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Fastest growing, South Carolina counties · 2000

South Carolina counties ranked by population growth from the 1990 census to 2000. 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 –

01Beaufort County, SCSC204,433+39.9%–

02Horry County, SCSC427,551+36.5%–

03Edgefield County, SCSC29,808+33.9%–

04Jasper County, SCSC38,533+33.5%–

05Lexington County, SCSC317,588+28.9%–

06York County, SCSC306,887+25.2%–

07Kershaw County, SCSC73,166+20.8%–

08Georgetown County, SCSC65,912+20.5%–

09Laurens County, SCSC71,848+19.8%–

10Calhoun County, SCSC14,188+19.1%–

11Greenville County, SCSC583,125+18.6%–

12Cherokee County, SCSC58,275+18.0%–

13Pickens County, SCSC139,198+18.0%–

14Aiken County, SCSC181,515+17.9%–

15Hampton County, SCSC18,174+17.6%–

16Saluda County, SCSC19,680+17.3%–

17Dorchester County, SCSC178,397+16.1%–

18Barnwell County, SCSC20,653+15.7%–

19Oconee County, SCSC83,775+15.2%–

20Clarendon County, SCSC31,043+14.2%–

21Anderson County, SCSC219,930+14.1%–

22Lancaster County, SCSC114,296+12.5%–

23McCormick County, SCSC10,215+12.3%–

24Richland County, SCSC434,956+12.2%–

25Spartanburg County, SCSC380,857+11.9%–

26Colleton County, SCSC39,382+11.3%–

27Greenwood County, SCSC70,379+11.3%–

28Chesterfield County, SCSC44,740+10.9%–

29Berkeley County, SCSC274,666+10.8%–

30Florence County, SCSC138,504+10.0%–

31Abbeville County, SCSC24,836+9.7%–

32Lee County, SCSC15,730+9.1%–

33Darlington County, SCSC62,888+9.0%–

34Newberry County, SCSC39,561+8.9%–

35Orangeburg County, SCSC83,177+8.0%–

36Chester County, SCSC33,001+5.9%–

37Dillon County, SCSC27,458+5.5%–

38Fairfield County, SCSC20,340+5.2%–

39Charleston County, SCSC436,200+5.1%–

40Marion County, SCSC28,242+4.6%–

41Sumter County, SCSC105,067+2.0%–

42Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662+1.1%–

43Bamberg County, SCSC12,796-1.4%–

44Union County, SCSC26,799-1.5%–

45Marlboro County, SCSC25,488-1.8%–

46Allendale County, SCSC7,355-4.4%–

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