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Least racially diverse, South Carolina cities · 2000

South Carolina cities with the lowest CensusEasy Diversity Score, where most residents share the same race or ethnicity (2023 ACS). This list covers the 97 cities in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS 2000

01Garden City, SCSC11,5916+0%

02Lake Wylie, SCSC16,0066+0%

03Lake Murray of Richland, SCSC7,0237+0%

04Tega Cay, SCSC14,4579+0%

05North Myrtle Beach, SCSC21,34613+0%

06Piedmont, SCSC5,46217+0%

07Lyman, SCSC7,10318+0%

08Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,04419+0%

09Little River, SCSC11,77119+0%

10Boiling Springs, SCSC12,93621+0%

11Centerville, SCSC7,04922+0%

12Five Forks, SCSC18,65622+0%

13Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,46923+0%

14Red Bank, SCSC11,31426+0%

15Red Hill, SCSC15,92026+0%

16Oak Grove, SCSC12,25626+0%

17Forestbrook, SCSC7,47927+0%

18Socastee, SCSC23,79631+0%

19Easley, SCSC27,31933+0%

20Lexington, SCSC25,72936+0%

21Lugoff, SCSC9,78637+0%

22Fort Mill, SCSC38,67337+0%

23Valley Falls, SCSC8,23939+0%

24Wade Hampton, SCSC20,89839+0%

25Hanahan, SCSC22,41539+0%

26Taylors, SCSC24,50540+0%

27Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,93740+0%

28Forest Acres, SCSC10,39041+0%

29Simpsonville, SCSC28,45941+0%

30Clemson, SCSC18,94141+0%

31Blythewood, SCSC7,23342+0%

32Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,19643+0%

33Goose Creek, SCSC52,01045+0%

34Central, SCSC5,29845+0%

35Homeland Park, SCSC6,63245+0%

36Summerville, SCSC53,17745+0%

37Sans Souci, SCSC7,66545+0%

38North Augusta, SCSC26,98246+0%

39Irmo, SCSC12,20446+0%

40Clover, SCSC7,65946+0%

41Parker, SCSC12,89848+0%

42Travelers Rest, SCSC9,13548+0%

43Cayce, SCSC13,68048+0%

44Belvedere, SCSC5,18050+0%

45Mauldin, SCSC31,46551+0%

46Seven Oaks, SCSC15,92151+0%

47Lake City, SCSC5,94052+0%

48West Columbia, SCSC18,48952+0%

49Welcome, SCSC6,52752+0%

50Ladson, SCSC16,14053+0%

51Hollywood, SCSC5,65255+0%

52Greer, SCSC50,00756+0%

53Orangeburg, SCSC13,38356+0%

54Marion, SCSC6,02857+0%

55Beaufort, SCSC15,77557+0%

56Woodruff, SCSC6,02657+0%

57Fountain Inn, SCSC14,72257+0%

58Aiken, SCSC33,80858+0%

59Bennettsville, SCSC7,56559+0%

60Chester, SCSC5,32460+0%

61Seneca, SCSC9,42460+0%

62Berea, SCSC16,86260+0%

63Anderson, SCSC31,32360+0%

64Charleston, SCSC159,42361+0%

65Gantt, SCSC15,40161+0%

66Clinton, SCSC7,91861+0%

67Camden, SCSC9,20161+0%

68Port Royal, SCSC16,64862+0%

69Union, SCSC8,07763+0%

70Darlington, SCSC6,07563+0%

71Hartsville, SCSC7,37463+0%

72Georgetown, SCSC8,86963+0%

73Greenville, SCSC75,31063+0%

74Dillon, SCSC6,22764+0%

75Laurel Bay, SCSC5,88264+0%

76Florence, SCSC41,23164+0%

77Batesburg-Leesville, SCSC5,34664+0%

78Rock Hill, SCSC75,91165+0%

79Conway, SCSC30,62765+0%

80Walterboro, SCSC5,48565+0%

81Bluffton, SCSC36,80765+0%

82Gaffney, SCSC12,58365+0%

83Laurens, SCSC9,32765+0%

84Moncks Corner, SCSC20,61265+0%

85Dentsville, SCSC15,20966+0%

86Lancaster, SCSC9,62366+0%

87Spartanburg, SCSC39,97866+0%

88St. Andrews, SCSC19,86866+0%

89Sumter, SCSC43,09467+0%

90York, SCSC10,62068+0%

91Columbia, SCSC147,03568+0%

92North Charleston, SCSC129,24569+0%

93Burton, SCSC6,91271+0%

94Greenwood, SCSC22,74571+0%

95Newberry, SCSC10,89173+0%

96Woodfield, SCSC9,46576+0%

97Hardeeville, SCSC16,45981+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES