Myrtle Beach metropolitan area

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.

Myrtle Beach Metropolitan Area
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Myrtle Beach–Conway–North Myrtle Beach, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Myrtle Beach shoreline
Interactive Map of Myrtle Beach–Conway, SC CSA   City of Myrtle Beach   Myrtle Beach–Conway–N. Myrtle Beach MSA   Georgetown µSA
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
Largest city	Myrtle Beach
Other cities	- Conway  - North Myrtle Beach  - Loris  - Georgetown
Area
• Total	1,947 sq mi (5,042 km2)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	397,478
• Rank	114th in the U.S.
GDP [2]
• Total	$25.132 billion (2022)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)

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

Myrtle Beach combined statistical area

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

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

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

• South Carolina statistical areas

Notes

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