List of Counties in South Carolina (2024)

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How many counties are there in South Carolina? ›

There are 46 counties in South Carolina. All counties are functioning governmental units, each governed by a county council.

Horry County, South Carolina has 1,133.2 square miles of land area and is the 1st largest county in South Carolina by total area.

The Upstate region of South Carolina including Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg, and Union Counties.

Most of South Carolina's 46 counties gained population in 2023, but 10 of them grew faster than the rest. Of those, Jasper County had the biggest population gains at 4.87% year-over-year. It was followed closely by Berkeley County at 4.19%. Horry County came in third with a 3.74% increase in 2023.

There are 271 cities and towns in South Carolina ranging in population from 45 to 129,272. With populations of 45, Smyrna and Tatum are the state's smallest cities, followed by Jenkinsville with a population of 46. 46 percent of the state's municipalities have a population of less than 1,000 residents.

Abbeville, 01; Aiken, 02; Allendale, 03; Anderson, 04; Bamberg, 05; Barnwell, 06; Beaufort, 07; Berkeley, 08; Calhoun, 09; Charleston, 10; Cherokee, 11; Chester, 12; Chesterfield, 13; Clarendon, 14; Colleton, 15; Darlington, 16; Dillon, 17; Dorchester, 18; Edgefield, 19; Fairfield, 20; Florence, 21; Georgetown, 22; ...

Texas has the most counties with 254. These pages list all of the counties in each state: 254– Texas. 159– Georgia.

Richland County

It contains the state capital of Columbia. Richland County has one of the highest average property tax rates in South Carolina, as its effective rate stands at 0.87%. In Columbia, the total mill rate is more 500 mills.

What is the smallest region in South Carolina? ›

The largest region in the state is the Piedmont, located between the Mountains and the Carolina Sandhills, while the smallest in region in the state is the Mountains, which are part of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Located along Interstate 95 near the South Carolina and North Carolina border, Dillon is a popular place for travelers and tourists to stop, especially at South of the Border, a unique Mexican-motif mini-resort marked by its sombrero-shaped water tower.

McCormick emerged in 1916 from Edgefield, Abbeville, and Greenwood; and Allendale, South Carolina's last county, emerged in 1919, from Barnwell and Hampton.

Greenville is the largest city in the region; it has a population of 72,227 and an urban-area population of 387,271, and it is the base of most commercial activity. Spartanburg and Anderson are next in population.

Greenville County Schools is a great place to learn, work and live. Located in beautiful Upstate South Carolina, it is the 44th largest school district in the United States and the largest in South Carolina.

The most populated cities in South Carolina are Charleston with 155,369, Columbia at 142,416, North Charleston with 121,469, Mount Pleasant at 95,232, and Rock Hill with 75,654.