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Largest by population, South Carolina counties · 2000

The most populous South Carolina counties as of the 2000 population estimates. This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS 1990

01Greenville County, SCSC379,616+19%

02Richland County, SCSC320,677+12%

03Charleston County, SCSC309,969+5%

04Spartanburg County, SCSC253,791+12%

05Lexington County, SCSC216,014+29%

06Horry County, SCSC196,629+36%

07Anderson County, SCSC165,740+14%

08York County, SCSC164,614+25%

09Berkeley County, SCSC142,651+11%

10Aiken County, SCSC142,552+18%

11Florence County, SCSC125,761+10%

12Beaufort County, SCSC120,937+40%

13Pickens County, SCSC110,757+18%

14Sumter County, SCSC104,646+2%

15Dorchester County, SCSC96,413+16%

16Orangeburg County, SCSC91,582+8%

17Laurens County, SCSC69,567+20%

18Darlington County, SCSC67,394+9%

19Greenwood County, SCSC66,271+11%

20Oconee County, SCSC66,215+15%

21Lancaster County, SCSC61,351+13%

22Georgetown County, SCSC55,797+21%

23Kershaw County, SCSC52,647+21%

24Cherokee County, SCSC52,537+18%

25Chesterfield County, SCSC42,768+11%

26Colleton County, SCSC38,264+11%

27Williamsburg County, SCSC37,217+1%

28Newberry County, SCSC36,108+9%

29Marion County, SCSC35,466+5%

30Chester County, SCSC34,068+6%

31Clarendon County, SCSC32,502+14%

32Dillon County, SCSC30,722+6%

33Union County, SCSC29,881−2%

34Marlboro County, SCSC28,818−2%

35Abbeville County, SCSC26,167+10%

36Edgefield County, SCSC24,595+34%

37Barnwell County, SCSC23,478+16%

38Fairfield County, SCSC23,454+5%

39Hampton County, SCSC21,386+18%

40Jasper County, SCSC20,678+34%

41Lee County, SCSC20,119+9%

42Saluda County, SCSC19,181+17%

43Bamberg County, SCSC16,658−1%

44Calhoun County, SCSC15,185+19%

45Allendale County, SCSC11,211−4%

46McCormick County, SCSC9,958+12%

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