RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 104 SHOWN OF 104

Largest by population, South Carolina cities · 2020

The most populous us cities as of the 2023 estimates. This list covers the 104 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

01Charleston, SCSC159,423150,227+55%

02Columbia, SCSC147,035136,632+18%

03North Charleston, SCSC129,245114,852+44%

04Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,46990,801+91%

05Rock Hill, SCSC75,91174,372+49%

06Greenville, SCSC75,31070,720+26%

07Summerville, SCSC53,17750,915+83%

08Goose Creek, SCSC52,01045,946+57%

09Sumter, SCSC43,09443,463+10%

10Florence, SCSC41,23139,899+32%

11Spartanburg, SCSC39,97838,732−2%

12Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,19637,661+11%

13Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,93735,682+57%

14Greer, SCSC50,00735,308+110%

15Aiken, SCSC33,80832,025+26%

16Anderson, SCSC31,32328,106+10%

17Bluffton, SCSC36,80727,716+2074%

18Conway, SCSC30,62724,849+111%

19Mauldin, SCSC31,46524,724+62%

20Fort Mill, SCSC38,67324,521+223%

21North Augusta, SCSC26,98224,379+39%

22Lexington, SCSC25,72923,568+141%

23Simpsonville, SCSC28,45923,354+63%

24Carolina Forest, SCSC26,26323,342–

25Taylors, SCSC24,50523,222+15%

26Easley, SCSC27,31922,921+29%

27Greenwood, SCSC22,74522,545+2%

28Socastee, SCSC23,79622,213+55%

29Wade Hampton, SCSC20,89821,482+5%

30St. Andrews, SCSC19,86820,675−5%

31Hanahan, SCSC22,41520,325+57%

32North Myrtle Beach, SCSC21,34618,790+71%

33Five Forks, SCSC18,65617,737+120%

34Clemson, SCSC18,94117,681+48%

35West Columbia, SCSC18,48917,416+33%

36Red Hill, SCSC15,92015,906+51%

37Berea, SCSC16,86215,578+10%

38Ladson, SCSC16,14015,550+17%

39Gantt, SCSC15,40115,006+7%

40Seven Oaks, SCSC15,92114,652−7%

41Dentsville, SCSC15,20914,431+11%

42Port Royal, SCSC16,64814,220+260%

43Cayce, SCSC13,68013,781+13%

44Lake Wylie, SCSC16,00613,655+346%

45Beaufort, SCSC15,77513,607+5%

46Parker, SCSC12,89813,407+25%

47Moncks Corner, SCSC20,61213,297+123%

48Orangeburg, SCSC13,38313,240+4%

49Oak Grove, SCSC12,25612,899+58%

50Tega Cay, SCSC14,45712,832+217%

51Gaffney, SCSC12,58312,764−2%

52Little River, SCSC11,77111,711+67%

53James Island, SCSC12,66011,621–

54Irmo, SCSC12,20411,569+5%

55Red Bank, SCSC11,31410,924+24%

56Newberry, SCSC10,89110,691+1%

57Forest Acres, SCSC10,39010,617+1%

58Fountain Inn, SCSC14,72210,416+73%

59Boiling Springs, SCSC12,93610,405+129%

60Garden City, SCSC11,59110,235+9%

61Powdersville, SCSC10,77110,025–

62Lugoff, SCSC9,7869,990+59%

63Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,0449,740+76%

64Laurens, SCSC9,3279,335−6%

65Woodfield, SCSC9,4659,199−0%

66Seneca, SCSC9,4248,850+16%

67Sans Souci, SCSC7,6658,581+10%

68York, SCSC10,6208,503+22%

69Lancaster, SCSC9,6238,460+3%

70Georgetown, SCSC8,8698,403−6%

71Litchfield Beach, SCSC9,0448,370–

72Union, SCSC8,0778,174−7%

73Lake Murray of Richland, SCSC7,0238,110+130%

74Valley Falls, SCSC8,2398,012+101%

75White Knoll, SCSC8,3107,858–

76Camden, SCSC9,2017,788+17%

77Travelers Rest, SCSC9,1357,788+90%

78Sangaree, SCSC8,6817,781–

79Clinton, SCSC7,9187,633−6%

80Hardeeville, SCSC16,4597,473+317%

81Hartsville, SCSC7,3747,446−1%

82Clemson University, SCSC7,0157,311–

83Welcome, SCSC6,5277,298+14%

84Centerville, SCSC7,0497,185+39%

85Bennettsville, SCSC7,5657,020−26%

86Burton, SCSC6,9126,777−6%

87Clover, SCSC7,6596,671+66%

88Forestbrook, SCSC7,4796,656+96%

89Marion, SCSC6,0286,448−8%

90Homeland Park, SCSC6,6326,445+2%

91Dillon, SCSC6,2276,384+1%

92Lyman, SCSC7,1036,173+132%

93Darlington, SCSC6,0756,149−8%

94Lake City, SCSC5,9405,903−9%

95Walterboro, SCSC5,4855,544+8%

96Piedmont, SCSC5,4625,411+16%

97Belvedere, SCSC5,1805,380−4%

98Hollywood, SCSC5,6525,339+35%

99Batesburg-Leesville, SCSC5,3465,270−4%

100Chester, SCSC5,3245,269−19%

101Central, SCSC5,2985,247+49%

102Laurel Bay, SCSC5,8825,082−23%

103Blythewood, SCSC7,2334,772+2707%

104Woodruff, SCSC6,0264,212−0%

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