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United States vs South Carolina Geography
Land area: United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while South Carolina has 30,064 square miles (77,866 km²). United States' land area is 117.5 times larger than South Carolina's.
Total area: United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs South Carolina: 32,024 square miles (82,940 km²), including inland and coastal water. United States' total area is 118.8 times larger than South Carolina's.
Length: United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; South Carolina is 236 miles (380 km). United States' north-south length is 15.4 times longer than South Carolina's.
Width: United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; South Carolina spans 279 miles (449 km). United States' east-west width is 17.3 times wider than South Carolina's.
Highest point: United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); South Carolina's is Sassafras Mountain at 3,497 feet (1,066 m). Denali is 16,811 feet higher than Sassafras Mountain.
Lowest point: United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; South Carolina's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. United States's lowest point is 279 feet lower.
United States vs South Carolina Population and History
Population: United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while South Carolina has 5,478,831 (2024). United States' population is 62.1 times larger than South Carolina's.
Population density: United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs South Carolina: 182.2. South Carolina's population density is 1.9 times (89%) higher than United States'.
Biggest city: United States's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; South Carolina's is Charleston with 157,665. New York's population is 53.8 times larger than Charleston's.
Largest metro area: United States's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs South Carolina's Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 6.9 times (592%) larger than Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's.
History: United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776. South Carolina: Admitted to the Union on May 23, 1788, as the 8th state. In its current form, United States is the older of the two by 12 years.
United States vs South Carolina Economy
GDP: United States's GDP is $30,769.7 billion (2025) vs South Carolina's $357.1 billion. United States' economic output is 86.2 times larger than South Carolina's.
GDP per capita: United States: $89,599 per person vs South Carolina: $65,173. United States' GDP per capita is 1.4 times (37%) higher than South Carolina's.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.