South Carolina Citizen Population By County in 2022 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on August 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2022, the citizen population for South Carolina was 4,994,295 and represented 97.11% of the total South Carolina population.

Among all South Carolina counties, Greenville had the highest citizen population (502.45K), followed by Richland (403.78K), and Charleston (396.80K).

In terms of percentages, Fairfield had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (99.86%), followed by McCormick (99.64%), and Chester (99.49%).

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 2022
South Carolina Citizen Population By County in 2022
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Greenville 502450 95.12
Richland 403775 97.02
Charleston 396795 96.82
Horry 344400 96.58
Spartanburg 317970 96.32
Lexington 287475 97.14
York 274175 96.89
Berkeley 225490 97.44
Anderson 200605 98.05
Beaufort 180945 95.70
Aiken 167050 98.34
Dorchester 157365 97.06
Florence 134875 98.44
Pickens 128120 97.72
Sumter 103915 98.78
Lancaster 94405 96.72
Orangeburg 83615 99.35
Oconee 77145 97.93
Greenwood 67945 98.03
Laurens 65830 97.59
Kershaw 64685 98.34
Georgetown 62820 98.78
Darlington 62510 99.18
Cherokee 55135 98.11
Chesterfield 42810 98.34
Colleton 37590 97.48
Newberry 36405 96.01
Chester 32005 99.49
Clarendon 30765 98.72
Williamsburg 30020 97.22
Marion 28855 98.79
Dillon 27940 98.89
Jasper 27415 93.11
Union 26975 99.32
Marlboro 26370 99.19
Edgefield 25165 96.12
Abbeville 24195 99.28
Fairfield 20910 99.86
Barnwell 20295 98.26
Hampton 18310 96.93
Saluda 17950 94.72
Lee 16210 97.92
Calhoun 14045 99.29
Bamberg 13005 97.71
McCormick 9575 99.64
Allendale 8010 99.20