state with a recorded population of 5,124,712 according to the 2020 census. South Carolina is the 40th-largest and 23rd-most populous U.S.
Along with North Carolina, it makes up the Carolinas region of the East Coast. It is bordered to the north by North Carolina, to the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the southwest by Georgia across the Savannah River. South Carolina ( / ˌ k ær ə ˈ l aɪ n ə/ ⓘ KARR-ə- LIE-nə) is a state in the coastal Southeastern region of the United States.