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Largest by population, South Carolina cities · 2010

The most populous South Carolina cities as of the 2010 population estimates. This list covers the 98 cities in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01Columbia, SCSC129,272+11%

02Charleston, SCSC120,083+24%

03North Charleston, SCSC97,471+22%

04Mount Pleasant, SCSC67,843+43%

05Rock Hill, SCSC66,154+33%

06Greenville, SCSC58,409+4%

07Summerville, SCSC43,392+56%

08Sumter, SCSC40,524+2%

09Hilton Head Island, SCSC37,099+10%

10Florence, SCSC37,056+23%

11Spartanburg, SCSC37,013−7%

12Goose Creek, SCSC35,938+23%

13Aiken, SCSC29,524+17%

14Myrtle Beach, SCSC27,109+19%

15Anderson, SCSC26,686+5%

16Greer, SCSC25,515+51%

17Greenwood, SCSC23,222+5%

18Mauldin, SCSC22,889+50%

19Taylors, SCSC21,617+7%

20North Augusta, SCSC21,348+21%

21Wade Hampton, SCSC20,622+1%

22St. Andrews, SCSC20,493−6%

23Easley, SCSC19,993+13%

24Socastee, SCSC19,952+40%

25Simpsonville, SCSC18,238+27%

26Hanahan, SCSC17,997+39%

27Lexington, SCSC17,870+82%

28Conway, SCSC17,103+45%

29Seven Oaks, SCSC15,144−4%

30West Columbia, SCSC14,988+15%

31Berea, SCSC14,295+1%

32Gantt, SCSC14,229+2%

33Five Forks, SCSC14,140+75%

34Dentsville, SCSC14,062+8%

35Orangeburg, SCSC13,964+9%

36Clemson, SCSC13,905+16%

37Ladson, SCSC13,790+4%

38North Myrtle Beach, SCSC13,752+25%

39Red Hill, SCSC13,223+26%

40Bluffton, SCSC12,530+883%

41Cayce, SCSC12,528+3%

42Gaffney, SCSC12,414−4%

43Beaufort, SCSC12,361−5%

44Parker, SCSC11,431+6%

45Irmo, SCSC11,097+1%

46Fort Mill, SCSC10,811+42%

47Port Royal, SCSC10,678+170%

48Forest Acres, SCSC10,361−2%

49Oak Grove, SCSC10,291+26%

50Newberry, SCSC10,277−3%

51Red Bank, SCSC9,617+9%

52Woodfield, SCSC9,303+1%

53Garden City, SCSC9,209−2%

54Georgetown, SCSC9,163+2%

55Laurens, SCSC9,139−8%

56Bennettsville, SCSC9,069−4%

57Little River, SCSC8,960+28%

58Lake Wylie, SCSC8,841+189%

59Lancaster, SCSC8,526+4%

60Clinton, SCSC8,490+5%

61Union, SCSC8,393−5%

62Sangaree, SCSC8,220–

63Boiling Springs, SCSC8,219+81%

64Seneca, SCSC8,102+6%

65Moncks Corner, SCSC7,885+32%

66Sans Souci, SCSC7,869+0%

67Fountain Inn, SCSC7,799+30%

68Hartsville, SCSC7,764+3%

69York, SCSC7,736+11%

70Tega Cay, SCSC7,620+88%

71Murrells Inlet, SCSC7,547+37%

72Lugoff, SCSC7,434+18%

73Burton, SCSC6,976−3%

74Marion, SCSC6,939−1%

75Camden, SCSC6,838+2%

76Dillon, SCSC6,788+7%

77Lake City, SCSC6,675+3%

78Welcome, SCSC6,668+4%

79Centerville, SCSC6,586+27%

80Valley Falls, SCSC6,299+58%

81Homeland Park, SCSC6,296−1%

82Darlington, SCSC6,289−6%

83Laurel Bay, SCSC5,891−11%

84Belvedere, SCSC5,792+3%

85Chester, SCSC5,607−13%

86Lake Murray of Richland, SCSC5,484+56%

87Walterboro, SCSC5,398+5%

88Batesburg-Leesville, SCSC5,362−3%

89Central, SCSC5,159+46%

90Piedmont, SCSC5,103+9%

91Clover, SCSC5,094+27%

92Hollywood, SCSC4,714+19%

93Forestbrook, SCSC4,612+36%

94Travelers Rest, SCSC4,576+12%

95Woodruff, SCSC4,090−3%

96Lyman, SCSC3,243+22%

97Hardeeville, SCSC2,952+65%

98Blythewood, SCSC2,034+1096%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS