South Carolina: cities and towns by population
The largest of South Carolina's 306 recorded places, ranked by population — 2,323,184 people across the state's towns and cities.
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are GeoNames country data. Sources & method.
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbia | 142,416 |
| 2 | Charleston | 132,609 |
| 3 | North Charleston | 108,304 |
| 4 | Mount Pleasant | 81,317 |
| 5 | Rock Hill | 71,548 |
| 6 | Greenville | 64,579 |
| 7 | Summerville | 48,848 |
| 8 | Sumter | 40,816 |
| 9 | Goose Creek | 40,633 |
| 10 | Hilton Head Island | 40,512 |
| 11 | Florence | 38,228 |
| 12 | Spartanburg | 37,867 |
| 13 | Hilton Head | 37,099 |
| 14 | Myrtle Beach | 31,035 |
| 15 | Aiken | 30,604 |
| 16 | Greer | 28,365 |
| 17 | Anderson | 27,335 |
| 18 | Mauldin | 25,135 |
| 19 | Greenwood | 23,260 |
| 20 | North Augusta | 22,522 |
| 21 | Taylors | 21,617 |
| 22 | Saint Andrews | 21,151 |
| 23 | Conway | 21,053 |
| 24 | Easley | 20,765 |
| 25 | Simpsonville | 20,736 |
| 26 | Wade Hampton | 20,622 |
| 27 | Lexington | 20,138 |
| 28 | Socastee | 19,952 |
| 29 | Hanahan | 17,997 |
| 30 | Bluffton | 16,728 |
| 31 | West Columbia | 16,060 |
| 32 | North Myrtle Beach | 15,579 |
| 33 | Clemson | 15,446 |
| 34 | Seven Oaks | 15,144 |
| 35 | Berea | 14,295 |
| 36 | Gantt | 14,229 |
| 37 | Five Forks | 14,140 |
| 38 | Dentsville | 14,062 |
| 39 | Ladson | 13,790 |
| 40 | Fort Mill | 13,662 |
| 41 | Cayce | 13,619 |
| 42 | Orangeburg | 13,460 |
| 43 | Beaufort | 13,306 |
| 44 | Red Hill | 13,223 |
| 45 | Red Hill | 13,223 |
| 46 | Gaffney | 12,566 |
| 47 | Port Royal | 12,122 |
| 48 | Irmo | 12,056 |
| 49 | Parker | 11,431 |
| 50 | Forest Acres | 10,615 |
| 51 | Newberry | 10,331 |
| 52 | Oak Grove | 10,291 |
| 53 | Moncks Corner | 9,873 |
| 54 | Red Bank | 9,617 |
| 55 | Tega Cay | 9,608 |
| 56 | Woodfield | 9,303 |
| 57 | Garden City | 9,209 |
| 58 | Laurens | 9,166 |
| 59 | Georgetown | 9,062 |
| 60 | Little River | 8,960 |
| 61 | Lancaster | 8,956 |
| 62 | Lake Wylie | 8,841 |
| 63 | Clinton | 8,637 |
| 64 | Bennettsville | 8,605 |
| 65 | Fountain Inn | 8,317 |
| 66 | Seneca | 8,279 |
| 67 | Sangaree | 8,220 |
| 68 | Boiling Springs | 8,219 |
| 69 | Oak Grove | 8,183 |
| 70 | Union | 8,045 |
| 71 | York | 8,009 |
| 72 | Sans Souci | 7,869 |
| 73 | Hartsville | 7,826 |
| 74 | Powdersville | 7,618 |
| 75 | Murrells Inlet | 7,547 |
| 76 | Lugoff | 7,434 |
| 77 | Camden | 7,085 |
| 78 | Burton | 6,976 |
| 79 | Lake City | 6,788 |
| 80 | Marion | 6,714 |
| 81 | Dillon | 6,677 |
| 82 | Welcome | 6,668 |
| 83 | Centerville | 6,586 |
| 84 | Valley Falls | 6,299 |
| 85 | Homeland Park | 6,296 |
| 86 | Darlington | 6,155 |
| 87 | James Island | 6,000 |
| 88 | Laurel Bay | 5,891 |
| 89 | Belvedere | 5,792 |
| 90 | Cheraw | 5,778 |
| 91 | Clover | 5,744 |
| 92 | Chester | 5,486 |
| 93 | Lake Murray of Richland | 5,484 |
| 94 | Batesburg-Leesville | 5,441 |
| 95 | Hardeeville | 5,301 |
| 96 | Centerville | 5,288 |
| 97 | Walterboro | 5,278 |
| 98 | Abbeville | 5,191 |
| 99 | Central | 5,167 |
| 100 | Piedmont | 5,103 |
| 101 | Boiling Springs | 5,076 |
| 102 | Travelers Rest | 4,994 |
| 103 | Hollywood | 4,962 |
| 104 | Brookdale | 4,873 |
| 105 | Edgefield | 4,760 |
| 106 | Forestbrook | 4,612 |
| 107 | Barnwell | 4,592 |
| 108 | Mullins | 4,519 |
| 109 | Batesburg | 4,380 |
| 110 | Clearwater | 4,370 |
| 111 | Belton | 4,336 |
| 112 | Surfside Beach | 4,280 |
| 113 | Walhalla | 4,251 |
| 114 | Newport | 4,136 |
| 115 | Isle of Palms | 4,133 |
| 116 | Woodruff | 4,129 |
| 117 | Williamston | 4,124 |
| 118 | Manning | 4,037 |
| 119 | Ridgeland | 3,999 |
| 120 | Southern Shops | 3,767 |
| 121 | Northlake | 3,745 |
| 122 | Honea Path | 3,707 |
| 123 | Dunean | 3,671 |
| 124 | Saluda | 3,596 |
| 125 | Saxon | 3,424 |
| 126 | Lyman | 3,423 |
| 127 | Bamberg | 3,383 |
| 128 | Winnsboro | 3,351 |
| 129 | India Hook | 3,328 |
| 130 | Duncan | 3,317 |
| 131 | Denmark | 3,315 |
| 132 | Bishopville | 3,274 |
| 133 | North Hartsville | 3,251 |
| 134 | Liberty | 3,246 |
| 135 | Kingstree | 3,183 |
| 136 | Pickens | 3,173 |
| 137 | Pendleton | 3,152 |
| 138 | Allendale | 3,126 |
| 139 | Lesslie | 3,112 |
| 140 | East Gaffney | 3,085 |
| 141 | Dalzell | 3,059 |
| 142 | Lakewood | 3,032 |
| 143 | Williston | 3,028 |
| 144 | Andrews | 2,888 |
| 145 | Hopkins | 2,882 |
| 146 | Gloverville | 2,831 |
| 147 | Shell Point | 2,817 |
| 148 | Springdale | 2,783 |
| 149 | Blythewood | 2,782 |
| 150 | Folly Beach | 2,774 |
| 151 | Pageland | 2,746 |
| 152 | Burnettown | 2,673 |
| 153 | Hampton | 2,664 |
| 154 | Arcadia | 2,634 |
| 155 | Graniteville | 2,614 |
| 156 | Elgin | 2,607 |
| 157 | Ravenel | 2,600 |
| 158 | Loris | 2,591 |
| 159 | McCormick | 2,578 |
| 160 | Springdale | 2,574 |
| 161 | Edisto | 2,559 |
| 162 | Arial | 2,543 |
| 163 | Wellford | 2,526 |
| 164 | Cherryvale | 2,496 |
| 165 | Landrum | 2,493 |
| 166 | Wilkinson Heights | 2,493 |
| 167 | Westminster | 2,484 |
| 168 | Golden Grove | 2,467 |
| 169 | South Sumter | 2,411 |
| 170 | South Congaree | 2,388 |
| 171 | Timmonsville | 2,378 |
| 172 | Pacolet | 2,352 |
| 173 | Privateer | 2,349 |
| 174 | Johnston | 2,348 |
| 175 | Shell Point | 2,336 |
| 176 | Blackville | 2,295 |
| 177 | Inman | 2,273 |
| 178 | Cowpens | 2,267 |
| 179 | Leesville | 2,235 |
| 180 | Roebuck | 2,200 |
| 181 | Slater-Marietta | 2,176 |
| 182 | Ware Shoals | 2,175 |
| 183 | New Ellenton | 2,121 |
| 184 | Saint George | 2,084 |
| 185 | McColl | 2,068 |
| 186 | Varnville | 2,067 |
| 187 | Pineridge | 2,064 |
| 188 | Kershaw | 2,052 |
| 189 | Judson | 2,050 |
| 190 | Ninety Six | 2,048 |
| 191 | Saint Matthews | 2,021 |
| 192 | Lancaster Mill | 1,978 |
| 193 | Calhoun Falls | 1,964 |
| 194 | Estill | 1,950 |
| 195 | Great Falls | 1,932 |
| 196 | Bonneau Beach | 1,929 |
| 197 | Winnsboro Mills | 1,898 |
| 198 | Blacksburg | 1,883 |
| 199 | Seabrook Island | 1,844 |
| 200 | Ridgeville | 1,836 |