Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Population in 2015
Updated on January 28, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the Population for South Carolina was 4.90M. Among all South Carolina counties, Greenville County had the highest population (491.22K), followed by Richland County (406.46K), and Charleston County (389.89K).
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), 2015 Census.
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Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Population in 2015
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 1 | Greenville County | 491218 |
| 2 | Richland County | 406455 |
| 3 | Charleston County | 389885 |
| 4 | Horry County | 309350 |
| 5 | Spartanburg County | 296741 |
| 6 | Lexington County | 281855 |
| 7 | York County | 250785 |
| 8 | Berkeley County | 203313 |
| 9 | Anderson County | 193806 |
| 10 | Beaufort County | 180070 |
| 11 | Aiken County | 165827 |
| 12 | Dorchester County | 152946 |
| 13 | Florence County | 138781 |
| 14 | Pickens County | 121637 |
| 15 | Sumter County | 107346 |
| 16 | Orangeburg County | 89174 |
| 17 | Lancaster County | 86346 |
| 18 | Oconee County | 75908 |
| 19 | Greenwood County | 69992 |
| 20 | Darlington County | 67539 |
| 21 | Laurens County | 66459 |
| 22 | Kershaw County | 63677 |
| 23 | Georgetown County | 61506 |
| 24 | Cherokee County | 56534 |
| 25 | Chesterfield County | 46161 |
| 26 | Newberry County | 37787 |
| 27 | Colleton County | 37444 |
| 28 | Clarendon County | 34037 |
| 29 | Williamsburg County | 32515 |
| 30 | Chester County | 32420 |
| 31 | Marion County | 31769 |
| 32 | Dillon County | 31138 |
| 33 | Union County | 27731 |
| 34 | Marlboro County | 27594 |
| 35 | Jasper County | 27490 |
| 36 | Edgefield County | 26789 |
| 37 | Abbeville County | 24814 |
| 38 | Fairfield County | 22899 |
| 39 | Barnwell County | 21791 |
| 40 | Saluda County | 20155 |
| 41 | Hampton County | 19969 |
| 42 | Lee County | 17813 |
| 43 | Calhoun County | 14758 |
| 44 | Bamberg County | 14676 |
| 45 | McCormick County | 9671 |
| 46 | Allendale County | 9435 |