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Cities in South Carolina by households

Charleston, SC had the highest households of 43 cities in 2023, at 66,408. York, SC had the lowest, at 3,296. The median was 9,792 and the figure for South Carolina was 2.07 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest66,408Charleston, SC
Lowest3,296York, SC
Median9,79243 cities
South Carolina2,070,390History

All cities, 2023

Charleston, SC: 66,408 countCharleston, SC66,408Columbia, SC: 51,784 countColumbia, SC51,784North Charleston, SC: 47,528 countNorth Charleston, SC47,528Mount Pleasant, SC: 39,079 countMount Pleasant, SC39,079Greenville, SC: 34,898 countGreenville, SC34,898Rock Hill, SC: 31,310 countRock Hill, SC31,310Summerville, SC: 20,651 countSummerville, SC20,651Hilton Head Island, SC: 17,504 countHilton Head Island, SC17,504Myrtle Beach, SC: 17,250 countMyrtle Beach, SC17,250Goose Creek, SC: 16,903 countGoose Creek, SC16,903Florence, SC: 16,450 countFlorence, SC16,450Sumter, SC: 16,280 countSumter, SC16,280Spartanburg, SC: 15,938 countSpartanburg, SC15,938Greer, SC: 15,327 countGreer, SC15,327Aiken, SC: 12,961 countAiken, SC12,961Anderson, SC: 12,122 countAnderson, SC12,122Bluffton, SC: 11,300 countBluffton, SC11,300North Augusta, SC: 11,015 countNorth Augusta, SC11,015Mauldin, SC: 10,872 countMauldin, SC10,872Easley, SC: 10,516 countEasley, SC10,516Fort Mill, SC: 9,974 countFort Mill, SC9,974Lexington, SC: 9,792 countLexington, SC9,792Simpsonville, SC: 9,640 countSimpsonville, SC9,640North Myrtle Beach, SC: 9,601 countNorth Myrtle Beach, SC9,601Greenwood, SC: 8,735 countGreenwood, SC8,735Conway, SC: 8,295 countConway, SC8,295West Columbia, SC: 8,267 countWest Columbia, SC8,267Hanahan, SC: 7,866 countHanahan, SC7,866Clemson, SC: 7,546 countClemson, SC7,546Cayce, SC: 6,621 countCayce, SC6,621Beaufort, SC: 5,466 countBeaufort, SC5,466Forest Acres, SC: 4,963 countForest Acres, SC4,963Orangeburg, SC: 4,957 countOrangeburg, SC4,957Moncks Corner, SC: 4,872 countMoncks Corner, SC4,872Tega Cay, SC: 4,775 countTega Cay, SC4,775Irmo, SC: 4,739 countIrmo, SC4,739Port Royal, SC: 4,728 countPort Royal, SC4,728Hardeeville, SC: 4,672 countHardeeville, SC4,672Gaffney, SC: 4,653 countGaffney, SC4,653James Island, SC: 4,398 countJames Island, SC4,398Fountain Inn, SC: 4,306 countFountain Inn, SC4,306Newberry, SC: 4,096 countNewberry, SC4,096York, SC: 3,296 countYork, SC3,296Charleston, SC: 66,408 countCharleston, SC66,408Columbia, SC: 51,784 countColumbia, SC51,784North Charleston, SC: 47,528 countNorth Charleston, SC47,528Mount Pleasant, SC: 39,079 countMount Pleasant, SC39,079Greenville, SC: 34,898 countGreenville, SC34,898Rock Hill, SC: 31,310 countRock Hill, SC31,310Summerville, SC: 20,651 countSummerville, SC20,651Hilton Head Island, SC: 17,504 countHilton Head Island, SC17,504Myrtle Beach, SC: 17,250 countMyrtle Beach, SC17,250Goose Creek, SC: 16,903 countGoose Creek, SC16,903Florence, SC: 16,450 countFlorence, SC16,450Sumter, SC: 16,280 countSumter, SC16,280Spartanburg, SC: 15,938 countSpartanburg, SC15,938Greer, SC: 15,327 countGreer, SC15,327Aiken, SC: 12,961 countAiken, SC12,961Anderson, SC: 12,122 countAnderson, SC12,122Bluffton, SC: 11,300 countBluffton, SC11,300North Augusta, SC: 11,015 countNorth Augusta, SC11,015Mauldin, SC: 10,872 countMauldin, SC10,872Easley, SC: 10,516 countEasley, SC10,516Fort Mill, SC: 9,974 countFort Mill, SC9,974Lexington, SC: 9,792 countLexington, SC9,792Simpsonville, SC: 9,640 countSimpsonville, SC9,640North Myrtle Beach, SC: 9,601 countNorth Myrtle Beach, SC9,601Greenwood, SC: 8,735 countGreenwood, SC8,735Conway, SC: 8,295 countConway, SC8,295West Columbia, SC: 8,267 countWest Columbia, SC8,267Hanahan, SC: 7,866 countHanahan, SC7,866Clemson, SC: 7,546 countClemson, SC7,546Cayce, SC: 6,621 countCayce, SC6,621Beaufort, SC: 5,466 countBeaufort, SC5,466Forest Acres, SC: 4,963 countForest Acres, SC4,963Orangeburg, SC: 4,957 countOrangeburg, SC4,957Moncks Corner, SC: 4,872 countMoncks Corner, SC4,872Tega Cay, SC: 4,775 countTega Cay, SC4,775Irmo, SC: 4,739 countIrmo, SC4,739Port Royal, SC: 4,728 countPort Royal, SC4,728Hardeeville, SC: 4,672 countHardeeville, SC4,672Gaffney, SC: 4,653 countGaffney, SC4,653James Island, SC: 4,398 countJames Island, SC4,398Fountain Inn, SC: 4,306 countFountain Inn, SC4,306Newberry, SC: 4,096 countNewberry, SC4,096York, SC: 3,296 countYork, SC3,296
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

