South Carolina · 152 places

Cities and towns in South Carolina

Short answer

South Carolina has 152 incorporated places of 1,000 or more people, home to 1,989,343 residents in 2024. Charleston is the largest with 157,665.
Places 1,000+
152
5,000+
66
Share of state
36%

Where the places are

Each dot is a place of 1,000+, sized by population. The median place of 5,000+ is Hardeeville with 13,862 people, and the smallest in that group is Woodruff with 5,072. 52 of the 66 places of 5,000+ grew between July 2020 and July 2024. 18 places cross a county line.

Largest places in South Carolina

  1. 01Charleston157,665
  2. 02Columbia144,788
  3. 03North Charleston126,005
  4. 04Mount Pleasant95,604
  5. 05Rock Hill75,798
  6. 06Greenville74,371
  7. 07Summerville52,625
  8. 08Goose Creek50,352
  9. 09Greer46,316
  10. 10Sumter42,958
  11. 11Florence40,923
  12. 12Myrtle Beach40,535
  13. 13Spartanburg39,606
  14. 14Hilton Head Island38,158
  15. 15Fort Mill36,244
  16. 16Bluffton36,146
  17. 17Aiken32,694
  18. 18Anderson30,937
  19. 19Mauldin29,746
  20. 20Conway29,656
July 1, 2024 estimates, Census Vintage 2024.

Fastest growth among places of 5,000+: Hardeeville (+79.3%), Fort Mill (+43.8%), Blythewood (+38.5%). Largest decline: Bennettsville (-4.9%).

All 152 places, A to Z

Places under 5,000 people have short profile pages that search engines do not index. Figures are July 1, 2024 estimates.

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Questions people ask

How many cities and towns are in South Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates list 152 incorporated places of 1,000 or more people in South Carolina, and 66 of 5,000 or more. Smaller towns and census-designated places are not counted here.

What is the largest city in South Carolina?

Charleston, with 157,665 residents on July 1, 2024.

Which South Carolina town grew fastest since 2020?

Among places of 5,000+, Hardeeville grew fastest from July 2020 to July 2024, +79.3%, to 13,862.

What share of South Carolina lives in incorporated places?

36%: 1,989,343 of the state's 5,478,831 residents live in the 152 places listed. The rest live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.