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| name = Myrtle Beach metropolitan area
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina|Myrtle Beach]]
| subdivision_type3 = Other cities
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| subdivision_name3 = &nbsp;- [[Conway, South Carolina|Conway]]<br />&nbsp;- [[North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina|North Myrtle Beach]]<br />&nbsp;- [[Georgetown, South Carolina|Georgetown]]<br />&nbsp;- [[Loris, South Carolina|Loris]]
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| population_as_of = 2010
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| population_total = 487,722
| population_total = 397,478
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| population_rank = [[List of metropolitan statistical areas|114th in the U.S.]]
| population_rank = [[List of metropolitan statistical areas|114th in the U.S.]]
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The '''Myrtle Beach metropolitan area''' (also '''Myrtle Beach–Conway–North Myrtle Beach, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area''') is a [[United States Census|census-designated]] [[metropolitan statistical area]] consisting of [[Horry County, South Carolina|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 metropolitan area|Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area]], where is was originally located before 2013.<ref name="BWCountyMove">{{Cite web |last=Still |first=Johanna F. |date=July 21, 2023 |title=Brunswick back in Wilmington MSA |url=https://www.wilmingtonbiz.com/government/2023/07/21/brunswick_back_in_wilmington_msa/24656 |access-date=July 26, 2023 |website=WilmingtonBiz |language=en}}</ref> 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]].
The '''Myrtle Beach metropolitan area''' (officially the '''Myrtle Beach–Conway–North Myrtle Beach, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area''') is a [[United States Census|census-designated]] [[metropolitan statistical area]] (MSA) consisting of [[Horry County, South Carolina|Horry County]] in [[South Carolina]]. The wider Myrtle Beach combined statistical area (CSA), a trading area, includes adjacent [[Georgetown County, South Carolina]].


From 2013 to 2023, [[Brunswick County, North Carolina]] was also a component of the Myrtle Beach MSA. In 2023, however, the Office of Management and Budget redefined the statistical area and moved Brunswick County to the [[Wilmington metropolitan area|Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area]].<ref name="BWCountyMove">{{Cite web |last=Still |first=Johanna F. |date=July 21, 2023 |title=Brunswick back in Wilmington MSA |url=https://www.wilmingtonbiz.com/government/2023/07/21/brunswick_back_in_wilmington_msa/24656 |access-date=July 26, 2023 |website=WilmingtonBiz |language=en}}</ref><ref name="2023OMB">{{Cite web |date=July 21, 2023 |title=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 |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/OMB-Bulletin-23-01.pdf |archive-date= |access-date=August 10, 2023 |website=[[United States Office of Management and Budget]]}}</ref> The Myrtle Beach MSA's principal cities, ordered by population, are [[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina|Myrtle Beach]], [[Conway, South Carolina|Conway]], and [[North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina|North Myrtle Beach]] in South Carolina. The Myrtle Beach CSA includes the city of [[Georgetown, South Carolina]].
==Area==

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===Myrtle Beach metropolitan area===
==CSA area==
===Myrtle Beach combined statistical area===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! County
! County
! 2021 Estimate
! 2023 Estimate
! 2020 Census
! 2020 Census
! Change
! Change
|-
|-
|[[Horry County, South Carolina|Horry County]]
|[[Horry County, South Carolina|Horry County]]
| {{change|invert=on|365579|351029|date=July 1, 2021}}
| {{change|invert=on|397478|351029|date=July 1, 2023}}
|-
|[[Brunswick County, North Carolina|Brunswick County]]{{efn|name=BWCounty|No longer included in the metropolitan area after a realignment in 2023.<ref name="BWCountyMove"/>}}
| {{change|invert=on|144215|136693|date=July 1, 2021}}
|-
|-
|[[Georgetown County, South Carolina|Georgetown County]]
|[[Georgetown County, South Carolina|Georgetown County]]
| {{change|invert=on|63921|63404|date=July 1, 2021}}
| {{change|invert=on|65731|63404|date=July 1, 2023}}
|-class=sortbottom
|-class=sortbottom
| align=right | '''Total'''
| align=right | '''Total'''
| {{change|invert=on|573715|551126|bold=on|date=July 1, 2021}}
| {{change|invert=on|463209|414433|bold=on|date=July 1, 2023}}
|}
|}


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! City / town
! County
! County
! 2023 Estimate
! 2021 estimate
! 2020 Census
! 2020 Census
! Change
! Change
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|1
|1
| [[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina|Myrtle Beach]] || [[Horry County, South Carolina|Horry County]]
| [[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina|Myrtle Beach]] || [[Horry County, South Carolina|Horry County]]
| {{change|invert=on|37100|35682|date=July 1, 2021}}
| {{change|invert=on|39697|35682|date=July 1, 2023}}
|-
|-
|2
|2
| [[Leland, North Carolina|Leland]]{{efn|name=BWCounty}} || [[Brunswick County, North Carolina|Brunswick County]]
| [[Leland, North Carolina|Leland]]{{efn|name=BWCounty|No longer included in the metropolitan statistical area after a realignment in 2023.<ref name="BWCountyMove"/><ref name="2023OMB"/>}} || [[Brunswick County, North Carolina|Brunswick County]]
| {{change|invert=on|25974|22908|date=July 1, 2021}}
| {{change|invert=on|30542|22908|date=July 1, 2023}}
|-
|-
|3
|3
| [[Conway, South Carolina|Conway]] || [[Horry County, South Carolina|Horry County]]
| [[Conway, South Carolina|Conway]] || [[Horry County, South Carolina|Horry County]]
| {{change|invert=on|23119|24849|date=July 1, 2021}}
| {{change|invert=on|27985|24849|date=July 1, 2023}}
|-
|-
|4
|4
| [[North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina|North Myrtle Beach]] || [[Horry County, South Carolina|Horry County]]
| [[North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina|North Myrtle Beach]] || [[Horry County, South Carolina|Horry County]]
| {{change|invert=on|19485|18790|date=July 1, 2021}}
| {{change|invert=on|20303|18790|date=July 1, 2023}}
|-
|-
|5
|5
| [[Oak Island, North Carolina|Oak Island]]{{efn|name=BWCounty}} || [[Brunswick County, North Carolina|Brunswick County]]
| [[Oak Island, North Carolina|Oak Island]]{{efn|name=BWCounty}} || [[Brunswick County, North Carolina|Brunswick County]]
| {{change|invert=on|8878|8396|date=July 1, 2021}}
| {{change|invert=on|9480|8396|date=July 1, 2023}}
|-
|-
|6
|6
| [[Georgetown, South Carolina|Georgetown]] || [[Georgetown County, South Carolina|Georgetown County]]
| [[Georgetown, South Carolina|Georgetown]] || [[Georgetown County, South Carolina|Georgetown County]]
| {{change|invert=on|8333|8403|date=July 1, 2021}}
| {{change|invert=on|8714|8403|date=July 1, 2023}}
|-
|-
|7
|7
| [[St. James, North Carolina|St. James]]{{efn|name=BWCounty}} || [[Brunswick County, North Carolina|Brunswick County]]
| [[St. James, North Carolina|St. James]]{{efn|name=BWCounty}} || [[Brunswick County, North Carolina|Brunswick County]]
| {{change|invert=on|6913|6529|date=July 1, 2021}}
| {{change|invert=on|7443|6529|date=July 1, 2023}}
|-
|-
|8
|8
| [[Boiling Spring Lakes, North Carolina|Boiling Spring Lakes]]{{efn|name=BWCounty}} || [[Brunswick County, North Carolina|Brunswick County]]
| [[Boiling Spring Lakes, North Carolina|Boiling Spring Lakes]]{{efn|name=BWCounty}} || [[Brunswick County, North Carolina|Brunswick County]]
| {{change|invert=on|6168|5943|date=July 1, 2021}}
| {{change|invert=on|6658|5943|date=July 1, 2023}}
|-
|-
|9
|9
| [[Carolina Shores, North Carolina|Carolina Shores]]{{efn|name=BWCounty}} || [[Brunswick County, North Carolina|Brunswick County]]
| [[Carolina Shores, North Carolina|Carolina Shores]]{{efn|name=BWCounty}} || [[Brunswick County, North Carolina|Brunswick County]]
| {{change|invert=on|4763|4588|date=July 1, 2021}}
| {{change|invert=on|5307|4588|date=July 1, 2023}}
|-
|-
|10
|10
| [[Surfside Beach, South Carolina|Surfside Beach]] || [[Horry County, South Carolina|Horry County]]
| [[Surfside Beach, South Carolina|Surfside Beach]] || [[Horry County, South Carolina|Horry County]]
| {{change|invert=on|4253|4155|date=July 1, 2021}}
| {{change|invert=on|4321|4155|date=July 1, 2023}}
|}
|}


