South Carolina at a glance
- ~$1.2k
- Median monthly rent16% below the U.S. median
- ~40
- Median age
- ~$260k
- Median home value22% below the U.S. median
- ~$69k
- Median household income14% below the U.S. median
State guide
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475 cities and towns
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Creator: The original uploader was Cdamgen at English Wikipedia. (resized/cropped)
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Statewide figures are a starting point. Compare individual cities below; costs and conditions vary by place.
Cities & towns in South Carolina
Search all 475 places by name.
1–24 of 475 places
- Charleston, SCPopulation 159,423
- Columbia, SCPopulation 147,035
- North Charleston, SCPopulation 129,245
- Mount Pleasant, SCPopulation 95,469
- Rock Hill, SCPopulation 75,911
- Greenville, SCPopulation 75,310
- Summerville, SCPopulation 53,177
- Goose Creek, SCPopulation 52,010
- Greer, SCPopulation 50,007
- Sumter, SCPopulation 43,094
- Florence, SCPopulation 41,231
- Myrtle Beach, SCPopulation 40,937
- Spartanburg, SCPopulation 39,978
- Fort Mill, SCPopulation 38,673
- Hilton Head Island, SCPopulation 38,196
- Bluffton, SCPopulation 36,807
- Aiken, SCPopulation 33,808
- Mauldin, SCPopulation 31,465
- Anderson, SCPopulation 31,323
- Conway, SCPopulation 30,627
- Simpsonville, SCPopulation 28,459
- Easley, SCPopulation 27,319
- North Augusta, SCPopulation 26,982
- Carolina Forest, SCPopulation 26,263
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Sources & data notesReferences, reporting periods, and how to use this information
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- Geographic coverage
- South Carolina statistics · U.S. comparison figures · City populationU.S. Census Bureau 2024 ACS 5-Year B01002Reporting period: Jan 1, 2020–Dec 31, 2024.
- City populationU.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 Subcounty EstimatesReporting period: Jul 1–Jul 1, 2025.
Photo credits
- Hunting Island State Park, South CarolinaImage credits and license
Creator: The original uploader was Cdamgen at English Wikipedia. (resized/cropped)
License: Public domain
Population sources and reporting periods
Latest published population for each place. Reporting periods may vary; places without a published population appear last when sorting by size.