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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%+0.3 pts

02Horry County, SCSC427,551+21.8%−14.7 pts

03Berkeley County, SCSC274,666+19.5%+8.7 pts

04Lancaster County, SCSC114,296+19.0%+6.5 pts

05Edgefield County, SCSC29,808+16.2%−17.7 pts

06Spartanburg County, SCSC380,857+16.1%+4.2 pts

07Kershaw County, SCSC73,166+11.9%−8.9 pts

08Greenville County, SCSC583,125+11.0%−7.6 pts

09Dorchester County, SCSC178,397+10.4%−5.6 pts

10Beaufort County, SCSC204,433+9.3%−30.7 pts

11York County, SCSC306,887+8.8%−16.4 pts

12Lexington County, SCSC317,588+8.0%−20.9 pts

13Anderson County, SCSC219,930+8.0%−6.2 pts

14Aiken County, SCSC181,515+7.5%−10.3 pts

15McCormick County, SCSC10,215+7.2%−5.1 pts

16Charleston County, SCSC436,200+6.9%+1.8 pts

17Oconee County, SCSC83,775+6.6%−8.6 pts

18Laurens County, SCSC71,848+6.4%−13.4 pts

19Pickens County, SCSC139,198+5.9%−12.0 pts

20Newberry County, SCSC39,561+4.9%−4.0 pts

21Richland County, SCSC434,956+4.5%−7.7 pts

22Saluda County, SCSC19,680+4.3%−12.9 pts

23Georgetown County, SCSC65,912+4.0%−16.6 pts

24Cherokee County, SCSC58,275+3.7%−14.4 pts

25Chesterfield County, SCSC44,740+3.4%−7.5 pts

26Abbeville County, SCSC24,836+2.2%−7.4 pts

27Chester County, SCSC33,001+2.2%−3.7 pts

28Colleton County, SCSC39,382+2.0%−9.3 pts

29Greenwood County, SCSC70,379+1.5%−9.8 pts

30Florence County, SCSC138,504+1.1%−8.9 pts

31Calhoun County, SCSC14,188+0.5%−18.6 pts

32Barnwell County, SCSC20,653+0.3%−15.4 pts

33Darlington County, SCSC62,888-0.0%−9.0 pts

34Clarendon County, SCSC31,043-0.3%−14.6 pts

35Sumter County, SCSC105,067-0.5%−2.4 pts

36Orangeburg County, SCSC83,177-1.2%−9.2 pts

37Union County, SCSC26,799-1.6%−0.1 pts

38Hampton County, SCSC18,174-2.1%−19.6 pts

39Fairfield County, SCSC20,340-2.9%−8.1 pts

40Dillon County, SCSC27,458-2.9%−8.5 pts

41Marion County, SCSC28,242-3.2%−7.8 pts

42Bamberg County, SCSC12,796-3.9%−2.4 pts

43Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662-4.4%−5.5 pts

44Marlboro County, SCSC25,488-4.4%−2.6 pts

45Lee County, SCSC15,730-4.8%−14.0 pts

46Allendale County, SCSC7,355-8.5%−4.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES