South Carolina - The Counties in Alphabetical Order




South Carolina - The Counties

The Counties from 1664 to Present - In Alphabetical Order

Year	County	Created From	County Seat	First Settled	First Settled By	Population (2020)	Notes/ Comments
1785	Abbeville	Ninety-Six District	Abbeville	1750	French Huguenots	24,295
1871	Aiken	Orangeburg, Edgefield, Barnwell, and Lexington	Aiken	1737	Swiss/Palatines, French Huguenots	168,808
1919	Allendale	Barnwell and Hampton Counties	Allendale	1750s	French Huguenots, Scots-Irish	8,039
1826	Anderson	Pendleton County	Anderson	1777	Scots-Irish, Revolutionary War Vets	203,718
1897	Bamberg	Barnwell County	Bamberg	1750s	French Huguenots, Scots-Irish	13,311
1800	Barnwell	Orangeburg District	Barnwell	1740s	Swiss/Palatines, Scots-Irish	20,589	Virtually same as earlier Winton County
1785	Bartholomew	Charleston District	-	1680s	English/Barbadians	-	Abolished in 1791
1769	Beaufort District	Granville County	Beaufort	1680s	Scots Highlanders	-	Abolished in 1800
1800	Beaufort	Beaufort District	Beaufort	1686	Scots Highlanders	187,117
1682	Berkeley	Craven County	-	1670	English/Barbadians	-	Abolished in 1769
1785	Berkeley	Charleston District	-	1670s	English/Barbadians	-	Abolished in 1791
1882	Berkeley	Charleston County	Moncks Corner	1670s	English/Barbadians	229,861	Third incarnation of Berkeley County
1908	Calhoun	Lexington and Orangeburg Counties	St. Matthews	1730s	Scots-Irish, Germans, French Huguenots	14,119
1769	Camden District	Craven County	Camden	1730s	Scots-Irish, Quakers	-	Abolished in 1800
1684	Carteret	Colleton County	-	1680s	English/Barbadians	-	Abolished in 1708; renamed Granville Co.
1769	Charles Town District	Berkeley, Colleton Counties	Charles Town	1670	English/Barbadians	-	Renamed Charleston District in 1785; Abolished in 1800
1785	Charleston	Charleston District	Charleston	1670	English/Barbadians	-	Abolished in 1791
1800	Charleston	Charleston District	Charleston	1670	English/Barbadians	408,235	Berkeley County ceded land back to Charleston County in 1897.
1769	Cheraws District	Craven County	Long Bluff	1736	Welsh	-	Abolished in 1800
1897	Cherokee	Spartanburg, Union, and York Counties	Gaffney	1750s	Scots-Irish	56,216
1785	Chester	Camden District	Chester	1755	Scots-Irish	32,294
1785	Chesterfield	Cheraws District	Chesterfield	1737	Welsh	43,273
1785	Claremont	Camden District	Statesburg	1740s	English/Welsh	-	Abolished in 1800
1785	Clarendon	Camden District	Jamesville	1750	French Huguenots	-	Abolished in 1800
1855	Clarendon	Camden District	Manning	1750	French Huguenots	31,144	Re-established in 1855.
1682	Colleton	Craven County	-	1682	English, French Huguenots	-	Abolished in 1769
1785	Colleton	Charleston District	-	1682	English, French Huguenots	-	Abolished in 1791
1800	Colleton	Charleston District	Walterboro	1682	English, French Huguenots	38,604	Third incarnation of Colleton County
1664	Craven	1st Charter	Charles Town	1670	English/Barbadians	-	Abolished in 1769
1785	Darlington	Cheraws District	Darlington	1738	Welsh	62,905
1910	Dillon	Marion County	Dillon	1736	Welsh	28,292
1897	Dorchester	Colleton County	St. George	1696	New Englanders from Massachusetts	161,540
1785	Edgefield	Ninety-Six District	Edgefield	1750s	Scots-Irish	25,657
1785	Fairfield	Camden District	Winnsboro	1755	Scots-Irish, French Huguenots	20,948
1888	Florence	Clarendon, Darlington, and Marion, Counties	Florence	1736	Welsh	137,059
1769	Georgetown District	Craven County	Georgetown	1690s	English, French Huguenots	-	Abolished in 1800
1800	Georgetown	Winyah County	Georgetown	1690s	English, French Huguenots	63,404
1708	Granville	Carteret County	-	1680s	English/Barbadians	-	Abolished in 1769
1785	Granville	Beaufort District	-	1680s	English/Barbadians	-	Abolished in 1791
1786	Greenville	Cherokee Lands	Greenville	1777	Scots-Irish, Revolutionary War Veterans	525,534
