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Largest senior population, South Carolina counties · 2000

South Carolina counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2000. 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 1990

01Greenville County, SCSC583,12544,573+17%

02Charleston County, SCSC436,20036,858+24%

03Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85731,740+11%

04Richland County, SCSC434,95631,475+18%

05Horry County, SCSC427,55129,470+61%

06Anderson County, SCSC219,93022,627+13%

07Lexington County, SCSC317,58821,989+48%

08Beaufort County, SCSC204,43318,754+76%

09Aiken County, SCSC181,51518,287+33%

10York County, SCSC306,88717,072+22%

11Florence County, SCSC138,50414,837+17%

12Pickens County, SCSC139,19812,616+20%

13Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17712,091+15%

14Sumter County, SCSC105,06711,760+23%

15Berkeley County, SCSC274,66611,261+54%

16Oconee County, SCSC83,77510,311+30%

17Laurens County, SCSC71,8489,168+17%

18Greenwood County, SCSC70,3799,075+9%

19Dorchester County, SCSC178,3978,791+43%

20Georgetown County, SCSC65,9128,354+41%

21Darlington County, SCSC62,8888,158+10%

22Lancaster County, SCSC114,2967,413+11%

23Kershaw County, SCSC73,1666,796+29%

24Cherokee County, SCSC58,2756,517+14%

25Newberry County, SCSC39,5615,323+4%

26Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7405,120+4%

27Colleton County, SCSC39,3824,928+12%

28Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6624,856+9%

29Union County, SCSC26,7994,670+4%

30Clarendon County, SCSC31,0434,538+20%

31Chester County, SCSC33,0014,317+1%

32Marion County, SCSC28,2424,298+1%

33Abbeville County, SCSC24,8363,842+10%

34Marlboro County, SCSC25,4883,550−5%

35Dillon County, SCSC27,4583,545−1%

36Fairfield County, SCSC20,3403,094+2%

37Barnwell County, SCSC20,6532,962+19%

38Saluda County, SCSC19,6802,778+18%

39Edgefield County, SCSC29,8082,669+19%

40Hampton County, SCSC18,1742,595+15%

41Lee County, SCSC15,7302,504+10%

42Bamberg County, SCSC12,7962,314+7%

43Jasper County, SCSC38,5332,269+16%

44Calhoun County, SCSC14,1882,102+19%

45McCormick County, SCSC10,2151,645+42%

46Allendale County, SCSC7,3551,421−4%

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