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Largest veteran population, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties home to the most civilian veterans 18 and over, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of veterans, not the veteran share. This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01Richland County, SCSC434,95631,245+4%

02Horry County, SCSC427,55128,326−1%

03Greenville County, SCSC583,12527,985−3%

04Charleston County, SCSC436,20027,518−7%

05Berkeley County, SCSC274,66622,409+2%

06Lexington County, SCSC317,58821,040−6%

07Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85717,521−6%

08Beaufort County, SCSC204,43316,866−5%

09York County, SCSC306,88716,710−8%

10Dorchester County, SCSC178,39714,738−4%

11Aiken County, SCSC181,51513,389+1%

12Anderson County, SCSC219,93012,388−9%

13Sumter County, SCSC105,06710,759+6%

14Florence County, SCSC138,5047,525−7%

15Pickens County, SCSC139,1986,468−6%

16Lancaster County, SCSC114,2966,257+3%

17Oconee County, SCSC83,7755,245−16%

18Kershaw County, SCSC73,1665,243−15%

19Georgetown County, SCSC65,9124,680−5%

20Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1774,023−7%

21Greenwood County, SCSC70,3793,467−9%

22Laurens County, SCSC71,8483,453−14%

23Cherokee County, SCSC58,2753,196−7%

24Colleton County, SCSC39,3822,692+1%

25Darlington County, SCSC62,8882,557−37%

26Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7402,385−1%

27Newberry County, SCSC39,5612,168+8%

28Chester County, SCSC33,0012,081+4%

29Edgefield County, SCSC29,8081,897−3%

30Jasper County, SCSC38,5331,854−29%

31Clarendon County, SCSC31,0431,780−24%

32Union County, SCSC26,7991,659−12%

33Abbeville County, SCSC24,8361,461−6%

34Marion County, SCSC28,2421,451+25%

35Marlboro County, SCSC25,4881,219−23%

36Fairfield County, SCSC20,3401,157−15%

37Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6621,144−30%

38Barnwell County, SCSC20,6531,118+5%

39Calhoun County, SCSC14,1881,107+18%

40Saluda County, SCSC19,6801,033−11%

41Dillon County, SCSC27,4581,002−40%

42Hampton County, SCSC18,174983−5%

43Lee County, SCSC15,730839−14%

44McCormick County, SCSC10,215780−26%

45Bamberg County, SCSC12,796672+6%

46Allendale County, SCSC7,355334−24%

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