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South Carolina statistical areas

Coordinates: 33°55′01″N 80°53′47″W / 33.9169°N 80.8964°W / 33.9169; -80.8964 (State of South Carolina)
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The U.S. State of South Carolina currently has 20 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated four combined statistical areas, ten metropolitan statistical areas, and six micropolitan statistical areas in South Carolina.[1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC CSA, comprising the area around Greenville in the state's Upcountry.

Background

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The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico.[2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.

The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA) as the county or counties (or county-equivalents) surrounding at least one densely-settled core of at least 10,000 population,[2] "plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core".[2] The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas based on population into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for those with at least 50,000 and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) for those with 10,000 to 49,999 people.[2]

The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas where the employment interchange rate (% commuting from A to B plus % commuting from B to A) is at least 15%.[2] The primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area.

Table

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The 20 United States statistical areas and 46 counties of the State of South Carolina[a]

Combined statistical area[1] 2023 population (est.)[3] Core-based statistical area[1] 2023 population (est.)[3] County 2023 population (est.)[3]
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC CSA 1,590,636 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC MSA 975,480 Greenville County, South Carolina 558,036
Anderson County, South Carolina 213,076
Pickens County, South Carolina 135,495
Laurens County, South Carolina 68,873
Spartanburg, SC MSA 383,327 Spartanburg County, South Carolina 356,698
Union County, South Carolina 26,629
Greenwood, SC μSA 93,894 Greenwood County, South Carolina 69,460
Abbeville County, South Carolina 24,434
Seneca, SC μSA 81,221 Oconee County, South Carolina 81,221
Gaffney, SC μSA 56,714 Cherokee County, South Carolina 56,714
Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC CSA 1,084,112 Columbia, SC MSA 858,302 Richland County, South Carolina 425,138
Lexington County, South Carolina 309,528
Kershaw County, South Carolina 69,905
Fairfield County, South Carolina 20,422
Saluda County, South Carolina 19,123
Calhoun County, South Carolina 14,186
Sumter, SC MSA 104,165 Sumter County, South Carolina 104,165
Orangeburg, SC μSA 82,820 Orangeburg County, South Carolina 82,820
Newberry, SC μSA 38,825 Newberry County, South Carolina 38,825
none Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA 849,417 Charleston County, South Carolina 424,367
Berkeley County, South Carolina 255,217
Dorchester County, South Carolina 169,833
Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC CSA 463,209 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC MSA 397,478 Horry County, South Carolina 397,478
Murrells Inlet, SC μSA 65,731 Georgetown County, South Carolina 65,731
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC CSA 3,387,115
438,761 (SC)
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC MSA 2,805,115
438,761 (SC)
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina 1,163,701
York County, South Carolina 298,320
Union County, North Carolina 256,452
Cabarrus County, North Carolina 240,016
Gaston County, North Carolina 237,242
Iredell County, North Carolina 199,710
Rowan County, North Carolina 151,661
Lancaster County, South Carolina 108,215
Lincoln County, North Carolina 95,675
Chester County, South Carolina 32,226
Anson County, North Carolina 21,897
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC MSA 370,007 Catawba County, North Carolina 164,645
Burke County, North Carolina 88,338
Caldwell County, North Carolina 80,574
Alexander County, North Carolina 36,473
Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC μSA 101,378 Cleveland County, North Carolina 101,378
Albemarle, NC μSA 65,699 Cleveland County, North Carolina 65,699
Marion, NC μSA 44,893 McDowell County, North Carolina 44,893
none Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC MSA 232,523 Beaufort County, South Carolina 198,979
Jasper County, South Carolina 33,544
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA 629,429
204,737 (SC)
Richmond County, Georgia 205,414
Aiken County, South Carolina 177,130
Columbia County, Georgia 165,162
Edgefield County, South Carolina 27,607
Burke County, Georgia 24,438
McDuffie County, Georgia 21,799
Lincoln County, Georgia 7,879
Florence, SC MSA 199,630 Florence County, South Carolina 137,214
Darlington County, South Carolina 62,416
none Chesterfield County, South Carolina 44,031
Colleton County, South Carolina 38,874
Clarendon County, South Carolina 31,004
Williamsburg County, South Carolina 29,891
Marion County, South Carolina 28,508
Dillon County, South Carolina 27,698
Marlboro County, South Carolina 25,704
Barnwell County, South Carolina 20,447
Hampton County, South Carolina 18,122
Lee County, South Carolina 15,967
Bamberg County, South Carolina 12,974
McCormick County, South Carolina 9,941
Allendale County, South Carolina 7,369
State of South Carolina 5,373,555

Primary statistical areas

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Primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area. Of the 20 statistical areas of South Carolina, eight are PSAs comprising four combined statistical areas and four metropolitan statistical areas.

The eight primary statistical areas of the State of South Carolina[b]

2020 rank Primary statistical area[1] Population
2023 estimate[3] Change 2020 Census[4] Change 2010 Census[5]
1 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC CSA 1,590,636 +5.21% 1,511,905 +11.00% 1,362,073
2 Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC CSA 1,084,112 +2.57% 1,056,968 +5.16% 1,005,063
3 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA 849,417 +6.23% 799,636 +20.32% 664,607
4 Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC CSA 463,209 +11.77% 414,433 +25.80% 329,449
5 Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC CSA (SC) 438,761 +6.91% 410,400 +22.19% 335,865
6 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC MSA 232,523 +7.70% 215,908 +15.45% 187,010
7 Florence, SC MSA 199,630 −0.17% 199,964 −2.73% 205,566
8 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA (SC) 204,737 +5.28% 194,465 +3.95% 187,084
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC CSA 3,387,115 +4.79% 3,232,206 +14.90% 2,813,116
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC MSA 629,429 +3.02% 611,000 +8.17% 564,873

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ An out-of-state area and its population are displayed in green. An area that extends into more than one state is displayed in purple. A purple population number over a black population number show the total population versus the in-state population. The state's abbreviation is also shown next to the in-state total.
  2. ^ For PSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that PSA as well as the PSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas (July 21, 2023). "0MB BULLETIN NO. 23-01" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Retrieved October 23, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b c d e "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas". Office of Management and Budget. July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019". U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
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33°55′01″N 80°53′47″W / 33.9169°N 80.8964°W / 33.9169; -80.8964 (State of South Carolina)