Census ACS 2023 · 62 cities

Largest Cities in South Carolina

South Carolina has 62 cities with populations of 10,000 or more. The largest city is Charleston city with a population of 152,014. These cities represent the economic and cultural centers of the state, each with distinct demographic profiles reflecting local industries, housing markets, and community character. Explore the full ranking below to compare population, income, and age across all major cities in South Carolina.

Source: Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

#	City	Population	Median Income	Median Age
1	West Columbia city	17,723	$54,152	37.2
2	Wade Hampton Cdp	20,703	$75,522	40.3
3	Tega Cay city	13,267	$141,037	41.5
4	Taylors Cdp	23,686	$71,747	38.5
5	Sumter city	43,065	$53,071	33.3
6	Summerville town	51,262	$78,621	38.1
7	St. Andrews Cdp	20,953	$45,321	31.7
8	Spartanburg city	38,578	$51,193	35.6
9	Socastee Cdp	24,629	$59,826	43.3
10	Simpsonville city	25,125	$79,233	36.4
11	Seven Oaks Cdp	15,990	$64,003	39.4
12	Rock Hill city	74,769	$64,770	35.7
13	Red Hill Cdp	16,480	$62,132	42.2
14	Red Bank Cdp	10,950	$60,348	38
15	Powdersville Cdp	11,321	$88,125	40.2
16	Port Royal town	15,047	$70,330	25.8
17	Parker Cdp	12,564	$38,607	31.8
18	Orangeburg city	13,189	$33,066	37.4
19	Oak Grove Cdp	12,031	$75,506	36.7
20	North Myrtle Beach city	19,343	$72,111	60.8
21	North Charleston city	117,460	$62,789	34.3
22	North Augusta city	24,928	$90,132	43.1
23	Newberry city	10,733	$47,885	30.3
24	Myrtle Beach city	37,214	$53,679	47
25	Murrells Inlet Cdp	10,087	$75,438	60.4
26	Mount Pleasant town	92,662	$121,364	42.8
27	Moncks Corner town	14,362	$91,516	35.5
28	Mauldin city	25,985	$81,027	40.8
29	Little River Cdp	10,457	$64,590	61.8
30	Lexington town	24,132	$83,263	40.9
31	Lake Wylie Cdp	15,177	$112,113	38.7
32	Ladson Cdp	16,261	$83,031	31.8
33	James Island town	11,738	$100,176	41.3
34	Irmo town	11,799	$85,137	39.5
35	Hilton Head Island town	37,805	$96,715	59.9
36	Hanahan city	21,119	$84,061	36.5
37	Greer city	39,191	$80,030	35.5
38	Greenwood city	22,527	$40,253	32.1
39	Greenville city	71,755	$68,460	34.8
40	Goose Creek city	46,964	$87,437	33.7
41	Garden City Cdp	10,820	$50,027	61.2
42	Gantt Cdp	15,057	$47,265	33.2
43	Gaffney city	12,612	$41,214	32.8
44	Fountain Inn city	11,307	$72,021	33.9
45	Fort Mill town	28,281	$127,537	38.2
46	Forest Acres city	10,491	$76,417	41.7
47	Florence city	40,205	$56,433	37.6
48	Five Forks Cdp	19,093	$140,668	38.4
49	Easley city	23,942	$65,330	41
50	Dentsville Cdp	15,396	$44,029	36
51	Conway city	26,082	$54,841	34.3
52	Columbia city	138,019	$55,653	28.7
53	Clemson city	17,759	$49,713	24.6
54	Charleston city	152,014	$90,038	36.1
55	Cayce city	13,718	$58,095	36.9
56	Carolina Forest Cdp	26,373	$70,647	37.6
57	Boiling Springs Cdp	12,609	$79,798	33.9
58	Bluffton town	31,323	$105,463	41
59	Berea Cdp	16,642	$48,104	36.6
60	Beaufort city	13,660	$59,454	31.5
61	Anderson city	29,563	$44,321	33
62	Aiken city	32,334	$69,837	46.5

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Frequently Asked Questions

Charleston city is the #1 ranked city in South Carolina by population, with a value of 152,014 according to Census ACS 2023 data.

South Carolina has 62 cities with 10,000+ population tracked in Census ACS 2023 data.

All data comes from the American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year estimates by the US Census Bureau.

Sources: US Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

Data from the American Community Survey 2023 5-Year estimates. Covers cities with populations of 10,000 or more in South Carolina.