Top 100 Biggest Cities In South Carolina (2001 Census)

Rank	City	2002 Population (Est.)	Growth Rate (Annual)
1	Columbia	122,073	2.3%
2	Charleston	100,186	1.2%
3	North Charleston	81,500	-0.2%
4	Greenville	57,018	0.5%
5	Rock Hill	53,133	4.6%
6	Mount Pleasant	52,044	6.5%
7	Sumter	40,104	-1.3%
8	Spartanburg	39,800	-0.8%
9	Hilton Head Island	34,056	0.2%
10	Goose Creek	31,722	0.5%
11	Florence	31,308	-0.7%
12	Summerville	29,129	3.0%
13	Aiken	26,286	0.5%
14	Anderson	26,056	0.2%
15	Myrtle Beach	25,091	3.8%
16	Greenwood	22,298	-0.4%
17	Greer	18,444	3.1%
18	Easley	18,267	0.8%
19	North Augusta	17,826	0.5%
20	Mauldin	16,166	3.3%
21	Simpsonville	14,972	0.9%
22	West Columbia	13,295	-0.5%
23	Orangeburg	12,985	0.6%
24	Hanahan	12,934	-0.5%
25	Gaffney	12,900	-0.4%
26	Conway	12,802	0.4%
27	Beaufort	12,200	-4.1%
28	Cayce	12,157	-0.5%
29	Clemson	11,804	-0.5%
30	North Myrtle Beach	11,755	3.8%
31	Irmo	11,221	-0.3%
32	Lexington	11,155	4.6%
33	Newberry	10,392	0.4%
34	Forest Acres	10,295	-1.3%
35	Laurens	9,616	-0.9%
36	Bennettsville	9,402	-1.3%
37	Port Royal	9,362	-0.1%
38	Clinton	9,093	-0.5%
39	Georgetown	8,923	-1.0%
40	Union	8,642	-1.7%
41	Lancaster	8,563	3.1%
42	Fort Mill	7,978	-0.7%
43	Seneca	7,688	-0.3%
44	Hartsville	7,512	-0.7%
45	York	6,989	-0.1%
46	Marion	6,986	-0.8%
47	Darlington	6,735	-0.9%
48	Camden	6,669	-0.4%
49	Dillon	6,501	-0.1%
50	Lake City	6,481	0.1%
51	Chester	6,383	-1.2%
52	Fountain Inn	6,334	1.5%
53	Moncks Corner	6,231	0.6%
54	Abbeville	5,842	-0.6%
55	Batesburg-Leesville	5,518	-0.3%
56	Cheraw	5,476	-1.8%
57	Walterboro	5,304	-1.1%
58	Barnwell	4,932	-0.7%
59	Mullins	4,929	-1.8%
60	Isle of Palms	4,539	-0.8%
61	Belton	4,494	0.5%
62	Surfside Beach	4,447	0.2%
63	Edgefield	4,390	-1.0%
64	Hollywood	4,342	4.3%
65	Woodruff	4,243	-0.4%
66	Tega Cay	4,226	-0.5%
67	Travelers Rest	4,069	-0.0%
68	Allendale	4,005	-1.3%
69	Manning	3,983	-0.8%
70	Clover	3,954	-2.0%
71	Williamston	3,825	0.5%
72	Walhalla	3,805	-0.1%
73	Winnsboro	3,782	-0.9%
74	Bishopville	3,668	-0.1%
75	Central	3,658	-0.4%
76	Bamberg	3,656	-1.7%
77	Honea Path	3,564	0.6%
78	Kingstree	3,520	-2.3%
79	Williston	3,267	-0.5%
80	Denmark	3,259	-1.7%
81	Fairfax	3,075	-3.9%
82	Saluda	3,053	-0.9%
83	Andrews	3,046	-0.7%
84	Pickens	3,030	-0.3%
85	Pendleton	3,009	0.7%
86	Liberty	3,003	-0.3%
87	Duncan	2,987	0.5%
88	Blackville	2,960	-0.3%
89	Lyman	2,820	0.2%
90	Hampton	2,814	-0.6%
91	Bluffton	2,807	22.1%
92	Westminster	2,749	0.1%
93	Pacolet	2,748	0.4%
94	McCormick	2,655	-0.3%
95	Springdale	2,634	-0.5%
96	Burnettown	2,622	-0.2%
97	Ridgeland	2,615	-0.1%
98	Landrum	2,497	0.3%
99	Pageland	2,491	-1.1%
100	McColl	2,478	-0.8%

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