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Most sparsely populated, South Carolina cities

South Carolina cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2025). This list covers the 66 cities in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 66 is 1,364. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Forest Acres, SC, up 34 places to #59.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01▲1Hollywood, SCSC5,652240+43%

02▼1Hardeeville, SCSC16,459290+818%

03▲3Beaufort, SCSC15,775646+22%

04▲4Batesburg-Leesville, SCSC5,346652−3%

05▼1Blythewood, SCSC7,233680+4155%

06▼1Bluffton, SCSC36,807706+2787%

07▲4Clinton, SCSC7,918758−2%

08▲5Walterboro, SCSC5,485801+6%

09▲6Cayce, SCSC13,680810+13%

10▼1Camden, SCSC9,201828+38%

11▲10Laurens, SCSC9,327914−6%

12▲8Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,196924+13%

13▲5North Myrtle Beach, SCSC21,346971+95%

14▲3Port Royal, SCSC16,648981+321%

15▲11Union, SCSC8,0771,011−8%

16▲7Columbia, SCSC147,0351,063+26%

17▲5Lyman, SCSC7,1031,072+167%

18▲11Lake City, SCSC5,9401,090−8%

19▲8Seneca, SCSC9,4241,143+23%

20▲16Dillon, SCSC6,2271,167−1%

21▼5Woodruff, SCSC6,0261,188+42%

22▲12Newberry, SCSC10,8911,211+3%

23▲8Bennettsville, SCSC7,5651,225−20%

24▲4Goose Creek, SCSC52,0101,225+78%

25▲16Hartsville, SCSC7,3741,231−2%

26▼1Conway, SCSC30,6271,240+160%

27▼3York, SCSC10,6201,252+52%

28▲4North Augusta, SCSC26,9821,268+54%

29▲8Georgetown, SCSC8,8691,268−1%

30▲15Darlington, SCSC6,0751,289−10%

31▲16Sumter, SCSC43,0941,305+9%

32▲22Marion, SCSC6,0281,346−14%

33▲2Lancaster, SCSC9,6231,353+18%

34▲15Greenwood, SCSC22,7451,364+3%

35▲11Charleston, SCSC159,4231,386+65%

36▲17Gaffney, SCSC12,5831,403−3%

37▲6Travelers Rest, SCSC9,1351,464+123%

38▲19Orangeburg, SCSC13,3831,485+5%

39▲19Aiken, SCSC33,8081,562+33%

40▲27Chester, SCSC5,3241,610−18%

41▲11Clover, SCSC7,6591,620+91%

42▲26Central, SCSC5,2981,630+50%

43▲16North Charleston, SCSC129,2451,665+62%

44▲25Florence, SCSC41,2311,684+36%

45▼7Fountain Inn, SCSC14,7221,711+145%

46▲26Rock Hill, SCSC75,9111,712+53%

47▲23Irmo, SCSC12,2041,737+11%

48▲14Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,9371,748+80%

49▼16Moncks Corner, SCSC20,6121,801+246%

50▲28Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,4691,923+101%

51▲25Anderson, SCSC31,3231,957+23%

52▼10Fort Mill, SCSC38,6731,962+410%

53▲26West Columbia, SCSC18,4891,972+42%

54▲26Spartanburg, SCSC39,9781,974+1%

55▲20Easley, SCSC27,3192,077+54%

56▲27Hanahan, SCSC22,4152,120+73%

57▲3Greer, SCSC50,0072,130+197%

58▲27Lexington, SCSC25,7292,149+163%

59▲34Forest Acres, SCSC10,3902,247−2%

60▲32Summerville, SCSC53,1772,358+92%

61▲30Clemson, SCSC18,9412,394+59%

62▲33Greenville, SCSC75,3102,504+34%

63▲23Mauldin, SCSC31,4652,540+107%

64▲33James Island, SCSC12,6602,669–

65▲33Simpsonville, SCSC28,4593,006+98%

66▲34Tega Cay, SCSC14,4573,145+257%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES