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Most veterans, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of the civilian population 18+ who are military veterans (2024 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERANS (CIVILIAN 18+)VS 2010

01Sumter County, SCSC105,06714.2%−10%

02Berkeley County, SCSC274,66612.4%−27%

03Dorchester County, SCSC178,39711.8%−26%

04Beaufort County, SCSC204,43311.0%−33%

05Kershaw County, SCSC73,16610.1%−29%

06Aiken County, SCSC181,5159.8%−19%

07Richland County, SCSC434,9569.7%−24%

08Calhoun County, SCSC14,1889.6%−10%

09Lexington County, SCSC317,5889.0%−27%

10Colleton County, SCSC39,3829.0%−21%

11Horry County, SCSC427,5518.9%−33%

12McCormick County, SCSC10,2158.9%−41%

13Georgetown County, SCSC65,9128.7%−34%

14Chester County, SCSC33,0018.4%−18%

15Edgefield County, SCSC29,8088.3%−26%

16Charleston County, SCSC436,2008.2%−32%

17Oconee County, SCSC83,7758.1%−38%

18Union County, SCSC26,7997.8%−17%

19Lancaster County, SCSC114,2967.7%−26%

20Anderson County, SCSC219,9307.6%−33%

21York County, SCSC306,8877.5%−30%

22Abbeville County, SCSC24,8367.4%−32%

23Cherokee County, SCSC58,2757.3%−28%

24Florence County, SCSC138,5047.2%−28%

25Newberry County, SCSC39,5617.2%−24%

26Barnwell County, SCSC20,6537.1%−31%

27Jasper County, SCSC38,5337.1%−18%

28Clarendon County, SCSC31,0437.0%−41%

29Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7407.0%−30%

30Saluda County, SCSC19,6806.9%−35%

31Hampton County, SCSC18,1746.9%−34%

32Fairfield County, SCSC20,3406.9%−37%

33Greenville County, SCSC583,1256.6%−33%

34Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8576.6%−36%

35Marion County, SCSC28,2426.5%−36%

36Laurens County, SCSC71,8486.4%−37%

37Greenwood County, SCSC70,3796.4%−40%

38Lee County, SCSC15,7306.4%−24%

39Bamberg County, SCSC12,7966.3%−46%

40Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1776.2%−34%

41Pickens County, SCSC139,1985.9%−38%

42Marlboro County, SCSC25,4885.9%−41%

43Allendale County, SCSC7,3555.3%−35%

44Darlington County, SCSC62,8885.3%−42%

45Dillon County, SCSC27,4584.8%−42%

46Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6624.7%−37%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES