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Largest senior population, South Carolina counties · 1990

South Carolina counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 1990. 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 5,738.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS 65 AND OVERVS –

01Greenville County, SCSC583,12537,942–

02Charleston County, SCSC436,20029,833–

03Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85728,688–

04Richland County, SCSC434,95626,646–

05Anderson County, SCSC219,93019,961–

06Horry County, SCSC427,55118,262–

07Lexington County, SCSC317,58814,858–

08York County, SCSC306,88713,993–

09Aiken County, SCSC181,51513,767–

10Florence County, SCSC138,50412,719–

11Beaufort County, SCSC204,43310,660–

12Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17710,541–

13Pickens County, SCSC139,19810,470–

14Sumter County, SCSC105,0679,591–

15Greenwood County, SCSC70,3798,328–

16Oconee County, SCSC83,7757,908–

17Laurens County, SCSC71,8487,833–

18Darlington County, SCSC62,8887,418–

19Berkeley County, SCSC274,6667,323–

20Lancaster County, SCSC114,2966,671–

21Dorchester County, SCSC178,3976,127–

22Georgetown County, SCSC65,9125,924–

23Cherokee County, SCSC58,2755,738–

24Kershaw County, SCSC73,1665,250–

25Newberry County, SCSC39,5615,123–

26Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7404,921–

27Union County, SCSC26,7994,494–

28Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6624,438–

29Colleton County, SCSC39,3824,394–

30Chester County, SCSC33,0014,293–

31Marion County, SCSC28,2424,240–

32Clarendon County, SCSC31,0433,787–

33Marlboro County, SCSC25,4883,728–

34Dillon County, SCSC27,4583,593–

35Abbeville County, SCSC24,8363,494–

36Fairfield County, SCSC20,3403,041–

37Barnwell County, SCSC20,6532,489–

38Saluda County, SCSC19,6802,345–

39Lee County, SCSC15,7302,269–

40Edgefield County, SCSC29,8082,250–

41Hampton County, SCSC18,1742,249–

42Bamberg County, SCSC12,7962,165–

43Jasper County, SCSC38,5331,949–

44Calhoun County, SCSC14,1881,768–

45Allendale County, SCSC7,3551,486–

46McCormick County, SCSC10,2151,162–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS