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Largest veteran population, South Carolina counties · 2020

South Carolina counties home to the most civilian veterans 18 and over, as of the 2020 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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01Richland County, SCSC434,95630,157–

02Charleston County, SCSC436,20029,556–

03Greenville County, SCSC583,12528,770–

04Horry County, SCSC427,55128,472–

05Lexington County, SCSC317,58822,421–

06Berkeley County, SCSC274,66622,075–

07Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85718,590–

08York County, SCSC306,88718,099–

09Beaufort County, SCSC204,43317,783–

10Dorchester County, SCSC178,39715,427–

11Anderson County, SCSC219,93013,569–

12Aiken County, SCSC181,51513,218–

13Sumter County, SCSC105,06710,170–

14Florence County, SCSC138,5048,059–

15Pickens County, SCSC139,1986,851–

16Oconee County, SCSC83,7756,215–

17Kershaw County, SCSC73,1666,142–

18Lancaster County, SCSC114,2966,063–

19Georgetown County, SCSC65,9124,901–

20Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1774,335–

21Darlington County, SCSC62,8884,067–

22Laurens County, SCSC71,8484,021–

23Greenwood County, SCSC70,3793,826–

24Cherokee County, SCSC58,2753,437–

25Colleton County, SCSC39,3822,669–

26Jasper County, SCSC38,5332,614–

27Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7402,409–

28Clarendon County, SCSC31,0432,335–

29Chester County, SCSC33,0012,002–

30Newberry County, SCSC39,5611,999–

31Edgefield County, SCSC29,8081,950–

32Union County, SCSC26,7991,886–

33Dillon County, SCSC27,4581,675–

34Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6621,626–

35Marlboro County, SCSC25,4881,583–

36Abbeville County, SCSC24,8361,558–

37Fairfield County, SCSC20,3401,361–

38Saluda County, SCSC19,6801,165–

39Marion County, SCSC28,2421,160–

40Barnwell County, SCSC20,6531,061–

41McCormick County, SCSC10,2151,052–

42Hampton County, SCSC18,1741,039–

43Lee County, SCSC15,730971–

44Calhoun County, SCSC14,188939–

45Bamberg County, SCSC12,796635–

46Allendale County, SCSC7,355442–

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