List of Counties in South Carolina - Alphabetical List

Alphabetical List

County
 FIPS code
 County seat
 Established
 Origin
 Etymology
 Population
 Area
 Map
Abbeville County 001 Abbeville 1785 Ninety-Six District Abbeville, France 700425417000000000025,417 7002511000000000000511 sq mi
(70031323000000000001,323 km2)
Aiken County 003 Aiken 1871 Barnwell, Edgefield, Lexington, and Orangeburg William Aiken, founder of the South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company 7005160099000000000160,099 70031080000000000001,080 sq mi
(70032797000000000002,797 km2)
Allendale County 005 Allendale 1919 Barnwell and Hampton P.H. Allen, first postmaster of the new county 700410419000000000010,419 7002413000000000000413 sq mi
(70031070000000000001,070 km2)
Anderson County 007 Anderson 1826 Pendleton District Robert Anderson, American Revolutionary War general and Southern surveyor 7005187126000000000187,126 7002757000000000000757 sq mi
(70031961000000000001,961 km2)
Bamberg County 009 Bamberg 1897 Barnwell Francis Marion Bamberg, Confederate general in the American Civil War 700415987000000000015,987 7002395000000000000395 sq mi
(70031023000000000001,023 km2)
Barnwell County 011 Barnwell 1798 Orangeburg John Barnwell, South Carolina State Senator and prisoner of war during the American Revolution 700422261000000000022,261 7002557000000000000557 sq mi
(70031443000000000001,443 km2)
Beaufort County 013 Beaufort 1769 1769 Judicial District Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort, colonial proprietary landowner 7005162233000000000162,233 7002923000000000000923 sq mi
(70032391000000000002,391 km2)
Berkeley County 015 Moncks Corner 1882 Charleston William Berkeley, colonial proprietary governor and landowner 7005177843000000000177,843 70031228000000000001,228 sq mi
(70033181000000000003,181 km2)
Calhoun County 017 St. Matthews 1908 Lexington and Orangeburg John C. Calhoun, U.S. Senator from South Carolina and states' rights advocate 700415185000000000015,185 7002392000000000000392 sq mi
(70031015000000000001,015 km2)
Charleston County 019 Charleston 1769 1769 Judicial District King Charles II of England 7005350209000000000350,209 70031358000000000001,358 sq mi
(70033517000000000003,517 km2)
Cherokee County 021 Gaffney 1897 Spartanburg, Union, and York Cherokee Native Americans 700455342000000000055,342 7002397000000000000397 sq mi
(70031028000000000001,028 km2)
Chester County 023 Chester 1785 Camden District Chester, Pennsylvania 700433140000000000033,140 7002586000000000000586 sq mi
(70031518000000000001,518 km2)
Chesterfield County 025 Chesterfield 1798 Cheraws District Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, an Enlightenment-era scholar, government official, and member of the British House of Lords 700446734000000000046,734 7002806000000000000806 sq mi
(70032088000000000002,088 km2)
Clarendon County 027 Manning 1855 Sumter Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, colonial proprietary landowner 700434971000000000034,971 7002696000000000000696 sq mi
(70031803000000000001,803 km2)
Colleton County 029 Walterboro 1800 Charleston John Colleton, colonial proprietary landowner 700438892000000000038,892 70031133000000000001,133 sq mi
(70032934000000000002,934 km2)
Darlington County 031 Darlington 1785 Cheraws District Darlington, England 700468681000000000068,681 7002567000000000000567 sq mi
(70031469000000000001,469 km2)
Dillon County 033 Dillon 1910 Marion J.W. Dillon, founder of the Wilson Short Cut Railroad 700432062000000000032,062 7002407000000000000407 sq mi
(70031054000000000001,054 km2)
Dorchester County 035 St. George 1868 Berkeley and Colleton Dorchester, Massachusetts 7005136555000000000136,555 7002577000000000000577 sq mi
(70031494000000000001,494 km2)
Edgefield County 037 Edgefield 1785 Ninety-Six District Disputed; either its location on the edge of the state or Edgefield, Norfolk, England 700426985000000000026,985 7002507000000000000507 sq mi
(70031313000000000001,313 km2)
Fairfield County 039 Winnsboro 1785 Camden District The county's fair fields, as described by colonial governor Charles Cornwallis 700423956000000000023,956 7002710000000000000710 sq mi
(70031839000000000001,839 km2)
Florence County 041 Florence 1888 Clarendon, Darlington, Marion, and Williamsburg Florence Harllee, wife of Wilmington and Manchester Railroad founder W.W. Harllee 7005136885000000000136,885 7002804000000000000804 sq mi
(70032082000000000002,082 km2)
Georgetown County 043 Georgetown 1769 1769 Judicial District King George II of Great Britain 700460158000000000060,158 70031035000000000001,035 sq mi
(70032681000000000002,681 km2)
Greenville County 045 Greenville 1798 Washington District Nathanael Greene, Revolutionary War general 7005451225000000000451,225 7002795000000000000795 sq mi
