RANKING · 2025 ESTIMATES · 46 SHOWN OF 46

Fastest shrinking, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties with the steepest population decline from the 2020 census to 2025. This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

Flip the list · Fastest growing, US counties →

South CarolinaAll states All rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Allendale County, SCSC7,355-8.5%+95%

02Lee County, SCSC15,730-4.8%−153%

03Marlboro County, SCSC25,488-4.4%+139%

04Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662-4.4%−503%

05Bamberg County, SCSC12,796-3.9%+168%

06Marion County, SCSC28,242-3.2%−170%

07Dillon County, SCSC27,458-2.9%−153%

08Fairfield County, SCSC20,340-2.9%−156%

09Hampton County, SCSC18,174-2.1%−112%

10Union County, SCSC26,799-1.6%+9%

11Orangeburg County, SCSC83,177-1.2%−116%

12Sumter County, SCSC105,067-0.5%−124%

13Clarendon County, SCSC31,043-0.3%−102%

14Darlington County, SCSC62,888-0.0%−100%

15Barnwell County, SCSC20,653+0.3%−98%

16Calhoun County, SCSC14,188+0.5%−97%

17Florence County, SCSC138,504+1.1%−89%

18Greenwood County, SCSC70,379+1.5%−87%

19Colleton County, SCSC39,382+2.0%−82%

20Chester County, SCSC33,001+2.2%−63%

21Abbeville County, SCSC24,836+2.2%−77%

22Chesterfield County, SCSC44,740+3.4%−69%

23Cherokee County, SCSC58,275+3.7%−80%

24Georgetown County, SCSC65,912+4.0%−81%

25Saluda County, SCSC19,680+4.3%−75%

26Richland County, SCSC434,956+4.5%−63%

27Newberry County, SCSC39,561+4.9%−45%

28Pickens County, SCSC139,198+5.9%−67%

29Laurens County, SCSC71,848+6.4%−68%

30Oconee County, SCSC83,775+6.6%−57%

31Charleston County, SCSC436,200+6.9%+35%

32McCormick County, SCSC10,215+7.2%−41%

33Aiken County, SCSC181,515+7.5%−58%

34Anderson County, SCSC219,930+8.0%−44%

35Lexington County, SCSC317,588+8.0%−72%

36York County, SCSC306,887+8.8%−65%

37Beaufort County, SCSC204,433+9.3%−77%

38Dorchester County, SCSC178,397+10.4%−35%

39Greenville County, SCSC583,125+11.0%−41%

40Kershaw County, SCSC73,166+11.9%−43%

41Spartanburg County, SCSC380,857+16.1%+35%

42Edgefield County, SCSC29,808+16.2%−52%

43Lancaster County, SCSC114,296+19.0%+52%

44Berkeley County, SCSC274,666+19.5%+81%

45Horry County, SCSC427,551+21.8%−40%

46Jasper County, SCSC38,533+33.8%+1%

SHOWING 1–46 OF 46

Download CSV (full list, 46 rows)

UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES