Hampton County, South Carolina, USA

Hampton County is a county in South Carolina’s Lowcountry. It was created from part of Beaufort County in 1878. Hampton, incorporated in 1879 as Hampton Courthouse, is the county seat. Parts of the original county later became portions of Jasper and Allendale counties. Farming and forestry have long contributed to its economy, with crops including corn, soybeans, wheat and cotton.