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Fastest shrinking, South Carolina counties · 2010

South Carolina counties with the steepest population decline 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

01Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662-7.5%−8.6 pts

02Allendale County, SCSC7,355-7.1%−2.7 pts

03Marion County, SCSC28,242-6.8%−11.4 pts

04Lee County, SCSC15,730-4.5%−13.6 pts

05Laurens County, SCSC71,848-4.4%−24.1 pts

06Bamberg County, SCSC12,796-4.0%−2.6 pts

07Barnwell County, SCSC20,653-3.7%−19.3 pts

08Union County, SCSC26,799-3.1%−1.6 pts

09Abbeville County, SCSC24,836-2.9%−12.5 pts

10Chester County, SCSC33,001-2.7%−8.6 pts

11Hampton County, SCSC18,174-1.4%−18.9 pts

12Calhoun County, SCSC14,188-0.1%−19.1 pts

13Marlboro County, SCSC25,488+0.4%+2.2 pts

14Orangeburg County, SCSC83,177+1.0%−7.0 pts

15Colleton County, SCSC39,382+1.6%−9.7 pts

16Darlington County, SCSC62,888+1.9%−7.1 pts

17Fairfield County, SCSC20,340+2.1%−3.1 pts

18Sumter County, SCSC105,067+2.7%+0.7 pts

19McCormick County, SCSC10,215+2.8%−9.5 pts

20Saluda County, SCSC19,680+3.6%−13.6 pts

21Newberry County, SCSC39,561+3.9%−5.0 pts

22Dillon County, SCSC27,458+4.4%−1.2 pts

23Greenwood County, SCSC70,379+5.1%−6.1 pts

24Cherokee County, SCSC58,275+5.3%−12.7 pts

25Clarendon County, SCSC31,043+7.6%−6.6 pts

26Pickens County, SCSC139,198+7.6%−10.3 pts

27Georgetown County, SCSC65,912+7.8%−12.7 pts

28Florence County, SCSC138,504+8.8%−1.1 pts

29Chesterfield County, SCSC44,740+9.3%−1.6 pts

30Edgefield County, SCSC29,808+9.7%−24.1 pts

31Spartanburg County, SCSC380,857+12.0%+0.1 pts

32Oconee County, SCSC83,775+12.2%−3.0 pts

33Aiken County, SCSC181,515+12.3%−5.6 pts

34Anderson County, SCSC219,930+12.9%−1.2 pts

35Charleston County, SCSC436,200+13.0%+7.9 pts

36Kershaw County, SCSC73,166+17.2%−3.6 pts

37Greenville County, SCSC583,125+18.9%+0.3 pts

38Jasper County, SCSC38,533+19.8%−13.7 pts

39Richland County, SCSC434,956+19.9%+7.7 pts

40Lexington County, SCSC317,588+21.5%−7.4 pts

41Berkeley County, SCSC274,666+24.7%+13.9 pts

42Lancaster County, SCSC114,296+24.9%+12.4 pts

43Beaufort County, SCSC204,433+34.1%−5.8 pts

44Horry County, SCSC427,551+37.0%+0.5 pts

45York County, SCSC306,887+37.3%+12.2 pts

46Dorchester County, SCSC178,397+41.6%+25.6 pts

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