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Cities in South Carolina by households

Charleston, SC had the highest households of 43 cities in 2021, at 63,760. York, SC had the lowest, at 3,358. The median was 8,818 and the figure for South Carolina was 1.98 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest63,760Charleston, SC
Lowest3,358York, SC
Median8,81843 cities
South Carolina1,976,447History

All cities, 2021

Charleston, SC: 63,760 countCharleston, SC63,760Columbia, SC: 50,372 countColumbia, SC50,372North Charleston, SC: 45,428 countNorth Charleston, SC45,428Mount Pleasant, SC: 36,673 countMount Pleasant, SC36,673Greenville, SC: 33,089 countGreenville, SC33,089Rock Hill, SC: 29,588 countRock Hill, SC29,588Summerville, SC: 19,616 countSummerville, SC19,616Hilton Head Island, SC: 17,094 countHilton Head Island, SC17,094Sumter, SC: 16,595 countSumter, SC16,595Florence, SC: 16,412 countFlorence, SC16,412Goose Creek, SC: 15,335 countGoose Creek, SC15,335Spartanburg, SC: 15,330 countSpartanburg, SC15,330Myrtle Beach, SC: 15,025 countMyrtle Beach, SC15,025Greer, SC: 13,294 countGreer, SC13,294Aiken, SC: 13,073 countAiken, SC13,073Anderson, SC: 11,907 countAnderson, SC11,907North Augusta, SC: 10,436 countNorth Augusta, SC10,436Mauldin, SC: 10,013 countMauldin, SC10,013Bluffton, SC: 9,924 countBluffton, SC9,924Easley, SC: 9,625 countEasley, SC9,625Lexington, SC: 8,923 countLexington, SC8,923Greenwood, SC: 8,818 countGreenwood, SC8,818North Myrtle Beach, SC: 8,750 countNorth Myrtle Beach, SC8,750Simpsonville, SC: 8,718 countSimpsonville, SC8,718West Columbia, SC: 8,232 countWest Columbia, SC8,232Fort Mill, SC: 8,173 countFort Mill, SC8,173Hanahan, SC: 7,399 countHanahan, SC7,399Conway, SC: 7,121 countConway, SC7,121Clemson, SC: 6,855 countClemson, SC6,855Cayce, SC: 6,363 countCayce, SC6,363Beaufort, SC: 5,005 countBeaufort, SC5,005Orangeburg, SC: 4,831 countOrangeburg, SC4,831Forest Acres, SC: 4,802 countForest Acres, SC4,802Gaffney, SC: 4,766 countGaffney, SC4,766Moncks Corner, SC: 4,733 countMoncks Corner, SC4,733Irmo, SC: 4,567 countIrmo, SC4,567Tega Cay, SC: 4,497 countTega Cay, SC4,497James Island, SC: 4,309 countJames Island, SC4,309Newberry, SC: 4,149 countNewberry, SC4,149Port Royal, SC: 3,886 countPort Royal, SC3,886Hardeeville, SC: 3,576 countHardeeville, SC3,576Fountain Inn, SC: 3,547 countFountain Inn, SC3,547York, SC: 3,358 countYork, SC3,358Charleston, SC: 63,760 countCharleston, SC63,760Columbia, SC: 50,372 countColumbia, SC50,372North Charleston, SC: 45,428 countNorth Charleston, SC45,428Mount Pleasant, SC: 36,673 countMount Pleasant, SC36,673Greenville, SC: 33,089 countGreenville, SC33,089Rock Hill, SC: 29,588 countRock Hill, SC29,588Summerville, SC: 19,616 countSummerville, SC19,616Hilton Head Island, SC: 17,094 countHilton Head Island, SC17,094Sumter, SC: 16,595 countSumter, SC16,595Florence, SC: 16,412 countFlorence, SC16,412Goose Creek, SC: 15,335 countGoose Creek, SC15,335Spartanburg, SC: 15,330 countSpartanburg, SC15,330Myrtle Beach, SC: 15,025 countMyrtle Beach, SC15,025Greer, SC: 13,294 countGreer, SC13,294Aiken, SC: 13,073 countAiken, SC13,073Anderson, SC: 11,907 countAnderson, SC11,907North Augusta, SC: 10,436 countNorth Augusta, SC10,436Mauldin, SC: 10,013 countMauldin, SC10,013Bluffton, SC: 9,924 countBluffton, SC9,924Easley, SC: 9,625 countEasley, SC9,625Lexington, SC: 8,923 countLexington, SC8,923Greenwood, SC: 8,818 countGreenwood, SC8,818North Myrtle Beach, SC: 8,750 countNorth Myrtle Beach, SC8,750Simpsonville, SC: 8,718 countSimpsonville, SC8,718West Columbia, SC: 8,232 countWest Columbia, SC8,232Fort Mill, SC: 8,173 countFort Mill, SC8,173Hanahan, SC: 7,399 countHanahan, SC7,399Conway, SC: 7,121 countConway, SC7,121Clemson, SC: 6,855 countClemson, SC6,855Cayce, SC: 6,363 countCayce, SC6,363Beaufort, SC: 5,005 countBeaufort, SC5,005Orangeburg, SC: 4,831 countOrangeburg, SC4,831Forest Acres, SC: 4,802 countForest Acres, SC4,802Gaffney, SC: 4,766 countGaffney, SC4,766Moncks Corner, SC: 4,733 countMoncks Corner, SC4,733Irmo, SC: 4,567 countIrmo, SC4,567Tega Cay, SC: 4,497 countTega Cay, SC4,497James Island, SC: 4,309 countJames Island, SC4,309Newberry, SC: 4,149 countNewberry, SC4,149Port Royal, SC: 3,886 countPort Royal, SC3,886Hardeeville, SC: 3,576 countHardeeville, SC3,576Fountain Inn, SC: 3,547 countFountain Inn, SC3,547York, SC: 3,358 countYork, SC3,358
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

RankCities2021
count
1Charleston, SC63,760
2Columbia, SC50,372
3North Charleston, SC45,428
4Mount Pleasant, SC36,673
5Greenville, SC33,089
6Rock Hill, SC29,588
7Summerville, SC19,616
8Hilton Head Island, SC17,094
9Sumter, SC16,595
10Florence, SC16,412
11Goose Creek, SC15,335
12Spartanburg, SC15,330
13Myrtle Beach, SC15,025
14Greer, SC13,294
15Aiken, SC13,073
16Anderson, SC11,907
17North Augusta, SC10,436
18Mauldin, SC10,013
19Bluffton, SC9,924
20Easley, SC9,625
21Lexington, SC8,923
22Greenwood, SC8,818
23North Myrtle Beach, SC8,750
24Simpsonville, SC8,718
25West Columbia, SC8,232
26Fort Mill, SC8,173
27Hanahan, SC7,399
28Conway, SC7,121
29Clemson, SC6,855
30Cayce, SC6,363
31Beaufort, SC5,005
32Orangeburg, SC4,831
33Forest Acres, SC4,802
34Gaffney, SC4,766
35Moncks Corner, SC4,733
36Irmo, SC4,567
37Tega Cay, SC4,497
38James Island, SC4,309
39Newberry, SC4,149
40Port Royal, SC3,886
41Hardeeville, SC3,576
42Fountain Inn, SC3,547
43York, SC3,358

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/south-carolina-cities?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/south-carolina-cities?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/south-carolina-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Charleston, SC, with 63,760 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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York, SC, with 3,358 in 2021.

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