State Facts

Full Name

State of South Carolina

Admitted to the Union (Rank)

May 23, 1788 (8th)

Population 2000 (Rank)

4,012,012 (26th)

Land Area (Rank)

30,109 square miles; 77,893 square kilometers (40th)

Capital

Columbia

Postal Abbreviation

SC

State Nickname

Palmetto State

Motto

Animis opibusque parati (Prepared in mind and resources), Dum spiro spero (While I breathe, I hope)

Song

“Carolina” (music by Anne Custis Burgess, words by Henry Timrod)

State Symbols

Flower: Carolina yellow jessamine
Tree: Palmetto tree
Bird: Carolina wren

Economy

Agriculture:
- Tobacco,
- poultry,
- cattle,
- hogs,
- dairy products,
- soybeans
Industry:
- Textile goods,
- chemical products,
- paper products,
- machinery,
- tourism