==CSA demographics==
==Demographics==

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
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| [[Horry County, South Carolina|Horry]], [[Georgetown County, South Carolina|Georgetown]]
| [[Horry County, South Carolina|Horry]], [[Georgetown County, South Carolina|Georgetown]]
|-
|-
| 2013
| 2020
| 414,433
| 465,391<ref name="PopEstCSA">{{cite web |date=2007-04-05 |title=Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 (CBSA-EST2006-02) |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2006/CBSA-EST2006-02.csv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070914163608/http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2006/CBSA-EST2006-02.csv <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=2007-09-14 |accessdate=2007-04-09 |work=2006 Population Estimates |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]], Population Division |format=[[comma-separated values|CSV]]}}</ref>
| 41.27%
| 25.80%
| [[Horry County, South Carolina|Horry]], [[Georgetown County, South Carolina|Georgetown]] and [[Brunswick County, North Carolina|Brunswick]]{{efn|name=BWCounty}}
| [[Horry County, South Carolina|Horry]], [[Georgetown County, South Carolina|Georgetown]]
|}
|}


Latest revision as of 00:08, 24 December 2024

Myrtle Beach Metropolitan Area
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Myrtle Beach–Conway–North Myrtle Beach, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Myrtle Beach shoreline
Myrtle Beach shoreline
Map
Interactive Map of Myrtle Beach–Conway, SC CSA
Country United States
State South Carolina
Largest cityMyrtle Beach
Other cities
 - Conway
 - North Myrtle Beach
 - Loris
 - Georgetown
Area
 • Total
1,947 sq mi (5,042 km2)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total
397,478
 • Rank114th in the U.S.
GDP
[2]
 • Total$25.132 billion (2022)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)

The Myrtle Beach metropolitan area (officially the Myrtle Beach–Conway–North Myrtle Beach, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area) is a census-designated metropolitan statistical area (MSA) consisting of Horry County in South Carolina. The wider Myrtle Beach combined statistical area (CSA), a trading area, includes adjacent Georgetown County, South Carolina.

From 2013 to 2023, Brunswick County, North Carolina was also a component of the Myrtle Beach MSA. In 2023, however, the Office of Management and Budget redefined the statistical area and moved Brunswick County to the Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.[3][4] The Myrtle Beach MSA's principal cities, ordered by population, are Myrtle Beach, Conway, and North Myrtle Beach in South Carolina. The Myrtle Beach CSA includes the city of Georgetown, South Carolina.

CSA area

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Myrtle Beach combined statistical area

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County 2023 Estimate 2020 Census Change
Horry County 397,478 351,029 +13.23%
Georgetown County 65,731 63,404 +3.67%
Total 463,209 414,433 +11.77%

Largest cities and towns

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Rank City / town County 2023 Estimate 2020 Census Change
1 Myrtle Beach Horry County 39,697 35,682 +11.25%
2 Leland[a] Brunswick County 30,542 22,908 +33.32%
3 Conway Horry County 27,985 24,849 +12.62%
4 North Myrtle Beach Horry County 20,303 18,790 +8.05%
5 Oak Island[a] Brunswick County 9,480 8,396 +12.91%
6 Georgetown Georgetown County 8,714 8,403 +3.70%
7 St. James[a] Brunswick County 7,443 6,529 +14.00%
8 Boiling Spring Lakes[a] Brunswick County 6,658 5,943 +12.03%
9 Carolina Shores[a] Brunswick County 5,307 4,588 +15.67%
10 Surfside Beach Horry County 4,321 4,155 +4.00%

CSA demographics

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Year Population[5] 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
2020 414,433 25.80% Horry, Georgetown

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e No longer included in the metropolitan statistical area after a realignment in 2023.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ [1] Archived October 16, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Total Gross Domestic Product for Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC (MSA)". Federal Reserve Economic Data. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
  3. ^ a b Still, Johanna F. (July 21, 2023). "Brunswick back in Wilmington MSA". WilmingtonBiz. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "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.
  5. ^ "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.

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