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Most population lost, South Carolina counties · 2010

South Carolina counties that lost the most residents from the 2000 census to 2010, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Laurens County, SCSC71,848-3,030−126%

02Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662-2,794−795%

03Marion County, SCSC28,242-2,404−253%

04Chester County, SCSC33,001-928−149%

05Union County, SCSC26,799-920+102%

06Lee County, SCSC15,730-899−153%

07Barnwell County, SCSC20,653-857−127%

08Allendale County, SCSC7,355-792+55%

09Abbeville County, SCSC24,836-750−133%

10Bamberg County, SCSC12,796-671+175%

11Hampton County, SCSC18,174-296−109%

12Calhoun County, SCSC14,188-10−100%

13Marlboro County, SCSC25,488+115−121%

14McCormick County, SCSC10,215+275−75%

15Fairfield County, SCSC20,340+502−57%

16Colleton County, SCSC39,382+628−84%

17Saluda County, SCSC19,680+694−75%

18Orangeburg County, SCSC83,177+919−86%

19Darlington County, SCSC62,888+1,287−77%

20Dillon County, SCSC27,458+1,340−17%

21Newberry County, SCSC39,561+1,400−52%

22Edgefield County, SCSC29,808+2,390−62%

23Clarendon County, SCSC31,043+2,469−39%

24Cherokee County, SCSC58,275+2,805−65%

25Sumter County, SCSC105,067+2,810+40%

26Greenwood County, SCSC70,379+3,390−49%

27Chesterfield County, SCSC44,740+3,966−5%

28Jasper County, SCSC38,533+4,099−21%

29Georgetown County, SCSC65,912+4,361−54%

30Oconee County, SCSC83,775+8,058−8%

31Pickens County, SCSC139,198+8,467−50%

32Kershaw County, SCSC73,166+9,050+0%

33Florence County, SCSC138,504+11,124−3%

34Lancaster County, SCSC114,296+15,301+124%

35Aiken County, SCSC181,515+17,547−19%

36Anderson County, SCSC219,930+21,386+4%

37Spartanburg County, SCSC380,857+30,516+13%

38Berkeley County, SCSC274,666+35,192+154%

39Dorchester County, SCSC178,397+40,142+201%

40Charleston County, SCSC436,200+40,240+170%

41Beaufort County, SCSC204,433+41,296+20%

42Lexington County, SCSC317,588+46,377−4%

43York County, SCSC306,887+61,459+86%

44Richland County, SCSC434,956+63,827+83%

45Greenville County, SCSC583,125+71,609+20%

46Horry County, SCSC427,551+72,662+38%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS