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Beaufort County, South Carolina. Beaufort County (/ËbjuËfÉrt/ BEW-fÉrt) is a county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2010 census, its population was 162,233. Its county seat is Beaufort. Beaufort County is part of the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.