South Carolina, United States

South Carolina is one of 51 primary administrative regions in United States with a population of approximately 4,229,842 people.

Facts and figures on South Carolina at a glance

Region name: South Carolina (South Carolina)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 4,229,842 people
Country: United States
Continent: North America

The regional headquarters of South Carolina (South Carolina) is located in the regional capital Columbia (Columbia) with a population of 133,803 people.

The distance as the crow flies from South Carolina's regional capital Columbia to United States's capital Washington (Washington) is approximately 651 km (405 mi).

Facts and figures about South Carolina
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
South Carolina South Carolina4,229,842 peopleColumbia Columbia133,803 people

Compare with other regions in United States.

Map of South Carolina

Map of South Carolina

Information on South Carolina

Information on South Carolina
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
South Carolina South CarolinaColumbia Columbia46United StatesNorth America

Time in South Carolina

Time in South Carolina
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Fri, 29 Mar 2024 - 7:06am (07:06h)In effect (+1 hour)Fri, 29 Mar 2024 - 6:06am (06:06h)GMT UTC -4.0America/New_York

Geographic coordinates of South Carolina

Latitude & Longitude of South Carolina
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map34°00'01.5"N (34.0004300°)81°00'00.3"W (-81.0000900°)

Subregions in South Carolina

There are 46 administrative subregions in South Carolina.
Subregions in South Carolina
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Abbeville County Abbeville County1.25,417Abbeville Abbeville5,191
Aiken County Aiken County2.160,099Aiken Aiken30,604
Allendale County Allendale County3.10,419Allendale Allendale3,126
Anderson County Anderson County4.187,126Anderson Anderson27,335
Bamberg County Bamberg County5.15,987Bamberg Bamberg3,383
Barnwell County Barnwell County6.22,621Barnwell Barnwell4,592
Beaufort County Beaufort County7.162,233Beaufort Beaufort13,306
Berkeley County Berkeley County8.177,843Moncks Corner Moncks Corner9,873
Calhoun County Calhoun County9.15,175Saint Matthews Saint Matthews2,021
Charleston County Charleston County10.350,209Charleston Charleston132,609
Cherokee County Cherokee County11.55,342Gaffney Gaffney12,566
Chester County Chester County12.33,140Chester Chester5,486
Chesterfield County Chesterfield County13.46,734Chesterfield Chesterfield1,452
Clarendon County Clarendon County14.34,971Manning Manning4,037
Colleton County Colleton County15.38,892Walterboro Walterboro5,278
Darlington County Darlington County16.68,681Darlington Darlington6,155
Dillon County Dillon County17.32,062Dillon Dillon6,677
Dorchester County Dorchester County18.136,555Saint George Saint George2,084
Edgefield County Edgefield County19.26,985Edgefield Edgefield4,760
Fairfield County Fairfield County20.23,956Winnsboro Winnsboro3,351
Florence County Florence County21.136,885Florence Florence38,228
Georgetown County Georgetown County22.60,158Georgetown Georgetown9,062
Greenville County Greenville County23.451,225Greenville Greenville64,579
Greenwood County Greenwood County24.69,661Greenwood Greenwood23,260
Hampton County Hampton County25.21,090Hampton Hampton2,664
Horry County Horry County26.269,291Conway Conway21,053
Jasper County Jasper County27.24,777Ridgeland Ridgeland3,999
Kershaw County Kershaw County28.61,697Camden Camden7,085
Lancaster County Lancaster County29.76,652Lancaster Lancaster8,956
Laurens County Laurens County30.66,537Laurens Laurens9,166
Lee County Lee County31.19,220Bishopville Bishopville3,274
Lexington County Lexington County32.262,391Lexington Lexington20,138
Marion County Marion County33.33,062Marion Marion6,714
Marlboro County Marlboro County34.28,933Bennettsville Bennettsville8,605
McCormick County McCormick County35.10,233McCormick McCormick2,578
Newberry County Newberry County36.37,508Newberry Newberry10,331
Oconee County Oconee County37.74,273Walhalla Walhalla4,251
Orangeburg County Orangeburg County38.92,501Orangeburg Orangeburg13,460
Pickens County Pickens County39.119,224Pickens Pickens3,173
Richland County Richland County40.384,504Columbia Columbia133,803
Saluda County Saluda County41.19,875Saluda Saluda3,596
Spartanburg County Spartanburg County42.284,307Spartanburg Spartanburg37,867
Sumter County Sumter County43.107,456Sumter Sumter40,816
Union County Union County44.28,961Union Union8,045
Williamsburg County Williamsburg County45.34,423Kingstree Kingstree3,183
York County York County46.226,073York York8,009

External sources of information on South Carolina

South Carolina on Wikipedia