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Towns losing population in South Carolina

Ranked by population loss between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. 50 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Map of Edgefield 1 Edgefield −51.1% 2010 census 4,750 2 Varnville −22.8% 2010 census 2,162 Bennettsville 3 Bennettsville −22.6% 2010 census 9,069
#TownChange 2010–20202010 census2020 census
1 Map of Edgefield Edgefield4,010 people −51.1% 4,750 2,322
2 Varnville2,571 people −22.8% 2,162 1,669
3 Bennettsville Bennettsville7,751 people −22.6% 9,069 7,020
4 Map of Allendale Allendale2,653 people −22.6% 3,482 2,694
5 Map of Brookdale Brookdale4,291 people −21.1% 4,873 3,845
6 Map of McCormick McCormick2,506 people −19.8% 2,783 2,232
7 Map of Gloverville Gloverville2,505 people −15.0% 2,831 2,406
8 Bamberg2,996 people −14.7% 3,607 3,076
9 Map of North Hartsville North Hartsville3,304 people −14.6% 3,251 2,775
10 Cheraw Cheraw4,960 people −13.9% 5,851 5,040
11 Map of Laurel Bay Laurel Bay5,882 people −13.7% 5,891 5,082
12 Mullins3,914 people −13.7% 4,663 4,026
13 Map of Bishopville Bishopville2,910 people −12.9% 3,471 3,024
14 Saluda Saluda3,055 people −12.4% 3,565 3,122
15 Lake City5,988 people −11.6% 6,675 5,903
16 Map of Clinton Clinton7,676 people −10.1% 8,490 7,633
17 Andrews Andrews3,485 people −10.0% 2,861 2,575
18 Map of Denmark Denmark3,117 people −9.9% 3,538 3,186
19 Map of Winnsboro Winnsboro3,322 people −9.4% 3,550 3,215
20 Map of Georgetown Georgetown8,565 people −8.3% 9,163 8,403
21 Map of Williston Williston2,870 people −8.3% 3,139 2,877
22 Lakewood3,544 people −7.3% 3,032 2,810
23 Marion Marion6,206 people −7.1% 6,939 6,448
24 Belvedere5,180 people −7.1% 5,792 5,380
25 Map of Abbeville Abbeville4,872 people −6.9% 5,237 4,874
26 Map of Ridgeland Ridgeland3,764 people −6.9% 4,036 3,758
27 Map of Clearwater Clearwater3,319 people −6.7% 4,370 4,079
28 Map of East Gaffney East Gaffney2,824 people −6.6% 3,085 2,882
29 Dillon Dillon6,354 people −6.0% 6,788 6,384
30 Chester Chester5,218 people −6.0% 5,607 5,269
31 Map of Manning Manning3,863 people −5.6% 4,108 3,878
32 Sangaree8,681 people −5.3% 8,220 7,781
33 Map of Orangeburg Orangeburg13,253 people −5.2% 13,964 13,240
34 Map of Walhalla Walhalla4,157 people −4.5% 4,263 4,072
35 Hartsville Hartsville7,419 people −4.1% 7,764 7,446
36 Map of Hampton Hampton2,636 people −4.1% 2,808 2,694
37 Map of Cherryvale Cherryvale2,611 people −3.6% 2,496 2,405
38 Seven Oaks15,921 people −3.2% 15,144 14,652
39 Greenwood Greenwood22,536 people −2.9% 23,222 22,545
40 Burton6,912 people −2.9% 6,976 6,777
41 Southern Shops3,797 people −2.8% 3,767 3,663
42 Map of Westminster Westminster2,521 people −2.7% 2,418 2,353
43 Map of Union Union8,079 people −2.6% 8,393 8,174
44 Map of Kingstree Kingstree3,132 people −2.5% 3,328 3,244
45 Map of Darlington Darlington6,120 people −2.2% 6,289 6,149
46 Map of Barnwell Barnwell4,613 people −2.1% 4,750 4,652
47 Map of Batesburg-Leesville Batesburg-Leesville4,941 people −1.7% 5,362 5,270
48 Lesslie3,077 people −1.4% 3,112 3,068
49 Map of Woodfield Woodfield9,465 people −1.1% 9,303 9,199
50 Map of Lancaster Lancaster8,921 people −0.8% 8,526 8,460

How this ranking works

We rank every town by population loss between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. Only towns that shrank are listed. The town with the lowest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for South Carolina as a whole is +10.7%.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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