Land area: 30,111 sq. mi. (40)
Population (2020): 5,118,425 (23), up 10.66% since 2010
Population density: 167.66 per sq. mi. (20)
U.S. Representatives (2023-32): 7
Entered Union: 23-May-1788 (10)
I finally made it to South Carolina for real in 1996 (after a pass-through on the Auto Train in 1993). I entered near Hamer, home of the palace of kitsch known as South of the Border. Once I got past that, though, I discovered a beautiful land, with wonderful people and plenty of sights, from Forts Moultrie and Sumter near Charleston to Ninety Six, an historic settlement in the Upstate.
No. of Counties I’ve Visited: 46 of 46
| County |
Pop. (2020) |
Latest Visit | |
County Seat |
Visited? |
| Abbeville | 24,295 | 4-Sep-2021 | | Abbeville | yes |
| Aiken | 168,808 | 17-Jul-2023 | | Aiken | yes |
| Allendale | 8,039 | 26-Nov-2024 | | Allendale | yes |
| Anderson | 203,718 | 17-Sep-2024 | | Anderson | yes |
| Bamberg | 13,311 | 26-Nov-2024 | | Bamberg | yes |
| Barnwell | 20,589 | 21-Jul-2022 | | Barnwell | yes |
| Beaufort | 187,117 | 20-Jul-2022 | | Beaufort | yes |
| Berkeley | 229,861 | 23-Jun-2022 | | Moncks Corner | yes |
| Calhoun | 14,119 | 26-Nov-2024 | | St. Matthews | yes |
| Charleston | 408,235 | 23-Jun-2022 | | Charleston | yes |
| Cherokee | 56,216 | 17-Sep-2024 | | Gaffney | yes |
| Chester | 32,294 | 26-Nov-2024 | | Chester | yes |
| Chesterfield | 43,273 | 13-May-2024 | | Chesterfield | yes |
| Clarendon | 31,144 | 11-Aug-2024 | | Manning | yes |
| Colleton | 38,604 | 20-Nov-2024 | | Walterboro | yes |
| Darlington | 62,905 | 13-May-2024 | | Darlington | yes |
| Dillon | 28,292 | 11-Aug-2024 | | Dillon | yes |
| Dorchester | 161,540 | 12-Aug-2024 | | St. George | yes |
| Edgefield | 25,657 | 9-May-2023 | | Edgefield | yes |
| Fairfield | 20,948 | 26-Nov-2024 | | Winnsboro | yes |
| Florence | 137,059 | 11-Aug-2024 | | Florence | yes |
| Georgetown | 63,404 | 9-Sep-2023 | | Georgetown | yes |
| Greenville | 525,534 | 17-Sep-2024 | | Greenville | yes |
| Greenwood | 69,351 | 30-Nov-2023 | | Greenwood | yes |
| Hampton | 18,561 | 20-Nov-2024 | | Hampton | yes |
| Horry | 351,029 | 9-Sep-2023 | | Conway | yes |
| Jasper | 28,791 | 20-Nov-2024 | | Ridgeland | yes |
| Kershaw | 65,403 | 16-Jul-2023 | | Camden | yes |
| Lancaster | 96,016 | 31-Aug-2022 | | Lancaster | yes |
| Laurens | 67,539 | 30-Nov-2023 | | Laurens | yes |
| Lee | 16,531 | 16-Jul-2023 | | Bishopville | yes |
| Lexington | 293,991 | 26-Nov-2024 | | Lexington | yes |
| McCormick | 9,526 | 30-Nov-2023 | | McCormick | yes |
| Marion | 29,183 | 11-Aug-2024 | | Marion | yes |
| Marlboro | 26,667 | 10-May-2023 | | Bennettsville | yes |
| Newberry | 37,719 | 30-Nov-2023 | | Newberry | yes |
| Oconee | 78,607 | 12-May-2024 | | Walhalla | yes |
| Orangeburg | 84,223 | 26-Nov-2024 | | Orangeburg | yes |
| Pickens | 131,404 | 31-Aug-2022 | | Pickens | yes |
| Richland | 416,147 | 26-Nov-2024 | | Columbia | yes |
| Saluda | 18,862 | 9-May-2023 | | Saluda | yes |
| Spartanburg | 327,997 | 21-Nov-2024 | | Spartanburg | yes |
| Sumter | 105,556 | 11-Aug-2024 | | Sumter | yes |
| Union | 27,244 | 21-Nov-2024 | | Union | yes |
| Williamsburg | 31,026 | 11-Aug-2024 | | Kingstree | yes |
| York | 282,090 | 26-Nov-2024 | | York | yes |
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