List of Counties in South Carolina (2024)

FAQs

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.

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.

You will get different answers depending on how you measure it -- use city proper (city limits) and Charleston is #1, with Columbia at #2 and Greenville at ... #6. But measure by the metropolitan statistical area, and the Greenville-Anderson metro is the largest, with Columbia at #2 and Charleston at #3.

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.

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.

The state's landscape includes lowlands, sand hills, and mountains. Palmetto trees line South Carolina's coast. The eastern part of the state is known as the Low Country and the western region is called the Up Country.

Why do they call it the upstate in South Carolina? ›

The term Upstate was coined in the late 1960's/early 70's as part of rebranding effort for the area from the term Piedmont, which was used since the late 1800's. Obviously, it was successful, as many feel strongly that the area has always been and should always be called the Upstate.

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.

As the 2022 PRRI Census of American Religion shows, around half of South Carolinians (51%) are white Christians; this is largely unchanged from 2020, when 49% of South Carolinians identified as white Christians, which combines white evangelical Protestants, white, mainline or non-evangelical Protestants, and white ...