Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Population in 2016

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Population for South Carolina was 4.96M. Among all South Carolina counties, Greenville County had the highest population (499.60K), followed by Richland County (409.57K), and Charleston County (397.43K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all South Carolina counties.

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Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Population in 2016
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Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Population in 2016
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1 Greenville County 499595
2 Richland County 409569
3 Charleston County 397433
4 Horry County 321542
5 Spartanburg County 301027
6 Lexington County 286521
7 York County 258140
8 Berkeley County 208798
9 Anderson County 195672
10 Beaufort County 183808
11 Aiken County 167328
12 Dorchester County 156418
13 Florence County 138665
14 Pickens County 123180
15 Sumter County 107257
16 Lancaster County 89953
17 Orangeburg County 88421
18 Oconee County 76508
19 Greenwood County 70175
20 Darlington County 67310
21 Laurens County 66651
22 Kershaw County 64337
23 Georgetown County 61609
24 Cherokee County 56730
25 Chesterfield County 46134
26 Newberry County 37957
27 Colleton County 37603
28 Clarendon County 34283
29 Chester County 32299
30 Williamsburg County 31876
31 Marion County 31772
32 Dillon County 30695
33 Jasper County 28122
34 Union County 27651
35 Marlboro County 27023
36 Edgefield County 26637
37 Abbeville County 24688
38 Fairfield County 22651
39 Barnwell County 21610
40 Saluda County 20171
41 Hampton County 19804
42 Lee County 17508
43 Calhoun County 14754
44 Bamberg County 14478
45 McCormick County 9597
46 Allendale County 9071