South Carolina statistical areas

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The U.S. {{nobreak|State of South Carolina}} currently has 20 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated four combined statistical areas, ten metropolitan statistical areas, and six micropolitan statistical areas in {{nobreak|South Carolina}}.{{cite web |subject=Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas |date=July 21, 2023 |title=0MB BULLETIN NO. 23-01 |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/OMB-Bulletin-23-01.pdf |access-date=October 23, 2023 |publisher=Office of Management and Budget}} As of 2023, the largest of these is the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC CSA, comprising the area around Greenville in the state's Upcountry.

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Table

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|+The 20 United States statistical areas and 46 counties of the State of South Carolina{{efn|reference=An out-of-state area and its population are displayed in green. An area that extends into more than one state is displayed in purple. A purple population number over a black population number show the total population versus the in-state population. The state's abbreviation is also shown next to the in-state total.}}

Combined statistical area

!2023 population (est.){{cite web |date=March 2023 |title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023 |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/counties/totals/co-est2023-pop.xlsx |accessdate=May 21, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau, Population Division}}

!Core-based statistical area

!2023 population (est.)

!County

!2023 population (est.)

rowspan="10" |Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC CSA

| rowspan="10" align="right" |1,590,636

|rowspan=4|Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC MSA

|rowspan="4" align="right" |975,480

|Greenville County, South Carolina

| align="right" |558,036

Anderson County, South Carolina

| align="right" |213,076

Pickens County, South Carolina

| align="right" |135,495

Laurens County, South Carolina

| align="right" |68,873

rowspan="2" |Spartanburg, SC MSA

| rowspan="2" align="right" |383,327

|Spartanburg County, South Carolina

| align="right" |356,698

Union County, South Carolina

| align="right" |26,629

rowspan="2" |Greenwood, SC μSA

| rowspan="2" align="right" |93,894

|Greenwood County, South Carolina

| align="right" |69,460

Abbeville County, South Carolina

| align="right" |24,434

Seneca, SC μSA

|align="right" |81,221

|Oconee County, South Carolina

| align="right" |81,221

Gaffney, SC μSA

|align="right" |56,714

|Cherokee County, South Carolina

| align="right" |56,714

rowspan="9" |Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC CSA

| rowspan="9" align="right" |1,084,112

| rowspan="6" |Columbia, SC MSA

| rowspan="6" align="right" |858,302

|Richland County, South Carolina

| align="right" |425,138

Lexington County, South Carolina

| align="right" |309,528

Kershaw County, South Carolina

| align="right" |69,905

Fairfield County, South Carolina

| align="right" |20,422

Saluda County, South Carolina

| align="right" |19,123

Calhoun County, South Carolina

| align="right" |14,186

Sumter, SC MSA

| align="right" |104,165

|Sumter County, South Carolina

| align="right" |104,165

Orangeburg, SC μSA

|align="right" |82,820

|Orangeburg County, South Carolina

| align="right" |82,820

Newberry, SC μSA

| align="right" |38,825

|Newberry County, South Carolina

| align="right" |38,825

colspan="2" rowspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |none

| rowspan="3" |Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA

| rowspan="3" align="right" |849,417

|Charleston County, South Carolina

| align="right" |424,367

Berkeley County, South Carolina

| align="right" |255,217

Dorchester County, South Carolina

| align="right" |169,833

rowspan="2" |Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC CSA

| rowspan="2" align="right" |463,209

|Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC MSA

| align="right" |397,478

|Horry County, South Carolina

| align="right" |397,478

Murrells Inlet, SC μSA

| align="right" |65,731

|Georgetown County, South Carolina

| align="right" |65,731

rowspan="18" |Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC CSA

| rowspan="18" align="right" |3,387,115
438,761 ({{Abbr|SC|South Carolina}})

| rowspan="11" |Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC MSA

| rowspan="11" align="right" |2,805,115
438,761 (SC)

|Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

| align="right" style="color:green|1,163,701

York County, South Carolina

| align="right" |298,320

Union County, North Carolina

| align="right" style=color:green |256,452

Cabarrus County, North Carolina

| align="right" style="color:green |240,016

Gaston County, North Carolina

| align="right" style="color:green |237,242

Iredell County, North Carolina

| align="right" style="color:green |199,710

Rowan County, North Carolina

| align="right" style="color:green |151,661

Lancaster County, South Carolina

| align="right" |108,215

Lincoln County, North Carolina

| align="right" style="color:green |95,675

Chester County, South Carolina

| align="right" |32,226

Anson County, North Carolina

| align="right" style="color:green |21,897

rowspan="4" |Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA

| rowspan="4" align="right" style="color:green|370,007

|Catawba County, North Carolina

| align="right" style="color:green |164,645

Burke County, North Carolina

| align="right" style="color:green |88,338

Caldwell County, North Carolina

| align="right" style="color:green |80,574

Alexander County, North Carolina

| align="right" style="color:green |36,473

Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC μSA

| align="right" style="color:green|101,378

|Cleveland County, North Carolina

| align="right" style="color:green |101,378

Albemarle, NC μSA

| align="right" style="color:green|65,699

|Stanly County, North Carolina

| align="right" style="color:green |65,699

Marion, NC μSA

| style="color:green;" align="right" |44,893

|McDowell County, North Carolina

| align="right" style="color:green|44,893

colspan="2" rowspan="24" align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |none