(70032059000000000002,059 km2)
Greenwood County 047 Greenwood 1897 Abbeville and Edgefield Greenwood Plantation, the home of John McGee, the county's largest landowner 700469661000000000069,661 7002463000000000000463 sq mi
(70031199000000000001,199 km2)
Hampton County 049 Hampton 1787 Beaufort Wade Hampton, Congressman from South Carolina and once the nation's wealthiest citizen 700421090000000000021,090 7002563000000000000563 sq mi
(70031458000000000001,458 km2)
Horry County 051 Conway 1801 Georgetown Peter Horry, Revolutionary War general 7005269291000000000269,291 70031255000000000001,255 sq mi
(70033250000000000003,250 km2)
Jasper County 053 Ridgeland 1912 Beaufort and Hampton William Jasper, Revolutionary War sergeant 700424777000000000024,777 7002700000000000000700 sq mi
(70031813000000000001,813 km2)
Kershaw County 055 Camden 1798 Claremont, Fairfield, Lancaster, and Richland Joseph Kershaw, one of the county's pioneering settlers 700461697000000000061,697 7002740000000000000740 sq mi
(70031917000000000001,917 km2)
Lancaster County 057 Lancaster 1798 Camden District Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 700476652000000000076,652 7002555000000000000555 sq mi
(70031437000000000001,437 km2)
Laurens County 059 Laurens 1785 Ninety-Six District Henry Laurens, president of the Second Continental Congress and prisoner of war during the American Revolution 700466537000000000066,537 7002724000000000000724 sq mi
(70031875000000000001,875 km2)
Lee County 061 Bishopville 1902 Darlington, Kershaw, and Sumter Robert E. Lee, Confederate general during the Civil War 700419220000000000019,220 7002411000000000000411 sq mi
(70031064000000000001,064 km2)
Lexington County 063 Lexington 1804 Orangeburg Battle of Lexington, opening skirmish of the Revolutionary War 7005262391000000000262,391 7002758000000000000758 sq mi
(70031963000000000001,963 km2)
Marion County 067 Marion 1800 Georgetown Francis Marion, Revolutionary War general 700433062000000000033,062 7002494000000000000494 sq mi
(70031279000000000001,279 km2)
Marlboro County 069 Bennettsville 1798 Cheraws District John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, English general, diplomat, and confidant of monarchs 700428933000000000028,933 7002485000000000000485 sq mi
(70031256000000000001,256 km2)
McCormick County 065 McCormick 1914 Abbeville, Edgefield, and Greenwood Cyrus McCormick, inventor of the mechanical reaper and founder of International Harvester 700410233000000000010,233 7002394000000000000394 sq mi
(70031020000000000001,020 km2)
Newberry County 071 Newberry 1785 Ninety-Six District Disputed; possibly Newbury, Berkshire, England, or from early settlers' notion that the landscape was as "pretty as a new berry" 700437508000000000037,508 7002647000000000000647 sq mi
(70031676000000000001,676 km2)
Oconee County 073 Walhalla 1868 Pickens Oconee Native Americans 700474273000000000074,273 7002674000000000000674 sq mi
(70031746000000000001,746 km2)
Orangeburg County 075 Orangeburg 1769 1769 Judicial District King William V of Orange 700492501000000000092,501 70031128000000000001,128 sq mi
(70032922000000000002,922 km2)
Pickens County 077 Pickens 1826 Pendleton District Andrew Pickens, Governor of South Carolina 7005119224000000000119,224 7002512000000000000512 sq mi
(70031326000000000001,326 km2)
Richland County 079 Columbia 1799 Camden District The county's rich soil 7005384504000000000384,504 7002772000000000000772 sq mi
(70031999000000000001,999 km2)
Saluda County 081 Saluda 1896 Edgefield Saluda River 700419875000000000019,875 7002462000000000000462 sq mi
(70031197000000000001,197 km2)
Spartanburg County 083 Spartanburg 1785 Ninety-Six District "Spartan Regiment" of the state militia, which was the key force for victory in the Revolutionary War Battle of Cowpens 7005284307000000000284,307 7002819000000000000819 sq mi
(70032121000000000002,121 km2)
Sumter County 085 Sumter 1798 Claremont, Clarendon, and Salem Thomas Sumter, Revolutionary War general and U.S. Senator from South Carolina 7005107456000000000107,456 7002682000000000000682 sq mi
(70031766000000000001,766 km2)
Union County 087 Union 1798 Ninety-Six District Union Church, the first Christian place of worship in the area 700428961000000000028,961 7002516000000000000516 sq mi
(70031336000000000001,336 km2)
Williamsburg County 089 Kingstree 1802 Georgetown District King William III of England 700434423000000000034,423 7002937000000000000937 sq mi
(70032427000000000002,427 km2)
York County 091 York 1798 Camden District York County, Pennsylvania 7005226073000000000226,073 7002696000000000000696 sq mi
(70031803000000000001,803 km2)

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