Myrtle Beach metropolitan area
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Myrtle Beach Metropolitan Area
| official_name = Myrtle Beach–Conway–North Myrtle Beach, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
| settlement_type = Metropolitan Statistical Area
| image_skyline = Panorama of the Myrtle Beach Beachfront 3 (cropped).jpg
| image_alt =
| imagesize = 300px
| image_caption = Myrtle Beach shoreline
| image_map =
{{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=240|zoom=8|frame-coord={{coord|33.7300|-79.2000}}
| type1=shape|id=Q502288|title1=Horry County|stroke-color1=#FF9200|stroke-width1=0.5|fill1=#FF9200|fill-opacity1=0.4
| type2=shape|id2=Q505980|title2=Georgetown County|stroke-color2=#FBBF00|stroke-width2=0.5|fill2=#FFFE00|fill-opacity2=0.4
| type3=shape|id3=Q839805|title3=City of Myrtle Beach|stroke-color3=#FF0000|stroke-width3=0.5|fill3=#FF0000|fill-opacity3=0.4
}}
| map_alt = Map of the Myrtle Beach metropolitan area
| map_caption = Interactive Map of Myrtle Beach–Conway, SC CSA
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-break}}
{{leftlegend|#FF0000|City of Myrtle Beach}}
{{leftlegend|#FF9200|Myrtle Beach–Conway–N. Myrtle Beach MSA}}
{{leftlegend|#FFFE00|Georgetown µSA}}
{{Col-end}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = File:Flag of United States.svg United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = File:Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina
| subdivision_type2 = Largest city
| subdivision_name2 = Myrtle Beach
| subdivision_type3 = Other cities
| subdivision_name3 = {{Plainlist| - Conway
- North Myrtle Beach
- Loris
- Georgetown
}}
| established_title =
| established_date =
| unit_pref = US
| area_total_km2 = 5042
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2023
| population_footnotes = [http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/ ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016135253/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/ |date=October 16, 2013}}
| population_total = 397,478
| population_density_km2 =
| population_rank = 114th in the U.S.
|demographics_type2 = GDP
| demographics2_footnotes = {{Cite web|title=Total Gross Domestic Product for Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC (MSA) |url=https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/NGMP34820|work=Federal Reserve Economic Data |publisher=Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis}}
|demographics2_title1 = Total
|demographics2_info1 = $25.132 billion (2022)
| timezone1 = EST
| utc_offset1 = −5
| timezone1_DST = EDT
| utc_offset1_DST = −4
| postal_code_type =
| postal_code =
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| iso_code =
| website =
}}
The Myrtle Beach metropolitan area (officially the Myrtle Beach–Conway–North Myrtle Beach, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area) is a census-designated metropolitan statistical area (MSA) consisting of Horry County in South Carolina. The wider Myrtle Beach combined statistical area (CSA), a trading area, includes adjacent Georgetown County, South Carolina.
From 2013 to 2023, Brunswick County, North Carolina was also a component of the Myrtle Beach MSA. In 2023, however, the Office of Management and Budget redefined the statistical area and moved Brunswick County to the Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.{{Cite web |last=Still |first=Johanna F. |date=July 21, 2023 |title=Brunswick back in Wilmington MSA |url=https://www.wilmingtonbiz.com/government/2023/07/21/brunswick_back_in_wilmington_msa/24656 |access-date=July 26, 2023 |website=WilmingtonBiz |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=July 21, 2023 |title=OMB Bulletin No. 23-01: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/OMB-Bulletin-23-01.pdf |access-date=August 10, 2023 |website=United States Office of Management and Budget}} The Myrtle Beach MSA's principal cities, ordered by population, are Myrtle Beach, Conway, and North Myrtle Beach in South Carolina. The Myrtle Beach CSA includes the city of Georgetown, South Carolina.
CSA area
=Myrtle Beach combined statistical area=
class="wikitable sortable" |
County
! 2023 Estimate ! 2020 Census ! Change |
---|
Horry County
| {{change|invert=on|397478|351029|date=July 1, 2023}} |
Georgetown County
| {{change|invert=on|65731|63404|date=July 1, 2023}} |
class=sortbottom
| align=right | Total | {{change|invert=on|463209|414433|bold=on|date=July 1, 2023}} |
=Largest cities and towns=
class="wikitable sortable" | |
Rank
! City / town ! County ! 2023 Estimate ! 2020 Census ! Change | |
---|---|
1 | Horry County
| {{change|invert=on|39697|35682|date=July 1, 2023}} |
2
| Leland{{efn|name=BWCounty|No longer included in the metropolitan statistical area after a realignment in 2023.}} | Brunswick County
| {{change|invert=on|30542|22908|date=July 1, 2023}} |
3
| Conway | Horry County
| {{change|invert=on|27985|24849|date=July 1, 2023}} |
4 | Horry County
| {{change|invert=on|20303|18790|date=July 1, 2023}} |
5
| Oak Island{{efn|name=BWCounty}} | Brunswick County
| {{change|invert=on|9480|8396|date=July 1, 2023}} |
6 | Georgetown County
| {{change|invert=on|8714|8403|date=July 1, 2023}} |
7
| St. James{{efn|name=BWCounty}} | Brunswick County
| {{change|invert=on|7443|6529|date=July 1, 2023}} |
8
| Boiling Spring Lakes{{efn|name=BWCounty}} | Brunswick County
| {{change|invert=on|6658|5943|date=July 1, 2023}} |
9
| Carolina Shores{{efn|name=BWCounty}} | Brunswick County
| {{change|invert=on|5307|4588|date=July 1, 2023}} |
10 | Horry County
| {{change|invert=on|4321|4155|date=July 1, 2023}} |
CSA demographics
class="wikitable" border="1" |
Year
! Growth ! Counties Included |
---|
1970
| 69,992 | --- | Horry, Georgetown |
1980
| 101,419 | 44.90% | Horry, Georgetown |
1990
| 144,053 | 42.04% | Horry, Georgetown |
2000
| 196,629 | 36.50% | Horry, Georgetown |
2010
| 329,449 | 67.50% | Horry, Georgetown |
2020
| 414,433 | 25.80% | Horry, Georgetown |
See also
Notes
{{notelist}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Coord|33.589|-79.055|display=title}}
{{Grand Strand}}
{{Horry County, South Carolina}}
{{Georgetown County, South Carolina}}
{{South Carolina}}
{{Brunswick County, North Carolina}}
{{North Carolina}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Metropolitan areas of South Carolina
{{SouthCarolina-geo-stub}}