There are 22 cities in Horry County, South Carolina.
Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)
City | Rank | State | 2024 Population | 2020 Census | Annual Change | Density (mi²) | Area (mi²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtle Beach | 1 | South Carolina | 40,865 | 35,969 | 3.09% | 1,745 | 23.41 |
| Conway | 2 | South Carolina | 29,629 | 25,063 | 4.01% | 1,200 | 24.69 |
| Carolina Forest | 3 | South Carolina | 25,185 | 23,426 | 0.72% | 1,498 | 16.82 |
| Socastee | 4 | South Carolina | 24,078 | 25,846 | -0.8% | 1,801 | 13.37 |
| North Myrtle Beach | 5 | South Carolina | 20,772 | 18,900 | 2.31% | 944 | 21.99 |
| Red Hill | 6 | South Carolina | 14,880 | 16,290 | -2.31% | 1,354 | 10.99 |
| Murrells Inlet | 7 | South Carolina | 11,302 | 9,292 | 4.66% | 1,545 | 7.32 |
| Garden City | 8 | South Carolina | 10,577 | 11,193 | -1.44% | 1,979 | 5.34 |
| Little River | 9 | South Carolina | 9,938 | 9,692 | 0.63% | 948 | 10.48 |
| Forestbrook | 10 | South Carolina | 7,215 | 7,613 | -1.35% | 1,966 | 3.67 |
| Surfside Beach | 11 | South Carolina | 4,400 | 4,160 | 1.38% | 2,259 | 1.95 |
| Loris | 12 | South Carolina | 2,809 | 2,465 | 3.16% | 617 | 4.55 |
| Aynor | 13 | South Carolina | 1,081 | 985 | 2.27% | 600 | 1.80 |
| Homewood | 14 | South Carolina | 964 | 1,642 | -14.46% | 475 | 2.03 |
| Bucksport | 15 | South Carolina | 836 | 607 | 5.82% | 199 | 4.20 |
| Briarcliffe Acres | 16 | South Carolina | 559 | 479 | 3.71% | 879 | 0.64 |
| Finklea | 17 | South Carolina | 515 | 426 | -0.39% | 191 | 2.69 |
| Atlantic Beach | 18 | South Carolina | 367 | 199 | 12.92% | 2,265 | 0.16 |
| Nichols | 19 | South Carolina | 218 | 230 | -1.36% | 163 | 1.34 |
| Green Sea | 20 | South Carolina | 56 | 70 | -5.08% | 32 | 1.76 |
| Ketchuptown | 21 | South Carolina | 0 | 35 | 0% | 0 | 2.71 |
| Live Oak | 22 | South Carolina | 0 | 66 | 0% | 0 | 0.84 |
Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.
Myrtle Beach is the largest city in Horry County.
Live Oak is the smallest city in Horry County.
There are 22 cities in Horry County, South Carolina.