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South Carolina County Map with Cities — All 46 Counties

All 46 of South Carolina's counties, mapped from official U.S. Census boundaries with population, income, and unemployment for every one. Color the map by any measure, tap a county for its data, or download a print-ready copy.

South Carolina CountiesFIPS 45
Abbeville CountyAiken CountyAllendale CountyAnderson CountyBamberg CountyBarnwell CountyBeaufort CountyBerkeley CountyCalhoun CountyCharleston CountyCherokee CountyChester CountyChesterfield CountyClarendon CountyColleton CountyDarlington CountyDillon CountyDorchester CountyEdgefield CountyFairfield CountyFlorence CountyGeorgetown CountyGreenville CountyGreenwood CountyHampton CountyHorry CountyJasper CountyKershaw CountyLancaster CountyLaurens CountyLee CountyLexington CountyMcCormick CountyMarion CountyMarlboro CountyNewberry CountyOconee CountyOrangeburg CountyPickens CountyRichland CountySaluda CountySpartanburg CountySumter CountyUnion CountyWilliamsburg CountyYork CountyCharlestonColumbiaRock HillGreenvilleSummervilleGoose CreekSumterGreerFlorenceMyrtle BeachHilton Head IslandBlufftonAikenAnderson Chesterfield  Kershaw  Oconee  Barnwell  Edgefield  Charleston  Columbia  Rock Hill  Greenville  Summerville  Goose Creek  Sumter  Greer  Florence  Myrtle Beach  Hilton Head Island  Bluffton  Aiken  Anderson CharlestonColumbiaNorth CharlestonRock HillGreenvilleSumterGreerFlorenceMyrtle BeachHilton Head IslandBlufftonAikenAnderson Horry  Berkeley  Georgetown  Chesterfield  Kershaw  Jasper  Newberry  Chester  Barnwell  Abbeville  Edgefield  Lee  Dillon  Calhoun  Charleston  Columbia  North Charleston  Rock Hill  Greenville  Sumter  Greer  Florence  Myrtle Beach  Hilton Head Island  Bluffton  Aiken  Anderson CharlestonColumbiaNorth CharlestonMount PleasantRock HillGreenvilleSummervilleSumterGreerFlorenceSpartanburgMyrtle BeachHilton Head IslandBlufftonAikenAnderson Horry  Berkeley  Orangeburg  Georgetown  Beaufort  Chesterfield  Lexington  Kershaw  Fairfield  Clarendon  Chester  Darlington  Hampton  Barnwell  Union  Abbeville  Edgefield  Allendale  Lee  Dillon  Calhoun  Charleston  Columbia  North Charleston  Mount Pleasant  Rock Hill  Greenville  Summerville  Sumter  Greer  Florence  Spartanburg  Myrtle Beach  Hilton Head Island  Bluffton  Aiken  Anderson CharlestonColumbiaNorth CharlestonMount PleasantRock HillGreenvilleSummervilleSumterGreerFlorenceSpartanburgMyrtle BeachHilton Head IslandBlufftonAikenFort MillAnderson Horry  Berkeley  Orangeburg  Georgetown  Beaufort  Chesterfield  Florence  Lexington  Kershaw  Fairfield  Clarendon  Oconee  Newberry  Chester  Darlington  Hampton  Lancaster  Barnwell  Union  Abbeville  Pickens  Edgefield  Marlboro  Saluda  Allendale  Lee  Dillon  Calhoun  McCormick  Charleston  Columbia  North Charleston  Mount Pleasant  Rock Hill  Greenville  Summerville  Sumter  Greer  Florence  Spartanburg  Myrtle Beach  Hilton Head Island  Bluffton  Aiken  Fort Mill  Anderson 
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South Carolina’s 46 counties, projected equal-area. Hover over a county, or tap it, for its seat and key numbers; select it for all its data.
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South Carolina at a glance

South Carolina’s 46 counties, by the numbers

The table lists every county’s population, median household income, unemployment, density, and land area. Sort it by any column to find yours or rank them. A few patterns stand out:

