The U.S. state of South Carolina is made up of 46 counties. They range in size from 392 square miles (1,016 square kilometers) in the case of Calhoun County to 1,358 square miles (3,517 square kilometers) in the case of Charleston County. The least populous county is McCormick County, with only 9,958 residents, while the most populous county is Greenville County, with a population of 395,357, despite the state's most populous city, Columbia, being located in Richland County.
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Etymology |
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Area |
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| Abbeville County | 001 | Abbeville | 1785 | Ninety-Six District | Abbeville France | 26,167 | 511 sq mi (1,323 km 2) |
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| Aiken County | 003 | Aiken | 1871 | Barnwell, Edgefield, Lexington, and Orangeburg | William Aiken | 142,552 | 1,080 sq mi (2,797 km 2) |
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| Allendale County | 005 | Allendale | 1919 | Barnwell and Hampton | Allendale family | 11,211 | 413 sq mi (1,070 km 2) |
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| Anderson County | 007 | Anderson | 1826 | Pendleton District | Robert Anderson | 165,740 | 757 sq mi (1,961 km 2) |
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| Bamberg County | 009 | Bamberg | 1897 | Barnwell | Francis Marion Bamberg | 16,658 | 395 sq mi (1,023 km 2) |
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| Barnwell County | 011 | Barnwell | 1798 | Orangeburg | Barnwell family | 23,478 | 557 sq mi (1,443 km 2) |
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| Beaufort County | 013 | Beaufort | 1764 | 1769 Judicial District | Duke of Beaufort | 120,937 | 923 sq mi (2,391 km 2) |
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| Berkeley County | 015 | Moncks Corner | 1882 | Charleston | William Berkeley | 142,651 | 1,228 sq mi (3,181 km 2) |
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| Calhoun County | 017 | St. Matthews | 1908 | Lexington and Orangeburg | John C. Calhoun | 15,185 | 392 sq mi (1,015 km 2) |
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| Charleston County | 019 | Charleston | 1769 | 1769 Judicial District | Charles II of England | 309,969 | 1,358 sq mi (3,517 km 2) |
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| Cherokee County | 021 | Gaffney | 1897 | Spartanburg, Union, and York | Cherokee Native Americans | 52,327 | 397 sq mi (1,028 km 2) |
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| Chester County | 023 | Chester | 1785 | Camden District | Chester, Pennsylvania | 34,068 | 586 sq mi (1,518 km 2) |
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| Chesterfield County | 025 | Chesterfield | 1798 | Cheraws District | Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield | 42,768 | 806 sq mi (2,088 km 2) |
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| Clarendon County | 027 | Manning | 1855 | Sumter | Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon | 32,502 | 696 sq mi (1,803 km 2) |
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| Colleton County | 029 | Walterboro | 1800 | Charleston | John Colleton | 38,264 | 1,133 sq mi (2,934 km 2) |
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| Darlington County | 031 | Darlington | 1785 | Cheraws District | Darlington, England | 67,394 | 567 sq mi (1,469 km 2) |
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| Dillon County | 033 | Dillon | 1910 | Marion | J.W. Dillon | 30,722 | 407 sq mi (1,054 km 2) |
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| Dorchester County | 035 | St. George | 1868 | Berkeley and Colleton | Dorchester, Massachusetts | 96,413 | 577 sq mi (1,494 km 2) |
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| Edgefield County | 037 | Edgefield | 1785 | Ninety-Six District | located on the edge of the state | 24,595 | 507 sq mi (1,313 km 2) |
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| Fairfield County | 039 | Winnsboro | 1785 | Camden District | fair fields | 23,454 | 710 sq mi (1,839 km 2) |
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| Florence County | 041 | Florence | 1888 | Clarendon, Darlington, Marion, and Williamsburg | Florence Harllee | 125,761 | 804 sq mi (2,082 km 2) |
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| Georgetown County | 043 | Georgetown | 1769 | 1769 Judicial District | George II of Great Britain | 55,797 | 1,035 sq mi (2,681 km 2) |
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| Greenville County | 045 | Greenville | 1798 | Washington District | Nathanial Greene | 395,357 | 795 sq mi (2,059 km 2) |
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| Greenwood County | 047 | Greenwood | 1897 | Abbeville and Edgefield | Greenwood Plantation | 66,271 | 463 sq mi (1,199 km 2) |
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| Hampton County | 049 | Hampton | 1787 | Beaufort | Wade Hampton | 21,386 | 563 sq mi (1,458 km 2) |
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| Horry County | 051 | Conway | 1801 | Georgetown | Revolutionary War general Peter Horry | 217,608 | 1,255 sq mi (3,250 km 2) |
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| Jasper County | 053 | Ridgeland | 1912 | Beaufort and Hampton | William Jasper | 20,678 | 700 sq mi (1,813 km 2) |
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| Kershaw County | 055 | Camden | 1798 | Claremont, Fairfield, Lancaster, and Richland | Joseph Kershaw | 52,647 | 740 sq mi (1,917 km 2) |
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| Lancaster County | 057 | Lancaster | 1798 | Camden District | Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | 61,351 | 555 sq mi (1,437 km 2) |
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| Laurens County | 059 | Laurens | 1785 | Ninety-Six District | Henry Laurens | 69,567 | 724 sq mi (1,875 km 2) |
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| Lee County | 061 | Bishopville | 1902 | Darlington, Kershaw, and Sumter | Robert E. Lee | 20,119 | 411 sq mi (1,064 km 2) |
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| Lexington County | 063 | Lexington | 1804 | Orangeburg | Battle of Lexington | 216,014 | 758 sq mi (1,963 km 2) |
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| Marion County | 067 | Marion | 1800 | Georgetown | Francis Marion | 35,466 | 494 sq mi (1,279 km 2) |
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| Marlboro County | 069 | Bennettsville | 1798 | Cheraws District | John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough | 28,818 | 485 sq mi (1,256 km 2) |
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| McCormick County | 065 | McCormick | 1914 | Abbeville, Edgefield, and Greenwood | Cyrus McCormick | 9,958 | 394 sq mi (1,020 km 2) |
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| Newberry County | 071 | Newberry | 1785 | Ninety-Six District | unknown | 36,108 | 647 sq mi (1,676 km 2) |
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| Oconee County | 073 | Walhalla | 1868 | Pickens | Oconee Native Americans | 66,215 | 674 sq mi (1,746 km 2) |
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| Orangeburg County | 075 | Orangeburg | 1769 | 1769 Judicial District | William V of Orange | 91,582 | 1,128 sq mi (2,922 km 2) |
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| Pickens County | 077 | Pickens | 1826 | Pendleton District | Andrew Pickens | 110,757 | 512 sq mi (1,326 km 2) |
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| Richland County | 079 | Columbia | 1799 | Camden District | rich soil | 320,677 | 772 sq mi (1,999 km 2) |
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| Saluda County | 081 | Saluda | 1896 | Edgefield | Saluda River | 19,181 | 462 sq mi (1,197 km 2) |
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| Spartanburg County | 083 | Spartanburg | 1785 | Ninety-Six District | Spartan Regiment | 253,791 | 819 sq mi (2,121 km 2) |
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| Sumter County | 085 | Sumter | 1798 | Claremont, Clarendon, and Salem | Thomas Sumter | 104,646 | 682 sq mi (1,766 km 2) |
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| Union County | 087 | Union | 1798 | Ninety-Six District | Union Church | 29,881 | 516 sq mi (1,336 km 2) |
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| Williamsburg County | 089 | Kingstree | 1802 | Georgetown District | Prince William, Duke of Cumberland | 37,217 | 937 sq mi (2,427 km 2) |
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| York County | 091 | York | 1798 | Camden District | York County, Pennsylvania | 164,614 | 696 sq mi (1,803 km 2) |
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The U.S. state of South Carolina is made up of 46 counties. They range in size from 392 square miles (1,016 square kilometers) in the case of Calhoun County to 1,358 square miles (3,517 square kilometers) in the case of Charleston County. The least populous county is McCormick County, with only 9,958 residents, while the most populous county is Greenville County, with a population of 395,357, despite the state's most populous city, Columbia, being located in Richland County.
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