Greenville County, South Carolina

Greenville County is a county in the state of South Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, 525,534 people lived there.^[1] It is the most populous county in the state. It is a part of the Greenville-Anderson-Greer Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its county seat is the city of Greenville.^[2]

Greenville County
County
Old Greenville County Courthouse
Logo
Motto:  "Unrivaled Quality Of Life"
Location within the U.S. state of South Carolina
South Carolina's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 34°53′N 82°22′W
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
Founded	1786
Named for	Nathanael Greene
Seat	Greenville
Largest community	Greenville
Area
• Total	795.57 sq mi (2,060.5 km2)
• Land	785.93 sq mi (2,035.5 km2)
• Water	9.64 sq mi (25.0 km2)  1.21%
Population  (2020)
• Total	525,534
• Density	668.68/sq mi (258.18/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts	3rd, 4th
Website	www.greenvillecounty.org

Geography

Census	Pop.		%±
1790	6,503		—
1800	11,504		76.9%
1810	13,133		14.2%
1820	14,530		10.6%
1830	16,476		13.4%
1840	17,839		8.3%
1850	20,156		13.0%
1860	21,892		8.6%
1870	22,262		1.7%
1880	37,496		68.4%
1890	44,310		18.2%
1900	53,490		20.7%
1910	68,377		27.8%
1920	88,498		29.4%
1930	117,009		32.2%
1940	136,580		16.7%
1950	168,152		23.1%
1960	209,776		24.8%
1970	240,546		14.7%
1980	287,913		19.7%
1990	320,167		11.2%
2000	379,616		18.6%
2010	451,225		18.9%
2020	525,534		16.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[3] 1790–1960[4] 1900–1990[5] 1990–2000[6] 2010–2020[1]

The county has a total area of 795 square miles (2,059.0 km²). Of this, 790 square miles (2,046.1 km²) is land and 5 square miles (12.9 km²) (0.61%) is water.^[7]

Adjacent counties

• Henderson County, North Carolina - north
• Polk County, North Carolina - northeast
• Spartanburg County, South Carolina - east
• Laurens County, South Carolina - southeast
• Abbeville County, South Carolina - south
• Anderson County, South Carolina - southwest
• Pickens County, South Carolina - west
• Transylvania County, North Carolina - northwest

Communities

The 2020 Census lists six cities and 19 census designated places in Greenville County. Their names and populations are listed here.

Cities

City	Population	Also in
Greenville	70,720
Greer	35,308	Spartanburg County
Mauldin	24,724
Simpsonville	23,354
Fountain Inn	10,416	Laurens County
Travelers Rest	7,788

Unincorporated communities

Community	Population	Also in
Taylors	23,222
Wade Hampton	21,482
Five Forks	17,737
Berea	15,578
Gantt	15,006
Parker	13,407
Sans Souci	8,581
Welcome	7,298
Piedmont	5,411	Anderson County
Dunean	3,740
Golden Grove	3,002
Judson	2,352
Slater-Marietta	2,087
City View	1,322
Tigerville	1,244
Conestee	904
The Cliffs Valley	736
Ware Place	273
Caesars Head	84