Total Population in Charleston County, SC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Total Population
420,264
Rank #176 of 3,222
95th percentile

How Charleston County Compares

Charleston County
420,264
South Carolina Average
420,264
Rank #3 of 46 in state
National
330M
99.9% below

National Distribution

Where Charleston County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for total population.

33 9,808,667

■ Charleston County: 420,264

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#173 Cameron County, TX 426,120
#174 Clackamas County, OR 423,975
#175 Richland County, SC 422,117
#176 Charleston County, SC 420,264
#177 Placer County, CA 419,156
#178 St. Charles County, MO 414,535
#179 Lake County, FL 412,924
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Total Population in Charleston County, South Carolina

Charleston County, South Carolina has a total population of 420,264, which ranks #176 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 99.9% below the national value of 330M.

Within South Carolina, Charleston County ranks #3 of 46 out of 46 counties. This places it in the 95th percentile nationally.

Total population count from the American Community Survey. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.