| rowspan="2" |Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC MSA

| rowspan="2" align="right" |232,523

|Beaufort County, South Carolina

| align="right" |198,979

Jasper County, South Carolina

| align="right" |33,544

rowspan="7" |Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA

| rowspan="7" align="right" |629,429
204,737 (SC)

|Richmond County, Georgia

| align="right" style="color:green|205,414

Aiken County, South Carolina

| align="right" |177,130

Columbia County, Georgia

| align="right" style="color:green|165,162

Edgefield County, South Carolina

| align="right" |27,607

Burke County, Georgia

| align="right" style="color:green|24,438

McDuffie County, Georgia

| align="right" style="color:green|21,799

Lincoln County, Georgia

| align="right" style="color:green|7,879

rowspan="2" |Florence, SC MSA

| rowspan="2" align="right" |199,630

|Florence County, South Carolina

| align="right" |137,214

Darlington County, South Carolina

| align="right" |62,416

colspan="2" rowspan="13" align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |none

|Chesterfield County, South Carolina

| align="right" |44,031

Colleton County, South Carolina

| align="right" |38,874

Clarendon County, South Carolina

| align="right" |31,004

Williamsburg County, South Carolina

| align="right" |29,891

Marion County, South Carolina

| align="right" |28,508

Dillon County, South Carolina

| align="right" |27,698

Marlboro County, South Carolina

| align="right" |25,704

Barnwell County, South Carolina

| align="right" |20,447

Hampton County, South Carolina

| align="right" |18,122

Lee County, South Carolina

| align="right" |15,967

Bamberg County, South Carolina

| align="right" |12,974

McCormick County, South Carolina

| align="right" |9,941

Allendale County, South Carolina

| align="right" |7,369

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| colspan="5" align="center" |State of South Carolina

| align="right" |5,373,555

Core-based statistical areas

The following table provides the in-state population ranking of each CBSA along with its rate of population change over time.

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|+The 16 core-based statistical areas of the State of South Carolina{{efn|reference=For CBSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that CBSA as well as the CBSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked.}}

scope=col rowspan=2|2023 rank

!scope=col rowspan=2|Core-based statistical area

!colspan=5|Population

scope=col|2023 estimate

!scope=col|Change

!scope=col|2020 Census{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1|title=PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS.|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|date=2020|access-date=May 21, 2024}}

!scope=col|Change

!scope=col|2010 Census{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2010-2019/counties/totals/co-est2019-annres.xlsx|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|date=2019|access-date=May 21, 2024}}

scope=row|{{nts|1}}

|Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC MSA

{{changes|order=d|975480|928195|824112}}

scope=row|{{nts|2}}

|Columbia, SC MSA

{{changes|order=d|858302|829470|767598}}

scope=row|{{nts|3}}

|Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA

{{changes|order=d|849417|799636|664607}}

scope=row|{{nts|4}}

|Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC MSA (SC)

{{changes|order=d|438761|410400|335865}}

scope=row|{{nts|5}}

|Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC MSA

{{changes|order=d|397478|351029|269291}}

scope=row|{{nts|6}}

|Spartanburg, SC MSA

{{changes|order=d|383327|355241|313268}}

scope=row|{{nts|7}}

|Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC MSA

{{changes|order=d|232523|215908|187010}}

scope=row|{{nts|8}}

|Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA (SC)

{{changes|order=d|204737|194465|187084}}

scope=row|{{nts|9}}

|Florence, SC MSA

{{changes|order=d|199630|199964|205566}}

scope=row|{{nts|10}}

|Sumter, SC MSA

{{changes|order=d|104165|105556|107456}}

scope=row|{{nts|11}}

|Greenwood, SC μSA

{{changes|order=d|93894|93646|95078}}

scope=row|{{nts|12}}

|Orangeburg, SC μSA

{{changes|order=d|82820|84223|92501}}

scope=row|{{nts|13}}

|Seneca, SC μSA

{{changes|order=d|81221|78607|74273}}

scope=row|{{nts|14}}

|Murrells Inlet, SC μSA

{{changes|order=d|65731|63404|60158}}

scope=row|{{nts|15}}

|Gaffney, SC μSA

{{changes|order=d|56714|56216|55342}}

scope=row|{{nts|16}}

|Newberry, SC μSA

{{changes|order=d|38825|37719|37508}}

|Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA

{{changes|order=d|629429|611000|564873}}

|Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC MSA

{{changes|order=d|2805115|2660329|2243960}}

Combined statistical areas

The following table provides the in-state population ranking of each CSA along with its rate of population change over time.

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|+The four combined statistical areas of the State of South Carolina{{efn|reference=For CSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that CSA as well as the CSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked.}}

scope=col rowspan=2|2023 rank

!scope=col rowspan=2|Combined statistical area

!colspan=5|Population

scope=col|2023 estimate

!scope=col|Change

!scope=col|2020 Census{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1|title=PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS.|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|date=2020|access-date=May 21, 2024}}

!scope=col|Change

!scope=col|2010 Census{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2010-2019/counties/totals/co-est2019-annres.xlsx|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|date=2019|access-date=May 21, 2024}}

scope=row|{{nts|1}}

|Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC CSA

{{changes|order=d|1590636|1511905|1362073}}

scope=row|{{nts|2}}

|Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC CSA

{{changes|order=d|1084112|1056968|1005063}}

scope=row|{{nts|3}}

|Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC CSA

{{changes|order=d|463209|414433|329449}}

scope=row|{{nts|4}}

|Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC CSA (SC)

{{changes|order=d|438761|410400|335865}}

|Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC CSA

{{changes|order=d|3387115|3232206|2813116}}

See also

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