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Least racially diverse, South Carolina cities

South Carolina cities with the lowest CensusEasy Diversity Score, where most residents share the same race or ethnicity (2024 ACS). This list covers the 104 cities in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 104 is 68. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Sans Souci, SC, up 37 places to #60.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS 1990
01Garden City, SCSC11,59113+202%
02▲5Lake Murray of Richland, SCSC7,02318–
03▲3Litchfield Beach, SCSC9,04424–
04Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,46925−2%
05▼2North Myrtle Beach, SCSC21,34625+263%
06▲2Forestbrook, SCSC7,47934+81%
07▼5Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,04436+21%
08▼3Little River, SCSC11,77137+24%
09▲4Clemson University, SCSC7,01538–
10▼1James Island, SCSC12,66040–
11▲12Centerville, SCSC7,04943+176%
12▼2Piedmont, SCSC5,46245+253%
13▲11Forest Acres, SCSC10,39045+95%
14▲7Powdersville, SCSC10,77145–
15▲1Easley, SCSC27,31947+52%
16▼2Carolina Forest, SCSC26,26349–
17▲5Clemson, SCSC18,94149+30%
18▲1Orangeburg, SCSC13,38352−16%
19▲12Bluffton, SCSC36,80752−15%
20▲15Wade Hampton, SCSC20,89853–
21▼9Lake Wylie, SCSC16,00653+2326%
22▼5Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,19653+110%
23▼5Five Forks, SCSC18,65653–
24▲13Dentsville, SCSC15,20954−17%
25▲20Seneca, SCSC9,42454−2%
26Red Bank, SCSC11,31455+140%
27▲3Lexington, SCSC25,72955+175%
28▼1Charleston, SCSC159,42357−10%
29▼1Red Hill, SCSC15,92057+394%
30▼10Lake City, SCSC5,94058+4%
31▼6Marion, SCSC6,02858−5%
32▲4Fort Mill, SCSC38,67359+60%
33▼1Socastee, SCSC23,79659+123%
34▲5North Augusta, SCSC26,98259+68%
35▼6Lugoff, SCSC9,78660+106%
36▲11St. Andrews, SCSC19,86860−2%
37▲11Hanahan, SCSC22,41561+98%
38▼23Travelers Rest, SCSC9,13561+128%
39▼1Boiling Springs, SCSC12,93662+562%
40▼6Oak Grove, SCSC12,25663–
41▼8Chester, SCSC5,32464+6%
42▲21Sangaree, SCSC8,68164–
43▼32Tega Cay, SCSC14,45764+1391%
44▲10Greenville, SCSC75,31064+8%
45▲10Darlington, SCSC6,07565+1%
46▼4Taylors, SCSC24,50565+143%
47▲33Georgetown, SCSC8,86966+3%
48▼7Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,93766+87%
49Beaufort, SCSC15,77567+17%
50▲31Belvedere, SCSC5,18067+69%
51▲27Fountain Inn, SCSC14,72267+20%
52▲23Hollywood, SCSC5,65268+35%
53▼10Summerville, SCSC53,17768+63%
54▼3Camden, SCSC9,20168+10%
55▲4Woodruff, SCSC6,02668+33%
56▼6Conway, SCSC30,62768+11%
57▼4Simpsonville, SCSC28,45969+156%
58Hartsville, SCSC7,37469+11%
59▼15Hardeeville, SCSC16,45969+12%
60▲37Sans Souci, SCSC7,66569+226%
61▼1West Columbia, SCSC18,48969+79%
62▲5Clinton, SCSC7,91869–
63▼11Aiken, SCSC33,80869+23%
64▼2Union, SCSC8,07769+15%
65▲9Valley Falls, SCSC8,23970+230%
66▼1Anderson, SCSC31,32370+21%
67▲16Seven Oaks, SCSC15,92170–
68▼28Bennettsville, SCSC7,56570+14%
69▼8Dillon, SCSC6,22771+18%
70▼2Walterboro, SCSC5,48572+13%
71▼15White Knoll, SCSC8,31072–
72▼8Irmo, SCSC12,20472+145%
73▼3Mauldin, SCSC31,46573+94%
74▼2Florence, SCSC41,23173+15%
75▲10Central, SCSC5,29873+81%
76▼5Moncks Corner, SCSC20,61273+32%
77▼11Lyman, SCSC7,10373+454%
78▲14Woodfield, SCSC9,46574+7%
79▲8Laurens, SCSC9,32774+21%
80▼23Cayce, SCSC13,68075+77%
81▼35Clover, SCSC7,65975+77%
82▲2Greer, SCSC50,00776+50%
83▲16Burton, SCSC6,91276+17%
84▲11Greenwood, SCSC22,74576+20%
85▲6Rock Hill, SCSC75,91176+23%
86Spartanburg, SCSC39,97876+18%
87▼11Goose Creek, SCSC52,01076+90%
88▼15Batesburg-Leesville, SCSC5,34676–
89▼1Port Royal, SCSC16,64876+19%
90▼21Blythewood, SCSC7,23376+67%
91▼2Lancaster, SCSC9,62377+21%
92▼2Columbia, SCSC147,03578+17%
93▼11Homeland Park, SCSC6,63278+242%
94Laurel Bay, SCSC5,88279+27%
95▼18Sumter, SCSC43,09479+24%
96▼3York, SCSC10,62081+33%
97▼18Gaffney, SCSC12,58381+34%
98▲5Welcome, SCSC6,52782+199%
99▼3Newberry, SCSC10,89183+35%
100▲2North Charleston, SCSC129,24583+32%
101▼1Berea, SCSC16,86284+162%
102▼4Gantt, SCSC15,40184+37%
103▲1Ladson, SCSC16,14086+144%
104▼3Parker, SCSC12,89889+287%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES