Ranking of South Carolina Counties By Population in 2022

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the Population for South Carolina was 5.29M. Among all South Carolina counties, Greenville County had the highest population (548.45K), followed by Richland County (421.69K), and Charleston County (419.95K).

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 2022
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1 Greenville County 548447
2 Richland County 421693
3 Charleston County 419952
4 Horry County 383372
5 Spartanburg County 346455
6 Lexington County 305147
7 York County 294057
8 Berkeley County 245249
9 Anderson County 210069
10 Beaufort County 195932
11 Aiken County 174075
12 Dorchester County 166029
13 Florence County 136860
14 Pickens County 134405
15 Lancaster County 104795
16 Sumter County 104068
17 Orangeburg County 83165
18 Oconee County 80223
19 Greenwood County 69290
20 Laurens County 68109
21 Kershaw County 67917
22 Georgetown County 64753
23 Darlington County 62434
24 Cherokee County 56186
25 Chesterfield County 43722
26 Colleton County 38618
27 Newberry County 38343
28 Jasper County 31988
29 Chester County 31972
30 Clarendon County 30976
31 Williamsburg County 30164
32 Marion County 28494
33 Dillon County 27766
34 Edgefield County 27347
35 Union County 26787
36 Marlboro County 26003
37 Abbeville County 24407
38 Barnwell County 20469
39 Fairfield County 20430
40 Saluda County 19086
41 Hampton County 18147
42 Lee County 16119
43 Calhoun County 14200
44 Bamberg County 12966
45 McCormick County 9741
46 Allendale County 7508