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Most densely populated, South Carolina counties · 2010

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, SCSC583,125574+19%

02Richland County, SCSC434,956508+20%

03Charleston County, SCSC436,200381+13%

04Lexington County, SCSC317,588375+21%

05Spartanburg County, SCSC380,857352+12%

06York County, SCSC306,887332+37%

07Beaufort County, SCSC204,433282+34%

08Anderson County, SCSC219,930262+13%

09Dorchester County, SCSC178,397240+42%

10Pickens County, SCSC139,198240+8%

11Horry County, SCSC427,551238+37%

12Florence County, SCSC138,504171+9%

13Sumter County, SCSC105,067162+3%

14Berkeley County, SCSC274,666161+25%

15Greenwood County, SCSC70,379153+5%

16Aiken County, SCSC181,515150+12%

17Cherokee County, SCSC58,275141+5%

18Lancaster County, SCSC114,296140+25%

19Darlington County, SCSC62,888123+2%

20Oconee County, SCSC83,775119+12%

21Laurens County, SCSC71,84893−4%

22Kershaw County, SCSC73,16685+17%

23Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17784+1%

24Dillon County, SCSC27,45879+4%

25Georgetown County, SCSC65,91274+8%

26Marion County, SCSC28,24268−7%

27Marlboro County, SCSC25,48860+0%

28Newberry County, SCSC39,56160+4%

29Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74058+9%

30Clarendon County, SCSC31,04358+8%

31Chester County, SCSC33,00157−3%

32Union County, SCSC26,79956−3%

33Edgefield County, SCSC29,80854+10%

34Abbeville County, SCSC24,83652−3%

35Lee County, SCSC15,73047−4%

36Saluda County, SCSC19,68044+4%

37Barnwell County, SCSC20,65341−4%

38Bamberg County, SCSC12,79641−4%

39Calhoun County, SCSC14,18840−0%

40Jasper County, SCSC38,53338+20%

41Hampton County, SCSC18,17438−1%

42Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66237−8%

43Colleton County, SCSC39,38237+2%

44Fairfield County, SCSC20,34035+2%

45McCormick County, SCSC10,21529+3%

46Allendale County, SCSC7,35526−7%

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