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Fastest shrinking, South Carolina counties · 2000

South Carolina counties with the steepest population decline since the prior decennial census. This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Allendale County, SCSC7,355-4.4%+0%

02Marlboro County, SCSC25,488-1.8%+0%

03Union County, SCSC26,799-1.5%+0%

04Bamberg County, SCSC12,796-1.4%+0%

05Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662+1.1%+0%

06Sumter County, SCSC105,067+2.0%+0%

07Marion County, SCSC28,242+4.6%+0%

08Charleston County, SCSC436,200+5.1%+0%

09Fairfield County, SCSC20,340+5.2%+0%

10Dillon County, SCSC27,458+5.5%+0%

11Chester County, SCSC33,001+5.9%+0%

12Orangeburg County, SCSC83,177+8.0%+0%

13Newberry County, SCSC39,561+8.9%+0%

14Darlington County, SCSC62,888+9.0%+0%

15Lee County, SCSC15,730+9.1%+0%

16Abbeville County, SCSC24,836+9.7%+0%

17Florence County, SCSC138,504+10.0%+0%

18Berkeley County, SCSC274,666+10.8%+0%

19Chesterfield County, SCSC44,740+10.9%+0%

20Greenwood County, SCSC70,379+11.3%+0%

21Colleton County, SCSC39,382+11.3%+0%

22Spartanburg County, SCSC380,857+11.9%+0%

23Richland County, SCSC434,956+12.2%+0%

24McCormick County, SCSC10,215+12.3%+0%

25Lancaster County, SCSC114,296+12.5%+0%

26Anderson County, SCSC219,930+14.1%+0%

27Clarendon County, SCSC31,043+14.2%+0%

28Oconee County, SCSC83,775+15.2%+0%

29Barnwell County, SCSC20,653+15.7%+0%

30Dorchester County, SCSC178,397+16.1%+0%

31Saluda County, SCSC19,680+17.3%+0%

32Hampton County, SCSC18,174+17.6%+0%

33Aiken County, SCSC181,515+17.9%+0%

34Pickens County, SCSC139,198+18.0%+0%

35Cherokee County, SCSC58,275+18.0%+0%

36Greenville County, SCSC583,125+18.6%+0%

37Calhoun County, SCSC14,188+19.1%+0%

38Laurens County, SCSC71,848+19.8%+0%

39Georgetown County, SCSC65,912+20.5%+0%

40Kershaw County, SCSC73,166+20.8%+0%

41York County, SCSC306,887+25.2%+0%

42Lexington County, SCSC317,588+28.9%+0%

43Jasper County, SCSC38,533+33.5%+0%

44Edgefield County, SCSC29,808+33.9%+0%

45Horry County, SCSC427,551+36.5%+0%

46Beaufort County, SCSC204,433+39.9%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES