List of metropolitan areas of South Carolina information

This is a list of metropolitan areas of South Carolina, a state in the Southeastern United States. It is bordered to the north by North Carolina; to the south and west by Georgia, located across the Savannah River; and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean.

Greenville is the largest metropolitan and combined statistical area in South Carolina.^[1]

Columbia is the second largest city, metropolitan, and combined statistical area in South Carolina.^[2]

Rank	Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)	Population (2020)^[4]^[5]
1	Greenville-Anderson-Greer	928,195
2	Columbia	829,470
3	Charleston-North Charleston	799,636
4	Spartanburg	355,241
5	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach	351,029
6	Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal	215,908
7	Florence	199,964
8	Sumter	105,556
	Total	3,784,999

Rank	Combined Statistical Area	Population (2020)
1	Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson	1,487,610
2	Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg	951,412
3	Myrtle Beach-Conway	551,126
	Total	2,990,148

^ "Greenville (city), South Carolina". US Census Bureau. US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 10, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
^ "Columbia (city), South Carolina". US Census Bureau. US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 10, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
^ "Charleston (city), South Carolina". US Census Bureau. US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 10, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
^ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. May 18, 2023. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
^ "OMB Bulletin No. 23-01: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). United States Office of Management and Budget. July 21, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.

[1] "Greenville (city), South Carolina". US Census Bureau. US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 10, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.

[2] "Columbia (city), South Carolina". US Census Bureau. US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 10, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.

[3] "Charleston (city), South Carolina". US Census Bureau. US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 10, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.

[PopEstCBSA-4] "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. May 18, 2023. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2023.

[2023OMB-5] "OMB Bulletin No. 23-01: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). United States Office of Management and Budget. July 21, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.

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