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Fastest growing, South Carolina cities · 2010

South Carolina cities ranked by population growth from the 2000 census to 2010. This list covers the 97 cities in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Blythewood, SCSC7,233+1096.5%+1073.3 pts

02Bluffton, SCSC36,807+882.7%+803.9 pts

03Lake Wylie, SCSC16,006+188.8%+176.3 pts

04Port Royal, SCSC16,648+170.3%+138.0 pts

05Tega Cay, SCSC14,457+88.4%+62.2 pts

06Lexington, SCSC25,729+82.5%−115.3 pts

07Boiling Springs, SCSC12,936+80.9%+55.1 pts

08Five Forks, SCSC18,656+75.3%–

09Hardeeville, SCSC16,459+64.6%+51.4 pts

10Valley Falls, SCSC8,239+57.9%+44.0 pts

11Summerville, SCSC53,177+56.4%+33.2 pts

12Lake Murray of Richland, SCSC7,023+55.5%–

13Greer, SCSC50,007+51.5%−11.7 pts

14Mauldin, SCSC31,465+50.3%+19.0 pts

15Central, SCSC5,298+46.5%+14.9 pts

16Conway, SCSC30,627+45.1%+25.0 pts

17Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,469+42.5%−15.6 pts

18Fort Mill, SCSC38,673+42.5%−11.4 pts

19Socastee, SCSC23,796+39.6%+2.5 pts

20Hanahan, SCSC22,415+39.1%+40.9 pts

21Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,044+36.7%−31.7 pts

22Forestbrook, SCSC7,479+36.0%+5.5 pts

23Rock Hill, SCSC75,911+32.9%+13.4 pts

24Moncks Corner, SCSC20,612+32.5%+26.3 pts

25Fountain Inn, SCSC14,722+29.6%−7.6 pts

26Little River, SCSC11,771+27.5%−63.3 pts

27Centerville, SCSC7,049+27.1%+20.6 pts

28Simpsonville, SCSC28,459+27.1%+4.5 pts

29Clover, SCSC7,659+26.9%+12.3 pts

30Red Hill, SCSC15,920+25.8%−46.1 pts

31Oak Grove, SCSC12,256+25.8%–

32North Myrtle Beach, SCSC21,346+25.3%−1.8 pts

33Charleston, SCSC159,423+24.2%+4.1 pts

34Goose Creek, SCSC52,010+23.0%+4.8 pts

35Florence, SCSC41,231+22.5%+21.0 pts

36North Charleston, SCSC129,245+22.4%+8.9 pts

37Lyman, SCSC7,103+22.0%+2.1 pts

38North Augusta, SCSC26,982+21.5%+7.1 pts

39Hollywood, SCSC5,652+19.5%−64.3 pts

40Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,937+19.1%+27.5 pts

41Lugoff, SCSC9,786+18.4%−79.7 pts

42Aiken, SCSC33,808+16.5%−11.0 pts

43Clemson, SCSC18,941+16.5%+9.0 pts

44West Columbia, SCSC18,489+14.7%−8.7 pts

45Easley, SCSC27,319+12.6%−4.0 pts

46Travelers Rest, SCSC9,135+11.6%−21.9 pts

47Columbia, SCSC147,035+11.2%−7.4 pts

48York, SCSC10,620+10.8%+6.6 pts

49Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,196+9.6%−33.4 pts

50Orangeburg, SCSC13,383+9.4%+16.5 pts

51Red Bank, SCSC11,314+9.1%−38.9 pts

52Piedmont, SCSC5,462+8.9%−6.5 pts

53Dentsville, SCSC15,209+8.1%−1.8 pts

54Dillon, SCSC6,227+7.5%+15.0 pts

55Taylors, SCSC24,505+7.4%+4.8 pts

56Parker, SCSC12,898+6.2%+9.1 pts

57Seneca, SCSC9,424+5.9%+6.8 pts

58Greenwood, SCSC22,745+5.2%−0.9 pts

59Clinton, SCSC7,918+4.9%–

60Walterboro, SCSC5,485+4.8%+10.9 pts

61Anderson, SCSC31,323+4.6%+7.2 pts

62Welcome, SCSC6,527+4.4%+6.9 pts

63Greenville, SCSC75,310+4.3%+8.2 pts

64Lancaster, SCSC9,623+4.3%+13.2 pts

65Ladson, SCSC16,140+4.0%+6.0 pts

66Cayce, SCSC13,680+3.1%−5.7 pts

67Lake City, SCSC5,940+3.0%+12.5 pts

68Belvedere, SCSC5,180+2.9%+11.0 pts

69Hartsville, SCSC7,374+2.8%+12.5 pts

70Georgetown, SCSC8,869+2.4%+8.3 pts

71Camden, SCSC9,201+2.3%+2.5 pts

72Sumter, SCSC43,094+2.2%+7.7 pts

73Gantt, SCSC15,401+1.9%+1.4 pts

74Berea, SCSC16,862+1.0%−3.6 pts

75Wade Hampton, SCSC20,898+0.8%–

76Woodfield, SCSC9,465+0.7%−3.5 pts

77Irmo, SCSC12,204+0.5%+2.7 pts

78Sans Souci, SCSC7,665+0.4%−2.5 pts

79Homeland Park, SCSC6,632-0.6%+2.9 pts

80Marion, SCSC6,028-1.5%+6.6 pts

81Garden City, SCSC11,591-1.6%−50.0 pts

82Forest Acres, SCSC10,390-1.9%−48.6 pts

83Batesburg-Leesville, SCSC5,346-2.8%–

84Burton, SCSC6,912-2.8%−5.0 pts

85Newberry, SCSC10,891-2.9%−3.3 pts

86Woodruff, SCSC6,026-3.3%−0.2 pts

87Bennettsville, SCSC7,565-3.8%−4.6 pts

88Seven Oaks, SCSC15,921-3.9%–

89Gaffney, SCSC12,583-4.3%−2.9 pts

90Beaufort, SCSC15,775-4.5%−39.8 pts

91Union, SCSC8,077-4.5%+6.4 pts

92St. Andrews, SCSC19,868-6.1%+9.0 pts

93Darlington, SCSC6,075-6.4%+1.7 pts

94Spartanburg, SCSC39,978-6.7%+2.0 pts

95Laurens, SCSC9,327-7.8%−10.1 pts

96Laurel Bay, SCSC5,882-11.1%−44.3 pts

97Chester, SCSC5,324-13.4%−5.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS