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Most population lost, South Carolina counties · 2000

South Carolina counties that lost the most residents from the 1990 census to 2000, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is +6,220.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS –

01Marlboro County, SCSC25,488-543–

02Allendale County, SCSC7,355-511–

03Union County, SCSC26,799-456–

04Bamberg County, SCSC12,796-244–

05Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662+402–

06McCormick County, SCSC10,215+1,090–

07Fairfield County, SCSC20,340+1,159–

08Marion County, SCSC28,242+1,567–

09Dillon County, SCSC27,458+1,608–

10Lee County, SCSC15,730+1,682–

11Chester County, SCSC33,001+1,898–

12Sumter County, SCSC105,067+2,009–

13Abbeville County, SCSC24,836+2,305–

14Calhoun County, SCSC14,188+2,432–

15Saluda County, SCSC19,680+2,824–

16Newberry County, SCSC39,561+2,936–

17Barnwell County, SCSC20,653+3,185–

18Hampton County, SCSC18,174+3,195–

19Colleton County, SCSC39,382+3,887–

20Clarendon County, SCSC31,043+4,052–

21Chesterfield County, SCSC44,740+4,191–

22Jasper County, SCSC38,533+5,191–

23Darlington County, SCSC62,888+5,543–

24Edgefield County, SCSC29,808+6,220–

25Greenwood County, SCSC70,379+6,704–

26Orangeburg County, SCSC83,177+6,779–

27Lancaster County, SCSC114,296+6,835–

28Cherokee County, SCSC58,275+8,031–

29Oconee County, SCSC83,775+8,721–

30Kershaw County, SCSC73,166+9,048–

31Georgetown County, SCSC65,912+9,495–

32Florence County, SCSC138,504+11,417–

33Laurens County, SCSC71,848+11,475–

34Dorchester County, SCSC178,397+13,353–

35Berkeley County, SCSC274,666+13,875–

36Charleston County, SCSC436,200+14,930–

37Pickens County, SCSC139,198+16,863–

38Anderson County, SCSC219,930+20,544–

39Aiken County, SCSC181,515+21,612–

40Spartanburg County, SCSC380,857+26,991–

41York County, SCSC306,887+33,117–

42Beaufort County, SCSC204,433+34,512–

43Richland County, SCSC434,956+34,957–

44Lexington County, SCSC317,588+48,403–

45Horry County, SCSC427,551+52,576–

46Greenville County, SCSC583,125+59,449–

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