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Cities in South Carolina by households

Charleston, SC had the highest households of 43 cities in 2022, at 65,198. York, SC had the lowest, at 3,312. The median was 9,257 and the figure for South Carolina was 2.02 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest65,198Charleston, SC
Lowest3,312York, SC
Median9,25743 cities
South Carolina2,023,085History

All cities, 2022

Charleston, SC: 65,198 countCharleston, SC65,198Columbia, SC: 50,223 countColumbia, SC50,223North Charleston, SC: 45,917 countNorth Charleston, SC45,917Mount Pleasant, SC: 38,149 countMount Pleasant, SC38,149Greenville, SC: 33,550 countGreenville, SC33,550Rock Hill, SC: 30,457 countRock Hill, SC30,457Summerville, SC: 20,137 countSummerville, SC20,137Hilton Head Island, SC: 17,126 countHilton Head Island, SC17,126Sumter, SC: 16,394 countSumter, SC16,394Florence, SC: 16,322 countFlorence, SC16,322Myrtle Beach, SC: 16,201 countMyrtle Beach, SC16,201Goose Creek, SC: 15,964 countGoose Creek, SC15,964Spartanburg, SC: 15,587 countSpartanburg, SC15,587Greer, SC: 14,177 countGreer, SC14,177Aiken, SC: 12,953 countAiken, SC12,953Anderson, SC: 12,008 countAnderson, SC12,008North Augusta, SC: 10,875 countNorth Augusta, SC10,875Bluffton, SC: 10,685 countBluffton, SC10,685Mauldin, SC: 10,676 countMauldin, SC10,676Easley, SC: 10,252 countEasley, SC10,252Lexington, SC: 9,274 countLexington, SC9,274Simpsonville, SC: 9,257 countSimpsonville, SC9,257Fort Mill, SC: 8,998 countFort Mill, SC8,998North Myrtle Beach, SC: 8,943 countNorth Myrtle Beach, SC8,943Greenwood, SC: 8,719 countGreenwood, SC8,719West Columbia, SC: 8,162 countWest Columbia, SC8,162Conway, SC: 8,065 countConway, SC8,065Clemson, SC: 7,398 countClemson, SC7,398Hanahan, SC: 7,360 countHanahan, SC7,360Cayce, SC: 6,587 countCayce, SC6,587Beaufort, SC: 5,121 countBeaufort, SC5,121Orangeburg, SC: 4,978 countOrangeburg, SC4,978Moncks Corner, SC: 4,864 countMoncks Corner, SC4,864Tega Cay, SC: 4,729 countTega Cay, SC4,729Port Royal, SC: 4,705 countPort Royal, SC4,705Forest Acres, SC: 4,694 countForest Acres, SC4,694Irmo, SC: 4,641 countIrmo, SC4,641Gaffney, SC: 4,611 countGaffney, SC4,611James Island, SC: 4,422 countJames Island, SC4,422Hardeeville, SC: 4,102 countHardeeville, SC4,102Newberry, SC: 3,916 countNewberry, SC3,916Fountain Inn, SC: 3,879 countFountain Inn, SC3,879York, SC: 3,312 countYork, SC3,312Charleston, SC: 65,198 countCharleston, SC65,198Columbia, SC: 50,223 countColumbia, SC50,223North Charleston, SC: 45,917 countNorth Charleston, SC45,917Mount Pleasant, SC: 38,149 countMount Pleasant, SC38,149Greenville, SC: 33,550 countGreenville, SC33,550Rock Hill, SC: 30,457 countRock Hill, SC30,457Summerville, SC: 20,137 countSummerville, SC20,137Hilton Head Island, SC: 17,126 countHilton Head Island, SC17,126Sumter, SC: 16,394 countSumter, SC16,394Florence, SC: 16,322 countFlorence, SC16,322Myrtle Beach, SC: 16,201 countMyrtle Beach, SC16,201Goose Creek, SC: 15,964 countGoose Creek, SC15,964Spartanburg, SC: 15,587 countSpartanburg, SC15,587Greer, SC: 14,177 countGreer, SC14,177Aiken, SC: 12,953 countAiken, SC12,953Anderson, SC: 12,008 countAnderson, SC12,008North Augusta, SC: 10,875 countNorth Augusta, SC10,875Bluffton, SC: 10,685 countBluffton, SC10,685Mauldin, SC: 10,676 countMauldin, SC10,676Easley, SC: 10,252 countEasley, SC10,252Lexington, SC: 9,274 countLexington, SC9,274Simpsonville, SC: 9,257 countSimpsonville, SC9,257Fort Mill, SC: 8,998 countFort Mill, SC8,998North Myrtle Beach, SC: 8,943 countNorth Myrtle Beach, SC8,943Greenwood, SC: 8,719 countGreenwood, SC8,719West Columbia, SC: 8,162 countWest Columbia, SC8,162Conway, SC: 8,065 countConway, SC8,065Clemson, SC: 7,398 countClemson, SC7,398Hanahan, SC: 7,360 countHanahan, SC7,360Cayce, SC: 6,587 countCayce, SC6,587Beaufort, SC: 5,121 countBeaufort, SC5,121Orangeburg, SC: 4,978 countOrangeburg, SC4,978Moncks Corner, SC: 4,864 countMoncks Corner, SC4,864Tega Cay, SC: 4,729 countTega Cay, SC4,729Port Royal, SC: 4,705 countPort Royal, SC4,705Forest Acres, SC: 4,694 countForest Acres, SC4,694Irmo, SC: 4,641 countIrmo, SC4,641Gaffney, SC: 4,611 countGaffney, SC4,611James Island, SC: 4,422 countJames Island, SC4,422Hardeeville, SC: 4,102 countHardeeville, SC4,102Newberry, SC: 3,916 countNewberry, SC3,916Fountain Inn, SC: 3,879 countFountain Inn, SC3,879York, SC: 3,312 countYork, SC3,312
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

