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
Greenville
558.04K
Richland
425.14K
Charleston
424.37K
Horry
397.48K
Spartanburg
356.70K
Lexington
309.53K
York
298.32K
Berkeley
255.22K
Anderson
213.08K
Beaufort
198.98K
Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Population in 2023
Rank
County
Population
1 Greenville County 558,036
2 Richland County 425,138
3 Charleston County 424,367
4 Horry County 397,478
5 Spartanburg County 356,698
6 Lexington County 309,528
7 York County 298,320
8 Berkeley County 255,217
9 Anderson County 213,076
10 Beaufort County 198,979
11 Aiken County 177,130
12 Dorchester County 169,833
13 Florence County 137,214
14 Pickens County 135,495
15 Lancaster County 108,215
16 Sumter County 104,165
17 Orangeburg County 82,820
18 Oconee County 81,221
19 Kershaw County 69,905
20 Greenwood County 69,460
21 Laurens County 68,873
22 Georgetown County 65,731
23 Darlington County 62,416
24 Cherokee County 56,714
25 Chesterfield County 44,031
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