Our Region:
Where We Are

South Carolina

      The Upstate region is located in the northwest corner of the state of South Carolina. Upstate Forever covers Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg, and Union counties. The information in this section contains statistical data on the Upstate counties as well as contact information for each individual county. The map below outlines each of the upstate counties. Please click on a county name to see relevant information about that county.

Please click on a county name to find out more information!

Upstate Population Growth & Land Development Statistics

The charts and graphs in this section illustrate the rapid growth of the Upstate region of South Carolina, as well as population distribution, income, educational attainment, and land development characteristics across all nine Upstate counties.

All charts and graphs can be viewed by clicking on the links indicated.

Upstate Population Growth

Upstate Population Growth 1950-2000

Upstate Land Development Rates

Modeling Growth and Predicting Future Developed Land
in the Upstate of South Carolina
Report submitted to the Saluda-Reedy Watershed Consortium November 2007
Craig E. Campbell, Jeffery Allen, and Kang Shou Lu
Strom Thurmond Institute, Clemson University
Project Abstract
Full Study
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