Greenville County, South Carolina

Greenville County
County
Old Greenville County Courthouse
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Motto:  "Unrivaled Quality Of Life"
Location within the U.S. state of South Carolina
South Carolina's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 34°53′N 82°22′W / 34.89°N 82.37°W / 34.89; -82.37
Country	United States
State	South Carolina
Founded	1786
Named for	Nathanael Greene
Seat	Greenville
Largest community	Greenville
Government
• County Administrator	Joseph M. Kernell
Area
• Total	795.57 sq mi (2,060.5 km2)
• Land	785.93 sq mi (2,035.5 km2)
• Water	9.64 sq mi (25.0 km2)  1.21%
Population  (2020)
• Total	525,534
• Estimate  (2023)	558,036
• Density	668.68/sq mi (258.18/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districts	3rd, 4th
Website	www.greenvillecounty.org

Greenville County (/ˈɡriːnvɪl/ GREEN-vil; locally /ˈɡriːnvəl/ GREEN-vəl) is located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 525,534,^[1] making it the most populous county in the state. Its county seat is Greenville.^[2] The county is also home to the Greenville County School District, the largest school system in South Carolina.

Greenville County is the most populous county in Upstate South Carolina as well as the state. It is the central county of the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn is part of the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area.^[3]