# Counties in South Carolina by population density, 2025

All 46 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `population_density`
- Unit: inhabitants per km²
- Definition: Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km² (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-density/south-carolina-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/population-density/south-carolina-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | inhabitants per km² |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Greenville County | 286.5 |
| 2 | Richland County | 221.8 |
| 3 | Charleston County | 183.4 |
| 4 | Spartanburg County | 181.9 |
| 5 | Lexington County | 175.5 |
| 6 | York County | 174.1 |
| 7 | Horry County | 145.7 |
| 8 | Beaufort County | 137 |
| 9 | Dorchester County | 121.2 |
| 10 | Anderson County | 119 |
| 11 | Pickens County | 108.1 |
| 12 | Berkeley County | 96.1 |
| 13 | Lancaster County | 80.4 |
| 14 | Florence County | 66.8 |
| 15 | Aiken County | 65.5 |
| 16 | Sumter County | 61 |
| 17 | Greenwood County | 59.6 |
| 18 | Cherokee County | 57.3 |
| 19 | Oconee County | 51.6 |
| 20 | Darlington County | 43.3 |
| 21 | Laurens County | 38.9 |
| 22 | Kershaw County | 38.9 |
| 23 | Georgetown County | 31.3 |
| 24 | Orangeburg County | 29 |
| 25 | Dillon County | 26.2 |
| 26 | Newberry County | 24.2 |
| 27 | Edgefield County | 23 |
| 28 | Jasper County | 22.7 |
| 29 | Marion County | 22.3 |
| 30 | Chester County | 21.9 |
| 31 | Chesterfield County | 21.6 |
| 32 | Marlboro County | 20.5 |
| 33 | Union County | 20.1 |
| 34 | Clarendon County | 19.7 |
| 35 | Abbeville County | 19.5 |
| 36 | Saluda County | 16.8 |
| 37 | Lee County | 14.8 |
| 38 | Barnwell County | 14.5 |
| 39 | Colleton County | 14.4 |
| 40 | Calhoun County | 14.4 |
| 41 | Bamberg County | 12.6 |
| 42 | Hampton County | 12.5 |
| 43 | Williamsburg County | 12.3 |
| 44 | Fairfield County | 11.4 |
| 45 | McCormick County | 11 |
| 46 | Allendale County | 7 |