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Most densely populated, South Carolina counties · 1990

South Carolina counties ranked by residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Greenville County, SCSC583,125407−16%

02Richland County, SCSC434,956377−11%

03Charleston County, SCSC436,200321−5%

04Spartanburg County, SCSC380,857281−11%

05Lexington County, SCSC317,588240−22%

06Anderson County, SCSC219,930203−12%

07York County, SCSC306,887193−20%

08Pickens County, SCSC139,198189−15%

09Sumter County, SCSC105,067154−2%

10Beaufort County, SCSC204,433150−29%

11Dorchester County, SCSC178,397146−14%

12Florence County, SCSC138,504143−9%

13Greenwood County, SCSC70,379131−10%

14Horry County, SCSC427,551127−27%

15Berkeley County, SCSC274,666117−10%

16Cherokee County, SCSC58,275113−15%

17Aiken County, SCSC181,515113−15%

18Darlington County, SCSC62,888110−8%

19Lancaster County, SCSC114,29699−11%

20Oconee County, SCSC83,77592−13%

21Laurens County, SCSC71,84881−16%

22Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17777−7%

23Dillon County, SCSC27,45872−5%

24Marion County, SCSC28,24269−4%

25Marlboro County, SCSC25,48861+2%

26Kershaw County, SCSC73,16660−17%

27Union County, SCSC26,79959+2%

28Georgetown County, SCSC65,91257−17%

29Chester County, SCSC33,00155−6%

30Newberry County, SCSC39,56153−8%

31Abbeville County, SCSC24,83649−9%

32Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74048−10%

33Clarendon County, SCSC31,04347−12%

34Lee County, SCSC15,73045−8%

35Bamberg County, SCSC12,79643+1%

36Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66239−1%

37Barnwell County, SCSC20,65337−14%

38Edgefield County, SCSC29,80837−25%

39Saluda County, SCSC19,68036−15%

40Calhoun County, SCSC14,18833−16%

41Colleton County, SCSC39,38233−10%

42Fairfield County, SCSC20,34032−5%

43Hampton County, SCSC18,17432−15%

44Allendale County, SCSC7,35529+5%

45McCormick County, SCSC10,21525−11%

46Jasper County, SCSC38,53324−25%

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