The highest circulation newspapers in South Carolina are ranked by circulation below.
| Highest Circulation South Carolina Newspapers |
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| Newspaper |
City |
Circulation |
Owner |
 Charleston Post and Courier
| Charleston |
86,928 | Evening Post Publishing Company |
| South Carolina State
| Columbia |
83,923 | The McClatchy Company |
| Greenville News
| Greenville |
81,010 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
| Columbia Black News
(race & ethnic) | Columbia |
75,000 | South Carolina Black Media Group |
| Myrtle Beach Sun News
| Myrtle Beach |
49,889 | The McClatchy Company |
| Spartanburg Herald Journal
| Spartanburg |
42,380 | The New York Times Company |
| Charleston City Paper
(city guides) | Charleston |
40,000 | |
| Columbia Free Times
(city guides) | Columbia |
34,992 | Portico Publications, Ltd |
| Anderson Independent Mail
| Anderson |
33,762 | E.W. Scripps Company |
| Florence Morning News
| Florence |
31,237 | Media General, Inc. |
| Rock Hill Herald
| Rock Hill |
30,848 | The McClatchy Company |
| Carolina Panorama
(race & ethnic) | Columbia |
28,000 | MBD Media, LLC |
| Moultrie News
| Mount Pleasant |
28,000 | Evening Post Publishing Company |
| Georgetown Times
| Georgetown |
22,000 | Evening Post Publishing Company |
| Island Packet
| Hilton Head |
19,157 | The McClatchy Company |
| Sumter Item
| Sumter |
18,640 | |
| Fort Mill Times
| Fort Mill |
18,000 | The McClatchy Company |
| Aiken Standard
| Aiken |
17,514 | Evening Post Publishing Company |
| Bluffton Today
| Beaufort |
16,500 | Morris Communications Company LLC |
| Orangeburg Times and Democrat
| Orangeburg |
15,434 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
| Ft. Jackson Leader
(military) | Camden |
15,000 | Camden Media Co. |
| Greenwood Index Journal
| Greenwood |
14,833 | |
| Daily Gamecock
(university) | Columbia |
14,000 | the University of South Carolina |
| Lancaster News
| Lancaster |
12,500 | Landmark Communications, Inc. |
| Beaufort Gazette
| Beaufort |
12,346 | The McClatchy Company |
| Clemson Tiger
(university) | Clemson |
10,000 | Clemson University |
| Greer Citizen
| Greer |
10,000 | Hometown News, Inc. |
| Columbia Star
| Columbia |
10,000 | Warner Montgomery |
| Seneca Daily Journal Messenger
| Seneca |
9,676 | Edwards Group |
 Cherokee Chronicle
| Gaffney |
8,500 | The Chronicle Inc. |
| Camden Chronicle Independent
| Camden |
8,500 | Morris Multimedia Inc. |
| Gaffney Ledger
| Gaffney |
8,478 | |
| Lexington County Chronicle
| Lexington |
8,000 | |
| Chester News & Reporter
| Chester |
7,650 | Landmark Communications, Inc. |
| Cheraw Chronicle & Chesterfield Advertiser
| Cheraw |
7,300 | |
| Marlboro Herald Advocate
| Bennettsville |
6,800 | WL Kinney Jr. |
| Pickens Sentinel
| Pickens |
6,800 | |
| Union Daily Times
| Union |
6,409 | |
| Charleston Chronicle
(race & ethnic) | Charleston |
6,000 | |
| Barnwell People-Sentinel
| Barnwell |
5,868 | Morris Communications |
| Winnsboro Herald Independent
| Winnsboro |
5,000 | |
| Coastal Observer
| Pawleys Island |
5,000 | |
| Kingstree News
| Kingstree |
4,800 | Evening Post Publishing Company |
| Saluda Standard Sentinel
| Saluda |
4,500 | |
| Pageland Progressive Journal
| Pageland |
4,300 | Landmark Communications, Inc. |
| Williamston Journal
| Williamston |
4,200 | |
| Edgefield Advertiser
| Edgefield |
4,000 | |
| Edgefield Citzen News
| Edgefield |
3,266 | |
| York Enquirer-Herald
| York |
3,000 | The McClatchy Company |
| Landrum News Leader / Polk County News Journal
| Landrum |
2,500 | Upstate Newspapers |
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