Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Population in 2024

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2024, the Population for South Carolina was 5.48M. Among all South Carolina counties, Greenville County had the highest population (570.75K), followed by Charleston County (431.00K), and Richland County (430.65K).

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 2024
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Rank County Population
1 Greenville County 570745
2 Charleston County 431001
3 Richland County 430651
4 Horry County 413391
5 Spartanburg County 369256
6 Lexington County 313774
7 York County 303001
8 Berkeley County 264276
9 Anderson County 217183
10 Beaufort County 201775
11 Aiken County 179245
12 Dorchester County 174663
13 Pickens County 138207
14 Florence County 138049
15 Lancaster County 111652
16 Sumter County 104776
17 Orangeburg County 83129
18 Oconee County 82475
19 Kershaw County 71698
20 Laurens County 70545
21 Greenwood County 70041
22 Georgetown County 66035
23 Darlington County 62425
24 Cherokee County 57770
25 Chesterfield County 44488
26 Colleton County 39259
27 Newberry County 39203
28 Jasper County 35618
29 Chester County 32323
30 Clarendon County 31030
31 Williamsburg County 29865
32 Edgefield County 29455
33 Marion County 28368
34 Dillon County 27577
35 Union County 26678
36 Marlboro County 25498
37 Abbeville County 24607
38 Barnwell County 20495
39 Fairfield County 20369
40 Saluda County 19452
41 Hampton County 18172
42 Lee County 15958
43 Calhoun County 14249
44 Bamberg County 12870
45 McCormick County 9983
46 Allendale County 7551