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Counties in South Carolina by households

Greenville County had the highest households of 46 counties in 2023, at 215,774. Allendale County had the lowest, at 3,163. The median was 23,469 and the figure for South Carolina was 2.07 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest215,774Greenville County
Lowest3,163Allendale County
Median23,46946 counties
South Carolina2,070,390History

Map of counties, 2023

Abbeville County: 9,536 countAiken County: 68,606 countAllendale County: 3,163 countAnderson County: 82,134 countBamberg County: 4,592 countBarnwell County: 8,107 countBeaufort County: 78,794 countBerkeley County: 90,348 countCalhoun County: 6,124 countCharleston County: 175,499 countCherokee County: 21,864 countChester County: 12,926 countChesterfield County: 17,381 countClarendon County: 11,949 countColleton County: 15,968 countDarlington County: 25,074 countDillon County: 10,587 countDorchester County: 61,573 countEdgefield County: 9,508 countFairfield County: 8,773 countFlorence County: 52,522 countGeorgetown County: 26,593 countGreenville County: 215,774 countGreenwood County: 27,770 countHampton County: 7,104 countHorry County: 150,342 countJasper County: 12,420 countKershaw County: 25,877 countLancaster County: 39,204 countLaurens County: 26,291 countLee County: 6,294 countLexington County: 120,789 countMcCormick County: 4,107 countMarion County: 11,788 countMarlboro County: 9,729 countNewberry County: 15,220 countOconee County: 33,653 countOrangeburg County: 32,880 countPickens County: 51,404 countRichland County: 165,308 countSaluda County: 7,507 countSpartanburg County: 128,606 countSumter County: 41,181 countUnion County: 11,738 countWilliamsburg County: 12,160 countYork County: 111,623 count
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count, 2023. 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, 2023

Greenville County: 215,774 countGreenville County215,774Charleston County: 175,499 countCharleston County175,499Richland County: 165,308 countRichland County165,308Horry County: 150,342 countHorry County150,342Spartanburg County: 128,606 countSpartanburg County128,606Lexington County: 120,789 countLexington County120,789York County: 111,623 countYork County111,623Berkeley County: 90,348 countBerkeley County90,348Anderson County: 82,134 countAnderson County82,134Beaufort County: 78,794 countBeaufort County78,794Aiken County: 68,606 countAiken County68,606Dorchester County: 61,573 countDorchester County61,573Florence County: 52,522 countFlorence County52,522Pickens County: 51,404 countPickens County51,404Sumter County: 41,181 countSumter County41,181Lancaster County: 39,204 countLancaster County39,204Oconee County: 33,653 countOconee County33,653Orangeburg County: 32,880 countOrangeburg County32,880Greenwood County: 27,770 countGreenwood County27,770Georgetown County: 26,593 countGeorgetown County26,593Laurens County: 26,291 countLaurens County26,291Kershaw County: 25,877 countKershaw County25,877Darlington County: 25,074 countDarlington County25,074Cherokee County: 21,864 countCherokee County21,864Chesterfield County: 17,381 countChesterfield County17,381Colleton County: 15,968 countColleton County15,968Newberry County: 15,220 countNewberry County15,220Chester County: 12,926 countChester County12,926Jasper County: 12,420 countJasper County12,420Williamsburg County: 12,160 countWilliamsburg County12,160Clarendon County: 11,949 countClarendon County11,949Marion County: 11,788 countMarion County11,788Union County: 11,738 countUnion County11,738Dillon County: 10,587 countDillon County10,587Marlboro County: 9,729 countMarlboro County9,729Abbeville County: 9,536 countAbbeville County9,536Edgefield County: 9,508 countEdgefield County9,508Fairfield County: 8,773 countFairfield County8,773Barnwell County: 8,107 countBarnwell County8,107Saluda County: 7,507 countSaluda County7,507Hampton County: 7,104 countHampton County7,104Lee County: 6,294 countLee County6,294Calhoun County: 6,124 countCalhoun County6,124Bamberg County: 4,592 countBamberg County4,592McCormick County: 4,107 countMcCormick County4,107Allendale County: 3,163 countAllendale County3,163Greenville County: 215,774 countGreenville County215,774Charleston County: 175,499 countCharleston County175,499Richland County: 165,308 countRichland County165,308Horry County: 150,342 countHorry County150,342Spartanburg County: 128,606 countSpartanburg County128,606Lexington County: 120,789 countLexington County120,789York County: 111,623 countYork County111,623Berkeley County: 90,348 countBerkeley County90,348Anderson County: 82,134 countAnderson County82,134Beaufort County: 78,794 countBeaufort County78,794Aiken County: 68,606 countAiken County68,606Dorchester County: 61,573 countDorchester County61,573Florence County: 52,522 countFlorence County52,522Pickens County: 51,404 countPickens County51,404Sumter County: 41,181 countSumter County41,181Lancaster County: 39,204 countLancaster County39,204Oconee County: 33,653 countOconee County33,653Orangeburg County: 32,880 countOrangeburg County32,880Greenwood County: 27,770 countGreenwood County27,770Georgetown County: 26,593 countGeorgetown County26,593Laurens County: 26,291 countLaurens County26,291Kershaw County: 25,877 countKershaw County25,877Darlington County: 25,074 countDarlington County25,074Cherokee County: 21,864 countCherokee County21,864Chesterfield County: 17,381 countChesterfield County17,381Colleton County: 15,968 countColleton County15,968Newberry County: 15,220 countNewberry County15,220Chester County: 12,926 countChester County12,926Jasper County: 12,420 countJasper County12,420Williamsburg County: 12,160 countWilliamsburg County12,160Clarendon County: 11,949 countClarendon County11,949Marion County: 11,788 countMarion County11,788Union County: 11,738 countUnion County11,738Dillon County: 10,587 countDillon County10,587Marlboro County: 9,729 countMarlboro County9,729Abbeville County: 9,536 countAbbeville County9,536Edgefield County: 9,508 countEdgefield County9,508Fairfield County: 8,773 countFairfield County8,773Barnwell County: 8,107 countBarnwell County8,107Saluda County: 7,507 countSaluda County7,507Hampton County: 7,104 countHampton County7,104Lee County: 6,294 countLee County6,294Calhoun County: 6,124 countCalhoun County6,124Bamberg County: 4,592 countBamberg County4,592McCormick County: 4,107 countMcCormick County4,107Allendale County: 3,163 countAllendale County3,163
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count		Change on 2022
1Greenville County215,774+2.6%
2Charleston County175,499+2.2%
3Richland County165,308+1.6%
4Horry County150,342+5.6%
5Spartanburg County128,606+2.6%
6Lexington County120,789+1.8%
7York County111,623+2.4%
8Berkeley County90,348+3.9%
9Anderson County82,134+2.3%
10Beaufort County78,794+3.5%
11Aiken County68,606+1%
12Dorchester County61,573+3.1%
13Florence County52,522+0.5%
14Pickens County51,404+2.1%
15Sumter County41,181+0.6%
16Lancaster County39,204+3.5%
17Oconee County33,653+1.2%
18Orangeburg County32,880+0.6%
19Greenwood County27,770+0.5%
20Georgetown County26,593+2.2%
21Laurens County26,291+2.1%
22Kershaw County25,877+2.5%
23Darlington County25,074+0.2%
24Cherokee County21,864+2.7%
25Chesterfield County17,381+1.5%
26Colleton County15,968+2%
27Newberry County15,220+1.3%
28Chester County12,926+0.3%
29Jasper County12,420+5.3%
30Williamsburg County12,160+1.3%
31Clarendon County11,949+2.3%
32Marion County11,788+4.7%
33Union County11,738+1.4%
34Dillon County10,587+1.5%
35Marlboro County9,729+2.8%
36Abbeville County9,536-0.9%
37Edgefield County9,508+1.1%
38Fairfield County8,773-0.3%
39Barnwell County8,107-2.8%
40Saluda County7,507+1.9%
41Hampton County7,104+0.3%
42Lee County6,294+1.3%
43Calhoun County6,124+2.9%
44Bamberg County4,592-0.4%
45McCormick County4,107+4.1%
46Allendale County3,163-1.8%

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/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) (Counties 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), Counties 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-counties?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). Counties 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-counties?period=2023.

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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, 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-counties?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/south-carolina-counties?period=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest households?

Greenville County, with 215,774 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Allendale County, with 3,163 in 2023.

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