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Least racially diverse, South Carolina cities · 2020

South Carolina cities with the lowest CensusEasy Diversity Score, where most residents share the same race or ethnicity (2023 ACS). This list covers the 104 cities in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPDIVERSITY SCOREVS 2000

01Garden City, SCSC11,59114+133%

02Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,04420+8%

03North Myrtle Beach, SCSC21,34622+73%

04Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,46926+16%

05Little River, SCSC11,77128+51%

06Litchfield Beach, SCSC9,04429–

07Lake Murray of Richland, SCSC7,02330+358%

08Forestbrook, SCSC7,47933+24%

09James Island, SCSC12,66033–

10Piedmont, SCSC5,46239+125%

11Tega Cay, SCSC14,45740+330%

12Lake Wylie, SCSC16,00642+543%

13Clemson University, SCSC7,01542–

14Carolina Forest, SCSC26,26344–

15Travelers Rest, SCSC9,13544−9%

16Easley, SCSC27,31946+37%

17Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,19646+6%

18Five Forks, SCSC18,65646+106%

19Orangeburg, SCSC13,38348−15%

20Lake City, SCSC5,94048−8%

21Powdersville, SCSC10,77149–

22Clemson, SCSC18,94149+20%

23Centerville, SCSC7,04951+130%

24Forest Acres, SCSC10,39051+26%

25Marion, SCSC6,02852−9%

26Red Bank, SCSC11,31452+104%

27Charleston, SCSC159,42353−13%

28Red Hill, SCSC15,92054+109%

29Lugoff, SCSC9,78655+49%

30Lexington, SCSC25,72956+56%

31Bluffton, SCSC36,80756−13%

32Socastee, SCSC23,79657+84%

33Chester, SCSC5,32457−4%

34Oak Grove, SCSC12,25659+124%

35Wade Hampton, SCSC20,89859+52%

36Fort Mill, SCSC38,67359+59%

37Dentsville, SCSC15,20960−9%

38Boiling Springs, SCSC12,93660+187%

39North Augusta, SCSC26,98260+32%

40Bennettsville, SCSC7,56561+3%

41Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,93761+51%

42Taylors, SCSC24,50561+54%

43Summerville, SCSC53,17762+38%

44Hardeeville, SCSC16,45963−22%

45Seneca, SCSC9,42464+7%

46Clover, SCSC7,65964+38%

47St. Andrews, SCSC19,86864−4%

48Hanahan, SCSC22,41564+64%

49Beaufort, SCSC15,77565+13%

50Conway, SCSC30,62765+0%

51Camden, SCSC9,20165+6%

52Aiken, SCSC33,80865+12%

53Simpsonville, SCSC28,45965+58%

54Greenville, SCSC75,31065+3%

55Darlington, SCSC6,07565+4%

56White Knoll, SCSC8,31066–

57Cayce, SCSC13,68066+36%

58Hartsville, SCSC7,37467+6%

59Woodruff, SCSC6,02668+19%

60West Columbia, SCSC18,48968+30%

61Dillon, SCSC6,22768+7%

62Union, SCSC8,07768+9%

63Sangaree, SCSC8,68169–

64Irmo, SCSC12,20469+50%

65Anderson, SCSC31,32370+16%

66Lyman, SCSC7,10370+278%

67Clinton, SCSC7,91870+15%

68Walterboro, SCSC5,48570+9%

69Blythewood, SCSC7,23371+68%

70Mauldin, SCSC31,46571+38%

71Moncks Corner, SCSC20,61271+8%

72Florence, SCSC41,23171+10%

73Batesburg-Leesville, SCSC5,34672+11%

74Valley Falls, SCSC8,23972+87%

75Hollywood, SCSC5,65273+32%

76Goose Creek, SCSC52,01073+64%

77Sumter, SCSC43,09473+9%

78Fountain Inn, SCSC14,72273+27%

79Gaffney, SCSC12,58373+13%

80Georgetown, SCSC8,86973+16%

81Belvedere, SCSC5,18074+49%

82Homeland Park, SCSC6,63274+64%

83Seven Oaks, SCSC15,92174+44%

84Greer, SCSC50,00774+32%

85Central, SCSC5,29874+67%

86Spartanburg, SCSC39,97875+13%

87Laurens, SCSC9,32775+15%

88Port Royal, SCSC16,64875+21%

89Lancaster, SCSC9,62375+14%

90Columbia, SCSC147,03576+11%

91Rock Hill, SCSC75,91176+17%

92Woodfield, SCSC9,46577+1%

93York, SCSC10,62077+14%

94Laurel Bay, SCSC5,88277+21%

95Greenwood, SCSC22,74578+10%

96Newberry, SCSC10,89178+7%

97Sans Souci, SCSC7,66580+76%

98Gantt, SCSC15,40180+32%

99Burton, SCSC6,91280+14%

100Berea, SCSC16,86283+38%

101Parker, SCSC12,89883+74%

102North Charleston, SCSC129,24584+21%

103Welcome, SCSC6,52784+62%

104Ladson, SCSC16,14086+63%

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