Year |
County |
Created From |
County Seat |
First Settled |
First Settled By |
Population (2010) |
Notes/ Comments |
1785 |
Abbeville |
Ninety-Six District |
Abbeville |
1750 |
French Huguenots |
25,417 |
|
1871 |
Aiken |
Orangeburg, Edgefield, Barnwell, and Lexington |
Aiken |
1737 |
Swiss/Palatines, French Huguenots |
160,099 |
|
1919 |
Allendale |
Barnwell and Hampton Counties |
Allendale |
1750s |
French Huguenots, Scots-Irish |
10,419 |
|
1826 |
Anderson |
Pendleton County |
Anderson |
1777 |
Scots-Irish, Revolutionary War Vets |
187,126 |
|
1897 |
Bamberg |
Barnwell County |
Bamberg |
1750s |
French Huguenots, Scots-Irish |
15,987 |
|
1800 |
Barnwell |
Orangeburg District |
Barnwell |
1740s |
Swiss/Palatines, Scots-Irish |
22,621 |
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 |
162,233 |
|
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 |
177,843 |
Third incarnation of Berkeley County |
1908 |
Calhoun |
Lexington and Orangeburg Counties |
St. Matthews |
1730s |
Scots-Irish, Germans, French Huguenots |
15,175 |
|
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 |
350,209 |
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 |
55,342 |
|
1785 |
Chester |
Camden District |
Chester |
1755 |
Scots-Irish |
33,140 |
|
1785 |
Chesterfield |
Cheraws District |
Chesterfield |
1737 |
Welsh |
46,734 |
|
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 |
34,971 |
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 |
38,892 |
Third incarnation of Colleton County |
1664 |
Craven |
1st Charter |
Charles Town |
1670 |
English/Barbadians |
- |
Abolished in 1769 |
1785 |
Darlington |
Cheraws District |
Darlington |
1738 |
Welsh |
68,681 |
|
1910 |
Dillon |
Marion County |
Dillon |
1736 |
Welsh |
32,062 |
|
1897 |
Dorchester |
Colleton County |
St. George |
1696 |
New Englanders from Massachusetts |
136,555 |
|
1785 |
Edgefield |
Ninety-Six District |
Edgefield |
1750s |
Scots-Irish |
26,985 |
|
1785 |
Fairfield |
Camden District |
Winnsboro |
1755 |
Scots-Irish, French Huguenots |
23,956 |
|
1888 |
Florence |
Clarendon, Darlington, and Marion, Counties |
Florence |
1736 |
Welsh |
136,885 |
|
1769 |
Georgetown District |
Craven County |
Georgetown |
1690s |
English, French Huguenots |
- |
Abolished in 1800 |
1800 |
Georgetown |
Winyah County |
Georgetown |
1690s |
English, French Huguenots |
60,158 |
|
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 |
451,225 |
|
1897 |
Greenwood |
Abbeville and Edgefield Counties |
Greenwood |
1750s |
Scots-Irish, French Huguenots |
69,661 |
|
1878 |
Hampton |
Beaufort County |
Hampton |
1732 |
Swiss/Palatines, French Huguenots |
21,090 |
|
1785 |
Hilton |
Beaufort District |
- |
1680s |
Scots Highlanders |
- |
Abolished in 1791 |
1801 |
Horry |
Kingston County |
Conway |
1700 |
English, Scots-Irish |
269,291 |
|
1912 |
Jasper |
Hampton County |
Ridgeland |
1732 |
Swiss/Palatines, French Huguenots |
24,777 |
|
1791 |
Kershaw |
Claremont, Richland, and Lancaster Counties |
Camden |
1732 |
English from Charles Town |
61,697 |
|
1785 |
Kingston |
Georgetown District |
Kingston |
1700 |
English, Scots-Irish |
- |
Abolished in 1801 |
1785 |
Lancaster |
Camden District |
Lancaster |
1750s |
Scots-Irish |
76,652 |
|
1785 |
Laurens |
Ninety-Six District |
Laurens |
1753 |
Scots-Irish |
66,537 |
|
1902 |
Lee |
Darlington, Kershaw, and Sumter Counties |
Bishopville |
1730s |
Scots-Irish, Welsh |
19,220 |
|
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 |
262,391 |
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 |
33,062 |
|
1785 |
Marlboro |
Cheraws District |
Bennettsville |
1737 |
Welsh |
28,933 |
|
1916 |
McCormick |
Abbeville, Edgefield, and Greenwood Counties |
McCormick |
1750s |
Scots-Irish |
10,233 |
|
1785 |
Newberry |
Ninety-Six District |
Newberry |
1750s |
Germans, English, Scots-Irish |
37,508 |
|
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 |
74,273 |
|
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 |
92,501 |
|
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 |
119,224 |
|
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 |
384,504 |
|
1792 |
Salem |
Claremont and Clarendon Counties |
Salem |
1750s |
English, French Huguenots |
- |
Abolished in 1800 |
1895 |
Saluda |
Edgefield County |
Saluda |
1750s |
French Huguenots, Scots-Irish |
19,875 |
|
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 |
284,307 |
|
1798
or
1800 |
Sumter |
Claremont, Clarendon, and Salem Counties |
Sumter |
1740s |
English, French Huguenots |
107,456 |
Year depends on how you look at it. |
1785 |
Union |
Ninety-Six District |
Union |
1749 |
English, Scots-Irish |
28,961 |
|
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 |
34,423 |
|
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 |
226,073 |
|