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Cities in South Carolina by households, 2024

Charleston, SC had the highest households of 43 cities in 2024, at 68,027. York, SC had the lowest, at 3,418. The median was 10,143 and the figure for South Carolina was 2.12 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest68,027Charleston, SC
Lowest3,418York, SC
Median10,14343 cities
South Carolina2,117,989History

All cities, 2024

Charleston, SC: 68,027 countCharleston, SC68,027Columbia, SC: 53,076 countColumbia, SC53,076North Charleston, SC: 49,185 countNorth Charleston, SC49,185Mount Pleasant, SC: 39,884 countMount Pleasant, SC39,884Greenville, SC: 35,482 countGreenville, SC35,482Rock Hill, SC: 31,307 countRock Hill, SC31,307Summerville, SC: 21,228 countSummerville, SC21,228Hilton Head Island, SC: 18,326 countHilton Head Island, SC18,326Goose Creek, SC: 17,780 countGoose Creek, SC17,780Myrtle Beach, SC: 17,623 countMyrtle Beach, SC17,623Florence, SC: 16,413 countFlorence, SC16,413Greer, SC: 16,285 countGreer, SC16,285Sumter, SC: 16,081 countSumter, SC16,081Spartanburg, SC: 15,924 countSpartanburg, SC15,924Aiken, SC: 13,275 countAiken, SC13,275Bluffton, SC: 12,987 countBluffton, SC12,987Anderson, SC: 12,584 countAnderson, SC12,584Mauldin, SC: 11,656 countMauldin, SC11,656North Augusta, SC: 11,168 countNorth Augusta, SC11,168Fort Mill, SC: 11,139 countFort Mill, SC11,139Easley, SC: 10,949 countEasley, SC10,949Simpsonville, SC: 10,143 countSimpsonville, SC10,143North Myrtle Beach, SC: 9,967 countNorth Myrtle Beach, SC9,967Lexington, SC: 9,778 countLexington, SC9,778Greenwood, SC: 8,866 countGreenwood, SC8,866Conway, SC: 8,762 countConway, SC8,762West Columbia, SC: 8,516 countWest Columbia, SC8,516Hanahan, SC: 8,009 countHanahan, SC8,009Clemson, SC: 7,868 countClemson, SC7,868Cayce, SC: 6,556 countCayce, SC6,556Beaufort, SC: 5,348 countBeaufort, SC5,348Hardeeville, SC: 5,238 countHardeeville, SC5,238Moncks Corner, SC: 5,194 countMoncks Corner, SC5,194Forest Acres, SC: 4,972 countForest Acres, SC4,972Tega Cay, SC: 4,940 countTega Cay, SC4,940Port Royal, SC: 4,676 countPort Royal, SC4,676James Island, SC: 4,666 countJames Island, SC4,666Gaffney, SC: 4,635 countGaffney, SC4,635Irmo, SC: 4,632 countIrmo, SC4,632Orangeburg, SC: 4,613 countOrangeburg, SC4,613Fountain Inn, SC: 4,570 countFountain Inn, SC4,570Newberry, SC: 3,938 countNewberry, SC3,938York, SC: 3,418 countYork, SC3,418Charleston, SC: 68,027 countCharleston, SC68,027Columbia, SC: 53,076 countColumbia, SC53,076North Charleston, SC: 49,185 countNorth Charleston, SC49,185Mount Pleasant, SC: 39,884 countMount Pleasant, SC39,884Greenville, SC: 35,482 countGreenville, SC35,482Rock Hill, SC: 31,307 countRock Hill, SC31,307Summerville, SC: 21,228 countSummerville, SC21,228Hilton Head Island, SC: 18,326 countHilton Head Island, SC18,326Goose Creek, SC: 17,780 countGoose Creek, SC17,780Myrtle Beach, SC: 17,623 countMyrtle Beach, SC17,623Florence, SC: 16,413 countFlorence, SC16,413Greer, SC: 16,285 countGreer, SC16,285Sumter, SC: 16,081 countSumter, SC16,081Spartanburg, SC: 15,924 countSpartanburg, SC15,924Aiken, SC: 13,275 countAiken, SC13,275Bluffton, SC: 12,987 countBluffton, SC12,987Anderson, SC: 12,584 countAnderson, SC12,584Mauldin, SC: 11,656 countMauldin, SC11,656North Augusta, SC: 11,168 countNorth Augusta, SC11,168Fort