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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%+25.6 pts

02York County, SCSC306,887+37.3%+12.2 pts

03Horry County, SCSC427,551+37.0%+0.5 pts

04Beaufort County, SCSC204,433+34.1%−5.8 pts

05Lancaster County, SCSC114,296+24.9%+12.4 pts

06Berkeley County, SCSC274,666+24.7%+13.9 pts

07Lexington County, SCSC317,588+21.5%−7.4 pts

08Richland County, SCSC434,956+19.9%+7.7 pts

09Jasper County, SCSC38,533+19.8%−13.7 pts

10Greenville County, SCSC583,125+18.9%+0.3 pts

11Kershaw County, SCSC73,166+17.2%−3.6 pts

12Charleston County, SCSC436,200+13.0%+7.9 pts

13Anderson County, SCSC219,930+12.9%−1.2 pts

14Aiken County, SCSC181,515+12.3%−5.6 pts

15Oconee County, SCSC83,775+12.2%−3.0 pts

16Spartanburg County, SCSC380,857+12.0%+0.1 pts

17Edgefield County, SCSC29,808+9.7%−24.1 pts

18Chesterfield County, SCSC44,740+9.3%−1.6 pts

19Florence County, SCSC138,504+8.8%−1.1 pts

20Georgetown County, SCSC65,912+7.8%−12.7 pts

21Pickens County, SCSC139,198+7.6%−10.3 pts

22Clarendon County, SCSC31,043+7.6%−6.6 pts

23Cherokee County, SCSC58,275+5.3%−12.7 pts

24Greenwood County, SCSC70,379+5.1%−6.1 pts

25Dillon County, SCSC27,458+4.4%−1.2 pts

26Newberry County, SCSC39,561+3.9%−5.0 pts

27Saluda County, SCSC19,680+3.6%−13.6 pts

28McCormick County, SCSC10,215+2.8%−9.5 pts

29Sumter County, SCSC105,067+2.7%+0.7 pts

30Fairfield County, SCSC20,340+2.1%−3.1 pts

31Darlington County, SCSC62,888+1.9%−7.1 pts

32Colleton County, SCSC39,382+1.6%−9.7 pts

33Orangeburg County, SCSC83,177+1.0%−7.0 pts

34Marlboro County, SCSC25,488+0.4%+2.2 pts

35Calhoun County, SCSC14,188-0.1%−19.1 pts

36Hampton County, SCSC18,174-1.4%−18.9 pts

37Chester County, SCSC33,001-2.7%−8.6 pts

38Abbeville County, SCSC24,836-2.9%−12.5 pts

39Union County, SCSC26,799-3.1%−1.6 pts

40Barnwell County, SCSC20,653-3.7%−19.3 pts

41Bamberg County, SCSC12,796-4.0%−2.6 pts

42Laurens County, SCSC71,848-4.4%−24.1 pts

43Lee County, SCSC15,730-4.5%−13.6 pts

44Marion County, SCSC28,242-6.8%−11.4 pts

45Allendale County, SCSC7,355-7.1%−2.7 pts

46Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662-7.5%−8.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS