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South Carolina Public Records Search
South Carolina public records are kept by state agencies, the courts and county offices. RecordsDirectory.com lists the official statewide record offices for South Carolina and has a page for each of its 46 counties (combined 2024 population estimate: 5,478,831).
๐ South Carolina Record Offices at a Glance
| State vital records office | South Carolina Department of Public Health โ Vital Records Source: dph.sc.gov โ |
| Sex offender registry | South Carolina Sex Offender Registry (SLED) Source: scor.sled.sc.gov โ |
| Courts | South Carolina Judicial Branch |
| Criminal cases | In South Carolina, felony cases are tried in the Circuit Court (Court of General Sessions); lesser offenses are heard by county magistrate courts and city municipal courts. |
| Land records | In South Carolina, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the county Register of Deeds (Register of Mesne Conveyances, or the Clerk of Court in some counties). |
| Divorce | Divorce cases in South Carolina are heard by the Family Court in each county. |
| Probate | Wills and estates in South Carolina are handled by the Probate Court in each county. |
| Counties | Most South Carolina court, land and probate records are kept at the county level, so RecordsDirectory.com lists South Carolina records county by county. |
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Largest Counties
Greenville County
Pop. 570,745
Charleston County
Pop. 431,001
Richland County
Pop. 430,651
Horry County
Pop. 413,391
Spartanburg County
Pop. 369,256
Lexington County
Pop. 313,774
York County
Pop. 303,001
Berkeley County
Pop. 264,276
Anderson County
Pop. 217,183
Beaufort County
Pop. 201,775
Aiken County
Pop. 179,245
Dorchester County
Pop. 174,663
All 46 South Carolina Counties
Abbeville County
Pop. 24,607
Aiken County
Pop. 179,245
Allendale County
Pop. 7,551
Anderson County
Pop. 217,183
Bamberg County
Pop. 12,870
Barnwell County
Pop. 20,495
Beaufort County
Pop. 201,775
Berkeley County
Pop. 264,276
Calhoun County
Pop. 14,249
Charleston County
Pop. 431,001
Cherokee County
Pop. 57,770
Chester County
Pop. 32,323
Chesterfield County
Pop. 44,488
Clarendon County
Pop. 31,030
Colleton County
Pop. 39,259
Darlington County
Pop. 62,425
Dillon County
Pop. 27,577
Dorchester County
Pop. 174,663
Edgefield County
Pop. 29,455
Fairfield County
Pop. 20,369
Florence County
Pop. 138,049
Georgetown County
Pop. 66,035
Greenville County
Pop. 570,745
Greenwood County
Pop. 70,041
Hampton County
Pop. 18,172
Horry County
Pop. 413,391
Jasper County
Pop. 35,618
Kershaw County
Pop. 71,698
Lancaster County
Pop. 111,652
Laurens County
Pop. 70,545
Lee County
Pop. 15,958
Lexington County
Pop. 313,774
Marion County
Pop. 28,368
Marlboro County
Pop. 25,498
McCormick County
Pop. 9,983
Newberry County
Pop. 39,203
Oconee County
Pop. 82,475
Orangeburg County
Pop. 83,129
Pickens County
Pop. 138,207
Richland County
Pop. 430,651
Saluda County
Pop. 19,452
Spartanburg County
Pop. 369,256
Sumter County
Pop. 104,776
Union County
Pop. 26,678
Williamsburg County
Pop. 29,865
York County
Pop. 303,001
All 475 South Carolina Cities & Towns
Abbeville
Pop. 4,870
Abney Crossroads
Pop. 208
Adams Run
Pop. 469
Aiken
Pop. 32,694
Alcolu
Pop. 459
Allendale
Pop. 2,496
Anderson
Pop. 30,937
Andrews
Pop. 2,530
Antreville
Pop. 260
Arcadia
Pop. 3,426
Arcadia Lakes
Pop. 856
Arial
Pop. 1,919
Arkwright
Pop. 2,816
Arthurtown
Pop. 3,272
Ashwood
Pop. 50
Atlantic Beach
Pop. 418
Awendaw
Pop. 1,472
Aynor
Pop. 1,063
Bamberg
Pop. 2,943
Barnwell
Pop. 4,589
Batesburg-Leesville
Pop. 5,321
Baxter Village
Pop. 4,542
Beaufort
Pop. 14,334
Beech Island
Pop. 1,578
Belton
Pop. 4,573
Belvedere
Pop. 5,180
Ben Avon
Pop. 2,487
Bennettsville
Pop. 7,595
Berea
Pop. 16,862
Bethune
Pop. 337
Bishopville
Pop. 2,880
Blacksburg
Pop. 1,954
Blackville
Pop. 1,906
Blenheim
Pop. 107
Bluffton
Pop. 36,146
Blythewood
Pop. 6,733
Boiling Springs
Pop. 12,936
Bonneau
Pop. 433
Bonneau Beach
Pop. 1,516
Bowman
Pop. 767
Boykin
Pop. 122
Bradley
Pop. 90
Branchville
Pop. 969
Briarcliffe Acres
Pop. 568
Brookdale
Pop. 4,291
Browntown
Pop. 88
Brunson
Pop. 416
Bucksport
Pop. 747
Buffalo
Pop. 1,329
Buford
Pop. 346
Burnettown
Pop. 3,226
Burton
Pop. 6,912
Caesars Head
Pop. 11
Calhoun Falls
Pop. 1,747
Camden
Pop. 8,899
Cameron
Pop. 374
Camp Croft
Pop. 1,586
Campobello
Pop. 766
Cane Savannah
Pop. 1,551
Capitol View
Pop. 4,374
Carlisle
Pop. 315
Carolina Forest
Pop. 26,263
Cash
Pop. 754
Catawba
Pop. 1,071
Cateechee
Pop. 850
Cayce
Pop. 13,645
Centenary
Pop. 191
Centerville
Pop. 7,049
Central
Pop. 5,339
Central Pacolet
Pop. 236
Chapin
Pop. 1,934
Charleston
Pop. 157,665
Cheraw
Pop. 4,946
Cherokee Falls
Pop. 36
Cherryvale
Pop. 2,611
Chesnee
Pop. 935
Chester
Pop. 5,230
Chesterfield
Pop. 1,351
Chickasaw Point
Pop. 620
City View
Pop. 746
Clarks Hill
Pop. 133
Clearwater
Pop. 3,319
Clemson
Pop. 18,610
Clemson University
Pop. 7,015
Clifton
Pop. 792
Clinton
Pop. 7,852
Clio
Pop. 574
Clover
Pop. 7,558
Cokesbury
Pop. 267
Columbia
Pop. 144,788
Conestee
Pop. 776
Converse
Pop. 463
Conway
Pop. 29,656
