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Fastest growing, South Carolina cities · 2020

South Carolina cities ranked by population growth from the 2010 census to 2020. This list covers the 98 cities in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Hardeeville, SCSC16,459+153.2%+1054%

02Blythewood, SCSC7,233+134.6%+481%

03Fort Mill, SCSC38,673+126.8%+135%

04Bluffton, SCSC36,807+121.2%+54%

05Lyman, SCSC7,103+90.3%+356%

06Travelers Rest, SCSC9,135+70.2%+109%

07Moncks Corner, SCSC20,612+68.6%+1015%

08Tega Cay, SCSC14,457+68.4%+161%

09Lake Wylie, SCSC16,006+54.5%+334%

10Lake Murray of Richland, SCSC7,023+47.9%–

11Conway, SCSC30,627+45.3%+126%

12Forestbrook, SCSC7,479+44.3%+45%

13Greer, SCSC50,007+38.4%−39%

14North Myrtle Beach, SCSC21,346+36.6%+35%

15Lugoff, SCSC9,786+34.4%−65%

16Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,469+33.8%−42%

17Fountain Inn, SCSC14,722+33.6%−10%

18Port Royal, SCSC16,648+33.2%+3%

19Lexington, SCSC25,729+31.9%−84%

20Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,937+31.6%−476%

21Clover, SCSC7,659+31.0%+111%

22Little River, SCSC11,771+30.7%−66%

23Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,044+29.1%−58%

24Simpsonville, SCSC28,459+28.1%+24%

25Goose Creek, SCSC52,010+27.8%+52%

26Valley Falls, SCSC8,239+27.2%+96%

27Clemson, SCSC18,941+27.2%+262%

28Boiling Springs, SCSC12,936+26.6%+3%

29Five Forks, SCSC18,656+25.4%–

30Oak Grove, SCSC12,256+25.3%–

31Charleston, SCSC159,423+25.1%+24%

32Greenville, SCSC75,310+21.1%−639%

33Red Hill, SCSC15,920+20.3%−72%

34North Charleston, SCSC129,245+17.8%+32%

35Summerville, SCSC53,177+17.3%−25%

36Parker, SCSC12,898+17.3%−713%

37West Columbia, SCSC18,489+16.2%−31%

38Easley, SCSC27,319+14.6%−12%

39North Augusta, SCSC26,982+14.2%−1%

40Camden, SCSC9,201+13.9%−6745%

41Red Bank, SCSC11,314+13.6%−72%

42Hollywood, SCSC5,652+13.3%−84%

43Hanahan, SCSC22,415+12.9%−813%

44Ladson, SCSC16,140+12.8%−740%

45Rock Hill, SCSC75,911+12.4%−36%

46Socastee, SCSC23,796+11.3%−69%

47Garden City, SCSC11,591+11.1%−77%

48Beaufort, SCSC15,775+10.1%−71%

49Cayce, SCSC13,680+10.0%+13%

50York, SCSC10,620+9.9%+141%

51Welcome, SCSC6,527+9.4%−465%

52Seneca, SCSC9,424+9.2%−1064%

53Centerville, SCSC7,049+9.1%+40%

54Sans Souci, SCSC7,665+9.0%+207%

55Berea, SCSC16,862+9.0%+95%

56Aiken, SCSC33,808+8.5%−69%

57Mauldin, SCSC31,465+8.0%−74%

58Florence, SCSC41,231+7.7%+426%

59Taylors, SCSC24,505+7.4%+188%

60Sumter, SCSC43,094+7.3%−232%

61Piedmont, SCSC5,462+6.0%−61%

62Columbia, SCSC147,035+5.7%−69%

63Gantt, SCSC15,401+5.5%+968%

64Anderson, SCSC31,323+5.3%−308%

65Spartanburg, SCSC39,978+4.6%−153%

66Irmo, SCSC12,204+4.3%−299%

67Wade Hampton, SCSC20,898+4.2%–

68Newberry, SCSC10,891+4.0%+935%

69Woodruff, SCSC6,026+3.0%−196%

70Gaffney, SCSC12,583+2.8%−309%

71Walterboro, SCSC5,485+2.7%−144%

72Dentsville, SCSC15,209+2.6%−73%

73Forest Acres, SCSC10,390+2.5%−95%

74Homeland Park, SCSC6,632+2.4%−167%

75Laurens, SCSC9,327+2.1%−6%

76Central, SCSC5,298+1.7%−95%

77Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,196+1.5%−96%

78St. Andrews, SCSC19,868+0.9%−106%

79Lancaster, SCSC9,623-0.8%−91%

80Woodfield, SCSC9,465-1.1%−126%

81Batesburg-Leesville, SCSC5,346-1.7%–

82Darlington, SCSC6,075-2.2%−72%

83Union, SCSC8,077-2.6%−76%

84Burton, SCSC6,912-2.9%−234%

85Greenwood, SCSC22,745-2.9%−148%

86Seven Oaks, SCSC15,921-3.2%–

87Hartsville, SCSC7,374-4.1%−58%

88Orangeburg, SCSC13,383-5.2%−27%

89Sangaree, SCSC8,681-5.3%–

90Dillon, SCSC6,227-6.0%−21%

91Chester, SCSC5,324-6.0%−25%

92Marion, SCSC6,028-7.1%−12%

93Belvedere, SCSC5,180-7.1%−13%

94Georgetown, SCSC8,869-8.3%+39%

95Clinton, SCSC7,918-10.1%–

96Lake City, SCSC5,940-11.6%+23%

97Laurel Bay, SCSC5,882-13.7%−141%

98Bennettsville, SCSC7,565-22.6%−2739%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS