Richland County, South Carolina

Richland County profile, demographic data, and geographic information.

Local Government & Public Administration

Authoritative general-purpose local government units serving this area U.S. Census Bureau GUS (2026) / GMAF

Government Unit	Unit Type	Jurisdiction Role	Contact / Address
COUNTY OF RICHLAND GUS Population: 430,651 (2024) ID: 174866	County	Official County Government	Contact: CHAIRMAN PO BOX 192, COLUMBIA SC 29202-0192
CITY OF COLUMBIA GUS Population: 144,788 (2024) ID: 174959	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY MANAGER PO BOX 147, COLUMBIA SC 29202-0147
CITY OF FOREST ACRES GUS Population: 10,438 (2024) ID: 205361	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY ADMINISTRATOR 5205 N TRENHOLM RD, COLUMBIA SC 29206-4801
TOWN OF BLYTHEWOOD GUS Population: 6,733 (2024) ID: 112890	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN CLERK PO BOX 1004, BLYTHEWOOD SC 29016-1004
TOWN OF ARCADIA LAKES GUS Population: 856 (2024) ID: 209453	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: TOWN TREASURER 6911-2 N TRENHOLM RD, COLUMBIA SC 29206
TOWN OF EASTOVER GUS Population: 628 (2024) ID: 174960	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX 58, EASTOVER SC 29044