Mill, SC: 11,139 countFort Mill, SC11,139Easley, SC: 10,949 countEasley, SC10,949Simpsonville, SC: 10,143 countSimpsonville, SC10,143North Myrtle Beach, SC: 9,967 countNorth Myrtle Beach, SC9,967Lexington, SC: 9,778 countLexington, SC9,778Greenwood, SC: 8,866 countGreenwood, SC8,866Conway, SC: 8,762 countConway, SC8,762West Columbia, SC: 8,516 countWest Columbia, SC8,516Hanahan, SC: 8,009 countHanahan, SC8,009Clemson, SC: 7,868 countClemson, SC7,868Cayce, SC: 6,556 countCayce, SC6,556Beaufort, SC: 5,348 countBeaufort, SC5,348Hardeeville, SC: 5,238 countHardeeville, SC5,238Moncks Corner, SC: 5,194 countMoncks Corner, SC5,194Forest Acres, SC: 4,972 countForest Acres, SC4,972Tega Cay, SC: 4,940 countTega Cay, SC4,940Port Royal, SC: 4,676 countPort Royal, SC4,676James Island, SC: 4,666 countJames Island, SC4,666Gaffney, SC: 4,635 countGaffney, SC4,635Irmo, SC: 4,632 countIrmo, SC4,632Orangeburg, SC: 4,613 countOrangeburg, SC4,613Fountain Inn, SC: 4,570 countFountain Inn, SC4,570Newberry, SC: 3,938 countNewberry, SC3,938York, SC: 3,418 countYork, SC3,418
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
count		Change on 2023
1Charleston, SC68,027+2.4%
2Columbia, SC53,076+2.5%
3North Charleston, SC49,185+3.5%
4Mount Pleasant, SC39,884+2.1%
5Greenville, SC35,482+1.7%
6Rock Hill, SC31,307-0%
7Summerville, SC21,228+2.8%
8Hilton Head Island, SC18,326+4.7%
9Goose Creek, SC17,780+5.2%
10Myrtle Beach, SC17,623+2.2%
11Florence, SC16,413-0.2%
12Greer, SC16,285+6.3%
13Sumter, SC16,081-1.2%
14Spartanburg, SC15,924-0.1%
15Aiken, SC13,275+2.4%
16Bluffton, SC12,987+14.9%
17Anderson, SC12,584+3.8%
18Mauldin, SC11,656+7.2%
19North Augusta, SC11,168+1.4%
20Fort Mill, SC11,139+11.7%
21Easley, SC10,949+4.1%
22Simpsonville, SC10,143+5.2%
23North Myrtle Beach, SC9,967+3.8%
24Lexington, SC9,778-0.1%
25Greenwood, SC8,866+1.5%
26Conway, SC8,762+5.6%
27West Columbia, SC8,516+3%
28Hanahan, SC8,009+1.8%
29Clemson, SC7,868+4.3%
30Cayce, SC6,556-1%
31Beaufort, SC5,348-2.2%
32Hardeeville, SC5,238+12.1%
33Moncks Corner, SC5,194+6.6%
34Forest Acres, SC4,972+0.2%
35Tega Cay, SC4,940+3.5%
36Port Royal, SC4,676-1.1%
37James Island, SC4,666+6.1%
38Gaffney, SC4,635-0.4%
39Irmo, SC4,632-2.3%
40Orangeburg, SC4,613-6.9%
41Fountain Inn, SC4,570+6.1%
42Newberry, SC3,938-3.9%
43York, SC3,418+3.7%

Other periods

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Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

People living in group quarters, such as college dormitories, nursing homes and prisons, are not in households.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in South Carolina by households, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in South Carolina by households, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/south-carolina-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in South Carolina by households, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/south-carolina-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in South Carolina by households, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/south-carolina-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Charleston, SC, with 68,027 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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York, SC, with 3,418 in 2024.

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