Columbia metropolitan area, South Carolina

Greater Columbia, South Carolina
Combined Statistical Area
Columbia–Sumter–Orangeburg, SC
Combined Statistical Area
The South Carolina State House
The South Carolina State House
Map
Map of Columbia–Sumter–Orangeburg, SC CSA
Country United States
State South Carolina
Largest cityColumbia
Other cities
 - Pontiac (unincorporated)
 - Lexington
 - West Columbia
 - Sumter
 - Orangeburg
 - Newberry
Area
 • Land9,590 km2 (3,703 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total767,598
GDP
[2]
 • MSA$54.072 billion (2022)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)

As defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, and used by the U.S. Census Bureau for statistical purposes only,[3] the Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, is an area consisting of six counties in central South Carolina, anchored by the city of Columbia. The current population has an estimation of 837,092. It is the second-largest metropolitan statistical area in the state of South Carolina, since the Anderson metropolitan statistical area was combined with Greenville's following the 2010 census.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference GR2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Total Gross Domestic Product for Columbia, SC (MSA)". Federal Reserve Economic Data. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
  3. ^ See section 5 for definition and proper use of metropolitan statistical area