RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 90 SHOWN OF 90

Most population gained, South Carolina cities · 2000

South Carolina cities that added the most residents from the 1990 census to 2000, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 90 cities in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 90 is +513.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS –

01Columbia, SCSC147,035+18,226–

02Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,469+17,501–

03Charleston, SCSC159,423+16,236–

04Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,196+10,168–

05North Charleston, SCSC129,245+9,480–

06Rock Hill, SCSC75,911+8,122–

07Greer, SCSC50,007+6,521–

08Lexington, SCSC25,729+6,504–

09Aiken, SCSC33,808+5,465–

10Summerville, SCSC53,177+5,215–

11Goose Creek, SCSC52,010+4,516–

12Red Hill, SCSC15,920+4,397–

13Socastee, SCSC23,796+3,869–

14Mauldin, SCSC31,465+3,637–

15Beaufort, SCSC15,775+3,374–

16Forest Acres, SCSC10,390+3,361–

17Little River, SCSC11,771+3,345–

18Lugoff, SCSC9,786+3,109–

19Garden City, SCSC11,591+3,052–

20Red Bank, SCSC11,314+2,861–

21Fort Mill, SCSC38,673+2,657–

22Simpsonville, SCSC28,459+2,644–

23Easley, SCSC27,319+2,530–

24West Columbia, SCSC18,489+2,476–

25North Myrtle Beach, SCSC21,346+2,338–

26Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,044+2,242–

27North Augusta, SCSC26,982+2,208–

28Conway, SCSC30,627+1,969–

29Hollywood, SCSC5,652+1,799–

30Laurel Bay, SCSC5,882+1,653–

31Fountain Inn, SCSC14,722+1,631–

32Greenwood, SCSC22,745+1,264–

33Dentsville, SCSC15,209+1,170–

34Travelers Rest, SCSC9,135+1,030–

35Cayce, SCSC13,680+987–

36Port Royal, SCSC16,648+965–

37Boiling Springs, SCSC12,936+932–

38Central, SCSC5,298+845–

39Tega Cay, SCSC14,457+839–

40Clemson, SCSC18,941+833–

41Forestbrook, SCSC7,479+793–

42Piedmont, SCSC5,462+627–

43Berea, SCSC16,862+623–

44Bluffton, SCSC36,807+562–

45Clover, SCSC7,659+513–

46Taylors, SCSC24,505+506–

47Valley Falls, SCSC8,239+486–

48Lyman, SCSC7,103+440–

49Florence, SCSC41,231+435–

50Woodfield, SCSC9,465+376–

51Moncks Corner, SCSC20,612+345–

52Lake Wylie, SCSC16,006+341–

53Centerville, SCSC7,049+315–

54York, SCSC10,620+276–

55Sans Souci, SCSC7,665+224–

56Laurens, SCSC9,327+222–

57Hardeeville, SCSC16,459+210–

58Burton, SCSC6,912+150–

59Bennettsville, SCSC7,565+80–

60Gantt, SCSC15,401+71–

61Newberry, SCSC10,891+41–

62Blythewood, SCSC7,233+32–

63Camden, SCSC9,201-14–

64Seneca, SCSC9,424-74–

65Woodruff, SCSC6,026-136–

66Welcome, SCSC6,527-170–

67Gaffney, SCSC12,583-177–

68Homeland Park, SCSC6,632-232–

69Hanahan, SCSC22,415-239–

70Irmo, SCSC12,204-241–

71Ladson, SCSC16,140-270–

72Parker, SCSC12,898-312–

73Walterboro, SCSC5,485-339–

74Belvedere, SCSC5,180-502–

75Dillon, SCSC6,227-513–

76Chester, SCSC5,324-564–

77Georgetown, SCSC8,869-567–

78Darlington, SCSC6,075-591–

79Marion, SCSC6,028-616–

80Anderson, SCSC31,323-670–

81Lake City, SCSC5,940-675–

82Lancaster, SCSC9,623-798–

83Hartsville, SCSC7,374-816–

84Orangeburg, SCSC13,383-974–

85Union, SCSC8,077-1,081–

86Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,937-2,089–

87Greenville, SCSC75,310-2,280–

88Sumter, SCSC43,094-2,302–

89Spartanburg, SCSC39,978-3,794–

90St. Andrews, SCSC19,868-3,878–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS