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Fastest growing, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by population growth from the 2020 census to 2025. This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Jasper County, SCSC38,533+33.8%+1%

02Horry County, SCSC427,551+21.8%−40%

03Berkeley County, SCSC274,666+19.5%+81%

04Lancaster County, SCSC114,296+19.0%+52%

05Edgefield County, SCSC29,808+16.2%−52%

06Spartanburg County, SCSC380,857+16.1%+35%

07Kershaw County, SCSC73,166+11.9%−43%

08Greenville County, SCSC583,125+11.0%−41%

09Dorchester County, SCSC178,397+10.4%−35%

10Beaufort County, SCSC204,433+9.3%−77%

11York County, SCSC306,887+8.8%−65%

12Lexington County, SCSC317,588+8.0%−72%

13Anderson County, SCSC219,930+8.0%−44%

14Aiken County, SCSC181,515+7.5%−58%

15McCormick County, SCSC10,215+7.2%−41%

16Charleston County, SCSC436,200+6.9%+35%

17Oconee County, SCSC83,775+6.6%−57%

18Laurens County, SCSC71,848+6.4%−68%

19Pickens County, SCSC139,198+5.9%−67%

20Newberry County, SCSC39,561+4.9%−45%

21Richland County, SCSC434,956+4.5%−63%

22Saluda County, SCSC19,680+4.3%−75%

23Georgetown County, SCSC65,912+4.0%−81%

24Cherokee County, SCSC58,275+3.7%−80%

25Chesterfield County, SCSC44,740+3.4%−69%

26Abbeville County, SCSC24,836+2.2%−77%

27Chester County, SCSC33,001+2.2%−63%

28Colleton County, SCSC39,382+2.0%−82%

29Greenwood County, SCSC70,379+1.5%−87%

30Florence County, SCSC138,504+1.1%−89%

31Calhoun County, SCSC14,188+0.5%−97%

32Barnwell County, SCSC20,653+0.3%−98%

33Darlington County, SCSC62,888-0.0%−100%

34Clarendon County, SCSC31,043-0.3%−102%

35Sumter County, SCSC105,067-0.5%−124%

36Orangeburg County, SCSC83,177-1.2%−116%

37Union County, SCSC26,799-1.6%+9%

38Hampton County, SCSC18,174-2.1%−112%

39Fairfield County, SCSC20,340-2.9%−156%

40Dillon County, SCSC27,458-2.9%−153%

41Marion County, SCSC28,242-3.2%−170%

42Bamberg County, SCSC12,796-3.9%+168%

43Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662-4.4%−503%

44Marlboro County, SCSC25,488-4.4%+139%

45Lee County, SCSC15,730-4.8%−153%

46Allendale County, SCSC7,355-8.5%+95%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES