There are 266 Starbucks locations in South Carolina as of March 2026, ranking it #19 among US states by store count. South Carolina accounts for 1.8% of all 14,902 US Starbucks stores. Of these, 149 (56.0%) have drive-throughs.
Columbia has the most Starbucks locations in South Carolina with 28 stores, followed by Greenville (20) and Charleston (18). The top 10 cities account for 134 of the state's 266 locations.
| City | Starbucks Locations |
|---|---|
| Columbia | 28 |
| Greenville | 20 |
| Charleston | 18 |
| Myrtle Beach | 17 |
| Spartanburg | 13 |
| Summerville | 9 |
| Anderson | 8 |
| Mt. Pleasant | 8 |
| Fort Mill | 7 |
| Bluffton | 6 |
South Carolina has 149 Starbucks drive-through locations, which is 56.0% of all stores in the state. This is below the national average of approximately 70%.
With a population of approximately 5,373,555, South Carolina has 5.0 Starbucks locations per 100,000 residents — or roughly one store for every 20,201 people. The average distance to the nearest Starbucks in South Carolina is 2.26 miles, with the most isolated store 26.8 miles from its nearest neighbor.
Of the 266 Starbucks locations in South Carolina, 160 (60.2%) are company-operated and 106 (39.8%) are licensed stores. Company-operated stores are directly managed by Starbucks, while licensed stores operate inside grocery stores, airports, hotels, and other venues.
Get the complete dataset of all 266 Starbucks locations in South Carolina with 20 verified data fields: GPS coordinates, drive-through status, operating hours, ownership type, phone number, and nearest-store distance.
Download US Dataset — $49Includes all 14,902 US locations across 50 states. CSV format, instant download.
View all US state statistics →
Source: Starbucks Locations IQ, updated March 2026. 266 verified store locations in South Carolina. Population data from US Census Bureau 2024 estimates. Download free 50-row sample.