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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. The median across all 46 is +4.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Edgefield County, SC, up 23 places to #5.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01▲7Jasper County, SCSC38,533+33.8%+0.3 pts

02▼1Horry County, SCSC427,551+21.8%−14.7 pts

03▼1Berkeley County, SCSC274,666+19.5%+8.7 pts

04▼1Lancaster County, SCSC114,296+19.0%+6.5 pts

05▲23Edgefield County, SCSC29,808+16.2%−17.7 pts

06▲3Spartanburg County, SCSC380,857+16.1%+4.2 pts

07▲8Kershaw County, SCSC73,166+11.9%−8.9 pts

08▼1Greenville County, SCSC583,125+11.0%−7.6 pts

09▼4Dorchester County, SCSC178,397+10.4%−5.6 pts

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

11▼7York County, SCSC306,887+8.8%−16.4 pts

12▼1Lexington County, SCSC317,588+8.0%−20.9 pts

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

14▲3Aiken County, SCSC181,515+7.5%−10.3 pts

15▲16McCormick County, SCSC10,215+7.2%−5.1 pts

16▼10Charleston County, SCSC436,200+6.9%+1.8 pts

17▼1Oconee County, SCSC83,775+6.6%−8.6 pts

18▲2Laurens County, SCSC71,848+6.4%−13.4 pts

19▼7Pickens County, SCSC139,198+5.9%−12.0 pts

20▲1Newberry County, SCSC39,561+4.9%−4.0 pts

21▼7Richland County, SCSC434,956+4.5%−7.7 pts

22▲7Saluda County, SCSC19,680+4.3%−12.9 pts

23▼5Georgetown County, SCSC65,912+4.0%−16.6 pts

24▼5Cherokee County, SCSC58,275+3.7%−14.4 pts

25▲8Chesterfield County, SCSC44,740+3.4%−7.5 pts

26▲1Abbeville County, SCSC24,836+2.2%−7.4 pts

27▼1Chester County, SCSC33,001+2.2%−3.7 pts

28▼4Colleton County, SCSC39,382+2.0%−9.3 pts

29▼6Greenwood County, SCSC70,379+1.5%−9.8 pts

30▼8Florence County, SCSC138,504+1.1%−8.9 pts

31▲1Calhoun County, SCSC14,188+0.5%−18.6 pts

32▲5Barnwell County, SCSC20,653+0.3%−15.4 pts

33▲2Darlington County, SCSC62,888-0.0%−9.0 pts

34▲5Clarendon County, SCSC31,043-0.3%−14.6 pts

35▼10Sumter County, SCSC105,067-0.5%−2.4 pts

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

37▼7Union County, SCSC26,799-1.6%−0.1 pts

38▲4Hampton County, SCSC18,174-2.1%−19.6 pts

39▲4Fairfield County, SCSC20,340-2.9%−8.1 pts

40▲1Dillon County, SCSC27,458-2.9%−8.5 pts

41▼1Marion County, SCSC28,242-3.2%−7.8 pts

42▲3Bamberg County, SCSC12,796-3.9%−2.4 pts

43▼5Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662-4.4%−5.5 pts

44▼10Marlboro County, SCSC25,488-4.4%−2.6 pts

45▼1Lee County, SCSC15,730-4.8%−14.0 pts

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

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES