Myrtle Beach metropolitan area

The Myrtle Beach metropolitan area (also Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area) is a census-designated metropolitan statistical area consisting of Horry County in South Carolina. The wider Myrtle Beach CSA includes Georgetown County, South Carolina. From 2013 to 2023, Brunswick County, North Carolina was included in the MSA. In 2023, it was moved to the Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, where is was originally located before 2013.[2][3] The region's primary cities, in order by population are Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Conway, South Carolina; North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and Georgetown, South Carolina.

Myrtle Beach metropolitan area
Metropolitan statistical area
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Map of the Myrtle Beach metropolitan area
Coordinates: 33°35′20″N 79°03′18″W
CountryUnited States
State(s)South Carolina, North Carolina
Largest cityMyrtle Beach
Other cities - Conway
 - North Myrtle Beach
 - Georgetown
 - Loris
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total487,722
 • Rank114th in the U.S.

Area

Myrtle Beach metropolitan area
County 2021 Estimate 2020 Census Change
Horry County 365,579 351,029 +4.14%
Brunswick County[lower-alpha 1] 144,215 136,693 +5.50%
Georgetown County 63,921 63,404 +0.82%
Total 573,715 551,126 +4.10%

Largest cities and towns
Rank City / town County 2021 Estimate 2020 Census Change
1 Myrtle BeachHorry County 37,100 35,682 +3.97%
2 Leland[lower-alpha 1]Brunswick County 25,974 22,908 +13.38%
3 ConwayHorry County 23,119 24,849 −6.96%
4 North Myrtle BeachHorry County 19,485 18,790 +3.70%
5 Oak Island[lower-alpha 1]Brunswick County 8,878 8,396 +5.74%
6 GeorgetownGeorgetown County 8,333 8,403 −0.83%
7 St. James[lower-alpha 1]Brunswick County 6,913 6,529 +5.88%
8 Boiling Spring Lakes[lower-alpha 1]Brunswick County 6,168 5,943 +3.79%
9 Carolina Shores[lower-alpha 1]Brunswick County 4,763 4,588 +3.81%
10 Surfside BeachHorry County 4,253 4,155 +2.36%

Demographics
Year Population[4] Growth Counties Included
1970 69,992 --- Horry, Georgetown
1980 101,419 44.90% Horry, Georgetown
1990 144,053 42.04% Horry, Georgetown
2000 196,629 36.50% Horry, Georgetown
2010 329,449 67.50% Horry, Georgetown
2013 465,391[5] 41.27% Horry, Georgetown and Brunswick[lower-alpha 1]

See also

Notes
  1. No longer included in the metropolitan statistical area after a realignment in 2023.[2][3]

References
  1. Archived October 16, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Still, Johanna F. (July 21, 2023). "Brunswick back in Wilmington MSA". WilmingtonBiz. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  3. "OMB Bulletin No. 23-01: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). United States Office of Management and Budget. July 21, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  4. "Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA) Population and Components of Change". Archived from the original on 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
  5. "Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 (CBSA-EST2006-02)". 2006 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2007-04-05. Archived from the original (CSV) on 2007-09-14. Retrieved 2007-04-09.

33.589°N 79.055°W / 33.589; -79.055


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