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Largest senior population, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2024. Ranked by number of people, not the senior share. This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 12,424.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS 65 AND OVERVS 2000

01Horry County, SCSC427,551100,979+243%

02Greenville County, SCSC583,12591,684+106%

03Charleston County, SCSC436,20075,028+104%

04Richland County, SCSC434,95659,468+89%

05Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85756,675+79%

06Beaufort County, SCSC204,43355,433+196%

07Lexington County, SCSC317,58852,089+137%

08York County, SCSC306,88745,133+164%

09Anderson County, SCSC219,93038,805+71%

10▲1Berkeley County, SCSC274,66636,615+225%

11▼1Aiken County, SCSC181,51536,156+98%

12▲1Dorchester County, SCSC178,39725,407+189%

13▼1Florence County, SCSC138,50424,807+67%

14Pickens County, SCSC139,19823,326+85%

15Lancaster County, SCSC114,29622,735+207%

16Oconee County, SCSC83,77520,015+94%

17Georgetown County, SCSC65,91219,903+138%

18Sumter County, SCSC105,06718,606+58%

19Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17717,415+44%

20Greenwood County, SCSC70,37913,460+48%

21Laurens County, SCSC71,84813,156+43%

22▲1Kershaw County, SCSC73,16612,924+90%

23▼1Darlington County, SCSC62,88812,424+52%

24Cherokee County, SCSC58,2759,931+52%

25▲1Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7408,332+63%

26▼1Colleton County, SCSC39,3827,929+61%

27Newberry County, SCSC39,5617,853+48%

28Clarendon County, SCSC31,0437,727+70%

29▲1Jasper County, SCSC38,5337,427+227%

30▼1Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6626,867+41%

31▲1Marion County, SCSC28,2426,203+44%

32▼1Chester County, SCSC33,0016,189+43%

33Union County, SCSC26,7995,810+24%

34Abbeville County, SCSC24,8365,598+46%

35▲2Edgefield County, SCSC29,8085,421+103%

36▼1Dillon County, SCSC27,4585,010+41%

37▲1Marlboro County, SCSC25,4884,959+40%

38▼2Fairfield County, SCSC20,3404,941+60%

39Saluda County, SCSC19,6803,940+42%

40Barnwell County, SCSC20,6533,927+33%

41▲1McCormick County, SCSC10,2153,852+134%

42▼1Hampton County, SCSC18,1743,589+38%

43▲1Calhoun County, SCSC14,1883,462+65%

44▼1Lee County, SCSC15,7303,355+34%

45Bamberg County, SCSC12,7963,117+35%

46Allendale County, SCSC7,3551,719+21%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES