SouthState (SSB) POS AM Prospectus update (post-effective amendment)

Exhibit 23.1

J. W. HUNT AND COMPANY, LLP

JOHN C. CREECH, JR., CPA
ANNE H. ROSS, CPA
WILLIAM F. QUATTLEBAUM, CPA, CVA
WILLIAM T. POUNCEY, CPA
DAVID J. FRYER, CPA CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

MEMBERS
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
PRIVATE COMPANIES PRACTICE SECTION AND
CENTER FOR PUBLIC COMPANY AUDIT FIRMS

CPA ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
A WORLDWIDE NETWORK OF ACCOUNTING FIRMS MIDDLEBURG OFFICE PARK
1607 ST. JULIAN PLACE
POST OFFICE BOX 265
COLUMBIA, SC 29202-0265
803-254-8196
866-299-8196
FAX 803-256-1524
jwhunt.com

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Board of Directors

SCBT Financial Corporation

We consent to the inclusion in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 on Form S-3 to Form S-1 Registration Statement (No.333-155208) of our Report dated March 17, 2008, relating to SCBT Financial Corporation’s consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, included in SCBT Financial Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in this Registration Statement.

Columbia, South Carolina
March 10, 2009