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Fastest growing, South Carolina counties · 2010

South Carolina counties ranked by population growth from the 2000 census to 2010. 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

01Dorchester County, SCSC178,397+41.6%+159%

02York County, SCSC306,887+37.3%+48%

03Horry County, SCSC427,551+37.0%+1%

04Beaufort County, SCSC204,433+34.1%−14%

05Lancaster County, SCSC114,296+24.9%+99%

06Berkeley County, SCSC274,666+24.7%+129%

07Lexington County, SCSC317,588+21.5%−26%

08Richland County, SCSC434,956+19.9%+63%

09Jasper County, SCSC38,533+19.8%−41%

10Greenville County, SCSC583,125+18.9%+2%

11Kershaw County, SCSC73,166+17.2%−17%

12Charleston County, SCSC436,200+13.0%+157%

13Anderson County, SCSC219,930+12.9%−9%

14Aiken County, SCSC181,515+12.3%−31%

15Oconee County, SCSC83,775+12.2%−20%

16Spartanburg County, SCSC380,857+12.0%+1%

17Edgefield County, SCSC29,808+9.7%−71%

18Chesterfield County, SCSC44,740+9.3%−15%

19Florence County, SCSC138,504+8.8%−11%

20Georgetown County, SCSC65,912+7.8%−62%

21Pickens County, SCSC139,198+7.6%−57%

22Clarendon County, SCSC31,043+7.6%−47%

23Cherokee County, SCSC58,275+5.3%−70%

24Greenwood County, SCSC70,379+5.1%−55%

25Dillon County, SCSC27,458+4.4%−21%

26Newberry County, SCSC39,561+3.9%−56%

27Saluda County, SCSC19,680+3.6%−79%

28McCormick County, SCSC10,215+2.8%−78%

29Sumter County, SCSC105,067+2.7%+37%

30Fairfield County, SCSC20,340+2.1%−59%

31Darlington County, SCSC62,888+1.9%−79%

32Colleton County, SCSC39,382+1.6%−85%

33Orangeburg County, SCSC83,177+1.0%−87%

34Marlboro County, SCSC25,488+0.4%−122%

35Calhoun County, SCSC14,188-0.1%−100%

36Hampton County, SCSC18,174-1.4%−108%

37Chester County, SCSC33,001-2.7%−146%

38Abbeville County, SCSC24,836-2.9%−130%

39Union County, SCSC26,799-3.1%+105%

40Barnwell County, SCSC20,653-3.7%−123%

41Bamberg County, SCSC12,796-4.0%+179%

42Laurens County, SCSC71,848-4.4%−122%

43Lee County, SCSC15,730-4.5%−149%

44Marion County, SCSC28,242-6.8%−247%

45Allendale County, SCSC7,355-7.1%+62%

46Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662-7.5%−788%

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