Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Population in 2019

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the Population for South Carolina was 5.16M. Among all South Carolina counties, Greenville County had the highest population (524.75K), followed by Richland County (417.03K), and Charleston County (412.62K).

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 2019
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Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Population in 2019
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1 Greenville County 524748
2 Richland County 417027
3 Charleston County 412615
4 Horry County 354418
5 Spartanburg County 320254
6 Lexington County 299421
7 York County 281499
8 Berkeley County 228952
9 Anderson County 202424
10 Beaufort County 192638
11 Aiken County 171300
12 Dorchester County 163517
13 Florence County 138128
14 Pickens County 126974
15 Sumter County 106635
16 Lancaster County 98280
17 Orangeburg County 86231
18 Oconee County 79450
19 Greenwood County 70963
20 Laurens County 67448
21 Kershaw County 66748
22 Darlington County 66656
23 Georgetown County 63025
24 Cherokee County 57331
25 Chesterfield County 45631
26 Newberry County 38408
27 Colleton County 37705
28 Clarendon County 33803
29 Chester County 32186
30 Marion County 30565
31 Dillon County 30352
32 Jasper County 30294
33 Williamsburg County 30256
34 Edgefield County 27349
35 Union County 27221
36 Marlboro County 26157
37 Abbeville County 24584
38 Fairfield County 22322
39 Barnwell County 20924
40 Saluda County 20381
41 Hampton County 19316
42 Lee County 16856
43 Calhoun County 14513
44 Bamberg County 14108
45 McCormick County 9462
46 Allendale County 8627