Counties
There are ten counties included in the upstate of South Carolina: Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, Pickens, Cherokee, Oconee, Union, Laurens, Greenwood, and Abbeville.
| County | Year Founded | County Seat | 2010 Census Population |
July 1, 2011 Population Estimate. |
Area (Sq. Mi.) |
| Abbeville County | 1785 | Abbeville | 25,417 | 25,161 | 511 |
| Anderson County | 1826 | Anderson | 187,126 | 188,488 | 757 |
| Cherokee County | 1897 | Gaffney | 55,342 | 55,540 | 397 |
| Greenville County | 1786 | Greenville | 451,225 | 461,299 | 795 |
| Greenwood County | 1897 | Greenwood | 69,835 | 69,671 | 463 |
| Laurens County | 1785 | Laurens | 66,537 | 77,908 | 724 |
| Oconee County | 1868 | Walhalla | 74,273 | 74,418 | 674 |
| Pickens County | 1868 | Pickens | 119,224 | 119,574 | 512 |
| Spartanburg County | 1785 | Spartanburg | 284,307 | 286,868 | 819 |
| Union County | 1798 | Union | 28,961 | 28,679 | 516 |
| Total | 1,362,073 | 1,387,606 | 6,168 | ||
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