Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Population in 2012
Updated on July 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the Population for South Carolina was 4.72M. Among all South Carolina counties, Greenville County had the highest population (466.17K), followed by Richland County (393.21K), and Charleston County (364.91K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all South Carolina counties.
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Related Topics: South Carolina Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2012 Census.
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Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Population in 2012
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 1 | Greenville County | 466172 |
| 2 | Richland County | 393205 |
| 3 | Charleston County | 364913 |
| 4 | Spartanburg County | 288283 |
| 5 | Horry County | 281441 |
| 6 | Lexington County | 269868 |
| 7 | York County | 234151 |
| 8 | Berkeley County | 189696 |
| 9 | Anderson County | 188860 |
| 10 | Beaufort County | 167423 |
| 11 | Aiken County | 162982 |
| 12 | Dorchester County | 142645 |
| 13 | Florence County | 138031 |
| 14 | Pickens County | 119863 |
| 15 | Sumter County | 107944 |
| 16 | Orangeburg County | 91471 |
| 17 | Lancaster County | 79350 |
| 18 | Oconee County | 74574 |
| 19 | Greenwood County | 69966 |
| 20 | Darlington County | 68053 |
| 21 | Laurens County | 66239 |
| 22 | Kershaw County | 62296 |
| 23 | Georgetown County | 60253 |
| 24 | Cherokee County | 55829 |
| 25 | Chesterfield County | 46078 |
| 26 | Colleton County | 38106 |
| 27 | Newberry County | 37542 |
| 28 | Clarendon County | 34329 |
| 29 | Williamsburg County | 33554 |
| 30 | Chester County | 32708 |
| 31 | Marion County | 32398 |
| 32 | Dillon County | 31529 |
| 33 | Marlboro County | 28263 |
| 34 | Union County | 28193 |
| 35 | Edgefield County | 26563 |
| 36 | Jasper County | 25743 |
| 37 | Abbeville County | 25033 |
| 38 | Fairfield County | 23425 |
| 39 | Barnwell County | 22362 |
| 40 | Hampton County | 20738 |
| 41 | Saluda County | 19858 |
| 42 | Lee County | 18634 |
| 43 | Bamberg County | 15683 |
| 44 | Calhoun County | 14872 |
| 45 | Allendale County | 9982 |
| 46 | McCormick County | 9926 |