How many counties in South Carolina? All 46 listed
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South Carolina has 46 counties and county equivalents holding 5,212,774 residents. The most populous county in South Carolina is Greenville County with 537,575 residents; the smallest is Allendale County. County boundaries divide the state's land area — measured in square miles by the Census Bureau — into the units used for property assessment, elections and local sales tax. The statewide sales tax base rate is 6%, before county and city add-ons.
All 46 counties
Ranked by population, Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates.
| County | Population | Median income | Median home value | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville County | 537,575 | $74,624 | $273,900 | $1,198 |
| Richland County | 418,725 | $61,699 | $224,200 | $1,185 |
| Charleston County | 414,711 | $84,320 | $450,800 | $1,506 |
| Horry County | 368,937 | $64,623 | $260,500 | $1,181 |
| Spartanburg County | 338,096 | $64,195 | $216,000 | $1,019 |
| Lexington County | 300,370 | $75,014 | $217,700 | $1,115 |
| York County | 288,559 | $83,060 | $322,700 | $1,304 |
| Berkeley County | 238,723 | $82,327 | $280,300 | $1,518 |
| Anderson County | 207,218 | $64,683 | $212,500 | $952 |
| Beaufort County | 192,123 | $84,819 | $407,600 | $1,484 |
| Aiken County | 171,949 | $67,940 | $199,500 | $1,031 |
| Dorchester County | 164,322 | $76,896 | $294,400 | $1,381 |
| Florence County | 136,921 | $56,650 | $165,500 | $908 |
| Pickens County | 132,604 | $59,411 | $216,000 | $936 |
| Sumter County | 104,853 | $55,990 | $159,500 | $1,006 |
| Lancaster County | 100,905 | $74,751 | $298,100 | $892 |
| Orangeburg County | 83,531 | $43,214 | $109,700 | $804 |
| Oconee County | 79,566 | $60,193 | $217,200 | $876 |
| Greenwood County | 69,329 | $50,635 | $166,400 | $880 |
| Laurens County | 67,904 | $55,517 | $153,500 | $847 |
| Kershaw County | 66,924 | $64,343 | $191,900 | $872 |
| Georgetown County | 64,200 | $66,734 | $262,300 | $1,166 |
| Darlington County | 62,754 | $47,419 | $141,400 | $876 |
| Cherokee County | 56,299 | $49,047 | $135,200 | $813 |
| Chesterfield County | 43,575 | $47,620 | $101,400 | $776 |
| Colleton County | 38,623 | $48,779 | $145,900 | $905 |
| Newberry County | 38,121 | $59,670 | $158,200 | $854 |
| Chester County | 32,177 | $51,216 | $143,800 | $918 |
| Clarendon County | 31,037 | $48,887 | $147,300 | $728 |
| Jasper County | 30,658 | $63,503 | $269,400 | $1,307 |
| Williamsburg County | 30,517 | $43,471 | $95,100 | $769 |
| Marion County | 28,900 | $34,501 | $86,800 | $663 |
| Dillon County | 28,031 | $44,038 | $84,400 | $692 |
| Union County | 26,990 | $41,200 | $100,000 | $770 |
| Edgefield County | 26,508 | $67,092 | $194,300 | $854 |
| Marlboro County | 26,285 | $36,293 | $74,500 | $686 |
| Abbeville County | 24,352 | $52,112 | $147,200 | $634 |
| Fairfield County | 20,741 | $46,972 | $129,100 | $910 |
| Barnwell County | 20,565 | $41,800 | $97,200 | $695 |
| Saluda County | 18,958 | $52,957 | $123,200 | $814 |
| Hampton County | 18,555 | $43,059 | $102,400 | $815 |
| Lee County | 16,330 | $44,145 | $101,900 | $806 |
| Calhoun County | 14,150 | $56,690 | $148,800 | $994 |
| Bamberg County | 13,164 | $43,206 | $96,000 | $794 |
| McCormick County | 9,701 | $55,344 | $159,000 | $666 |
| Allendale County | 7,738 | $31,603 | $61,600 | $691 |
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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