  • Concentrated. Half of South Carolina’s 5,570,274 residents live in just 7 of 46 counties, and the 5 largest hold 40.6% of the total. calculated from Census PEP V2025
  • Income tracks poverty. The gap from richest to poorest runs 2.3×, and the 10 highest-income counties average 10.6% in poverty against 24.8% for the 10 lowest. calculated from Census SAIPE 2024
  • The median county. Half of South Carolina’s counties have fewer than 60,582 residents, and half report a median household income below $61,206. calculated from Census PEP V2025 · Census SAIPE 2024
  • Lopsided density. Only 13 of 46 counties are denser than South Carolina’s statewide average of 185 people per square mile. calculated from Census PEP V2025 · Census TIGER 2026
Abbeville County24,836$57,3654.6%51/sq mi491 sq miAbbeville
Aiken County181,515$71,3143.6%170/sq mi1,071 sq miAiken
Allendale County7,355$41,3366.0%18/sq mi408 sq miAllendale
Anderson County219,930$69,7753.7%308/sq mi714 sq miAnderson
Bamberg County12,796$45,2314.7%33/sq mi393 sq miBamberg
Barnwell County20,653$50,1455.1%38/sq mi548 sq miBarnwell
Beaufort County204,433$91,1293.5%355/sq mi576 sq miBeaufort
Berkeley County274,666$86,1873.3%249/sq mi1,104 sq miMoncks Corner
Calhoun County14,188$61,0913.9%37/sq mi381 sq miSt. Matthews
Charleston County436,200$92,6353.0%475/sq mi918 sq miCharleston
Cherokee County58,275$57,0705.7%148/sq mi393 sq miGaffney
Chester County33,001$55,5844.9%57/sq mi581 sq miChester
Chesterfield County44,740$53,1444.5%56/sq mi799 sq miChesterfield
Clarendon County31,043$53,1065.1%51/sq mi607 sq miManning
Colleton County39,382$55,3014.0%37/sq mi1,057 sq miWalterboro
Darlington County62,888$53,0354.5%112/sq mi561 sq miDarlington
Dillon County27,458$47,4785.1%68/sq mi405 sq miDillon
Dorchester County178,397$84,2393.3%314/sq mi568 sq miSt. George
Edgefield County29,808$75,1183.2%60/sq mi501 sq miEdgefield
Fairfield County20,340$54,5365.0%30/sq mi686 sq miWinnsboro
Florence County138,504$61,3204.1%173/sq mi800 sq miFlorence
Georgetown County65,912$67,1964.4%81/sq mi814 sq miGeorgetown
Greenville County583,125$82,5313.2%742/sq mi786 sq miGreenville
Greenwood County70,379$57,3374.2%154/sq mi456 sq miGreenwood
Hampton County18,174$49,8224.0%32/sq mi560 sq miHampton
Horry County427,551$68,9324.2%377/sq mi1,133 sq miConway
Jasper County38,533$67,8733.7%59/sq mi655 sq miRidgeland
Kershaw County73,166$73,4943.8%101/sq mi727 sq miCamden
Lancaster County114,296$83,1714.0%208/sq mi549 sq miLancaster
Laurens County71,848$60,4333.6%101/sq mi713 sq miLaurens
Lee County15,730$48,0205.8%38/sq mi410 sq miBishopville
Lexington County317,588$78,7123.2%455/sq mi699 sq miLexington
Marion County28,242$44,2146.0%58/sq mi489 sq miMarion
Marlboro County25,488$45,3806.3%53/sq mi480 sq miBennettsville
McCormick County10,215$62,2225.2%28/sq mi359 sq miMcCormick
Newberry County39,561$64,5213.7%63/sq mi630 sq miNewberry
Oconee County83,775$69,1443.5%134/sq mi627 sq miWalhalla
Orangeburg County83,177$52,9644.8%75/sq mi1,106 sq miOrangeburg
Pickens County139,198$65,1633.2%280/sq mi497 sq miPickens
Richland County434,956$66,6443.9%574/sq mi757 sq miColumbia
Saluda County19,680$61,4323.2%43/sq mi453 sq miSaluda
Spartanburg County380,857$70,1033.7%471/sq mi808 sq miSpartanburg
Sumter County105,067$57,2344.8%158/sq mi665 sq miSumter
Union County26,799$50,7306.0%52/sq mi514 sq miUnion
Williamsburg County29,662$46,1746.4%32/sq mi934 sq miKingstree
York County306,887$94,0373.7%451/sq mi681 sq miYork

Click a column heading to sort all 46 counties. A suppressed estimate (coefficient of variation ≥ 0.30) shows a marker, never a guess. County seats are from Wikidata (CC0), each validated to a Census place inside its county. Where Wikidata has none, the seat comes from the page cited for that county in the seat file, and where the table names no seat, it says why. See the methodology.

Download & print this South Carolina map

Map of South Carolina's 46 counties on official U.S. Census boundaries, with major cities: Charleston, Columbia, North Charleston, Mount Pleasant, Rock Hill, Greenville

Free, print-ready maps of all 46 South Carolina counties on official U.S. Census boundaries, with no watermark. They are public domain (CC0).

  • Full map (counties and major cities): PNG · PDF
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  • Counties only, labeled, for reference: PNG · PDF

South Carolina maps, colored by the data

Map of South Carolina counties shaded by population, from official U.S. Census data
Population Map by County · Census PEP V2025
Map of South Carolina counties shaded by median household income, from official U.S. Census data
Median Household Income Map by County · Census SAIPE 2024
Map of South Carolina counties shaded by unemployment rate, from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data
Unemployment Rate Map by County · BLS LAUS September 2026, preliminary

Cities in South Carolina

South Carolina has 271 incorporated cities and towns. The largest is Charleston with 154,338 residents. Its center is in Charleston County, and it also reaches into Berkeley County. Use the search on the map above to find any city and highlight the county it sits in.

