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Fastest shrinking, South Carolina counties · 2020

South Carolina counties with the steepest population decline from the 2010 census to 2020. 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

01Allendale County, SCSC7,355-22.8%−18.5 pts

02Bamberg County, SCSC12,796-16.7%−15.3 pts

03Lee County, SCSC15,730-14.0%−23.1 pts

04Fairfield County, SCSC20,340-12.6%−17.8 pts

05Hampton County, SCSC18,174-12.0%−29.6 pts

06Dillon County, SCSC27,458-11.8%−17.3 pts

07Marion County, SCSC28,242-11.7%−16.4 pts

08Clarendon County, SCSC31,043-10.9%−25.2 pts

09Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662-9.9%−11.0 pts

10Barnwell County, SCSC20,653-9.0%−24.7 pts

11Orangeburg County, SCSC83,177-8.9%−16.9 pts

12Darlington County, SCSC62,888-8.4%−17.4 pts

13Marlboro County, SCSC25,488-7.8%−6.0 pts

14Chesterfield County, SCSC44,740-7.4%−18.3 pts

15Calhoun County, SCSC14,188-7.0%−26.0 pts

16McCormick County, SCSC10,215-6.9%−19.2 pts

17Union County, SCSC26,799-5.9%−4.4 pts

18Saluda County, SCSC19,680-5.1%−22.4 pts

19Edgefield County, SCSC29,808-4.9%−38.8 pts

20Abbeville County, SCSC24,836-4.4%−14.1 pts

21Chester County, SCSC33,001-2.6%−8.5 pts

22Sumter County, SCSC105,067-1.8%−3.7 pts

23Colleton County, SCSC39,382-0.7%−12.0 pts

24Greenwood County, SCSC70,379-0.4%−11.7 pts

25Florence County, SCSC138,504+0.1%−9.9 pts

26Newberry County, SCSC39,561+0.6%−8.3 pts

27Laurens County, SCSC71,848+1.5%−18.2 pts

28Cherokee County, SCSC58,275+1.6%−16.5 pts

29Georgetown County, SCSC65,912+5.4%−15.1 pts

30Aiken County, SCSC181,515+5.4%−12.4 pts

31Oconee County, SCSC83,775+5.8%−9.3 pts

32Kershaw County, SCSC73,166+6.0%−14.7 pts

33Richland County, SCSC434,956+8.2%−4.0 pts

34Anderson County, SCSC219,930+8.9%−5.3 pts

35Pickens County, SCSC139,198+10.2%−7.7 pts

36Lexington County, SCSC317,588+12.0%−16.8 pts

37Beaufort County, SCSC204,433+15.3%−24.6 pts

38Spartanburg County, SCSC380,857+15.4%+3.5 pts

39Jasper County, SCSC38,533+16.2%−17.3 pts

40Greenville County, SCSC583,125+16.5%−2.1 pts

41Charleston County, SCSC436,200+16.6%+11.5 pts

42Dorchester County, SCSC178,397+18.3%+2.2 pts

43York County, SCSC306,887+24.8%−0.4 pts

44Lancaster County, SCSC114,296+25.3%+12.7 pts

45Berkeley County, SCSC274,666+29.2%+18.5 pts

46Horry County, SCSC427,551+30.4%−6.1 pts

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