 2017 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2017, the citizen population for South Carolina was 4,751,535 and represented 97.10% of the total South Carolina population.

Among all South Carolina counties, Greenville had the highest citizen population (466.09K), followed by Richland (392.67K), and Charleston (376.67K).

In terms of percentages, Lee had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.80%), followed by McCormick (99.79%), and Chester (99.66%).

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 2017
South Carolina Citizen Population By County in 2017
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Greenville 466090 95.06
Richland 392670 96.99
Charleston 376670 97.12
Horry 298680 96.29
Spartanburg 286880 96.36
Lexington 272660 96.73
York 245120 97.40
Berkeley 198705 97.11
Anderson 191035 98.38
Beaufort 169655 94.61
Aiken 160765 97.02
Dorchester 148530 97.90
Florence 136670 98.65
Pickens 118235 97.35
Sumter 105380 98.14
Orangeburg 87890 98.63
Lancaster 84830 98.02
Oconee 74130 97.64
Greenwood 67685 96.72
Darlington 66825 98.90
Laurens 65370 98.29
Kershaw 63160 99.10
Georgetown 60285 98.72
Cherokee 55880 98.82
Chesterfield 45015 97.59
Colleton 36965 98.36
Newberry 36615 96.57
Clarendon 33765 98.86
Chester 32315 99.66
Williamsburg 31905 98.92
Marion 31200 98.22
Dillon 30590 98.44
Union 27605 99.41
Marlboro 26975 98.07
Edgefield 25820 97.00
Jasper 25560 93.06
Abbeville 24635 99.38
Fairfield 22585 98.75
Barnwell 21665 99.43
Hampton 19790 98.63
Saluda 18655 92.22
Lee 17860 99.80
Bamberg 14690 98.99
Calhoun 14560 98.31
McCormick 9675 99.79
Allendale 9295 98.88