Chester County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 32,294. Its county seat is Chester. Situated in the rolling hills of South Carolina’s eastern Piedmont, Chester is bounded on the east by the Catawba River and on the west by the Broad River.
Chester is a small rural city in Chester County, South Carolina. The population was 5,269 at the 2020 census, up from 5,607 at the 2010 census. Cheste, known as the Pretty Little City on the Hill, is the county seat of Chester County. Other towns include Great Falls, Fort Lawn, Lowrys, and Richburg.