Fastest growing counties in South Carolina.
County | Rank | Change (2020) | 2024 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
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Jasper County | 1 | 20.42% | 35,102 | 29,150 |
Horry County | 2 | 16.41% | 411,809 | 353,765 |
Lancaster County | 3 | 15.65% | 111,706 | 96,588 |
Berkeley County | 4 | 14.66% | 265,482 | 231,533 |
Spartanburg County | 5 | 11.56% | 367,448 | 329,379 |
Edgefield County | 6 | 10.07% | 28,255 | 25,671 |
Kershaw County | 7 | 9.71% | 71,960 | 65,590 |
Greenville County | 8 | 7.77% | 568,227 | 527,249 |
Beaufort County | 9 | 7.45% | 201,811 | 187,815 |
Dorchester County | 10 | 7.14% | 173,616 | 162,043 |
McCormick County | 11 | 6.55% | 10,141 | 9,518 |
York County | 12 | 6.48% | 302,439 | 284,028 |
Aiken County | 13 | 6.42% | 180,032 | 169,168 |
Lexington County | 14 | 6.41% | 313,951 | 295,047 |
Anderson County | 15 | 6.03% | 216,500 | 204,195 |
Georgetown County | 16 | 5.17% | 66,793 | 63,509 |
Charleston County | 17 | 4.75% | 429,384 | 409,899 |
Oconee County | 18 | 4.44% | 82,282 | 78,784 |
Pickens County | 19 | 4.43% | 137,520 | 131,684 |
Newberry County | 20 | 4.25% | 39,335 | 37,731 |
Laurens County | 21 | 3.2% | 69,795 | 67,634 |
Richland County | 22 | 3.15% | 428,750 | 415,671 |
Chesterfield County | 23 | 2.46% | 44,321 | 43,256 |
Saluda County | 24 | 2.31% | 19,262 | 18,828 |
Cherokee County | 25 | 1.93% | 57,307 | 56,220 |
Colleton County | 26 | 1.64% | 39,168 | 38,537 |
Abbeville County | 27 | 1.09% | 24,530 | 24,266 |
Clarendon County | 28 | 0.78% | 31,081 | 30,841 |
Florence County | 29 | 0.64% | 137,688 | 136,817 |
Chester County | 30 | 0.54% | 32,459 | 32,284 |
Greenwood County | 31 | 0.44% | 69,697 | 69,390 |
Calhoun County | 32 | 0.43% | 14,175 | 14,114 |
Darlington County | 33 | -0.72% | 62,396 | 62,848 |
Barnwell County | 34 | -0.79% | 20,423 | 20,586 |
Sumter County | 35 | -1.03% | 104,394 | 105,476 |
Orangeburg County | 36 | -1.69% | 82,539 | 83,954 |
Marion County | 37 | -1.86% | 28,545 | 29,086 |
Bamberg County | 38 | -1.98% | 12,998 | 13,260 |
Hampton County | 39 | -2.2% | 18,108 | 18,515 |
Dillon County | 40 | -2.22% | 27,649 | 28,277 |
Fairfield County | 41 | -2.36% | 20,394 | 20,887 |
Union County | 42 | -2.44% | 26,519 | 27,181 |
Williamsburg County | 43 | -4.03% | 29,669 | 30,914 |
Marlboro County | 44 | -4.11% | 25,402 | 26,490 |
Lee County | 45 | -4.63% | 15,773 | 16,539 |
Allendale County | 46 | -7.74% | 7,320 | 7,934 |