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Most sparsely populated, South Carolina cities · 2000

South Carolina cities with the fewest residents per square mile (2000). This list covers the 97 cities in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 97 is 1,070.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 1990

01Blythewood, SCSC7,23316+23%

02Bluffton, SCSC36,80724+79%

03Hardeeville, SCSC16,45932+13%

04Hollywood, SCSC5,652168+84%

05Port Royal, SCSC16,648233+32%

06Lugoff, SCSC9,786276+98%

07Fort Mill, SCSC38,673385+54%

08Lake Wylie, SCSC16,006388+13%

09Lyman, SCSC7,103401+20%

10Conway, SCSC30,627477+20%

11North Myrtle Beach, SCSC21,346499+27%

12Moncks Corner, SCSC20,612520+6%

13Beaufort, SCSC15,775530+35%

14Piedmont, SCSC5,462545+15%

15Camden, SCSC9,2016020%

16Lake Murray of Richland, SCSC7,023636–

17Travelers Rest, SCSC9,135657+34%

18Boiling Springs, SCSC12,936665+26%

19Little River, SCSC11,771671+91%

20Batesburg-Leesville, SCSC5,346673–

21Goose Creek, SCSC52,010688+18%

22Fountain Inn, SCSC14,722699+37%

23Red Bank, SCSC11,314703+48%

24Greer, SCSC50,007718+63%

25Cayce, SCSC13,680720+9%

26Walterboro, SCSC5,485753−6%

27Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,044754+68%

28Valley Falls, SCSC8,239769+14%

29Clinton, SCSC7,918775–

30Lexington, SCSC25,729818+198%

31Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,196819+43%

32York, SCSC10,620824+4%

33North Augusta, SCSC26,982826+14%

34Woodruff, SCSC6,026833−3%

35Charleston, SCSC159,423840+20%

36Columbia, SCSC147,035841+19%

37Clover, SCSC7,659849+15%

38Burton, SCSC6,912860+2%

39Centerville, SCSC7,049877+6%

40Tega Cay, SCSC14,457880+26%

41Forestbrook, SCSC7,479924+31%

42Seneca, SCSC9,424928−1%

43Red Hill, SCSC15,920956+72%

44Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,469959+58%

45Laurens, SCSC9,327971+2%

46Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,937972−8%

47North Charleston, SCSC129,2451,026+14%

48Five Forks, SCSC18,6561,065–

49Socastee, SCSC23,7961,070+37%

50Oak Grove, SCSC12,2561,079–

51Central, SCSC5,2981,083+32%

52Union, SCSC8,0771,100−11%

53Rock Hill, SCSC75,9111,123+20%

54Lancaster, SCSC9,6231,150−9%

55Aiken, SCSC33,8081,170+28%

56Newberry, SCSC10,8911,1770%

57Dillon, SCSC6,2271,183−8%

58Lake City, SCSC5,9401,189−9%

59Sumter, SCSC43,0941,200−5%

60Hanahan, SCSC22,4151,224−2%

61Mauldin, SCSC31,4651,229+31%

62Summerville, SCSC53,1771,231+23%

63Florence, SCSC41,2311,235+1%

64Hartsville, SCSC7,3741,261−10%

65Georgetown, SCSC8,8691,280−6%

66Greenwood, SCSC22,7451,323+6%

67Homeland Park, SCSC6,6321,346−4%

68Easley, SCSC27,3191,350+17%

69Welcome, SCSC6,5271,385−3%

70West Columbia, SCSC18,4891,394+23%

71Orangeburg, SCSC13,3831,416−7%

72Darlington, SCSC6,0751,426−8%

73Gantt, SCSC15,4011,427+1%

74Gaffney, SCSC12,5831,446−1%

75Clemson, SCSC18,9411,509+8%

76Simpsonville, SCSC28,4591,516+23%

77Bennettsville, SCSC7,5651,526+1%

78Irmo, SCSC12,2041,571−2%

79Marion, SCSC6,0281,573−8%

80Parker, SCSC12,8981,574−3%

81Laurel Bay, SCSC5,8821,591+33%

82Anderson, SCSC31,3231,594−3%

83Belvedere, SCSC5,1801,645−8%

84Garden City, SCSC11,5911,751+48%

85Berea, SCSC16,8621,839+5%

86Greenville, SCSC75,3101,862−4%

87Ladson, SCSC16,1401,887−2%

88Taylors, SCSC24,5051,906+3%

89Dentsville, SCSC15,2091,944+10%

90Chester, SCSC5,3241,959−8%

91Spartanburg, SCSC39,9781,959−9%

92Seven Oaks, SCSC15,9212,059–

93Forest Acres, SCSC10,3902,283+47%

94Wade Hampton, SCSC20,8982,303–

95Sans Souci, SCSC7,6652,367+3%

96Woodfield, SCSC9,4653,393+4%

97St. Andrews, SCSC19,8683,551−15%

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