Editing Spartanburg County, South Carolina

{{Short description|County in South Carolina, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Spartanburg County
 | state                = South Carolina
 | seal                 = Spartanburg County Seal.jpg
 | seat wl              = Spartanburg
 | largest city wl      = Spartanburg
 | city type            = community
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 819.74
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 808.34
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 11.40
 | area percentage      = 1.39
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 327997
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2024
 | population_est       = 369256 {{increase}}
 | population_density_sq_mi = auto
 | coordinates          = {{coord|34.93|-81.99|type:adm2nd_region:US-SC_source:USCensusBureau2020gazetteerfiles|display=inline,title}}
 | time zone            = Eastern
 | web                  = www.spartanburgcounty.org
 | ex image             = New Spartanburg County Courthouse.jpg
 | ex image cap         = Spartanburg County Courthouse
 | district             = 4th
 | district2            = 5th
 | founded              = 1791
 | named for            = [[Spartan Regiment]]<ref name="Named for">{{cite web|url= https://www.britannica.com/place/Spartanburg-county-South-Carolina|title= Spartanburg|publisher= www.britannica.com|access-date= June 13, 2022}}</ref> }}

'''Spartanburg County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located on the northwestern border of the [[U.S. state]] of [[South Carolina]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 327,997,<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/> making it the [[List of counties in South Carolina|fifth-most populous county]] in South Carolina. Its [[county seat]] is [[Spartanburg, South Carolina|Spartanburg]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> Spartanburg County is the largest county within the Spartanburg, SC [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]], which is also included in the [[Greenville, South Carolina|Greenville]]-Spartanburg-[[Anderson, South Carolina|Anderson]], SC [[Upstate South Carolina|Combined Statistical Area]].<ref name=OMB_23-01>{{cite web|url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/OMB-Bulletin-23-01.pdf|title=OMB Bulletin No. 23-01, Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of Delineations of These Areas|publisher=[[United States]] [[Office of Management and Budget]]|date=July 21, 2023|access-date=July 25, 2023}}</ref>

==History==
The county was founded in 1785 and was named after the Spartan Rifles ([[Spartan Regiment]]) which was a local militia during the [[American Revolutionary War]].<ref name="Named for"/> The largest community and the county seat is Spartanburg, which resides in [[Upstate South Carolina]].

The ship {{USS|Spartanburg County|LST-1192|6}} is named after the county.

==Geography==
{{maplink|frame=yes|zoom=8|id=Q507488|type=shape-inverse|text=Interactive map of Spartanburg County}}
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|819.74|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|808.34|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|11.40|sqmi}} (1.39%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2022 |title=2020 County Gazetteer Files – South Carolina |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_counties_45.txt |access-date=September 10, 2023 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

===State and local protected areas/sites===
* [[Arcadia Mill No. 1]]
* [[Arcadia Mill No. 2]]
* [[Battle of Musgrove Mill State Historic Site]] (part)
* [[Blackstock Plantation]] (part)
* [[Converse Heights Historic District]]
* [[Croft State Park]]
* [[Daniel Morgan Monument]]
* [[Emily Dickinson (South Carolina)|Emily Dickinson]]
* [[Glendale Ridge Archaeological Site]]
* [[Hampton Heights|Hampton Heights Historic District]]
* [[Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve]]
* [[Historic Price House]]
* [[Lake Cooley Park]]
* [[Nesbitt Shoals Nature Park]]
* [[Pacolet River Heritage Preserve]]<ref name="SCDNR Public Lands">{{Cite web |title=SCDNR Public Lands |url=https://www2.dnr.sc.gov/ManagedLands/ManagedLand/County |access-date=April 1, 2023 |website=www2.dnr.sc.gov}}</ref>
* [[Peter's Creek Heritage Preserve]]<ref name="SCDNR Public Lands"/>
* [[Santee Cooper Tract Wildlife Management Area]]<ref name="SCDNR Public Lands"/>
* [[Seay House (South Carolina)|Seay House]]
* [[Tyger River Park]]

===Major water bodies===
* [[Enoree River]]
* [[Lake Craig (South Carolina)|Lake Craig]]
* [[Lake Bowen|Lake William C. Bowan]]
* [[Lawsons Fork Creek]]
* [[North Pacolet River]]
* [[Pacolet River]]
* [[South Pacolet River]]
* [[Tyger River|South Tyger River]]
* [[Tyger Lake (South Carolina)|Tyger Lake]]
* [[Tyger River]]

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Rutherford County, North Carolina]] – north
* [[Cherokee County, South Carolina|Cherokee County]] – east
* [[Union County, South Carolina|Union County]] – southeast
* [[Laurens County, South Carolina|Laurens County]] – south
* [[Greenville County, South Carolina|Greenville County]] – west
* [[Polk County, North Carolina]] – northwest

===Major highways===
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* {{jct|state=SC|I|26}}
* {{jct|state=SC|I|85}}
* {{jct|state=SC|BL|85}}
* {{jct|state=SC|I|585}}
* {{jct|state=SC|US|29}}
* {{jct|state=SC|US|176}}
* {{jct|state=SC|US-Conn|176|dab1=Spartanburg 1}} (Spartanburg 1)
* {{jct|state=SC|US-Conn|176|dab1=Spartanburg 2}} (Spartanburg 2)
* {{jct|state=SC|US|221}}
* {{jct|state=SC|US-Alt|221|dab1=Chesnee}}
* {{jct|state=SC|SC|9}}
* {{jct|state=SC|SC|11}}
* {{jct|state=SC|SC|43}}
* {{jct|state=SC|SC|49}}
* {{jct|state=SC|SC|56}}
* {{Jct|state=SC|SC-Conn|56|dab1=Spartanburg}}
* {{jct|state=SC|SC|80}}
* {{jct|state=SC|SC|92}}
* {{Jct|state=SC|SC-Conn|92|dab1=Enoree}}
* {{jct|state=SC|SC|101}}
* {{Jct|state=SC|SC-Truck|101|dab1=Greer}}
* {{jct|state=SC|SC|110}}
* {{jct|state=SC|SC|129}}
* {{jct|state=SC|SC|146}}
* {{jct|state=SC|SC|150}}
* {{Jct|state=SC|SC-Truck|150|dab1=Pacolet}}
* {{jct|state=SC|SC|215}}
* {{jct|state=SC|SC|290}}
* {{Jct|state=SC|SC-Truck|290|dab1=Greer}}
* {{jct|state=SC|SC|292}}
* {{Jct|state=SC|SC-Conn|292|dab1=Lyman}}
* {{jct|state=SC|SC|295}}
* {{jct|state=SC|SC|296}}
* {{jct|state=SC|SC|357}}
* {{jct|state=SC|SC|358}}
{{div col end}}

===Major infrastructure===
* [[Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport]]
* [[South Carolina Ports Authority#Inland Port Greer|Inland Port Greer]], major rail depot in the county
* [[Spartanburg Downtown Airport]]
* [[Spartanburg station|Spartanburg Station]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1790 = 8800
| 1800 = 12122
| 1810 = 14259
| 1820 = 16989
| 1830 = 21150
| 1840 = 23669
| 1850 = 26400
| 1860 = 26919
| 1870 = 25784
| 1880 = 40409
| 1890 = 55385
| 1900 = 65560
| 1910 = 83465
| 1920 = 94265
| 1930 = 116323
| 1940 = 127733
| 1950 = 150349
| 1960 = 156830
| 1970 = 173724
| 1980 = 201861
| 1990 = 226800
| 2000 = 253791
| 2010 = 284307
| 2020 = 327997
| estyear=2024
| estimate=369256
| estref=<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/>
| align-fn=center
| footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 19, 2015}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=March 19, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/sc190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=March 19, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=March 19, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2017/demo/popest/counties-total.html|title=Counties Population Totals Tables: 2010-2017|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 26, 2018}}</ref> 2020<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/spartanburgcountysouthcarolina|title=QuickFacts: Spartanburg County, South Carolina|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 4, 2025}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Spartanburg County racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US45083&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 10, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|214,440
|65.38%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|63,565
|19.38%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|699
|0.21%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|8,176
|2.49%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|190
|0.06%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|13,195
|4.02%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|27,732
|8.45%
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 327,997 people, 121,256 households, and 83,432 families residing in the county.

