Editing South Carolina (section)

===Statistical areas===
{{See also|South Carolina statistical areas}}
The following tables show the major [[Metropolitan statistical area|metropolitan]] and [[combined statistical area]]s of South Carolina. Some statistical areas of South Carolina overlap with neighboring states of North Carolina and Georgia.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Rank
! Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)<ref name="2023OMB">{{Cite web |date=July 21, 2023 |title=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 |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/OMB-Bulletin-23-01.pdf |access-date=August 10, 2023 |website=[[United States Office of Management and Budget]]}}</ref>
! Population (2023)<ref name="PopEstCBSA">{{cite web |date=March 14, 2024 |title=Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas Population Totals: 2020-2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-metro-and-micro-statistical-areas.html#v2023 |access-date=March 15, 2024 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division}}</ref>
! Counties
|-
|1
| [[Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC MSA|Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC]]
| align="center" |2,805,115
| [[Chester County, South Carolina|Chester]], [[Lancaster County, South Carolina|Lancaster]], [[York County, South Carolina|York]] 
|-
|2
| [[Upstate South Carolina|Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC]]
| align="center" |975,480
| [[Anderson County, South Carolina|Anderson]], [[Greenville County, South Carolina|Greenville]], [[Laurens County, South Carolina|Laurens]], [[Pickens County, South Carolina|Pickens]]
|-
|3
| [[Columbia metropolitan area (South Carolina)|Columbia, SC]]
| align="center" |858,302
| [[Calhoun County, South Carolina|Calhoun]], [[Fairfield County, South Carolina|Fairfield]], [[Kershaw County, South Carolina|Kershaw]], [[Lexington County, South Carolina|Lexington]], [[Richland County, South Carolina|Richland]], [[Saluda County, South Carolina|Saluda]]
|-
|4
| [[Charleston metropolitan area, South Carolina|Charleston-North Charleston, SC]]
| align="center" |849,417
| [[Berkeley County, South Carolina|Berkeley]], [[Charleston County, South Carolina|Charleston]], [[Dorchester County, South Carolina|Dorchester]]
|-
|5
|[[Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metro Area|Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC]]
| align="center" |629,429
|[[Aiken County, South Carolina|Aiken]], [[Edgefield County, South Carolina|Edgefield]]
|-
|6
| [[Myrtle Beach metropolitan area|Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC]]
| align="center" |397,478
| [[Horry County, South Carolina|Horry]]
|-
|7
| [[Spartanburg County, South Carolina|Spartanburg, SC]]
| align="center" |383,327
| [[Spartanburg County, South Carolina|Spartanburg]]
|-
|8
| [[Hilton Head Island–Bluffton metropolitan area|Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC]]
| align="center" |232,523
| [[Beaufort County, South Carolina|Beaufort]], [[Jasper County, South Carolina|Jasper]]
|-
|9
| [[Florence, South Carolina metropolitan area|Florence, SC]]
| align="center" |199,630
| [[Darlington County, South Carolina|Darlington]], [[Florence County, South Carolina|Florence]]
|-
|10
| [[Sumter County, South Carolina|Sumter, SC]]
| align="center" |104,165
| [[Sumter County, South Carolina|Sumter]]
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Rank
! Combined statistical area (CSA)<ref name="2023OMB"/>
! Population (2023)<ref name="PopEstCBSA"/>
! Counties
|-
|1
| [[Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC MSA|Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC]]
| align="center" |3,387,115
| [[Chester County, South Carolina|Chester]], [[Lancaster County, South Carolina|Lancaster]], [[York County, South Carolina|York]] 
|-
|2
| [[Upstate South Carolina|Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC]]
| align="center" |1,590,636
| [[Abbeville County, South Carolina|Abbeville]], [[Anderson County, South Carolina|Anderson]], [[Cherokee County, South Carolina|Cherokee]], [[Greenville County, South Carolina|Greenville]], [[Greenwood County, South Carolina|Greenwood]], [[Laurens County, South Carolina|Laurens]], [[Oconee County, South Carolina|Oconee]], [[Pickens County, South Carolina|Pickens]], [[Spartanburg County, South Carolina|Spartanburg]], [[Union County, South Carolina|Union]]
|-
|3
| [[Columbia metropolitan area, South Carolina|Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC]]
| align="center" |1,084,112
| [[Calhoun County, South Carolina|Calhoun]], [[Fairfield County, South Carolina|Fairfield]], [[Kershaw County, South Carolina|Kershaw]], [[Lexington County, South Carolina|Lexington]], [[Newberry County, South Carolina|Newberry]], [[Orangeburg County, South Carolina|Orangeburg]], [[Richland County, South Carolina|Richland]], [[Saluda County, South Carolina|Saluda]]
|-
|5
| [[Myrtle Beach metropolitan area|Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC]]
| align="center" |463,209
| [[Georgetown County, South Carolina|Georgetown]], [[Horry County, South Carolina|Horry]]
|}