1897	Greenwood	Abbeville and Edgefield Counties	Greenwood	1750s	Scots-Irish, French Huguenots	69,351
1878	Hampton	Beaufort County	Hampton	1732	Swiss/Palatines, French Huguenots	18,561
1785	Hilton	Beaufort District	-	1680s	Scots Highlanders	-	Abolished in 1791
1801	Horry	Kingston County	Conway	1700	English, Scots-Irish	351,029
1912	Jasper	Hampton County	Ridgeland	1732	Swiss/Palatines, French Huguenots	28,791
1791	Kershaw	Claremont, Richland, and Lancaster Counties	Camden	1732	English from Charles Town	65,403
1785	Kingston	Georgetown District	Kingston	1700	English, Scots-Irish	-	Abolished in 1801
1785	Lancaster	Camden District	Lancaster	1750s	Scots-Irish	96,016
1785	Laurens	Ninety-Six District	Laurens	1753	Scots-Irish	67,539
1902	Lee	Darlington, Kershaw, and Sumter Counties	Bishopville	1730s	Scots-Irish, Welsh	16,531
1785	Lewisburg	Orangeburg District	-	1730s	Germans, French Huguenots	-	Abolished in 1791
1785	Lexington	Orangeburg District	-	1730s	Germans, French Huguenots	-	Abolished in 1791
1804	Lexington	Orangeburg County	Lexington	1730s	Germans, French Huguenots	293,991	Trading Post in 1718
1785	Liberty	Georgetown District	-	1730s	Welsh	-	Abolished in 1798
1785	Lincoln	Beaufort District	-	1680s	Scots Highlanders	-	Abolished in 1791
1785	Marion	Charleston District	-	1690s	English/Barbadians	-	Abolished in 1791
1798	Marion	Liberty County	Marion	1735	Welsh	29,183
1785	Marlboro	Cheraws District	Bennettsville	1737	Welsh	26,667
1916	McCormick	Abbeville, Edgefield, and Greenwood Counties	McCormick	1750s	Scots-Irish	9,526
1785	Newberry	Ninety-Six District	Newberry	1750s	Germans, English, Scots-Irish	37,719
1769	Ninety-Six District	Indian Lands	Ninety-Six	1730s	Scots-Irish, Germans, French Huguenots	-	Abolished in 1800
1868	Oconee	Pickens County	Walhalla	1784	Germans, Revolutionary War Veterans	78,607
1785	Orange	Orangeburg District	Orangeburg	1730s	Reformed Swiss, German Lutherans, French Huguenots	-	Abolished in 1791
1800	Orangeburg	Orange District	Orangeburg	1730s	Reformed Swiss, German Lutherans, French Huguenots	84,223
1769	Orangeburgh District	Orangeburg and Amelia Townships	Orangeburg	1730s	Reformed Swiss, German Lutherans, French Huguenots	-	Abolished in 1800
1789 1800	Pendleton	Ninety-Six District	Pendleton	1753	English, Scots-Irish	-	Abolished in 1826
1798	Pendleton District	Washington District	Pendleton	1753	English, Scots-Irish	-	Abolished in 1800
1826	Pickens	Pendleton County	Pickens	1753	English, Scots-Irish	131,404
1791	Pinckney District	Ninety-Six and Cheraws Districts	Pinckneyville	1777	Scots-Irish	-	Abolished in 1800
1785	Richland	Camden District	Columbia	1735	Germans, English, Scots-Irish	416,147
1792	Salem	Claremont and Clarendon Counties	Salem	1750s	English, French Huguenots	-	Abolished in 1800
1895	Saluda	Edgefield County	Saluda	1750s	French Huguenots, Scots-Irish	18,862
1785	Shrewsbury	Beaufort District	-	1680s	Scots Highlanders	-	Abolished in 1791
1785	Spartan	Ninety-Six District	Spartanburg	1755	Scots-Irish	-	Abolished in 1791
1791	Spartanburg	Spartan County	Spartanburg	1755	Scots-Irish	327,997
1798 or 1800	Sumter	Claremont, Clarendon, and Salem Counties	Sumter	1740s	English, French Huguenots	105,556	Year depends on how you look at it.
1785	Union	Ninety-Six District	Union	1749	English, Scots-Irish	27,244
1791	Washington District	Cherokee Lands	Pickensville	1753	English, Scots-Irish	-	Abolished in 1798
1785	Washington	Charleston District	-	1690s	English/Barbadians	-	Abolished in 1791
1785	Williamsburg	Georgetown District	Kingstree	1730s	Scots-Irish, French Huguenots	31,026
1785	Winton	Orangeburg District	-	1740s	Germans, French Huguenots	-	Abolished in 1791
1785	Winyah	Georgetown District	-	1690s	English, French Huguenots	-	Abolished in 1800
1785	York	Camden District	York	1750	Scots-Irish	282,090