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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.

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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%

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

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

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

13Florence 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%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

44Lee County, SCSC15,7303,355+34%

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

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

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES