# Military Bases in South Carolina: All 8 on a Map (List + Data) | InstaMaps

> South Carolina has 8 military bases (1% of the US), #37 by count and #41 per person. From DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Military Bases in South Carolina

South Carolina has **8 military bases**: 1% of the US total of 767\. That ranks **#37 by count** and **#41 per person** (0.15 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* South Carolina has 8 military bases, 1% of the US total of 767.
* That ranks #37 of 51 by count and #41 per person (0.15 per 100,000 residents).
* California has the most, with 72.
* The largest is Fort Jackson, at 52,276 acres.
* Source: DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas (MIRTA), via the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2026.

#41

national rank (per capita)

8

military bases

0.15

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas (MIRTA), via the Bureau of Transportation Statistics](https://www.bts.gov/ntad), 2026\. Each active installation at the centre of its boundary, with its branch and its area in acres from the boundary. Large ranges are one dot each. Reserve and National Guard sites count with their branch. Sites the DoD doesn’t publish are not here.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[South Carolina: 8 rows (CSV)](/downloads/military-bases/south-carolina.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/military-bases/us.csv)

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## All 8 military bases in South Carolina

| # | Name                               | Details                          |
| - | ---------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |
| 1 | Fort Jackson                       | Army · 52,276 acres              |
| 2 | Joint Base Charleston              | Air Force · 22,876 acres         |
| 3 | Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort  | Marine Corps · 16,156 acres      |
| 4 | McEntire Joint National Guard Base | Air National Guard · 2,445 acres |
| 5 | NAVSUPPFAC Beaufort SC             | Navy · 122 acres                 |
| 6 | NG MTA Clarks Hill Reservation     | Army National Guard · 869 acres  |
| 7 | Poinsett Electronic Combat Range   | Air Force · 12,558 acres         |
| 8 | Shaw Air Force Base                | Air Force · 3,403 acres          |

Names as the source gives them. Coordinates for every one are in the CSV.

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