Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Spartanburg County, South Carolina | |
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Spartanburg County Courthouse | |
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Seal | |
Location within the U.S. state of South Carolina | |
| Coordinates: 34°56′N 81°59′W / 34.93°N 81.99°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| Founded | 1791 |
| Named after | Spartan Regiment |
| Seat | Spartanburg |
| Largest community | Spartanburg |
| Area | |
• Total | 819.74 sq mi (2,123.1 km2) |
| • Land | 808.34 sq mi (2,093.6 km2) |
| • Water | 11.40 sq mi (29.5 km2) 1.39% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 327,997 |
• Estimate (2024) | 369,256 |
| • Density | 405.77/sq mi (156.67/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional districts | 4th, 5th |
| Website | www |
Spartanburg County is a county located on the northwestern border of the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 327,997, making it the fifth-most populous county in South Carolina. Its county seat is Spartanburg. Spartanburg County is the largest county within the Spartanburg, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area.
In 2026, Spartanburg was ground zero for the largest measles outbreak since 2000, the year in which measles were declared eliminated in the United States. The county is characterized by low vaccination rates among children and extensive vaccine skepticism.