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South Carolina – County Population Rank from 1900 to 2000
2005 County Population Rank Data Table | Population Trend Charts for All SC Counties | Learn More about SC Counties
Note: The counties are sorted by their 2000 population numbers.
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1920 |
1960 |
2000 |
| County |
Population |
Rank |
Population |
Rank |
Population |
Rank |
Population |
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| Greenville |
53,490 |
3 |
88,498 |
2 |
209,776 |
1 |
379,616 |
| Richland |
45,589 |
4 |
78,122 |
3 |
200,102 |
2 |
320,677 |
| Charleston |
88,006 |
1 |
108,450 |
1 |
216,382 |
3 |
309,969 |
| Spartanburg |
65,560 |
2 |
94,265 |
4 |
156,830 |
4 |
253,791 |
| Lexington |
* |
15 |
35,676 |
12 |
60,726 |
5 |
216,014 |
| Horry |
23,364 |
20 |
32,077 |
11 |
68,247 |
6 |
196,629 |
| York |
41,684 |
7 |
50,536 |
8 |
78,760 |
8 |
164,614 |
| Anderson |
55,728 |
5 |
76,349 |
5 |
98,478 |
7 |
165,740 |
| Berkeley |
30,454 |
36 |
22,558 |
21 |
38,196 |
9 |
142,651 |
| Aiken |
39,032 |
9 |
45,574 |
7 |
81,038 |
10 |
142,552 |
| Beaufort |
* |
37 |
22,269 |
17 |
44,187 |
12 |
120,937 |
| Florence |
28,474 |
8 |
50,406 |
6 |
84,438 |
11 |
125,761 |
| Pickens |
19,375 |
27 |
28,329 |
15 |
46,030 |
13 |
110,757 |
| Dorchester |
16,294 |
42 |
19,459 |
34 |
24,383 |
15 |
96,413 |
| Sumter |
* |
10 |
43,040 |
9 |
74,941 |
14 |
104,646 |
| Orangeburg |
* |
6 |
64,907 |
10 |
68,559 |
16 |
91,582 |
| Laurens |
37,382 |
11 |
42,560 |
14 |
47,609 |
17 |
69,567 |
| Oconee |
23,634 |
23 |
30,117 |
19 |
40,204 |
20 |
66,215 |
| Greenwood |
* |
14 |
35,791 |
16 |
44,346 |
19 |
66,271 |
| Darlington |
* |
12 |
39,126 |
13 |
52,928 |
18 |
67,394 |
| Lancaster |
24,311 |
26 |
28,628 |
20 |
39,352 |
21 |
61,351 |
| Georgetown |
22,846 |
39 |
21,716 |
23 |
34,798 |
22 |
55,797 |
| Kershaw |
* |
25 |
29,398 |
25 |
33,585 |
23 |
52,647 |
| Cherokee |
21,359 |
28 |
27,570 |
22 |
35,205 |
24 |
52,537 |
| Chesterfield |
20,401 |
21 |
31,969 |
24 |
33,717 |
25 |
42,768 |
| Colleton |
33,452 |
24 |
29,897 |
33 |
27,816 |
26 |
38,264 |
| Newberry |
30,182 |
16 |
35,552 |
31 |
29,416 |
28 |
36,108 |
| Williamsburg |
31,685 |
13 |
38,539 |
18 |
40,932 |
27 |
37,217 |
| Marion |
* |
34 |
23,721 |
26 |
32,014 |
29 |
35,466 |
| Clarendon |
28,184 |
17 |
34,878 |
30 |
29,490 |
31 |
32,502 |
| Chester |
28,616 |
18 |
33,389 |
27 |
30,888 |
30 |
34,068 |
| Dillon |
* |
32 |
25,278 |
28 |
30,584 |
32 |
30,722 |
| Union |
25,501 |
22 |
30,372 |
29 |
30,015 |
33 |
29,881 |
| Marlboro |
27,639 |
19 |
33,180 |
32 |
28,529 |
34 |
28,818 |
| Abbeville |
* |
30 |
27,139 |
36 |
21,417 |
35 |
26,167 |
| Edgefield |
* |
33 |
23,928 |
41 |
15,735 |
36 |
24,595 |
| Fairfield |
29,425 |
29 |
27,159 |
37 |
20,713 |
38 |
23,454 |
| Barnwell |
* |
35 |
23,081 |
38 |
17,659 |
37 |
23,478 |
| Jasper |
* |
46 |
9,868 |
44 |
12,237 |
40 |
20,678 |
| Hampton |
* |
41 |
19,550 |
39 |
17,425 |
39 |
21,386 |
| Lee |
* |
31 |
26,827 |
35 |
21,832 |
41 |
20,119 |
| Saluda |
18,966 |
38 |
22,088 |
42 |
14,554 |
42 |
19,181 |
| Bamberg |
17,296 |
40 |
20,962 |
40 |
16,274 |
43 |
16,658 |
| Calhoun |
* |
43 |
18,384 |
43 |
12,256 |
44 |
15,185 |
| Allendale |
* |
45 |
16,098 |
45 |
11,362 |
45 |
11,211 |
| McCormick |
* |
44 |
16,444 |
46 |
8,629 |
46 |
9,958 |
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| South Carolina |
1,340,316 |
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1,683,727 |
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2,382,594 |
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4,012,012 |
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* Denotes a county that had not yet been created or that had significantly different boundaries.
Data sources: US Census Bureau, 1900-1990and 2000
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