Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Population in 2011

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the Population for South Carolina was 4.67M. Among all South Carolina counties, Greenville County had the highest population (458.97K), followed by Richland County (389.33K), and Charleston County (357.46K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all South Carolina counties.

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Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Population in 2011
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Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Population in 2011
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Rank County Population
1 Greenville County 458972
2 Richland County 389333
3 Charleston County 357461
4 Spartanburg County 286180
5 Horry County 275545
6 Lexington County 266409
7 York County 230131
8 Anderson County 188183
9 Berkeley County 183833
10 Beaufort County 163864
11 Aiken County 161628
12 Dorchester County 140155
13 Florence County 137670
14 Pickens County 119735
15 Sumter County 107316
16 Orangeburg County 91706
17 Lancaster County 77872
18 Oconee County 74265
19 Greenwood County 69846
20 Darlington County 68162
21 Laurens County 66462
22 Kershaw County 62125
23 Georgetown County 60192
24 Cherokee County 55706
25 Chesterfield County 46498
26 Colleton County 38447
27 Newberry County 37507
28 Clarendon County 34711
29 Williamsburg County 34101
30 Chester County 32884
31 Marion County 32774
32 Dillon County 31752
33 Union County 28654
34 Marlboro County 28589
35 Edgefield County 26894
36 Jasper County 25303
37 Abbeville County 25093
38 Fairfield County 23591
39 Barnwell County 22463
40 Hampton County 20798
41 Saluda County 19797
42 Lee County 18887
43 Bamberg County 15809
44 Calhoun County 15098
45 Allendale County 10237
46 McCormick County 10017