RankCities2022
count		Change on 2021
1Charleston, SC65,198+2.3%
2Columbia, SC50,223-0.3%
3North Charleston, SC45,917+1.1%
4Mount Pleasant, SC38,149+4%
5Greenville, SC33,550+1.4%
6Rock Hill, SC30,457+2.9%
7Summerville, SC20,137+2.7%
8Hilton Head Island, SC17,126+0.2%
9Sumter, SC16,394-1.2%
10Florence, SC16,322-0.5%
11Myrtle Beach, SC16,201+7.8%
12Goose Creek, SC15,964+4.1%
13Spartanburg, SC15,587+1.7%
14Greer, SC14,177+6.6%
15Aiken, SC12,953-0.9%
16Anderson, SC12,008+0.8%
17North Augusta, SC10,875+4.2%
18Bluffton, SC10,685+7.7%
19Mauldin, SC10,676+6.6%
20Easley, SC10,252+6.5%
21Lexington, SC9,274+3.9%
22Simpsonville, SC9,257+6.2%
23Fort Mill, SC8,998+10.1%
24North Myrtle Beach, SC8,943+2.2%
25Greenwood, SC8,719-1.1%
26West Columbia, SC8,162-0.9%
27Conway, SC8,065+13.3%
28Clemson, SC7,398+7.9%
29Hanahan, SC7,360-0.5%
30Cayce, SC6,587+3.5%
31Beaufort, SC5,121+2.3%
32Orangeburg, SC4,978+3%
33Moncks Corner, SC4,864+2.8%
34Tega Cay, SC4,729+5.2%
35Port Royal, SC4,705+21.1%
36Forest Acres, SC4,694-2.2%
37Irmo, SC4,641+1.6%
38Gaffney, SC4,611-3.3%
39James Island, SC4,422+2.6%
40Hardeeville, SC4,102+14.7%
41Newberry, SC3,916-5.6%
42Fountain Inn, SC3,879+9.4%
43York, SC3,312-1.4%

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/south-carolina-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/south-carolina-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/south-carolina-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Charleston, SC, with 65,198 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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York, SC, with 3,312 in 2022.

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