South Carolina Citizen Population By County in 2019 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2019, the citizen population for South Carolina was 4,873,320 and represented 97.06% of the total South Carolina population.

Among all South Carolina counties, Greenville had the highest citizen population (479.50K), followed by Richland (398.85K), and Charleston (387.96K).

In terms of percentages, Fairfield had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.69%), followed by Chester (99.60%), and Union (99.55%).

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 2019
South Carolina Citizen Population By County in 2019
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Greenville 479495 94.57
Richland 398850 96.96
Charleston 387955 96.71
Horry 320225 96.40
Spartanburg 297355 96.67
Lexington 281410 96.94
York 258680 97.30
Berkeley 208605 97.01
Anderson 194775 98.34
Beaufort 177480 95.37
Aiken 163300 97.03
Dorchester 153975 97.27
Florence 136615 98.66
Pickens 121285 97.79
Sumter 105240 98.58
Lancaster 89765 97.24
Orangeburg 87120 99.36
Oconee 75855 97.84
Greenwood 68480 97.26
Darlington 66550 99.29
Laurens 65680 98.26
Kershaw 64375 98.87
Georgetown 61005 98.48
Cherokee 56010 98.45
Chesterfield 45185 98.32
Colleton 36885 98.14
Newberry 36750 96.22
Clarendon 33475 98.59
Chester 32180 99.60
Williamsburg 30970 98.87
Marion 30820 98.44
Dillon 30075 98.00
Union 27365 99.55
Jasper 26720 93.25
Marlboro 26395 98.65
Edgefield 26090 96.90
Abbeville 24420 99.17
Fairfield 22495 99.69
Barnwell 21130 98.99
Hampton 19165 97.96
Saluda 18895 93.06
Lee 17245 99.31
Calhoun 14520 99.01
Bamberg 14110 98.16
McCormick 9475 99.42
Allendale 8875 98.34