| GENERAL COUNTY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION | |||||||
| Date | Council | Term | Council Meets | ||||
| County | Formed | Form of Government | Method of Election | Members | Length | Council of Government | |
| Abbeville | 1785 | Council | Single Member | 7 | 4 yrs. | 2nd Monday, 7:30pm | Upper Savannah |
| Aiken | 1871 | Council-Administrator | Single Member/ Chair at Large | 9 | 4 yrs. | 1st & 3rd Tuesday, 7:00pm | Lower Savannah |
| Allendale | 1919 | Council | Single Member | 5 | 4 yrs. | 3rd Thursday, 7:00pm | Lower Savannah |
| Anderson | 1826 | Council-Administrator | Single Member | 7 | 2 yrs. | 1st & 3rd Tuesday, 6:00pm | Appalachian |
| Bamberg | 1897 | Council-Administrator | Single Member | 7 | 4 yrs. | 1st & 3rd Monday, 7:00pm | Lower Savannah |
| Barnwell | 1800 | Council | Single Member | 7 | 4 yrs. | 1st Tuesday, 7:00pm | Lower Savannah |
| Beaufort | 1769 | Council-Administrator | Single Member | 11 | 4 yrs. | 2nd & 4th Monday, 4:00pm | Lowcountry |
| Berkeley | 1682 | Council-Supervisor | Single Member | 9 | 4 yrs. | 4th Monday, 7:00pm | Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester |
| Calhoun | 1908 | Council | Single Member | 5 | 4 yrs. | 2nd & 4th Monday, 7:00pm | Lower Savannah |
| Charleston | 1769 | Council-Administrator | Single Member | 9 | 4 yrs. | 1st & 3rd Tuesday, 7:00pm | Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester |
| Cherokee | 1897 | Council-Administrator | Single Member | 7 | 4 yrs. | 1st & 3rd Monday, 5:00pm | Appalachian |
| Chester | 1785 | Council-Supervisor | Single Member | 7 | 4 yrs. | 1st & 3rd Monday, 7:00pm | Catawba |
| Chesterfield | 1785 | Council-Administrator | Single Member | 9 | 4 yrs. | 1st Wednesday, 9:00am | Pee Dee |
| Clarendon | 1785 | Council-Administrator | Single Member/ Chair at Large | 5 | 4 yrs. | 2nd Monday, 5:00pm | Santee Lynches |
| Colleton | 1800 | Council-Administrator | Single Member | 5 | 4 yrs. | 1st Tuesday, 6:00pm | Lowcountry |
| Darlington | 1785 | Council-Administrator | Single Member | 8 | 4 yrs. | 1st & 3rd Monday, 7:00pm | Pee Dee |
| Dillon | 1910 | Council-Administrator | Single Member | 7 | 4 yrs. | 4th Wednesday, 3:30pm | Pee Dee |
| Dorchester | 1897 | Council-Administrator | Single Member | 7 | 4 yrs. | 1st & 3rd Monday, 7:00pm | Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester |
| Edgefield | 1785 | Council-Administrator | Single Member | 5 | 2 yrs. | 1st Tuesday, 6:00pm | Upper Savannah |
| Fairfield | 1785 | Council-Administrator | Single Member | 7 | 4 yrs. | 2nd & 4th Monday, 6:00pm | Central Midlands |
| Florence | 1888 | Council-Administrator | Single Member | 9 | 4 yrs. | 1st & 3rd Thursday, 9:00am | Pee Dee |
| Georgetown | 1769 | Council-Administrator | Single Member | 7 | 4 yrs. | 2nd & 4th Tuesday, 5:30pm | Waccamaw |
| Greenville | 1786 | Council-Administrator | Single Member | 12 | 4 yrs. | 1st & 3rd Tuesday, 6:30pm | Appalachian |
| Greenwood | 1897 | Council-Manager | Single Member | 7 | 4 yrs. | 1st & 3rd Tuesday, 5:30pm | Upper Savannah |
| Hampton | 1878 | Council-Administrator | At Large | 5 | 4 yrs. | 1st & 3rd Monday, 7:00pm | Lowcountry |
| Horry | 1801 | Council-Administrator | Single Member/ Chair at Large | 12 | 4 yrs. | 1st & 3rd Tuesday, 6:00pm | Waccamaw |
| Jasper | 1912 | Council-Administrator | At Large | 5 | 4 yrs. | 1st Monday, 2:00pm | Lowcountry |
| Kershaw | 1791 | Council-Administrator | Single Member/ Chair at Large | 7 | 4 yrs. | 2nd & 4th Tuesday, 5:30pm | Santee Lynches |
| Lancaster | 1785 | Council-Administrator | Single Member | 7 | 4 yrs. | 1st & last Monday, 7:00pm | Catawba |
| Laurens | 1785 | Council | Single Member | 7 | 4 yrs. | 2nd & 4th Tuesday, 5:00pm | Upper Savannah |
| Lee | 1902 | Council-Administrator | Single Member | 7 | 4 yrs. | 2nd Tuesday, 9:00am | Santee Lynches |
| Lexington | 1804 | Council-Administrator | Single Member | 9 | 4 yrs. | 2nd & 4th Tuesday, 4:30pm | Central Midlands |
| Marion | 1800 | Council-Administrator | Single Member | 7 | 4 yrs. | 2nd Tuesday, 9:00am | Pee Dee |
| Marlboro | 1785 | Council-Administrator | Single Member | 8 | 4 yrs. | 2nd Thursday, 6:00pm | Pee Dee |
| McCormick | 1916 | Council-Administrator | Single Member | 5 | 4 yrs. | 3rd Tuesday, 6:00pm | Upper Savannah |
| Newberry | 1785 | Council-Administrator | Single Member | 7 | 4 yrs. | 1st Wednesday, 7:30pm | Central Midlands |
| Oconee | 1868 | Council-Administrator | Single Member | 5 | 4 yrs. | 1st Tuesday, 7:00pm | Appalachian |
| Orangeburg | 1769 | Council-Administrator | Single Member | 7 | 4 yrs. | 1st & 3rd Monday, 5:30pm | Lower Savannah |
| Pickens | 1826 | Council-Administrator | Single Member | 6 | 4 yrs. | 1st Monday, 7:00pm | Appalachian |
| Richland | 1785 | Council-Administrator | Single Member | 11 | 4 yrs. | 1st & 3rd Tuesday, 6:00pm | Central Midlands |
| Saluda | 1895 | Council | Single Member/ Chair at Large | 5 | 4 yrs. | 2nd Monday, 6:00pm | Upper Savannah |
| Spartanburg | 1785 | Council-Administrator | Single Member/ Chair at Large | 7 | 4 yrs. | 3rd Monday, 5:30pm | Appalachian |
| Sumter | 1800 | Council-Administrator | Single Member | 7 | 4 yrs. | 2nd & 4th Tuesday, 6:00pm | Santee Lynches |
| Union | 1785 | Council-Supervisor | Single Member | 7 | 4 yrs. | 2nd Wednesday, 4:30pm | Catawba |
| Williamsburg | 1804 | Council-Supervisor | Single Member | 8 | 4 yrs. | 1st Monday & 3rd Tuesday, 6:30pm | Waccamaw |
| York | 1785 | Council-Manager | Single Member | 7 | 2 yrs. | 1st & 3rd Monday, 6:00pm | Catawba |
| Source: Date formed based on county histories obtained from the South Carolina State Library Reference Room at www.statelibrary.sc.gov | |||||||