CharlestonCharleston County +1 more (also Berkeley County)154,338
ColumbiaRichland County +1 more (also Lexington County)139,643
North CharlestonCharleston County +2 more (also Dorchester County, Berkeley County)119,913
Mount Pleasant (town)Charleston County93,993
Rock HillYork County75,259
GreenvilleGreenville County72,935
Summerville (town)Dorchester County +2 more (also Berkeley County, Charleston County)51,654
Goose CreekBerkeley County48,078
SumterSumter County43,053
GreerGreenville County +1 more (also Spartanburg County)41,536
FlorenceFlorence County +1 more (also Darlington County)40,408
SpartanburgSpartanburg County38,910
Myrtle BeachHorry County38,371
Hilton Head Island (town)Beaufort County37,911
Bluffton (town)Beaufort County33,157
AikenAiken County32,521
Fort Mill (town)York County30,775
AndersonAnderson County30,051
ConwayHorry County27,263
MauldinGreenville County27,055
SimpsonvilleGreenville County26,144
North AugustaAiken County +1 more (also Edgefield County)25,653
EasleyPickens County +1 more (also Anderson County)24,841
Lexington (town)Lexington County24,585
GreenwoodGreenwood County22,536
HanahanBerkeley County21,452
North Myrtle BeachHorry County19,855
ClemsonPickens County +1 more (also Anderson County)18,072
West ColumbiaLexington County +1 more (also Richland County)17,963
Port Royal (town)Beaufort County15,579
Moncks Corner (town)Berkeley County15,485
BeaufortBeaufort County13,747
CayceLexington County +1 more (also Richland County)13,741
Tega CayYork County13,615
OrangeburgOrangeburg County13,253
GaffneyCherokee County12,596
James Island (town)Charleston County12,198
Fountain InnGreenville County +1 more (also Laurens County)12,020
Irmo (town)Richland County +1 more (also Lexington County)11,813
HardeevilleJasper County +1 more (also Beaufort County)10,871
NewberryNewberry County10,790
Forest AcresRichland County10,530
LaurensLaurens County9,336
SenecaOconee County8,993
YorkYork County8,969
LancasterLancaster County8,921
GeorgetownGeorgetown County8,565
Travelers RestGreenville County8,370
CamdenKershaw County8,267
UnionUnion County8,079

The table shows the 50 most populous. Search the map above for the other 221.

A city can reach into more than one county. The table names the one its center falls in; “+N more” counts the others, from the Census Bureau’s count of each city by county part Census ACS 2020–2024 place parts.

Which South Carolina county is the richest, largest, most crowded? The answers

  • South Carolina’s highest median household income is in York County ($94,037); the lowest is in Allendale County ($41,336). Census SAIPE 2024
  • South Carolina’s most populous county is Greenville County (583,125); the least populous is Allendale County (7,355), a 79× spread. calculated from Census PEP V2025
  • South Carolina’s largest county by land area is Horry County (1,133 sq mi); the smallest is McCormick County (359 sq mi). Census TIGER 2026
  • South Carolina’s highest population density is in Greenville County (742/sq mi); the lowest is in Allendale County (18/sq mi). calculated from Census PEP V2025 · Census TIGER 2026
  • South Carolina’s highest poverty rate is in Allendale County (31.6%); the lowest is in Beaufort County (8.4%). Census SAIPE 2024
  • In South Carolina, unemployment is highest in Williamsburg County (6.4%) and lowest in Charleston County (3.0%), for September 2026 (preliminary). BLS LAUS September 2026, preliminary
  • South Carolina’s highest median age is in McCormick County (59.5); the lowest is in Richland County (34.4). Census ACS 2020–2024
  • South Carolina’s highest share of adults 25 and over with a bachelor’s degree or higher is in Charleston County (50.3%); the lowest is in Marlboro County (9.0%). Census ACS 2020–2024

Every figure is a current official estimate from the source named, never a crowd-sourced or copied value. Suppressed estimates (coefficient of variation ≥ 0.30) are omitted, never guessed. See the full methodology.

South Carolina counties: common questions

How many counties are in South Carolina?

South Carolina has 46 counties covering 30,064 sq mi and about 5.6M residents. Every one is on the map and in the table above.

What is the largest county in South Carolina?

It depends on the measure. By land area it’s Horry County (1,133 sq mi); by population it’s Greenville County (583,125 residents).

What county is Charleston in?

Charleston, population 154,338, has its center in Charleston County and also reaches into Berkeley County. Use the search on the map to find any South Carolina city’s county.

What is the richest county in South Carolina?

By median household income, York County is the richest at $94,037; the poorest is Allendale County at $41,336. Census SAIPE 2024

What is the most populous county in South Carolina?

Greenville County, with 583,125 residents, about 10.5% of South Carolina’s people. That is 79× the least populous, Allendale County (7,355).

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