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. 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

Myrtle Beach combined statistical area

County2024 Estimate2020 CensusChange
Horry County413,391351,029+17.77%
Georgetown County66,03563,404+4.15%
Total479,426414,433+15.68%

Largest cities and towns

RankCity / townCounty2024 Estimate2020 CensusChange
1Myrtle BeachHorry County40,53535,682+13.60%
2ConwayHorry County29,65624,849+19.34%
3North Myrtle BeachHorry County20,79818,790+10.69%
4GeorgetownGeorgetown County8,8218,403+4.97%
5Surfside BeachHorry County4,3684,155+5.13%
6LorisHorry County2,8252,249+25.61%
7AndrewsGeorgetown County2,5302,575−1.75%
8AynorHorry County1,063974+9.14%
9Briarcliffe AcresHorry County568479+18.58%
10Atlantic BeachHorry County418195+114.36%

CSA demographics

YearPopulationGrowthCounties Included
197069,992---Horry, Georgetown
1980101,41944.90%Horry, Georgetown
1990144,05342.04%Horry, Georgetown
2000196,62936.50%Horry, Georgetown
2010329,44967.50%Horry, Georgetown
2020414,43325.80%Horry, Georgetown

See also

Notes

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