Coosawhatchie
Pop. 43
Cope
Pop. 32
Cordova
Pop. 131
Coronaca
Pop. 37
Cottageville
Pop. 720
Coward
Pop. 715
Cowpens
Pop. 2,230
Cross Anchor
Pop. 98
Cross Hill
Pop. 431
Dacusville
Pop. 198
Dale
Pop. 411
Dalzell
Pop. 2,946
Danwood
Pop. 392
Darlington
Pop. 6,045
Daufuskie Island
Pop. 619
Daviston
Pop. 262
DeBordieu Colony
Pop. 627
Denmark
Pop. 3,072
Dentsville
Pop. 15,209
Dillon
Pop. 6,244
Donalds
Pop. 324
Dovesville
Pop. 1,120
Drayton
Pop. 1,452
Due West
Pop. 1,292
Dunbar
Pop. 577
Duncan
Pop. 4,594
Dunean
Pop. 3,668
Easley
Pop. 27,001
East Camden
Pop. 4,194
East Gaffney
Pop. 2,824
East Sumter
Pop. 943
Eastover
Pop. 628
Edgefield
Pop. 4,147
Edisto
Pop. 1,801
Edisto Beach
Pop. 1,060
Edmund
Pop. 1,161
Ehrhardt
Pop. 437
Elgin
Pop. 2,360
Elgin
Pop. 1,657
Elko
Pop. 140
Elliott
Pop. 230
Elloree
Pop. 548
Enoree
Pop. 370
Estill
Pop. 1,770
Eureka Mill
Pop. 1,813
Eutawville
Pop. 241
Fair Play
Pop. 757
Fairfax
Pop. 1,389
Fairforest
Pop. 1,727
Fairview Crossroads
Pop. 444
Fingerville
Pop. 204
Finklea
Pop. 340
Five Forks
Pop. 18,656
Florence
Pop. 40,923
Floydale
Pop. 312
Folly Beach
Pop. 2,084
Forest Acres
Pop. 10,438
Forestbrook
Pop. 7,479
Foreston
Pop. 5
Fort Lawn
Pop. 980
Fort Mill
Pop. 36,244
Fountain Inn
Pop. 13,786
Fripp Island
Pop. 752
Furman
Pop. 223
Gadsden
Pop. 1,443
Gaffney
Pop. 12,546
Gantt
Pop. 15,401
Garden City
Pop. 11,591
Gaston
Pop. 1,641
Gayle Mill
Pop. 974
Georgetown
Pop. 8,821
Gifford
Pop. 260
Gilbert
Pop. 618
Gillisonville
Pop. 378
Glendale
Pop. 211
Glenn Springs
Pop. 236
Gloverville
Pop. 2,505
Golden Grove
Pop. 2,913
Goose Creek
Pop. 50,352
Govan
Pop. 53
Gramling
Pop. 95
Graniteville
Pop. 2,056
Gray Court
Pop. 802
Great Falls
Pop. 1,926
Greeleyville
Pop. 359
Green Sea
Pop. 71
Greenville
Pop. 74,371
Greenwood
Pop. 22,667
Greer
Pop. 46,316
Grover
Pop. 345
Hamer
Pop. 1,042
Hampton
Pop. 2,602
Hanahan
Pop. 21,983
Harbor Island
Pop. 303
Hardeeville
Pop. 13,862
Harleyville
Pop. 740
Hartsville
Pop. 7,360
Heath Springs
Pop. 852
Helena
Pop. 716
Hemingway
Pop. 466
Hickory Grove
Pop. 469
Hilda
Pop. 421
Hilltop
Pop. 2,950
Hilton Head Island
Pop. 38,158
Hodges
Pop. 165
Holly Hill
Pop. 1,259
Hollywood
Pop. 5,503
Homeland Park
Pop. 6,632
Homewood
Pop. 2,708
Honea Path
Pop. 3,885
Hopkins
Pop. 1,985
India Hook
Pop. 3,960
Inman
Pop. 3,354
Inman Mills
Pop. 923
Irmo
Pop. 12,086
Irwin
Pop. 1,919
Islandton
Pop. 56
Isle of Palms
Pop. 4,377
Iva
Pop. 1,191
Jackson
Pop. 1,635
Jacksonboro
Pop. 336
James Island
Pop. 12,451
Jamestown
Pop. 73
Jefferson
Pop. 788
Jenkinsville
Pop. 39
Joanna
Pop. 1,306
Johnsonville
Pop. 1,350
Johnston
Pop. 2,214
Jonesville
Pop. 815
Judson
Pop. 2,515
Keowee Key
Pop. 3,351
Kershaw
Pop. 2,014
Ketchuptown
Pop. 45
Kiawah Island
Pop. 2,003
Kingstree
Pop. 3,055
Kline
Pop. 142
La France
Pop. 678
Ladson
Pop. 16,140
Lake City
Pop. 5,916
Lake Murray of Richland
Pop. 7,023
Lake Secession
Pop. 1,268
Lake View
Pop. 759
Lake Wylie
Pop. 16,006
Lakewood
Pop. 3,544
Lamar
Pop. 851
Lancaster
Pop. 9,396
Landrum
Pop. 2,792
Lane
Pop. 451
Langley
Pop. 1,310
Latta
Pop. 1,242
Laurel Bay
Pop. 5,882
Laurens
Pop. 9,352
Lesslie
Pop. 3,077
Lexington
Pop. 25,354
Liberty
Pop. 3,352
Lincolnville
Pop. 1,212
Litchfield Beach
Pop. 9,044
Little Mountain
Pop. 262
Little River
Pop. 11,771
Little Rock
Pop. 306
Live Oak
Pop. 22
Livingston
Pop. 128
Lobeco
Pop. 109
Lockhart
Pop. 370
Lodge
Pop. 82
Longcreek
Pop. 0
Loris
Pop. 2,825
Lowndesville
Pop. 122
Lowrys
Pop. 184
Lugoff
Pop. 9,786
Luray
Pop. 99
Lydia
Pop. 190
Lyman
Pop. 6,939
Lynchburg
Pop. 309
Manning
Pop. 3,832
Manville
Pop. 827
Marion
Pop. 6,068
Mauldin
Pop. 29,746
Mayesville
Pop. 550
Mayo
Pop. 2,305
McBee
Pop. 812
McClellanville
Pop. 626
McColl
Pop. 1,976
McConnells
Pop. 287
McCormick
Pop. 1,960
Meggett
Pop. 1,453
Modoc
Pop. 577
Monarch Mill
Pop. 1,822
Moncks Corner
Pop. 18,359
Monetta
Pop. 207
Mount Carmel
Pop. 261
Mount Croghan
Pop. 135
Mount Pleasant
Pop. 95,604
Mountville
Pop. 136
Mulberry
Pop. 474
Mullins
Pop. 3,846
Murphys Estates
Pop. 1,064
Murrells Inlet
Pop. 10,044
Myrtle Beach
Pop. 40,535
Neeses
Pop. 315
New Ellenton
Pop. 2,354
Newberry
Pop. 10,874
Newport
Pop. 4,121
Newry
Pop. 412
Newtown
Pop. 972
Nichols
Pop. 221
Ninety Six
Pop. 2,075
Norris
Pop. 754
North
Pop. 677
North Augusta
Pop. 26,395
North Charleston
Pop. 126,005
North Hartsville
Pop. 3,304
North Myrtle Beach
Pop. 20,798
North Santee
Pop. 649
Northlake
Pop. 4,390
Norway
Pop. 276
Oak Grove
Pop. 12,256
Oakland
Pop. 1,060
Olanta
Pop. 550
Olar
Pop. 206
Olympia
Pop. 935
Orangeburg
Pop. 13,378
Oswego
Pop. 172
Pacolet
Pop. 2,566
Pageland
Pop. 2,522
Pamplico
Pop. 1,061
Parker
Pop. 12,898
Parksville
Pop. 130
Patrick
Pop. 286
Pauline
Pop. 447
Pawleys Island
Pop. 134
Paxville
Pop. 225
Peak
Pop. 54
Pelion
Pop. 623
Pelzer
Pop. 1,429
Pendleton
Pop. 3,697
Perry
Pop. 209
Pickens
Pop. 3,188
Piedmont
Pop. 5,462
Pimlico
Pop. 1,765
Pine Ridge
Pop. 637
Pine Ridge
Pop. 2,326
Pinewood
Pop. 501
Pinopolis
Pop. 854
Plum Branch
Pop. 82
Pomaria
Pop. 132
Port Royal
Pop. 16,507
Powdersville
Pop. 10,771
Princeton
Pop. 19
Privateer
Pop. 2,472
Promised Land
Pop. 143
Prosperity
Pop. 1,244
Quinby
Pop. 895
Rains
Pop. 84
Ravenel
Pop. 2,688
Red Bank
