The fastest-growing state in the country reached another population milestone in 2025, Census data released recently shows. South Carolina, which outpaced all other states in population growth, expanding by 1.5% between July 2024 and July 2025, added a metropolitan area with more than 1 million residents for the first time on record.
Greenville becomes South Carolina's first metropolitan area with more than a million residents
Crossing the one-million resident threshold may put the Upstate area on a broader set of site selectors’ target lists for corporate expansions
CoStar Analytics
April 9, 2026 | 7:35 P.M.
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