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Counties in South Carolina by households

Greenville County had the highest households of 46 counties in 2022, at 210,349. Allendale County had the lowest, at 3,220. The median was 23,155 and the figure for South Carolina was 2.02 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest210,349Greenville County
Lowest3,220Allendale County
Median23,15546 counties
South Carolina2,023,085History

Map of counties, 2022

Abbeville County: 9,620 countAiken County: 67,904 countAllendale County: 3,220 countAnderson County: 80,301 countBamberg County: 4,610 countBarnwell County: 8,342 countBeaufort County: 76,113 countBerkeley County: 86,958 countCalhoun County: 5,951 countCharleston County: 171,795 countCherokee County: 21,288 countChester County: 12,890 countChesterfield County: 17,116 countClarendon County: 11,684 countColleton County: 15,656 countDarlington County: 25,022 countDillon County: 10,433 countDorchester County: 59,731 countEdgefield County: 9,403 countFairfield County: 8,795 countFlorence County: 52,244 countGeorgetown County: 26,029 countGreenville County: 210,349 countGreenwood County: 27,640 countHampton County: 7,084 countHorry County: 142,383 countJasper County: 11,795 countKershaw County: 25,239 countLancaster County: 37,893 countLaurens County: 25,757 countLee County: 6,212 countLexington County: 118,673 countMcCormick County: 3,947 countMarion County: 11,256 countMarlboro County: 9,463 countNewberry County: 15,027 countOconee County: 33,240 countOrangeburg County: 32,687 countPickens County: 50,341 countRichland County: 162,726 countSaluda County: 7,365 countSpartanburg County: 125,394 countSumter County: 40,917 countUnion County: 11,580 countWilliamsburg County: 11,999 countYork County: 109,013 count
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  • 84K and over
count, 2022. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Greenville County: 210,349 countGreenville County210,349Charleston County: 171,795 countCharleston County171,795Richland County: 162,726 countRichland County162,726Horry County: 142,383 countHorry County142,383Spartanburg County: 125,394 countSpartanburg County125,394Lexington County: 118,673 countLexington County118,673York County: 109,013 countYork County109,013Berkeley County: 86,958 countBerkeley County86,958Anderson County: 80,301 countAnderson County80,301Beaufort County: 76,113 countBeaufort County76,113Aiken County: 67,904 countAiken County67,904Dorchester County: 59,731 countDorchester County59,731Florence County: 52,244 countFlorence County52,244Pickens County: 50,341 countPickens County50,341Sumter County: 40,917 countSumter County40,917Lancaster County: 37,893 countLancaster County37,893Oconee County: 33,240 countOconee County33,240Orangeburg County: 32,687 countOrangeburg County32,687Greenwood County: 27,640 countGreenwood County27,640Georgetown County: 26,029 countGeorgetown County26,029Laurens County: 25,757 countLaurens County25,757Kershaw County: 25,239 countKershaw County25,239Darlington County: 25,022 countDarlington County25,022Cherokee County: 21,288 countCherokee County21,288Chesterfield County: 17,116 countChesterfield County17,116Colleton County: 15,656 countColleton County15,656Newberry County: 15,027 countNewberry County15,027Chester County: 12,890 countChester County12,890Williamsburg County: 11,999 countWilliamsburg County11,999Jasper County: 11,795 countJasper County11,795Clarendon County: 11,684 countClarendon County11,684Union County: 11,580 countUnion County11,580Marion County: 11,256 countMarion County11,256Dillon County: 10,433 countDillon County10,433Abbeville County: 9,620 countAbbeville County9,620Marlboro County: 9,463 countMarlboro County9,463Edgefield County: 9,403 countEdgefield County9,403Fairfield County: 8,795 countFairfield County8,795Barnwell County: 8,342 countBarnwell County8,342Saluda County: 7,365 countSaluda County7,365Hampton County: 7,084 countHampton County7,084Lee County: 6,212 countLee County6,212Calhoun County: 5,951 countCalhoun County5,951Bamberg County: 4,610 countBamberg County4,610McCormick County: 3,947 countMcCormick County3,947Allendale County: 3,220 countAllendale County3,220Greenville County: 210,349 countGreenville County210,349Charleston County: 171,795 countCharleston County171,795Richland County: 162,726 countRichland County162,726Horry County: 142,383 countHorry County142,383Spartanburg