| Metropolitan/Nonmetropolitan | County | Total law enforcement employees | Total officers | Total civilians |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Counties | Aiken | 146 | 112 | 34 |
| Anderson | 284 | 186 | 98 | |
| Berkeley | 188 | 124 | 64 | |
| Calhoun | 24 | 22 | 2 | |
| Charleston | 675 | 250 | 425 | |
| Darlington | 69 | 62 | 7 | |
| Dorchester | 178 | 95 | 83 | |
| Edgefield | 58 | 29 | 29 | |
| Fairfield | 50 | 43 | 7 | |
| Florence | 229 | 117 | 112 | |
| Greenville | 445 | 357 | 88 | |
| Horry | 220 | 40 | 180 | |
| Horry County Police Department | 277 | 250 | 27 | |
| Kershaw | 71 | 59 | 12 | |
| Laurens | 115 | 57 | 58 | |
| Lexington | 352 | 220 | 132 | |
| Pickens | 129 | 91 | 38 | |
| Richland | 499 | 461 | 38 | |
| Saluda | 55 | 18 | 37 | |
| Spartanburg | 318 | 289 | 29 | |
| Sumter | 125 | 115 | 10 | |
| York | 186 | 153 | 33 | |
| Nonmetropolitan Counties | Abbeville | 49 | 27 | 22 |
| Allendale | 14 | 12 | 2 | |
| Bamberg | 14 | 11 | 3 | |
| Barnwell | 43 | 26 | 17 | |
| Beaufort | 214 | 193 | 21 | |
| Cherokee | 93 | 45 | 48 | |
| Chester | 76 | 43 | 33 | |
| Chesterfield | 67 | 44 | 23 | |
| Clarendon | 43 | 34 | 9 | |
| Colleton | 127 | 61 | 66 | |
| Dillon | 80 | 33 | 47 | |
| Georgetown | 89 | 74 | 15 | |
| Greenwood | 112 | 69 | 43 | |
| Hampton | 26 | 20 | 6 | |
| Jasper | 35 | 30 | 5 | |
| Lancaster | 114 | 70 | 44 | |
| Lee | 29 | 25 | 4 | |
| Marion | 43 | 37 | 6 | |
| Marlboro | 28 | 24 | 4 | |
| McCormick | 28 | 14 | 14 | |
| Newberry | 93 | 48 | 45 | |
| Oconee | 128 | 79 | 49 | |
| Orangeburg | 97 | 76 | 21 | |
| Union | 51 | 28 | 23 | |
| Williamsburg | 66 | 32 | 34 |
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