RankCities2023
count		Change on 2022
1Charleston, SC66,408+1.9%
2Columbia, SC51,784+3.1%
3North Charleston, SC47,528+3.5%
4Mount Pleasant, SC39,079+2.4%
5Greenville, SC34,898+4%
6Rock Hill, SC31,310+2.8%
7Summerville, SC20,651+2.6%
8Hilton Head Island, SC17,504+2.2%
9Myrtle Beach, SC17,250+6.5%
10Goose Creek, SC16,903+5.9%
11Florence, SC16,450+0.8%
12Sumter, SC16,280-0.7%
13Spartanburg, SC15,938+2.3%
14Greer, SC15,327+8.1%
15Aiken, SC12,961+0.1%
16Anderson, SC12,122+0.9%
17Bluffton, SC11,300+5.8%
18North Augusta, SC11,015+1.3%
19Mauldin, SC10,872+1.8%
20Easley, SC10,516+2.6%
21Fort Mill, SC9,974+10.8%
22Lexington, SC9,792+5.6%
23Simpsonville, SC9,640+4.1%
24North Myrtle Beach, SC9,601+7.4%
25Greenwood, SC8,735+0.2%
26Conway, SC8,295+2.9%
27West Columbia, SC8,267+1.3%
28Hanahan, SC7,866+6.9%
29Clemson, SC7,546+2%
30Cayce, SC6,621+0.5%
31Beaufort, SC5,466+6.7%
32Forest Acres, SC4,963+5.7%
33Orangeburg, SC4,957-0.4%
34Moncks Corner, SC4,872+0.2%
35Tega Cay, SC4,775+1%
36Irmo, SC4,739+2.1%
37Port Royal, SC4,728+0.5%
38Hardeeville, SC4,672+13.9%
39Gaffney, SC4,653+0.9%
40James Island, SC4,398-0.5%
41Fountain Inn, SC4,306+11%
42Newberry, SC4,096+4.6%
43York, SC3,296-0.5%

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/south-carolina-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/south-carolina-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/south-carolina-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Charleston, SC, with 66,408 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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York, SC, with 3,296 in 2023.

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