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. |
| South Carolina Black News
(race & ethnic) | Columbia |
70,243 | 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 |
| Moultrie News
| Mount Pleasant |
28,000 | Evening Post Publishing Company |
| Gaffney Ledger
| Gaffney |
25,000 | |
| Georgetown Times
| Georgetown |
22,000 | Evening Post Publishing Company |
| Summerville Journal Scene
| Summerville |
22,000 | Evening Post Publishing Company |
| North Myrtle Beach Times
| Myrtle Beach |
20,000 | |
| Island Packet
| Hilton Head |
19,157 | The McClatchy Company |
| Fort Mill Times
| Fort Mill |
19,000 | The McClatchy Company |
| Sumter Item
| Sumter |
18,640 | Osteen Publishing Co. |
| Aiken Standard
| Aiken |
17,514 | Evening Post Publishing Company |
| Bluffton Today
| Beaufort |
16,500 | Morris Communications Company LLC |
| Florence News Journal
| Florence |
16,000 | Swartz Media, LLC |
| Carolina Panorama
(race & ethnic) | Columbia |
16,000 | MBD Media, LLC |
| Orangeburg Times and Democrat
| Orangeburg |
15,434 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
| Fort 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 Media Enterprises LLC |
| Beaufort Gazette
| Beaufort |
12,346 | The McClatchy Company |
| Greer Citizen
| Greer |
10,000 | |
| Columbia Star
| Columbia |
10,000 | Warner Montgomery |
| Clemson Tiger
(university) | Clemson |
10,000 | Clemson University |
| Seneca Daily Journal Messenger
| Seneca |
9,676 | Edwards Group |
| New Irmo News
| Irmo |
9,000 | |
| Camden Chronicle Independent
| Camden |
8,500 | Morris Multimedia Inc. |
| Chester News & Reporter
| Chester |
8,500 | Landmark Media Enterprises LLC |
 Cherokee Chronicle
| Gaffney |
8,500 | The Chronicle Inc. |
| Lexington County Chronicle
| Lexington |
8,000 | |
| Cheraw Chronicle & Chesterfield Advertiser
| Cheraw |
7,300 | |
| Pickens Sentinel
| Pickens |
6,800 | |
| Marlboro Herald-Advocate
| Bennettsville |
6,800 | WL Kinney Jr. |
| 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 Media Enterprises LLC |
| Williamston Journal
| Williamston |
4,100 | |
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