Counties in South Carolina
South Carolina has 46 counties. Each county profile includes income, poverty, housing costs, educational attainment, demographics, and employment data from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Counties often vary dramatically within a state — a metro-area county may have median incomes double that of a rural neighbor. Use the topic rankings below to see exactly how South Carolina's counties compare on any measure.
South Carolina Counties by Income
South Carolina Counties by Poverty
South Carolina Counties by Home Values
South Carolina Counties by Education
South Carolina Counties by Diversity
Abbeville County
Pop. 24,352
Aiken County
Pop. 171,949
Allendale County
Pop. 7,738
Anderson County
Pop. 207,218
Bamberg County
Pop. 13,164
Barnwell County
Pop. 20,565
Beaufort County
Pop. 192,123
Berkeley County
Pop. 238,723
Calhoun County
Pop. 14,150
Charleston County
Pop. 414,711
Cherokee County
Pop. 56,299
Chester County
Pop. 32,177
Chesterfield County
Pop. 43,575
Clarendon County
Pop. 31,037
Colleton County
Pop. 38,623
Darlington County
Pop. 62,754
Dillon County
Pop. 28,031
Dorchester County
Pop. 164,322
Edgefield County
Pop. 26,508
Fairfield County
Pop. 20,741
Florence County
Pop. 136,921
Georgetown County
Pop. 64,200
Greenville County
Pop. 537,575
Greenwood County
Pop. 69,329
Hampton County
Pop. 18,555
Horry County
Pop. 368,937
Jasper County
Pop. 30,658
Kershaw County
Pop. 66,924
Lancaster County
Pop. 100,905
Laurens County
Pop. 67,904
Lee County
Pop. 16,330
Lexington County
Pop. 300,370
Marion County
Pop. 28,900
Marlboro County
Pop. 26,285
McCormick County
Pop. 9,701
Newberry County
Pop. 38,121
Oconee County
Pop. 79,566
Orangeburg County
Pop. 83,531
Pickens County
Pop. 132,604
Richland County
Pop. 418,725
Saluda County
Pop. 18,958
Spartanburg County
Pop. 338,096
Sumter County
Pop. 104,853
Union County
Pop. 26,990
Williamsburg County
Pop. 30,517
York County
Pop. 288,559