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 284,307&nbsp;people, 109,246&nbsp;households, and 75,404&nbsp;families residing in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US45083
  |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data
  |access-date=March 11, 2016
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213021547/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US45083
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The population density was {{convert|351.9|PD/sqmi}}. There were 122,628 housing units at an average density of {{convert|151.8|/sqmi}}.<ref name="census-density">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US45083
  |access-date=March 11, 2016
  |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 – County
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213190824/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY07/0500000US45083
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 72.3% white, 20.6% black or African American, 2.0% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 3.1% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 5.9% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1" /> In terms of ancestry, 13.6% were [[Americans|American]], 10.5% were [[Irish people|Irish]], 9.6% were [[English people|English]], and 8.8% were [[Germans|German]].<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US45083
  |title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=March 11, 2016
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213031003/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US45083
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

Of the 109,246&nbsp;households, 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 31.0% were non-families, and 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.05. The median age was 38.0 years.<ref name="census-dp1" />

The median income for a household in the county was $42,680 and the median income for a family was $53,149. Males had a median income of $41,445 versus $31,602 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,924. About 11.0% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.5% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US45083
  |title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=March 11, 2016
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213033602/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US45083
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Government and politics==

{{PresHead|place=Spartanburg County, South Carolina|source=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=March 13, 2018}}</ref>}}
<!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} -->
{{PresRow|2024|Republican|103,032|50,710|1,855|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|93,560|52,926|2,169|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|76,277|39,997|4,816|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|66,969|41,461|1,476|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|65,042|41,632|1,654|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|62,004|33,633|1,121|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|52,114|29,559|1,880|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|35,972|26,814|4,410|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|37,707|25,488|9,440|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|40,801|22,964|803|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|41,553|20,130|892|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|30,092|27,245|1,532|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|20,456|27,925|336|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|31,308|9,586|662|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|18,183|11,467|17,346|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|18,411|20,034|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|10,940|20,134|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|6,822|16,637|2,124|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|10,028|21,883|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|627|6,741|4,673|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|402|8,092|244|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|248|9,119|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|173|10,739|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|227|9,216|1|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|760|3,859|1|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|182|4,584|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|112|4,503|60|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|37|3,616|191|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|225|4,162|5|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|84|2,621|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|101|2,467|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|247|4,234|0|South Carolina}}
{{PresFoot|1892|Democratic|551|3,515|129|South Carolina}}

Spartanburg County has long been a Republican stronghold, having not voted for a Democratic presidential nominee since 1976. No Democrat has won 40% of the county’s vote since 1980. In 2024 the county saw a strong rightward trend, with Donald Trump performing better than any Republican in the county since Reagan in 1984.

Spartanburg County County Council has seven members, six Republicans and one Democrat. A. Manning Lynch serves as the county council chairman, having been in that role since 2019. Meetings are usually in the middle of the month on the third week and take place at the Spartanburg County administration building in the county council chamber.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spartanburg County Council |url=https://www.spartanburgcounty.org/189/County-Council}}</ref>

== Economy ==
In 2022, the [[Gross domestic product|GDP]] was $19.5 billion (about $54,626 per capita),<ref>{{Cite web |last=U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis |date=2001-01-01 |title=Gross Domestic Product: All Industries in Spartanburg County, SC |url=https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GDPALL45083 |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis}}</ref> and the [[Real gross domestic product|real GDP]] was $16.7 billion (about $46,895 per capita) in [[Chained dollars|chained 2017 dollars]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis |date=2001-01-01 |title=Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industries in Spartanburg County, SC |url=https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/REALGDPALL45083 |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis}}</ref>

{{As of|2024|April}}, some of the largest employers in the county include [[Adidas]], [[BMW]], [[Ingles]], [[Michelin]], [[Optum]], [[QuikTrip]], [[Sage Automotive Interiors]], [[Siemens]], and [[Walmart]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |date=April 19, 2024 |title=Spartanburg County |url=https://lmi.dew.sc.gov/lmi%20site/Documents/CommunityProfiles/04000083.pdf |journal=Community Profiles |publisher=S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce - Business Intelligence Department |publication-place=Columbia, SC |issue=4000083}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Employment and Wage Statistics by Industry in Spartanburg County, South Carolina - Q3 2023<ref name=":0" />
! style="text-align:left;" | Industry
! style="text-align:right;" | Employment Counts
! style="text-align:right;" | Employment Percentage (%)
! style="text-align:right;" | Average Annual Wage ($)
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Accommodation and Food Services || style="text-align:right;" | 13,059 || style="text-align:right;" | 8.7 || style="text-align:right;" | 21,736
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services || style="text-align:right;" | 7,800 || style="text-align:right;" | 5.2 || style="text-align:right;" | 40,300
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting || style="text-align:right;" | 293 || style="text-align:right;" | 0.2 || style="text-align:right;" | 41,652
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation || style="text-align:right;" | 1,378 || style="text-align:right;" | 0.9 || style="text-align:right;" | 20,696
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Construction || style="text-align:right;" | 7,245 || style="text-align:right;" | 4.8 || style="text-align:right;" | 62,868
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Educational Services || style="text-align:right;" | 9,896 || style="text-align:right;" | 6.6 || style="text-align:right;" | 49,140
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Finance and Insurance || style="text-align:right;" | 2,842 || style="text-align:right;" | 1.9 || style="text-align:right;" | 73,996
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Health Care and Social Assistance || style="text-align:right;" | 22,105 || style="text-align:right;" | 14.7 || style="text-align:right;" | 65,104
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Information || style="text-align:right;" | 985 || style="text-align:right;" | 0.7 || style="text-align:right;" | 68,016
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Management of Companies and Enterprises || style="text-align:right;" | 1,843 || style="text-align:right;" | 1.2 || style="text-align:right;" | 99,060
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Manufacturing || style="text-align:right;" | 36,291 || style="text-align:right;" | 24.1 || style="text-align:right;" | 64,896
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction || style="text-align:right;" | 103 || style="text-align:right;" | 0.1 || style="text-align:right;" | 66,092
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Other Services (except Public Administration) || style="text-align:right;" | 3,353 || style="text-align:right;" | 2.2 || style="text-align:right;" | 47,944
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services || style="text-align:right;" | 4,748 || style="text-align:right;" | 3.1 || style="text-align:right;" | 71,552
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Public Administration || style="text-align:right;" | 3,821 || style="text-align:right;" | 2.5 || style="text-align:right;" | 50,752
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Real Estate and Rental and Leasing || style="text-align:right;" | 1,752 || style="text-align:right;" | 1.2 || style="text-align:right;" | 53,456
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Retail Trade || style="text-align:right;" | 16,410 || style="text-align:right;" | 10.9 || style="text-align:right;" | 34,424
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Transportation and Warehousing || style="text-align:right;" | 9,011 || style="text-align:right;" | 6.0 || style="text-align:right;" | 53,872
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Utilities || style="text-align:right;" | 693 || style="text-align:right;" | 0.5 || style="text-align:right;" | 67,704
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Wholesale Trade || style="text-align:right;" | 7,163 || style="text-align:right;" | 4.8 || style="text-align:right;" | 64,428
|-
| style="text-align:left; font-weight:bold;" | '''Total''' || style="text-align:right; font-weight:bold;" | '''150,791''' || style="text-align:right; font-weight:bold;" | '''100.0%''' || style="text-align:right; font-weight:bold;" | '''54,303'''
|}

== Education ==

===Primary and secondary schools===
There are eight school districts which cover portions of the county.<ref name=SDMap2020>{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st45_sc/schooldistrict_maps/c45083_spartanburg/DC20SD_C45083.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Spartanburg County, SC|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|date=January 8, 2021|access-date=2024-10-26}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st45_sc/schooldistrict_maps/c45083_spartanburg/DC20SD_C45083_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> Seven of them are within the Spartanburg County School System.{{fact|date=October 2024}}

Some of the districts share a vocational school, and also share the McCarthy Teszler School, a [[special education]] school.
* [[Spartanburg County School District 1|School District One]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spartanburg1.k12.sc.us/ |title=School District One |publisher=Spartanburg1.k12.sc.us |access-date=September 1, 2011}}</ref> includes Campobello-Gramling, [[Chapman High School (Inman, South Carolina)|Chapman High School]], Holly Springs-Motlow Elementary, Inman Elementary, Inman Intermediate, Landrum High, Landrum Middle, Mabry Middle, New Prospect Elementary, and O.P. Earle Elementary. District One students can also attend Swofford Career Center
* [[Spartanburg County School District 2|School District Two]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spartanburg2.k12.sc.us/ |title=School District Two |publisher=Spartanburg2.k12.sc.us |access-date=September 1, 2011}}</ref> includes Boiling Springs Elementary, Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary, Chesnee Elementary, Hendrix Elementary, Carlisle-Foster's Grove Elementary, Mayo Elementary, Oakland Elementary, Boiling Springs Intermediate, Boling Springs Junior High, Rainbow Lake Middle School, Chesnee Middle School, Boiling Springs High 9th grade, [[Boiling Springs High School (South Carolina)|Boiling Springs High School]], and [[Chesnee High School]]. District Two students can also attend Swofford Career Center.
* [[Spartanburg County School District 3|School District Three]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/ |title=School District Three |publisher=Spa3.k12.sc.us |access-date=September 1, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110918001404/http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/ |archive-date=September 18, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> includes Cannons Elementary, Clifdale Elementary, Cowpens Elementary School, Pacolet Elementary School, Cowpens Middle School, Middle School of Pacolet, and [[Broome High School]]. District Three students to the Daniel Morgan Technology Center.
* [[Spartanburg County School District 4|School District Four]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spartanburg4.org/ |title=School District Four |publisher=Spartanburg4.org |date=September 10, 2008 |access-date=September 1, 2011}}</ref> has four schools: Woodruff Primary, Woodruff Elementary, Woodruff Middle and [[Woodruff High School (South Carolina)|Woodruff High School]]. High school students also can attend R.D. Anderson Applied Technology Center to learn vocational skills.
* [[Spartanburg County School District 5|School District Five]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spart5.k12.sc.us/ |title=School District Five |publisher=Spart5.k12.sc.us |access-date=November 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410092717/http://www.spart5.k12.sc.us/ |archive-date=April 10, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> consists of Abner Creek Academy (formerly Abner Creek Elementary), Duncan Elementary, Lyman Elementary, Reidville Elementary, River Ridge Elementary, Wellford Academy of Science and Technology (formerly Wellford Elementary), Beech Springs Intermediate, Berry Shoals Intermediate, D. R. Hill Middle, Florence Chapel Middle, James F. Byrnes Freshman Academy, and [[James F. Byrnes High School]]. Vocational school students can attend R. D. Anderson Applied Technology Center.
* [[Spartanburg County School District 6|School District Six]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spartanburg6.k12.sc.us/ |title=School District Six |publisher=Spartanburg6.k12.sc.us |date=May 30, 2011 |access-date=September 1, 2011}}</ref> comprises Anderson Mill Elementary, Arcadia Elementary, Jesse S. Bobo Elementary, Fairforest Elementary, Lone Oak Elementary, Pauline-Glenn Springs Elementary, Roebuck Elementary, West View Elementary, Woodland Heights Elementary, Fairforest Middle, R. P. Dawkins Middle, L. E. Gable Middle, Dorman Freshman Campus, and [[Paul M. Dorman High School]]. District Six students can attend R. D. Anderson Applied Technology Center.
* [[Spartanburg County School District 7|School District Seven]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spart7.org/ |title=School District Seven |publisher=Spart7.org |access-date=September 1, 2011}}</ref> consists of Jesse Boyd Elementary, Chapman Elementary, Cleveland Elementary, Houston Elementary, [[Park Hills Elementary School|Park Hills Elementary]], Pine Street Elementary, Mary H. Wright Elementary, Edwin P. Todd School, George Washington Carver Middle, Joseph G. McCracken Middle, [[Whitlock Junior High School|Whitlock Junior High]], Spartanburg High School Freshman Academy, and [[Spartanburg High School]]. The Daniel Morgan Technology Center, ZL Madden Learning Center, The Myles W. Whitlock Flexible Learning Center, and The Early Learning Center at Park Hills also serve District Seven.
* [[Greenville County School District]] covers small portions, including parts of Greer.<ref name=SDMap2020/>

[[South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind]] is in an [[unincorporated area]] in the county, near Spartanburg.

[[Spartanburg Day School]], a private school, is in an unincorporated area.

===Colleges and universities===
* [[Spartanburg Community College]]
* [[University of South Carolina Upstate]] in [[Valley Falls, South Carolina|Valley Falls]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st45_sc/place/p4573465_valley_falls/DC20BLK_P4573465.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Valley Falls CDP, SC|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-26|quote=Univ of South Carolina Upstate}}</ref>
* [[Spartanburg Methodist College]] in [[Saxon, South Carolina|Saxon]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st45_sc/place/p4564240_saxon/DC20BLK_P4564240.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Saxon CDP, SC|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-26|quote=Spartanburg Methodist Colg}}</ref>
* [[Converse University]] (Spartanburg)
* [[Wofford College]] (Spartanburg)
* [[Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine]] (Spartanburg)
* [[Sherman College of Chiropractic]] (Spartanburg)

==Healthcare==
Spartanburg County's healthcare is mainly provided by Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System. [[Spartanburg Regional]] is a public, not-for-profit, integrated health care delivery system with several facilities in Spartanburg, including:
* Bearden-Josey Center for Breast Health, a state-of-the-art imaging center for digital mammography, ultrasound, stereotactic breast biopsy and bone densitometry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bearden-Josey Center for Breast Health - Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System |url=https://www.spartanburgregional.com/care-treatment/breast-health/bearden-josey-center-for-breast-health/ |access-date=January 15, 2019 |website=www.spartanburgregional.com}}</ref>
* [[Gibbs Cancer Center & Research Institute]], providing an inpatient oncology unit and outpatient care, along with access to clinical trials and the latest cancer technology. With locations across Upstate S.C., including Spartanburg and Greer in Spartanburg County.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cancer Treatment at Gibbs Cancer Center - Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System |url=https://www.spartanburgregional.com/care-treatment/cancer/ |access-date=January 15, 2019 |website=www.spartanburgregional.com}}</ref>
* Medical Group of the Carolinas, a physician group with offices located throughout Spartanburg and [[Upstate South Carolina]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us - Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System |url=https://www.medicalgroupofthecarolinas.com/mgc/about-us/ |access-date=January 15, 2019 |website=www.medicalgroupofthecarolinas.com}}</ref>
* Pelham Medical Center, in [[Greer, South Carolina|Greer]], provides emergency services, general surgery, a medical office building and numerous practices.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pelham Medical Center - Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System |url=https://www.spartanburgregional.com/locations/pelham-medical-center/ |access-date=January 15, 2019 |website=www.spartanburgregional.com}}</ref>
* Regional HealthPlus (RHP), a network of hospitals and physicians of a wide range of specialty.
* Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care (SHRC), a 97-bed long-term, acute-care hospital with a 25-bed skilled nursing facility.
* [[Spartanburg Medical Center]] (SMC), a research and teaching hospital with two locations: Spartanburg Medical Center campus on East Wood Street and Spartanburg Medical Center — Mary Black Campus on Skylyn Drive. Together, these campuses share a history that stretches back to the 1920s. Spartanburg Medical Center includes a total of 747 beds, and services that include emergency, surgical, maternity, cancer, a Heart Center and inpatient rehabilitation.
* The Sports Medicine Institute, located at Upward Star Center, where doctors, athletic trainers, and physical therapists serve professional and recreational athletes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Spartanburg Regional - Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System |url=https://www.spartanburgregional.com/about-us/ |access-date=January 15, 2019 |website=www.spartanburgregional.com}}</ref>
* Woodruff Manor, an 88-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility in [[Woodruff, South Carolina|Woodruff]].

===Cancer care expansion===
In early 2018, Spartanburg Regional began construction on an expansion of its Gibbs Cancer Center & Research Institute at Pelham location. The {{convert|191000|sqft|adj=on}} expansion is intended to provide cancer care for more patients along the border of Spartanburg and Greenville counties. The expansion of the building was completed and began accepting patients in March 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pickens |first=Jessica |date=December 18, 2018 |title=Expansion of cancer care on the horizon |url=https://discoverhealth.org/transform-care/expansion-of-cancer-care-on-the-horizon- |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116100036/https://discoverhealth.org/transform-care/expansion-of-cancer-care-on-the-horizon- |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 16, 2019 |access-date=January 15, 2019 |website=Discover Health |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=Staff Reports |date=March 5, 2020 |title=Gibbs Cancer Center at Pelham opens new 191,000-square-foot expansion |url=https://www.discoverhealth.org/gibbs-cancer-center-pelham-opens-new-191000-square-foot-expansion |access-date=February 27, 2024 |website=Discover Health |language=en}}</ref>

==Communities==
===Cities===
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* [[Chesnee, South Carolina|Chesnee]] (partly in Cherokee County)
* [[Greer, South Carolina|Greer]] (mostly in Greenville County)
* [[Inman, South Carolina|Inman]]
* [[Landrum, South Carolina|Landrum]]
* [[Spartanburg, South Carolina|Spartanburg]] (county seat and largest community)
* [[Wellford, South Carolina|Wellford]]
* [[Woodruff, South Carolina|Woodruff]]
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===Towns===
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* [[Campobello, South Carolina|Campobello]]
* [[Central Pacolet, South Carolina|Central Pacolet]]
* [[Cowpens, South Carolina|Cowpens]]
* [[Duncan, South Carolina|Duncan]]
* [[Lyman, South Carolina|Lyman]]
* [[Pacolet, South Carolina|Pacolet]]
* [[Reidville, South Carolina|Reidville]]
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===Census-designated places===
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* [[Arcadia, South Carolina|Arcadia]]
* [[Arkwright, South Carolina|Arkwright]]
* [[Ben Avon, South Carolina|Ben Avon]]
* [[Boiling Springs, South Carolina|Boiling Springs]]
* [[Camp Croft, South Carolina|Camp Croft]]
* [[Clifton, South Carolina|Clifton]]
* [[Converse, South Carolina|Converse]]
* [[Cross Anchor, South Carolina|Cross Anchor]]
* [[Drayton, South Carolina|Drayton]]
* [[Enoree, South Carolina|Enoree]]
* [[Fairforest, South Carolina|Fairforest]]
* [[Fingerville, South Carolina|Fingerville]]
* [[Glendale, South Carolina|Glendale]]
* [[Glenn Springs, South Carolina|Glenn Springs]]
* [[Gramling, South Carolina|Gramling]]
* [[Hilltop, South Carolina|Hilltop]]
* [[Inman Mills, South Carolina|Inman Mills]]
* [[Mayo, South Carolina|Mayo]]
* [[Pauline, South Carolina|Pauline]]
* [[Roebuck, South Carolina|Roebuck]]
* [[Saxon, South Carolina|Saxon]]
* [[Southern Shops, South Carolina|Southern Shops]]
* [[Startex, South Carolina|Startex]]
* [[Valley Falls, South Carolina|Valley Falls]]
* [[Whitney, South Carolina|Whitney]]
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===Other unincorporated communities===
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* [[Campton, South Carolina|Campton]]
* [[Cashville, South Carolina|Cashville]]
* [[Cherokee Springs, South Carolina|Cherokee Springs]]
* [[Crescent, South Carolina|Crescent]]
* [[Holly Springs, South Carolina|Holly Springs]]
* [[Little Africa, South Carolina|Little Africa]]
* [[Little Chicago, South Carolina|Little Chicago]]
* [[Moore, South Carolina|Moore]]
* [[New Prospect, South Carolina|New Prospect]]
* [[Pelham, South Carolina|Pelham]] (also known as ''Sugar Tit'')
* [[Stone Station, South Carolina|Stone Station]]
* [[Switzer, South Carolina|Switzer]]
* [[Una, Spartanburg County, South Carolina|Una]]
* [[White Stone, South Carolina|White Stone]]
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== Notable people ==
* [[Harold Cohen (soldier)|Harold Cohen]]
* [[Ira Roe Foster]]
* [[Caleb Kennedy]]
* [[Joe Bennett & the Sparkletones]]
* [[The Marshall Tucker Band|Marshall Tucker Band]]

==See also==
* [[List of counties in South Carolina]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Spartanburg County, South Carolina]]
* [[Tryon County, North Carolina]], former county in [[North Carolina]] which included modern-day parts of Spartanburg County
* [[Eastern Cherokee, Southern Iroquois, and United Tribes of South Carolina]], state-recognized group that resides in the county
* [[Spartanburg County Foundation]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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* {{osmrelation|1357015}}
* {{Official website|https://www.spartanburgcounty.org/}}

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|North     = [[Rutherford County, North Carolina]]
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|East      = [[Cherokee County, South Carolina|Cherokee County]]
|Southeast = [[Union County, South Carolina|Union County]]
|South     = [[Laurens County, South Carolina|Laurens County]]
|Southwest =
|West      = [[Greenville County, South Carolina|Greenville County]]
|Northwest = [[Polk County, North Carolina]]
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