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Counties in South Carolina by households, 2024

Greenville County had the highest households of 46 counties in 2024, at 220,565. Allendale County had the lowest, at 3,238. The median was 23,812 and the figure for South Carolina was 2.12 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest220,565Greenville County
Lowest3,238Allendale County
Median23,81246 counties
South Carolina2,117,989History

All counties, 2024

Greenville County: 220,565 countGreenville County220,565Charleston County: 178,975 countCharleston County178,975Richland County: 167,961 countRichland County167,961Horry County: 158,779 countHorry County158,779Spartanburg County: 131,672 countSpartanburg County131,672Lexington County: 121,964 countLexington County121,964York County: 113,785 countYork County113,785Berkeley County: 93,711 countBerkeley County93,711Anderson County: 83,904 countAnderson County83,904Beaufort County: 82,333 countBeaufort County82,333Aiken County: 69,916 countAiken County69,916Dorchester County: 63,179 countDorchester County63,179Florence County: 52,856 countFlorence County52,856Pickens County: 52,414 countPickens County52,414Sumter County: 41,083 countSumter County41,083Lancaster County: 40,128 countLancaster County40,128Oconee County: 34,515 countOconee County34,515Orangeburg County: 33,077 countOrangeburg County33,077Greenwood County: 27,884 countGreenwood County27,884Georgetown County: 27,129 countGeorgetown County27,129Laurens County: 26,959 countLaurens County26,959Kershaw County: 26,897 countKershaw County26,897Darlington County: 25,561 countDarlington County25,561Cherokee County: 22,063 countCherokee County22,063Chesterfield County: 17,534 countChesterfield County17,534Colleton County: 16,408 countColleton County16,408Newberry County: 15,325 countNewberry County15,325Chester County: 13,159 countChester County13,159Jasper County: 13,118 countJasper County13,118Clarendon County: 12,356 countClarendon County12,356Williamsburg County: 12,291 countWilliamsburg County12,291Marion County: 12,177 countMarion County12,177Union County: 11,611 countUnion County11,611Dillon County: 10,829 countDillon County10,829Marlboro County: 9,789 countMarlboro County9,789Edgefield County: 9,768 countEdgefield County9,768Abbeville County: 9,762 countAbbeville County9,762Fairfield County: 8,930 countFairfield County8,930Barnwell County: 8,116 countBarnwell County8,116Saluda County: 7,670 countSaluda County7,670Hampton County: 7,225 countHampton County7,225Lee County: 6,351 countLee County6,351Calhoun County: 6,179 countCalhoun County6,179Bamberg County: 4,644 countBamberg County4,644McCormick County: 4,199 countMcCormick County4,199Allendale County: 3,238 countAllendale County3,238
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Greenville County220,565+2.2%
2Charleston County178,975+2%
3Richland County167,961+1.6%
4Horry County158,779+5.6%
5Spartanburg County131,672+2.4%
6Lexington County121,964+1%
7York County113,785+1.9%
8Berkeley County93,711+3.7%
9Anderson County83,904+2.2%
10Beaufort County82,333+4.5%
11Aiken County69,916+1.9%
12Dorchester County63,179+2.6%
13Florence County52,856+0.6%
14Pickens County52,414+2%
15Sumter County41,083-0.2%
16Lancaster County40,128+2.4%
17Oconee County34,515+2.6%
18Orangeburg County33,077+0.6%
19Greenwood County27,884+0.4%
20Georgetown County27,129+2%
21Laurens County26,959+2.5%
22Kershaw County26,897+3.9%
23Darlington County25,561+1.9%
24Cherokee County22,063+0.9%
25Chesterfield County17,534+0.9%
26Colleton County16,408+2.8%
27Newberry County15,325+0.7%
28Chester County13,159+1.8%
29Jasper County13,118+5.6%
30Clarendon County12,356+3.4%
31Williamsburg County12,291+1.1%
32Marion County12,177+3.3%
33Union County11,611-1.1%
34Dillon County10,829+2.3%
35Marlboro County9,789+0.6%
36Edgefield County9,768+2.7%
37Abbeville County9,762+2.4%
38Fairfield County8,930+1.8%
39Barnwell County8,116+0.1%
40Saluda County7,670+2.2%
41Hampton County7,225+1.7%
42Lee County6,351+0.9%
43Calhoun County6,179+0.9%
44Bamberg County4,644+1.1%
45McCormick County4,199+2.2%
46Allendale County3,238+2.4%

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). 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) (Counties 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), Counties 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-counties. 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). Counties 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-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties 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-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest households?

Greenville County, with 220,565 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest households?

Allendale County, with 3,238 in 2024.

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