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Horry County, South Carolina

Horry County had 413,391 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,133.2 square miles of land. It is the largest by land of South Carolina's 46 county-equivalents.

Population
413,391
#4 of 46 in South Carolina · #184 in US
Area
1,133.2 sq mi
#1 of 46 in South Carolina · #554 in US
Density
365 / sq mi
#7 of 46 in South Carolina · #373 in US
Median household income
$68,684
#11 of 46 in South Carolina · #1,086 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Horry County within South Carolina. Pin: Columbia.

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Horry County population, land area and income

Horry County had 413,391 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,133.2 square miles of land. It is the largest by land of South Carolina's 46 county-equivalents. That works out to 364.8 people per square mile, 3.8 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in South Carolina has 60,098 residents, so Horry County is 6.9 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $68,684 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

413,391

3144th1st

184th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,133 sq mi

3144th1st

554th of 3,144 (US)

Density

364.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

373rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$68,684

3143rd1st

1086th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within South Carolina (46)

Population

413,391

46th1st

4th of 46 (SC)

Land area

1,133 sq mi

46th1st

1st of 46 (SC)

Density

364.8 / sq mi

46th1st

7th of 46 (SC)

Median household income

$68,684

46th1st

11th of 46 (SC)

How Horry County's population changed since 2020

Horry County gained 59,612 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 16.9%. That ranks 2nd of 46 in South Carolina for growth. The median South Carolina county changed by +2.9%, and the state as a whole by +6.8%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Horry County recorded 13,799 births and 21,255 deaths, a natural change of -7,456. Net international migration added +4,464 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +64,842. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 64,842 people.

353.8k2020366.2k2021383.4k2022398.4k2023413.4k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
13,799
Deaths
21,255
Net international migration
+4,464
Net domestic migration
+64,842
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+15,017

Where Horry County is

The Census internal point of Horry County is at 33.909300, -78.976700. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades South Carolina's 46 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Horry County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Union County: -1.9%Chester County: +0.1%Lee County: -3.6%Bamberg County: -2.9%Barnwell County: -0.5%Horry County: +16.9%Allendale County: -4.8%Chesterfield County: +2.9%Clarendon County: +0.6%Edgefield County: +14.7%Georgetown County: +4.0%McCormick County: +4.8%Pickens County: +4.9%Richland County: +3.6%Newberry County: +3.9%Spartanburg County: +12.1%Sumter County: -0.7%Marlboro County: -3.8%Berkeley County: +14.2%Charleston County: +5.1%Laurens County: +4.3%Saluda County: +2.9%Anderson County: +6.4%Dorchester County: +7.8%Dillon County: -2.5%Oconee County: +4.7%Beaufort County: +7.4%Cherokee County: +2.7%Greenville County: +8.2%York County: +6.7%Colleton County: +1.9%Darlington County: -0.7%Calhoun County: +1.0%Jasper County: +22.2%Marion County: -2.5%Fairfield County: -2.4%Hampton County: -1.9%Lancaster County: +15.6%Orangeburg County: -1.0%Aiken County: +6.0%Greenwood County: +0.9%Florence County: +0.9%Abbeville County: +1.4%Lexington County: +6.4%Kershaw County: +9.3%Williamsburg County: -3.4%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -1.9%
  2. < +1.0%
  3. < +4.3%
  4. < +7.4%
  5. ≥ +7.4%
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Orange pin: Horry County internal point. Dark pin: Columbia.

Internal point

Decimal
33.909300, -78.976700
DMS
33°54'33.48"N 78°58'36.12"W
UTM
17N 687060.5E 3753942.5N
Geohash
dnpbfufzv
Plus code
8753W25F+P8

Towns in Horry County

6 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Horry County, 99,245 people together, or 24% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Horry County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Myrtle Beach with 40,535.

  1. 01Myrtle Beach40,535
  2. 02Conway29,656
  3. 03North Myrtle Beach20,798
  4. 04Surfside Beach4,368
  5. 05Loris2,825
  6. 06Aynor1,063
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Horry County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Horry County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Brunswick County, NC, with 167,112 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Columbia and the nearest big city

Columbia is 118.1 miles W of Horry County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Wilmington, NC (population 125,284), 65.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Conway, SC (population 29,656), 6.6 miles away.

Horry County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Horry County is 45051: state code 45 for South Carolina plus county code 051. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $68,684.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Horry County, South Carolina?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 413,391. That is up 59,612 people (16.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 353,779.

What is the FIPS code of Horry County?

45051. The first two digits (45) are South Carolina; the last three (051) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Horry County?

Myrtle Beach, with 40,535 residents inside Horry County in 2024.

Which counties border Horry County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Brunswick County, NC; Robeson County, NC; Georgetown County, SC; Columbus County, NC; Marion County, SC; Dillon County, SC.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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