Ranking · South Carolina
Fastest-growing and fastest-shrinking places in South Carolina
Hardeeville has the highest population change, 2020 to 2025 of South Carolina's 149 ranked places (+118.7%); Ridgeville has the lowest (−26.6%). Ranked: places with 1,000 or more residents in the 2020 Census that are incorporated (the Census Bureau estimates only those each year).
Which are the fastest-growing places?
Fastest-growing places in South Carolina, first to fifth: Hardeeville (+118.7%), Fort Mill (+57.7%), Moncks Corner (+54.8%), Blythewood (+52.3%) and Fountain Inn (+41.4%).
| Rank | Place | Population change, 2020 to 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hardeeville | +118.7% |
| 2 | Fort Mill | +57.7% |
| 3 | Moncks Corner | +54.8% |
| 4 | Blythewood | +52.3% |
| 5 | Fountain Inn | +41.4% |
| 6 | Greer | +41.0% |
| 7 | Woodruff | +40.4% |
| 8 | Bluffton | +33.0% |
| 9 | Mauldin | +27.0% |
| 10 | York | +24.9% |
| 11 | Conway | +22.2% |
| 12 | Simpsonville | +21.5% |
| 13 | Loris | +20.0% |
| 14 | Easley | +19.0% |
| 15 | Kershaw | +18.8% |
| 16 | Camden | +18.2% |
| 17 | Travelers Rest | +17.4% |
| 18 | Reidville | +16.7% |
| 19 | Pacolet | +16.3% |
| 20 | Lyman | +16.2% |
| 21 | Wellford | +16.2% |
| 22 | Duncan | +16.2% |
| 23 | Landrum | +16.1% |
| 24 | Inman | +15.9% |
| 25 | Port Royal | +15.0% |
Source: Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025) · Census population estimates
Which are the fastest-shrinking places?
Fastest-shrinking places in South Carolina, first to fifth: Ridgeville (−26.6%), McCormick (−10.1%), Allendale (−10.0%), Fairfax (−9.5%) and Kingstree (−6.8%).
| Rank | Place | Population change, 2020 to 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 149 | Ridgeville | −26.6% |
| 148 | McCormick | −10.1% |
| 147 | Allendale | −10.0% |
| 146 | Fairfax | −9.5% |
| 145 | Kingstree | −6.8% |
| 144 | Bennettsville | −6.5% |
| 143 | Bishopville | −6.2% |
| 142 | Marion | −5.8% |
| 141 | Bamberg | −4.9% |
| 140 | Latta | −4.9% |
| 139 | Mullins | −4.8% |
| 138 | Dillon | −4.6% |
| 137 | McColl | −4.5% |
| 136 | Hampton | −4.1% |
| 135 | Winnsboro | −3.9% |
| 134 | Denmark | −3.8% |
| 133 | Varnville | −3.3% |
| 132 | Holly Hill | −2.9% |
| 131 | Andrews | −2.6% |
| 130 | Darlington | −2.2% |
| 129 | Forest Acres | −2.2% |
| 128 | Manning | −2.2% |
| 127 | Estill | −2.1% |
| 126 | Union | −1.9% |
| 125 | Lake City | −1.5% |
Source: Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025) · Census population estimates
How is this ranking made?
Each place's population change, 2020 to 2025 is read from the Census Bureau's April 1, 2020 estimates base and its July 1, 2025 estimate. A place enters the ranking if it had 1,000 or more residents in the 2020 Census and is incorporated. Ties in the published figure share a rank. This is a measurement of one figure, not a judgment of a place.
Source: PlainCities ranking method applied to the Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025) · How ranks are computed
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