# How big is South Carolina?

South Carolina covers 32,020 square miles (82,933 km²), 30,061 of them land. It is the 40th-biggest state, about the size of Austria.

- 32,020 square miles
- 82,933 km²
- 20.5 million acres
- 15.5 million football fields

Interactive map, to drop it on any town at its true size: https://how-big-is.com/south-carolina/

## 260 miles by 205

It is about 260 miles long and 205 miles wide. Along its Atlantic coast lie the Sea Islands, a chain of barrier islands.

## South Carolina against Austria

Austria covers about 32,000 square miles, so South Carolina is about the same size. Drag South Carolina over Austria on the map above to compare.

## How it compares

- 20.7× the size of [Rhode Island](https://how-big-is.com/rhode-island/), the smallest state
- 1.3× the size of [West Virginia](https://how-big-is.com/west-virginia/)
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Maine](https://how-big-is.com/maine/)
- 4.8% of the area of [Alaska](https://how-big-is.com/alaska/), the largest state
- 119× the size of [the Little Giant Fire](https://how-big-is.com/little-giant-fire/)
- 20.5 million [acres](https://how-big-is.com/an-acre/)
- 15.5 million [American football fields](https://how-big-is.com/a-football-field/)
- 11.6 million [soccer pitches](https://how-big-is.com/a-soccer-field/)
- 24,310× the size of [Central Park](https://how-big-is.com/central-park/)
- 168,692× the size of [Vatican City](https://how-big-is.com/vatican-city/)
- 9.2× the size of [Yellowstone National Park](https://how-big-is.com/yellowstone-national-park/)
- 168× the size of [Lake Tahoe](https://how-big-is.com/lake-tahoe/)
- 3.8% of the area of [Greenland](https://how-big-is.com/greenland/)
- 116× the size of [Anglesey](https://how-big-is.com/anglesey/)
- 145× the size of [the Isle of Man](https://how-big-is.com/isle-of-man/)

## Questions people ask

**How many square miles is South Carolina?**
32,020 square miles (82,933 km²), 30,061 of them land.

**Is South Carolina bigger than Georgia?**
No. Georgia is about 1.9 times its size.

**Where does South Carolina rank by size?**
40th of the 50 states, by total area and by land area alike.

**How long is South Carolina?**
About 260 miles (418 km) long and 205 miles (330 km) wide.

**How big is South Carolina compared to Texas?**
About 12% of the size of Texas.

## Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 32,020 square miles in all, 30,061 of them land, per the US Census Bureau. Outline: US Census Bureau (https://www.census.gov/geographies/mapping-files/time-series/geo/cartographic-boundary.html), licence: Public domain.

Credit: Map: how-big-is.com. Outline: US Census Bureau.