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Fastest growing, South Carolina cities · 2000

South Carolina cities ranked by population growth since the prior decennial census. This list covers the 90 cities in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Lexington, SCSC25,729+197.8%+0%

02Lugoff, SCSC9,786+98.1%+0%

03Little River, SCSC11,771+90.8%+0%

04Hollywood, SCSC5,652+83.8%+0%

05Bluffton, SCSC36,807+78.8%+0%

06Red Hill, SCSC15,920+71.9%+0%

07Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,044+68.4%+0%

08Greer, SCSC50,007+63.2%+0%

09Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,469+58.1%+0%

10Fort Mill, SCSC38,673+53.9%+0%

11Garden City, SCSC11,591+48.4%+0%

12Red Bank, SCSC11,314+48.1%+0%

13Forest Acres, SCSC10,390+46.7%+0%

14Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,196+42.9%+0%

15Fountain Inn, SCSC14,722+37.2%+0%

16Socastee, SCSC23,796+37.1%+0%

17Beaufort, SCSC15,775+35.2%+0%

18Travelers Rest, SCSC9,135+33.6%+0%

19Laurel Bay, SCSC5,882+33.2%+0%

20Port Royal, SCSC16,648+32.3%+0%

21Central, SCSC5,298+31.6%+0%

22Mauldin, SCSC31,465+31.4%+0%

23Forestbrook, SCSC7,479+30.5%+0%

24Aiken, SCSC33,808+27.5%+0%

25North Myrtle Beach, SCSC21,346+27.1%+0%

26Tega Cay, SCSC14,457+26.2%+0%

27Boiling Springs, SCSC12,936+25.8%+0%

28West Columbia, SCSC18,489+23.4%+0%

29Blythewood, SCSC7,233+23.2%+0%

30Summerville, SCSC53,177+23.1%+0%

31Simpsonville, SCSC28,459+22.6%+0%

32Charleston, SCSC159,423+20.2%+0%

33Conway, SCSC30,627+20.1%+0%

34Lyman, SCSC7,103+19.8%+0%

35Rock Hill, SCSC75,911+19.5%+0%

36Columbia, SCSC147,035+18.6%+0%

37Goose Creek, SCSC52,010+18.3%+0%

38Easley, SCSC27,319+16.6%+0%

39Piedmont, SCSC5,462+15.5%+0%

40Clover, SCSC7,659+14.7%+0%

41North Augusta, SCSC26,982+14.4%+0%

42Valley Falls, SCSC8,239+13.9%+0%

43North Charleston, SCSC129,245+13.5%+0%

44Hardeeville, SCSC16,459+13.3%+0%

45Lake Wylie, SCSC16,006+12.5%+0%

46Dentsville, SCSC15,209+9.9%+0%

47Cayce, SCSC13,680+8.8%+0%

48Clemson, SCSC18,941+7.5%+0%

49Centerville, SCSC7,049+6.5%+0%

50Moncks Corner, SCSC20,612+6.2%+0%

51Greenwood, SCSC22,745+6.1%+0%

52Berea, SCSC16,862+4.6%+0%

53Woodfield, SCSC9,465+4.2%+0%

54York, SCSC10,620+4.1%+0%

55Sans Souci, SCSC7,665+2.9%+0%

56Taylors, SCSC24,505+2.6%+0%

57Laurens, SCSC9,327+2.3%+0%

58Burton, SCSC6,912+2.1%+0%

59Florence, SCSC41,231+1.5%+0%

60Bennettsville, SCSC7,565+0.9%+0%

61Gantt, SCSC15,401+0.5%+0%

62Newberry, SCSC10,891+0.4%+0%

63Camden, SCSC9,201-0.2%+0%

64Seneca, SCSC9,424-1.0%+0%

65Gaffney, SCSC12,583-1.3%+0%

66Hanahan, SCSC22,415-1.8%+0%

67Ladson, SCSC16,140-2.0%+0%

68Irmo, SCSC12,204-2.1%+0%

69Anderson, SCSC31,323-2.6%+0%

70Welcome, SCSC6,527-2.6%+0%

71Parker, SCSC12,898-2.8%+0%

72Woodruff, SCSC6,026-3.1%+0%

73Homeland Park, SCSC6,632-3.5%+0%

74Greenville, SCSC75,310-3.9%+0%

75Sumter, SCSC43,094-5.5%+0%

76Georgetown, SCSC8,869-6.0%+0%

77Walterboro, SCSC5,485-6.2%+0%

78Orangeburg, SCSC13,383-7.1%+0%

79Dillon, SCSC6,227-7.5%+0%

80Chester, SCSC5,324-8.0%+0%

81Marion, SCSC6,028-8.0%+0%

82Darlington, SCSC6,075-8.1%+0%

83Belvedere, SCSC5,180-8.2%+0%

84Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,937-8.4%+0%

85Spartanburg, SCSC39,978-8.7%+0%

86Lancaster, SCSC9,623-8.9%+0%

87Lake City, SCSC5,940-9.4%+0%

88Hartsville, SCSC7,374-9.7%+0%

89Union, SCSC8,077-10.9%+0%

90St. Andrews, SCSC19,868-15.1%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES