EXHIBIT 31.1

RULE 13A‑14(A) CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

I, Robert R. Hill, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10‑K/A of South State Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

/s/ Robert R. Hill, Jr.

Robert R. Hill, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: March 6, 2020