| Metropolitan/Nonmetropolitan Counties | County | Total law enforcement employees | Total officers | Total civilians |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Counties | Aiken | 233 | 125 | 108 |
| Anderson | 199 | 178 | 21 | |
| Berkeley | 195 | 127 | 68 | |
| Calhoun | 24 | 22 | 2 | |
| Charleston | 725 | 254 | 471 | |
| Darlington | 69 | 61 | 8 | |
| Dorchester | 149 | 112 | 37 | |
| Edgefield | 63 | 31 | 32 | |
| Fairfield | 51 | 45 | 6 | |
| Florence | 233 | 119 | 114 | |
| Greenville | 477 | 385 | 92 | |
| Horry | 255 | 194 | 61 | |
| Horry County Police Department | 292 | 269 | 23 | |
| Kershaw | 73 | 64 | 9 | |
| Laurens | 109 | 64 | 45 | |
| Lexington | 384 | 241 | 143 | |
| Pickens | 136 | 99 | 37 | |
| Richland | 532 | 491 | 41 | |
| Saluda | 53 | 21 | 32 | |
| Spartanburg | 325 | 296 | 29 | |
| Sumter | 136 | 125 | 11 | |
| York | 305 | 150 | 155 | |
| Nonmetropolitan Counties | Abbeville | 56 | 30 | 26 |
| Allendale | 14 | 11 | 3 | |
| Bamberg | 16 | 13 | 3 | |
| Barnwell | 44 | 26 | 18 | |
| Beaufort | 249 | 223 | 26 | |
| Cherokee | 94 | 47 | 47 | |
| Chester | 84 | 44 | 40 | |
| Chesterfield | 79 | 44 | 35 | |
| Clarendon | 47 | 44 | 3 | |
| Colleton | 136 | 65 | 71 | |
| Dillon | 81 | 30 | 51 | |
| Georgetown | 156 | 74 | 82 | |
| Greenwood | 114 | 70 | 44 | |
| Hampton | 33 | 27 | 6 | |
| Jasper | 31 | 26 | 5 | |
| Lancaster | 121 | 76 | 45 | |
| Lee | 32 | 28 | 4 | |
| Marion | 36 | 31 | 5 | |
| Marlboro | 29 | 24 | 5 | |
| McCormick | 37 | 14 | 23 | |
| Newberry | 91 | 47 | 44 | |
| Oconee | 139 | 82 | 57 | |
| Orangeburg | 112 | 78 | 34 | |
| Union | 51 | 27 | 24 | |
| Williamsburg | 73 | 36 | 37 |
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