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South Carolina

StateUS-SC

State of United States.

North AmericaCapital: ColumbiaGovernor: Henry McMaster (Republican)Language: English
Population
5.5M
Metros tracked
10
8.4M in metros (154%)
Composite score
68.0
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: US-SC
At a glance
Nickname
The Palmetto State
Established
1788
Demonym
South Carolinian
Area
82,931 km²
Population density
66 /km²
Highest point
Sassafras Mountain (1,085 m (3,560 ft))
Legislature
South Carolina General Assembly
Human Development Index
0.911 (2023)
Electoral votes
9
U.S. House seats
7
U.S. senators
2
Rank in United States
26th of 51 by composite score
Area rank
40th of 51 by area
Largest tracked metro
Charlotte

Civic facts via Wikidata.

South Carolina metro footprint

10 metros
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Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal

Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.

10 tracked metros

#93Charlotte
30.3
3.1MMajor Metro
#244Charleston
11.2
870KRegional Hub
#405Greenville-Spartanburg
6.1
1.6MEstablished Metro
#421Columbia★ Capital
5.8
993KEstablished Metro
#480Hilton Head
4.9
237KEmerging Metro
#487Augusta (GA)
4.8
637KEmerging Metro
#761Myrtle Beach
2.5
647KEmerging Metro
#797Florence (SC)
2.3
200KEmerging Metro
#3341Sumter
0.1
152KLocal Metro
#4180Bennettsville (SC)
0.0
25KLocal Metro