Cities of South Carolina by Population

Get everything you need to know about smallest to largest cities in South Carolina by population. In the United states, South Carolina is the 23rd largest state accommodating 5,118,425 residents, which is 2% of the total US population. Almost 12% of the total population in South Carolina lives in the cities.

The largest cities by population in South Carolina are Charleston city with 150,227 residents, Columbia city with 136,632 residents and North Charleston city with 114,852 residents. The smallest city by population is Greenville city in SC, which is home to 70,720 residents. There are 6 popular cities in South Carolina, USA, in which these cities Charleston city, Columbia city, and North Charleston city have attracted more population, which means these cities may offer the best education, employment, income, entertainment, housing and more to make the living much easier or providing easy access to more amenities. Refer to the complete list of South Carolina cities by population to know the popularity rank of any city, based on the records of the 2020 US Census Data.

Cities of South Carolina by population

Rank	City	Population	Male	Female
1	Charleston city	150,227	71,681	78,546
2	Columbia city	136,632	67,155	69,477
3	North Charleston city	114,852	56,631	58,221
4	Mount Pleasant town	90,801	43,452	47,349
5	Rock Hill city	74,372	34,544	39,828
6	Greenville city	70,720	33,919	36,801

How many cities in South Carolina have more than 50,000 residents?
There are 6 cities in SC with more than 50,000 residents, the detailed information is provided in the table.

What is the kids population in SC?
In SC, there are 277,144 kids under 5 years old and 304,900 kids are in the age from 5 to 9 years.

What is the youngest population in SC?
South Carolina is home to 1,297,274 youngsters (25% of total population) aging between 15 to 35 years of age, as per the 2020 US Census Data.

Age Range	Youngsters	Male	Female
15 to 19 years	336,539	171,950	164,589
20 to 24 years	327,031	163,985	163,046
25 to 29 years	314,203	154,024	160,179
30 to 34 years	319,501	154,705	164,796