

GENERAL INFO
The US state South Carolina (SC) is the 23rd largest state by population and 40th biggest state by area. South Carolina has 46 counties ranking it the 31st state with the most counties in USA. See below some basic information about the state:
Country: | United States |
State: | South Carolina |
Abbreviation: | SC |
Capital: | Columbia |
Largest City: | Charleston |
Population: | 5,148,714 |
Population rank in US: | 23rd |
Total Area [mi²]: | 32,020 |
Total Area [km²]: | 82,932 |
Area rank in US: | 40th |
Number of Counties: | 46 |
SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY POPULATION DENSITY MAP
If you want to show data distributon per geographical area, density maps (or heat maps) are a great way to achieve this. For example, here is a South Carolina Population Density Map per County:
We have prepared this easily with South Carolina County Heat Map Generator for population info. But it can also be used for many different data types such as employment rate, average temperature, racial distribution and so on.
SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES LIST
Below are 46 South Carolina counties ranked by population information. The data is from the US Census Bureau. You can copy and paste this list directly into your spreadsheet.
(Top 10 counties shown. To expand the list, simply click on the “show more” button)
Rank | County | Population |
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1 | Greenville County | 523,542 |
2 | Richland County | 415,759 |
3 | Charleston County | 411,406 |
4 | Horry County | 354,081 |
5 | Spartanburg County | 319,785 |
6 | Lexington County | 298,750 |
7 | York County | 280,979 |
8 | Berkeley County | 227,907 |
9 | Anderson County | 202,558 |
10 | Beaufort County | 192,122 |
11 | Aiken County | 170,872 |
12 | Dorchester County | 162,809 |
13 | Florence County | 138,293 |
14 | Pickens County | 126,884 |
15 | Sumter County | 106,721 |
16 | Lancaster County | 98,012 |
17 | Orangeburg County | 86,175 |
18 | Oconee County | 79,546 |
19 | Greenwood County | 70,811 |
20 | Laurens County | 67,493 |
21 | Darlington County | 66,618 |
22 | Kershaw County | 66,551 |
23 | Georgetown County | 62,680 |
24 | Cherokee County | 57,300 |
25 | Chesterfield County | 45,650 |
26 | Newberry County | 38,440 |
27 | Colleton County | 37,677 |
28 | Clarendon County | 33,745 |
29 | Chester County | 32,244 |
30 | Marion County | 30,657 |
31 | Dillon County | 30,479 |
32 | Williamsburg County | 30,368 |
33 | Jasper County | 30,073 |
34 | Union County | 27,316 |
35 | Edgefield County | 27,260 |
36 | Marlboro County | 26,118 |
37 | Abbeville County | 24,527 |
38 | Fairfield County | 22,347 |
39 | Barnwell County | 20,866 |
40 | Saluda County | 20,473 |
41 | Hampton County | 19,222 |
42 | Lee County | 16,828 |
43 | Calhoun County | 14,553 |
44 | Bamberg County | 14,066 |
45 | McCormick County | 9,463 |
46 | Allendale County | 8,688 |
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES
What is the largest county in South Carolina?
Out of the 46 counties in South Carolina, Greenville County is the largest by population. Horry County is the largest by land area.
What is the smallest county in South Carolina?
Allendale County is the smallest South Carolina county by population. McCormick County is the smallest by size.
What is the richest county in the state of South Carolina?
In terms of economics and average income level, Beaufort County is the richest South Carolina county.
What is the poorest county in South Carolina?
Lee County is the poorest South Carolina county.
SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES MAP PDF
We have prepared South Carolina county density map by population as a downloadable PDF.
You can download the PDF for free from the link below: South Carolina County Density Map PDF
VIDEO: HOW TO PAINT SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY MAP WITH YOUR DATA
Check the video below to see how we use our South Carolina County Map Excel Template to visualize any data over South Carolina counties.
CREATE YOUR SOUTH CAROLINA DENSITY MAP IN 3 STEPS!
We have built the easiest South Carolina Heat Map Maker in the universe! It works fully in Excel:
LINKS AND RESOURCES
Here is a list of useful links which we think can be helpful whether you work on data visualization or make research about South Carolina state and South Carolina counties.
Data Source for Population and many other US related data:
https://www.census.gov
Wikipedia Page for List of South Carolina Counties:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_counties_in_South_Carolina
Official Website of the State of South Carolina:
https://www.sc.gov
Are you looking for South Carolina Zip Code map?:
South Carolina Zip Code Heat Map Generator in Excel