Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Population in 2021

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Population for South Carolina was 5.19M. Among all South Carolina counties, Greenville County had the highest population (534.67K), followed by Richland County (417.31K), and Charleston County (414.61K).

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 2021
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Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Population in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Greenville County 534675
2 Richland County 417306
3 Charleston County 414605
4 Horry County 366164
5 Spartanburg County 335452
6 Lexington County 300644
7 York County 289071
8 Berkeley County 236852
9 Anderson County 206949
10 Beaufort County 191946
11 Aiken County 171272
12 Dorchester County 163484
13 Florence County 136409
14 Pickens County 132139
15 Sumter County 104879
16 Lancaster County 100540
17 Orangeburg County 82851
18 Oconee County 79331
19 Greenwood County 69139
20 Laurens County 67837
21 Kershaw County 66215
22 Georgetown County 63939
23 Darlington County 62723
24 Cherokee County 56110
25 Chesterfield County 43334
26 Colleton County 38461
27 Newberry County 37976
28 Chester County 32160
29 Clarendon County 30965
30 Jasper County 30434
31 Williamsburg County 30432
32 Marion County 28853
33 Dillon County 27977
34 Union County 27028
35 Edgefield County 26274
36 Marlboro County 26106
37 Abbeville County 24263
38 Fairfield County 20686
39 Barnwell County 20604
40 Saluda County 18908
41 Hampton County 18259
42 Lee County 16278
43 Calhoun County 14141
44 Bamberg County 13121
45 McCormick County 9768
46 Allendale County 7714