The U.S. 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 . As of 2023, the largest of these is the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC CSA, comprising the area around Greenville in the state's Upcountry.
+The 20 United States statistical areas and 46 counties of the State of South CarolinaCombined statistical area2025 population (est.)Core-based statistical area2025 population (est.)County2025 population (est.)Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC CSA1,658,656Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC MSA1,014,101Greenville County, South Carolina583,125Anderson County, South Carolina219,930Pickens County, South Carolina139,198Laurens County, South Carolina71,848Spartanburg, SC MSA407,656Spartanburg County, South Carolina380,857Union County, South Carolina26,799Greenwood, SC μSA95,215Greenwood County, South Carolina70,379Abbeville County, South Carolina24,836Seneca, SC μSA83,409Oconee County, South Carolina83,409Gaffney, SC μSA58,275Cherokee County, South Carolina58,275Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC CSA1,107,723Columbia, SC MSA879,918Richland County, South Carolina434,956Lexington County, South Carolina317,588Kershaw County, South Carolina73,166Fairfield County, South Carolina20,340Saluda County, South Carolina19,680Calhoun County, South Carolina14,188Sumter, SC MSA105,067Sumter County, South Carolina105,067Orangeburg, SC μSA83,177Orangeburg County, South Carolina83,177Newberry, SC μSA39,561Newberry County, South Carolina39,561noneCharleston-North Charleston, SC MSA889,263Charleston County, South Carolina436,200Berkeley County, South Carolina274,666Dorchester County, South Carolina178,397Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC CSA493,463Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC MSA427,551Horry County, South Carolina427,551Murrells Inlet, SC μSA65,912Georgetown County, South Carolina65,912Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC CSA3,533,073454,184()Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC MSA2,938,830454,184 (SC)Mecklenburg County, North Carolina1,233,383York County, South Carolina306,887Union County, North Carolina267,674Cabarrus County, North Carolina249,725Gaston County, North Carolina246,558Iredell County, North Carolina211,798Rowan County, North Carolina155,096Lancaster County, South Carolina114,296Lincoln County, North Carolina98,654Chester County, South Carolina33,001Anson County, North Carolina21,758Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA376,890Catawba County, North Carolina170,172Burke County, North Carolina88,655Caldwell County, North Carolina81,105Alexander County, North Carolina36,958Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC μSA103,325Cleveland County, North Carolina103,325Albemarle, NC μSA68,830Stanly County, North Carolina68,830Marion, NC μSA45,198McDowell County, North Carolina45,198noneHilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC MSA242,966Beaufort County, South Carolina204,433Jasper County, South Carolina38,533Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA641,231211,323 (SC)Richmond County, Georgia206,559Aiken County, South Carolina181,515Columbia County, Georgia169,189Edgefield County, South Carolina29,808Burke County, Georgia24,408McDuffie County, Georgia21,640Lincoln County, Georgia8,112Florence, SC MSA201,392Florence County, South Carolina138,504Darlington County, South Carolina62,888noneChesterfield County, South Carolina44,740Colleton County, South Carolina39,382Clarendon County, South Carolina31,043Williamsburg County, South Carolina29,662Marion County, South Carolina28,242Dillon County, South Carolina27,458Marlboro County, South Carolina25,488Barnwell County, South Carolina20,653Hampton County, South Carolina18,174Lee County, South Carolina15,730Bamberg County, South Carolina12,796McCormick County, South Carolina10,215Allendale County, South Carolina7,355State of South Carolina5,569,908
+The 16 core-based statistical areas of the State of South Carolina2025 rankCore-based statistical areaPopulation2025 estimateChange2020 CensusChange2010 CensusGreenville-Anderson-Greer, SC MSACharleston-North Charleston, SC MSAColumbia, SC MSACharlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC MSA (SC)Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC MSASpartanburg, SC MSAHilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC MSAAugusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA (SC)Florence, SC MSASumter, SC MSAGreenwood, SC μSASeneca, SC μSAOrangeburg, SC μSAMurrells Inlet, SC μSAGaffney, SC μSANewberry, SC μSAAugusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSACharlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC MSA
+The four combined statistical areas of the State of South Carolina2025 rankCombined statistical areaPopulation2025 estimateChange2020 CensusChange2010 CensusGreenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC CSAColumbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC CSAMyrtle Beach-Conway, SC CSACharlotte-Concord, NC-SC CSA (SC)Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC CSA
See also
Geography of South Carolina Demographics of South Carolina
Notes
References
External links
Office of Management and Budget United States Census Bureau