Hilton Head Island–Bluffton metropolitan area

Hilton Head Island–Bluffton Metropolitan Area
Hilton Head Island–Bluffton–Port Royal, SC
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Harbour Town Marina in Sea Pines Resort with the
Harbour Town Lighthouse
Map of Hilton Head Island–Bluffton–Port Royal, SC
MSA
Country United States
State South Carolina
Largest cityHilton Head Island
Other cities
Area
  Total
1,231 sq mi (3,190 km2)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
215,908
GDP
  Total$12.497 billion (2022)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)

The Hilton Head Island metropolitan area, officially the Hilton Head Island–Bluffton–Port Royal, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is a metropolitan statistical area consisting of the two southernmost counties in the Lowcountry region of South Carolina, centered on the resort town of Hilton Head Island. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 215,908. Prior to March 2013, the region was considered a micropolitan statistical area.