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Largest by population, South Carolina cities · 1990

The most populous us cities as of the 2023 estimates. This list covers the 90 cities in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPTOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01Columbia, SCSC147,03598,052−16%

02Charleston, SCSC159,42380,414−17%

03North Charleston, SCSC129,24570,161−12%

04Greenville, SCSC75,31058,282+4%

05Spartanburg, SCSC39,97843,467+10%

06Sumter, SCSC43,09441,945+6%

07Rock Hill, SCSC75,91141,643−16%

08Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,46930,108−37%

09Florence, SCSC41,23129,813−1%

10Anderson, SCSC31,32326,184+3%

11St. Andrews, SCSC19,86825,692+18%

12Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,93724,848+9%

13Goose Creek, SCSC52,01024,692−15%

14Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,19623,694−30%

15Summerville, SCSC53,17722,537−19%

16Greenwood, SCSC22,74520,807−6%

17Aiken, SCSC33,80819,872−22%

18Taylors, SCSC24,50519,619−3%

19North Augusta, SCSC26,98215,366−13%

20Easley, SCSC27,31915,224−14%

21Gantt, SCSC15,40113,891−1%

22Orangeburg, SCSC13,38313,739+8%

23Berea, SCSC16,86213,535−4%

24Ladson, SCSC16,14013,534+2%

25Hanahan, SCSC22,41513,176+2%

26Gaffney, SCSC12,58313,145+1%

27Dentsville, SCSC15,20911,839−9%

28Simpsonville, SCSC28,45911,708−18%

29Mauldin, SCSC31,46511,587−24%

30Irmo, SCSC12,20411,280+2%

31Cayce, SCSC13,68011,163−8%

32Clemson, SCSC18,94111,106−7%

33Parker, SCSC12,89811,072+3%

34West Columbia, SCSC18,48910,588−19%

35Newberry, SCSC10,89110,539−0%

36Socastee, SCSC23,79610,426−27%

37Greer, SCSC50,00710,322−39%

38Union, SCSC8,0779,874+12%

39Conway, SCSC30,6279,819−17%

40Laurens, SCSC9,3279,694−2%

41Beaufort, SCSC15,7759,576−26%

42Georgetown, SCSC8,8699,517+6%

43Bennettsville, SCSC7,5659,345−1%

44Lancaster, SCSC9,6238,975+10%

45Woodfield, SCSC9,4658,862−4%

46North Myrtle Beach, SCSC21,3468,636−21%

47Hartsville, SCSC7,3748,372+11%

48Seneca, SCSC9,4247,726+1%

49Marion, SCSC6,0287,658+9%

50Sans Souci, SCSC7,6657,612−3%

51Darlington, SCSC6,0757,311+9%

52Forest Acres, SCSC10,3907,197−32%

53Lake City, SCSC5,9407,153+10%

54Chester, SCSC5,3247,040+9%

55Burton, SCSC6,9127,030−2%

56Dillon, SCSC6,2276,829+8%

57York, SCSC10,6206,709−4%

58Camden, SCSC9,2016,696+0%

59Homeland Park, SCSC6,6326,569+4%

60Welcome, SCSC6,5276,560+3%

61Garden City, SCSC11,5916,305−33%

62Belvedere, SCSC5,1806,133+9%

63Red Hill, SCSC15,9206,112−42%

64Red Bank, SCSC11,3145,950−32%

65Moncks Corner, SCSC20,6125,607−6%

66Walterboro, SCSC5,4855,492+7%

67Laurel Bay, SCSC5,8824,972−25%

68Fort Mill, SCSC38,6734,930−35%

69Centerville, SCSC7,0494,866−6%

70Fountain Inn, SCSC14,7224,386−27%

71Woodruff, SCSC6,0264,365+3%

72Piedmont, SCSC5,4624,057−13%

73Little River, SCSC11,7713,682−48%

74Boiling Springs, SCSC12,9363,612−21%

75Valley Falls, SCSC8,2393,504−12%

76Clover, SCSC7,6593,501−13%

77Lexington, SCSC25,7293,289−66%

78Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,0443,277−41%

79Tega Cay, SCSC14,4573,205−21%

80Lugoff, SCSC9,7863,169−50%

81Travelers Rest, SCSC9,1353,069−25%

82Port Royal, SCSC16,6482,985−24%

83Lake Wylie, SCSC16,0062,720−11%

84Central, SCSC5,2982,677−24%

85Forestbrook, SCSC7,4792,598−23%

86Lyman, SCSC7,1032,219−17%

87Hollywood, SCSC5,6522,147−46%

88Hardeeville, SCSC16,4591,583−12%

89Bluffton, SCSC36,807713−44%

90Blythewood, SCSC7,233138−19%

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