Pop. 11,314
Red Hill
Pop. 15,920
Reevesville
Pop. 197
Reidville
Pop. 1,842
Rembert
Pop. 144
Richburg
Pop. 271
Ridge Spring
Pop. 588
Ridgeland
Pop. 3,744
Ridgeville
Pop. 1,234
Ridgeway
Pop. 255
Riverview
Pop. 2,121
Rock Hill
Pop. 75,798
Rockville
Pop. 141
Roebuck
Pop. 2,902
Rowesville
Pop. 251
Ruby
Pop. 322
Russellville
Pop. 392
Salem
Pop. 127
Salley
Pop. 351
Saluda
Pop. 3,061
Sandy Springs
Pop. 1,105
Sangaree
Pop. 8,681
Sans Souci
Pop. 7,665
Santee
Pop. 814
Saxon
Pop. 4,085
Scotia
Pop. 159
Scranton
Pop. 656
Seabrook
Pop. 799
Seabrook Island
Pop. 2,135
Sellers
Pop. 146
Seneca
Pop. 9,202
Seven Oaks
Pop. 15,921
Sharon
Pop. 470
Sheldon
Pop. 610
Shell Point
Pop. 1,439
Shiloh
Pop. 124
Silverstreet
Pop. 169
Simpsonville
Pop. 28,078
Six Mile
Pop. 761
Slater-Marietta
Pop. 2,381
Smoaks
Pop. 98
Smyrna
Pop. 55
Snelling
Pop. 253
Socastee
Pop. 23,796
Society Hill
Pop. 426
South Congaree
Pop. 2,392
South Sumter
Pop. 1,626
South Union
Pop. 447
Southern Shops
Pop. 3,797
Spartanburg
Pop. 39,606
Springdale
Pop. 2,198
Springdale
Pop. 2,756
Springfield
Pop. 437
St. Andrews
Pop. 19,868
St. Charles
Pop. 139
St. George
Pop. 1,855
St. Matthews
Pop. 1,834
St. Stephen
Pop. 1,592
Starr
Pop. 174
Startex
Pop. 668
Stateburg
Pop. 2,027
Stuckey
Pop. 189
Sullivan's Island
Pop. 1,948
Summerton
Pop. 781
Summerville
Pop. 52,625
Summit
Pop. 460
Sumter
Pop. 42,958
Surfside Beach
Pop. 4,368
Swansea
Pop. 771
Sycamore
Pop. 143
Tamassee
Pop. 35
Tatum
Pop. 70
Taylors
Pop. 24,505
Tega Cay
Pop. 14,294
The Cliffs Valley
Pop. 789
Tigerville
Pop. 1,880
Timmonsville
Pop. 2,117
Tradesville
Pop. 174
Travelers Rest
Pop. 8,960
Trenton
Pop. 409
Troy
Pop. 87
Turbeville
Pop. 743
Ulmer
Pop. 59
Union
Pop. 7,988
Unity
Pop. 244
Utica
Pop. 1,339
Valley Falls
Pop. 8,239
Van Wyck
Pop. 1,039
Vance
Pop. 124
Varnville
Pop. 1,630
Wade Hampton
Pop. 20,898
Wagener
Pop. 691
Walhalla
Pop. 4,249
Wallace
Pop. 665
Walterboro
Pop. 5,488
Ward
Pop. 124
Ware Place
Pop. 117
Ware Shoals
Pop. 1,716
Warrenville
Pop. 1,042
Waterloo
Pop. 156
Watts Mills
Pop. 1,942
Wedgefield
Pop. 1,968
Welcome
Pop. 6,527
Wellford
Pop. 3,733
West Columbia
Pop. 18,418
West Pelzer
Pop. 1,027
West Union
Pop. 389
Westminster
Pop. 2,439
White Knoll
Pop. 8,310
Whitmire
Pop. 1,439
Whitney
Pop. 3,685
Wilkinson Heights
Pop. 2,012
Williams
Pop. 97
Williamston
Pop. 4,285
Willington
Pop. 138
Williston
Pop. 2,879
Windsor
Pop. 122
Winnsboro
Pop. 3,279
Winnsboro Mills
Pop. 1,535
Wisacky
Pop. 149
Woodfield
Pop. 9,465
Woodford
Pop. 156
Woodruff
Pop. 5,072
Wyboo
Pop. 3,639
Yemassee
Pop. 1,127
York
Pop. 9,830
Zion
Pop. 76