Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Population in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Population for South Carolina was 5.37M. Among all South Carolina counties, Greenville County had the highest population (558.04K), followed by Richland County (425.14K), and Charleston County (424.37K).

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 2023
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Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Population in 2023
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1 Greenville County 558036
2 Richland County 425138
3 Charleston County 424367
4 Horry County 397478
5 Spartanburg County 356698
6 Lexington County 309528
7 York County 298320
8 Berkeley County 255217
9 Anderson County 213076
10 Beaufort County 198979
11 Aiken County 177130
12 Dorchester County 169833
13 Florence County 137214
14 Pickens County 135495
15 Lancaster County 108215
16 Sumter County 104165
17 Orangeburg County 82820
18 Oconee County 81221
19 Kershaw County 69905
20 Greenwood County 69460
21 Laurens County 68873
22 Georgetown County 65731
23 Darlington County 62416
24 Cherokee County 56714
25 Chesterfield County 44031
26 Colleton County 38874
27 Newberry County 38825
28 Jasper County 33544
29 Chester County 32226
30 Clarendon County 31004
31 Williamsburg County 29891
32 Marion County 28508
33 Dillon County 27698
34 Edgefield County 27607
35 Union County 26629
36 Marlboro County 25704
37 Abbeville County 24434
38 Barnwell County 20447
39 Fairfield County 20422
40 Saluda County 19123
41 Hampton County 18122
42 Lee County 15967
43 Calhoun County 14186
44 Bamberg County 12974
45 McCormick County 9941
46 Allendale County 7369