South Carolina Citizen Population By County in 2018 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2018, the citizen population for South Carolina was 4,814,410 and represented 97.15% of the total South Carolina population.

Among all South Carolina counties, Greenville had the highest citizen population (472.73K), followed by Richland (396.15K), and Charleston (383.13K).

In terms of percentages, Chester had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.74%), followed by Lee (99.72%), and Union (99.53%).

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 2018
South Carolina Citizen Population By County in 2018
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Greenville 472730 94.85
Richland 396145 97.03
Charleston 383125 97.07
Horry 309780 96.53
Spartanburg 291675 96.52
Lexington 277285 96.85
York 252175 97.50
Berkeley 203005 97.10
Anderson 192875 98.41
Beaufort 173695 95.09
Aiken 161630 96.83
Dorchester 152075 97.81
Florence 136885 98.79
Pickens 119840 97.63
Sumter 104905 98.05
Lancaster 87915 98.18
Orangeburg 87415 98.82
Oconee 75025 97.82
Greenwood 68120 96.95
Darlington 66650 99.10
Laurens 65575 98.30
Kershaw 63810 99.15
Georgetown 60785 98.67
Cherokee 56050 98.84
Chesterfield 44960 97.69
Newberry 36770 96.59
Colleton 36710 97.71
Clarendon 33615 98.82
Chester 32240 99.74
Williamsburg 31465 98.96
Marion 31075 98.46
Dillon 30280 98.09
Union 27515 99.53
Marlboro 26685 98.36
Edgefield 25995 97.11
Jasper 25930 92.94
Abbeville 24480 99.29
Fairfield 22560 99.34
Barnwell 21355 98.98
Hampton 19485 98.38
Saluda 18875 92.98
Lee 17555 99.72
Calhoun 14510 98.61
Bamberg 14480 99.18
McCormick 9555 99.48
Allendale 9135 99.13