Horry County, South Carolina Cities (2025)

21 cities

City
Rank
2025 Pop.
2020 Pop.
Annual Change
Density
Area (mi²)
Type
Myrtle Beach142,17935,9733.03%1,80223 City
Carolina Forest231,02923,4267.14%1,84517 CDP
Conway329,89125,1253.29%1,21125 City
Socastee425,59225,8461.49%1,91513 CDP
North Myrtle Beach521,23118,9102.23%96522 City
Red Hill616,17616,2901.23%1,47211 CDP
Garden City711,30411,1931.25%2,1155 CDP
Murrells Inlet810,9849,2922.13%1,5027 CDP
Little River910,0299,6920.71%95710 CDP
Forestbrook108,1147,6132.96%2,2114 CDP
Surfside Beach114,4294,1581.23%2,2742 Town
Loris122,9382,4653.34%6455 City
Homewood131,6121,6427.11%7942 CDP
Aynor141,0979822.14%6092 Town
Bucksport15711607-1.52%1694 CDP
Finklea166494267.1%2413 CDP
Briarcliffe Acres175854843.54%9201 Town
Atlantic Beach1845820012.81%2,8270 Town
Nichols19218230-0.91%1631 Town
Green Sea2079706.76%452 CDP
Live Oak21116610%131 CDP

Horry County Cities Summary

Largest City

Myrtle Beach is the largest city in Horry County, with a population of 42,179.

Smallest City

Live Oak is the smallest city in Horry County, with a population of 11.

10 Largest Cities

There are 21 cities in Horry County, South Carolina.

Location of Horry County