County: 125,394 countSpartanburg County125,394Lexington County: 118,673 countLexington County118,673York County: 109,013 countYork County109,013Berkeley County: 86,958 countBerkeley County86,958Anderson County: 80,301 countAnderson County80,301Beaufort County: 76,113 countBeaufort County76,113Aiken County: 67,904 countAiken County67,904Dorchester County: 59,731 countDorchester County59,731Florence County: 52,244 countFlorence County52,244Pickens County: 50,341 countPickens County50,341Sumter County: 40,917 countSumter County40,917Lancaster County: 37,893 countLancaster County37,893Oconee County: 33,240 countOconee County33,240Orangeburg County: 32,687 countOrangeburg County32,687Greenwood County: 27,640 countGreenwood County27,640Georgetown County: 26,029 countGeorgetown County26,029Laurens County: 25,757 countLaurens County25,757Kershaw County: 25,239 countKershaw County25,239Darlington County: 25,022 countDarlington County25,022Cherokee County: 21,288 countCherokee County21,288Chesterfield County: 17,116 countChesterfield County17,116Colleton County: 15,656 countColleton County15,656Newberry County: 15,027 countNewberry County15,027Chester County: 12,890 countChester County12,890Williamsburg County: 11,999 countWilliamsburg County11,999Jasper County: 11,795 countJasper County11,795Clarendon County: 11,684 countClarendon County11,684Union County: 11,580 countUnion County11,580Marion County: 11,256 countMarion County11,256Dillon County: 10,433 countDillon County10,433Abbeville County: 9,620 countAbbeville County9,620Marlboro County: 9,463 countMarlboro County9,463Edgefield County: 9,403 countEdgefield County9,403Fairfield County: 8,795 countFairfield County8,795Barnwell County: 8,342 countBarnwell County8,342Saluda County: 7,365 countSaluda County7,365Hampton County: 7,084 countHampton County7,084Lee County: 6,212 countLee County6,212Calhoun County: 5,951 countCalhoun County5,951Bamberg County: 4,610 countBamberg County4,610McCormick County: 3,947 countMcCormick County3,947Allendale County: 3,220 countAllendale County3,220
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count		Change on 2021
1Greenville County210,349+2.4%
2Charleston County171,795+2.3%
3Richland County162,726+1.6%
4Horry County142,383+5.8%
5Spartanburg County125,394+2.7%
6Lexington County118,673+2.4%
7York County109,013+2.3%
8Berkeley County86,958+3.4%
9Anderson County80,301+1.9%
10Beaufort County76,113+3.8%
11Aiken County67,904+1.4%
12Dorchester County59,731+2.5%
13Florence County52,244+0.9%
14Pickens County50,341+1.8%
15Sumter County40,917+0.3%
16Lancaster County37,893+3.5%
17Oconee County33,240+2.6%
18Orangeburg County32,687+1.6%
19Greenwood County27,640+0.9%
20Georgetown County26,029+1.3%
21Laurens County25,757+1.9%
22Kershaw County25,239+1.4%
23Darlington County25,022-0.9%
24Cherokee County21,288+1%
25Chesterfield County17,116-0.4%
26Colleton County15,656+4%
27Newberry County15,027-0.7%
28Chester County12,890+1.7%
29Williamsburg County11,999-0.3%
30Jasper County11,795+6.4%
31Clarendon County11,684+0.9%
32Union County11,580+3.9%
33Marion County11,256+3.8%
34Dillon County10,433+1.2%
35Abbeville County9,620+2.1%
36Marlboro County9,463+1.4%
37Edgefield County9,403+3.3%
38Fairfield County8,795+0.4%
39Barnwell County8,342+1.1%
40Saluda County7,365+1.9%
41Hampton County7,084+4.3%
42Lee County6,212-1.7%
43Calhoun County5,951+2.8%
44Bamberg County4,610+1.1%
45McCormick County3,947+4.8%
46Allendale County3,220+4.8%

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). 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) (Counties 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), Counties 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-counties?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). Counties 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-counties?period=2022.

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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, 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-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households): Counties in South Carolina by households, 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/south-carolina-counties?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest households?

Greenville County, with 210,349 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Allendale County, with 3,220 in 2022.

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