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Most sparsely populated, South Carolina cities · 1990

South Carolina cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 90 cities in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Blythewood, SCSC7,23313−19%

02Bluffton, SCSC36,80714−44%

03Hardeeville, SCSC16,45928−12%

04Hollywood, SCSC5,65291−46%

05Lugoff, SCSC9,786139−50%

06Port Royal, SCSC16,648176−24%

07Fort Mill, SCSC38,673250−35%

08Lexington, SCSC25,729275−66%

09Lyman, SCSC7,103335−17%

10Lake Wylie, SCSC16,006345−11%

11Little River, SCSC11,771351−48%

12Beaufort, SCSC15,775392−26%

13North Myrtle Beach, SCSC21,346393−21%

14Conway, SCSC30,627398−17%

15Greer, SCSC50,007440−39%

16Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,044448−41%

17Piedmont, SCSC5,462472−13%

18Red Bank, SCSC11,314475−32%

19Moncks Corner, SCSC20,612490−6%

20Travelers Rest, SCSC9,135492−25%

21Fountain Inn, SCSC14,722510−27%

22Boiling Springs, SCSC12,936528−21%

23Red Hill, SCSC15,920556−42%

24Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,196573−30%

25Goose Creek, SCSC52,010582−15%

26Camden, SCSC9,201603+0%

27Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,469606−37%

28Cayce, SCSC13,680661−8%

29Valley Falls, SCSC8,239676−12%

30Tega Cay, SCSC14,457697−21%

31Charleston, SCSC159,423699−17%

32Forestbrook, SCSC7,479708−23%

33Columbia, SCSC147,035709−16%

34North Augusta, SCSC26,982722−13%

35Clover, SCSC7,659740−13%

36Socastee, SCSC23,796780−27%

37York, SCSC10,620791−4%

38Walterboro, SCSC5,485802+7%

39Central, SCSC5,298823−24%

40Centerville, SCSC7,049824−6%

41Burton, SCSC6,912842−2%

42Woodruff, SCSC6,026860+3%

43North Charleston, SCSC129,245904−12%

44Aiken, SCSC33,808918−22%

45Mauldin, SCSC31,465935−24%

46Seneca, SCSC9,424937+1%

47Rock Hill, SCSC75,911939−16%

48Laurens, SCSC9,327949−2%

49Summerville, SCSC53,1771,000−19%

50Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,9371,061+9%

51West Columbia, SCSC18,4891,130−19%

52Easley, SCSC27,3191,157−14%

53Newberry, SCSC10,8911,172−0%

54Garden City, SCSC11,5911,180−33%

55Laurel Bay, SCSC5,8821,194−25%

56Florence, SCSC41,2311,217−1%

57Union, SCSC8,0771,235+12%

58Simpsonville, SCSC28,4591,237−18%

59Hanahan, SCSC22,4151,246+2%

60Greenwood, SCSC22,7451,247−6%

61Lancaster, SCSC9,6231,262+10%

62Sumter, SCSC43,0941,270+6%

63Dillon, SCSC6,2271,279+8%

64Lake City, SCSC5,9401,312+10%

65Georgetown, SCSC8,8691,361+6%

66Homeland Park, SCSC6,6321,395+4%

67Hartsville, SCSC7,3741,398+11%

68Clemson, SCSC18,9411,404−7%

69Gantt, SCSC15,4011,420−1%

70Welcome, SCSC6,5271,422+3%

71Gaffney, SCSC12,5831,465+1%

72Bennettsville, SCSC7,5651,513−1%

73Orangeburg, SCSC13,3831,525+8%

74Darlington, SCSC6,0751,552+9%

75Forest Acres, SCSC10,3901,556−32%

76Irmo, SCSC12,2041,605+2%

77Parker, SCSC12,8981,619+3%

78Anderson, SCSC31,3231,636+3%

79Marion, SCSC6,0281,711+9%

80Berea, SCSC16,8621,758−4%

81Dentsville, SCSC15,2091,769−9%

82Belvedere, SCSC5,1801,792+9%

83Taylors, SCSC24,5051,858−3%

84Ladson, SCSC16,1401,925+2%

85Greenville, SCSC75,3101,938+4%

86Chester, SCSC5,3242,129+9%

87Spartanburg, SCSC39,9782,146+10%

88Sans Souci, SCSC7,6652,299−3%

89Woodfield, SCSC9,4653,254−4%

90St. Andrews, SCSC19,8684,182+18%

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