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Total Population in South Carolina, by County

Total Population for every county in South Carolina, ranked. The highest is Greenville County at 548,166 and the lowest is Allendale County at 7,661.

South Carolina: 5,296,225 · United States: 334,922,499 · median county in South Carolina: 56,647

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#County Total Population
1Greenville County548,166
2Richland County422,117
3Charleston County420,264
4Horry County383,016
5Spartanburg County347,852
6Lexington County304,887
7York County293,673
8Berkeley County246,802
9Anderson County210,478
10Beaufort County195,289
11Aiken County174,160
12Dorchester County167,201
13Florence County137,117
14Pickens County134,629
15Sumter County104,725
16Lancaster County104,475
17Orangeburg County83,253
18Oconee County80,469
19Greenwood County69,489
20Laurens County68,666
21Kershaw County68,314
22Georgetown County64,811
23Darlington County62,558
24Cherokee County56,647
25Chesterfield County43,784
26Colleton County38,783
27Newberry County38,435
28Chester County32,182
29Jasper County32,166
30Clarendon County30,986
31Williamsburg County30,282
32Marion County28,664
33Dillon County27,862
34Edgefield County27,476
35Union County26,885
36Marlboro County25,975
37Abbeville County24,420
38Fairfield County20,550
39Barnwell County20,521
40Saluda County19,131
41Hampton County18,254
42Lee County16,166
43Calhoun County14,182
44Bamberg County13,042
45McCormick County9,760
46Allendale County7,661

Everyone living in the area, from the 5-year American Community Survey.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

South Carolina ranks 23rd of 52 states for total population.

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