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Payday Loan Stores in South Carolina
398 payday, installment and title loan stores of 13 chains operate in 88 cities and towns across South Carolina — 7.6 stores per 100,000 residents, compared with 2.6 nationwide.
- Loan stores
- 398
- Store chains
- 13
- Stores per 100k people
- 7.6
- Bank branches
- 1,197
- Median household income
- $69,406
- Poverty rate
- 14.4%
Loan stores by city in South Carolina
Pick a city for the full list of stores with addresses, phone numbers and hours, or scroll down for the smaller towns.
- Columbia · 25
- Charleston · 21
- Greenville · 18
- Florence · 13
- Anderson · 11
- Spartanburg · 11
- Summerville · 11
- Rock Hill · 10
- Beaufort · 9
- Myrtle Beach · 9
- Sumter · 9
- Aiken · 8
- Greenwood · 8
- West Columbia · 8
- Conway · 7
- Easley · 7
- Lexington · 7
- Simpsonville · 7
- Lancaster · 6
- North Charleston · 6
- Fort Mill · 5
- Greer · 5
- Goose Creek · 4
- Mount Pleasant · 4
- Bluffton · 1
Loan store chains in South Carolina
| Lender | Stores in SC | Cities | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| TitleMax | 79 | 54 | titlemax.com |
| Security Finance | 76 | 69 | securityfinance.com |
| Advance America | 46 | 43 | advanceamerica.net |
| OneMain Financial | 45 | 37 | onemainfinancial.com |
| 1st Franklin Financial | 43 | 42 | 1ffc.com |
| Check 'n Go | 35 | 30 | checkngo.com |
| Lendmark Financial Services | 24 | 21 | lendmarkfinancial.com |
| Mariner Finance | 15 | 14 | marinerfinance.com |
| ACE Cash Express | 14 | 11 | acecashexpress.com |
| Check Into Cash | 11 | 11 | checkintocash.com |
| loanDepot | 7 | 6 | loandepot.com |
| Always Money | 2 | 2 | alwaysmoney.com |
| Approved Cash | 1 | 1 | approvedcashadvance.com |
Where loan stores cluster in South Carolina
Cities ranked by loan stores per 100,000 residents, with local median household income and poverty rate. Statewide: 7.6 stores per 100k, median income $69,406.
| City | Stores | Per 100k people | Median income | Poverty rate | Biggest chain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Columbia | 8 | 15.3 | $63,086 | 13.0% | TitleMax |
| Beaufort | 9 | 15.1 | $72,094 | 16.1% | 1st Franklin Financial |
| Greenwood | 8 | 14.8 | $48,611 | 16.7% | 1st Franklin Financial |
| Florence | 13 | 14.2 | $61,793 | 17.8% | Lendmark Financial Services |
| Lancaster | 6 | 11.6 | $59,039 | 17.4% | 1st Franklin Financial |
| Anderson | 11 | 11.0 | $59,984 | 16.4% | OneMain Financial |
| Sumter | 9 | 10.8 | $55,908 | 14.9% | Security Finance |
| Aiken | 8 | 10.7 | $71,318 | 14.7% | TitleMax |
| Easley | 7 | 10.2 | $69,437 | 11.6% | 1st Franklin Financial |
| Charleston | 21 | 10.1 | $84,177 | 13.7% | TitleMax |
| Spartanburg | 11 | 9.3 | $55,526 | 20.3% | TitleMax |
| Conway | 7 | 8.7 | $61,633 | 16.2% | 1st Franklin Financial |
| Rock Hill | 10 | 8.6 | $71,533 | 11.3% | OneMain Financial |
| North Charleston | 6 | 7.9 | $61,687 | 14.2% | ACE Cash Express |
| Greenville | 18 | 7.8 | $63,701 | 14.9% | TitleMax |
Loan stores in smaller towns of South Carolina
Other cities and towns in South Carolina with loan stores, and the number of stores in each.
- Abbeville 1
- Allendale 1
- Bamberg 1
- Barnwell 3
- Batesburg 1
- Bennettsville 4
- Bishopville 1
- Boiling Springs 6
- Camden 5
- Cayce 2
- Cheraw 4
- Chesnee 1
- Chester 3
- Clinton 2
- Clover 1
- Darlington 3
- Dillon 4
- Edgefield 1
- Elloree 1
- Fountain Inn 1
- Gaffney 5
- Georgetown 5
- Hampton 3
- Hardeeville 2
- Hartsville 6
- Hilton Head Island 1
- Holly Hill 1
- Hollywood 1
- Irmo 3
- Johnsonville 1
- Kingstree 3
- Lake City 3
- Landrum 1
- Latta 1
- Laurens 5
- Leesville 3
- Little River 1
- Loris 2
- Lugoff 1
- Manning 4
- Marion 2
- McCormick 1
- Moncks Corner 6
- Mullins 4
- Newberry 5
- North Augusta 8
- North Myrtle Beach 1
- Orangeburg 9
- Pageland 1
- Pelzer 1
- Piedmont 2
- Port Royal 1
- Ridgeland 2
- Saint George 1
- Saint Matthews 1
- Saluda 1
- Seneca 6
- Swansea 1
- Taylors 3
- Union 2
- Walterboro 6
- Winnsboro 2
- York 4
Loan stores: storefront locations of major payday, installment and title lenders; online-only lenders and small independent stores are not included. Population, income and poverty: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.