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Counties in South Carolina by real GDP growth, 2024

Calhoun County had the highest real GDP growth of 46 counties in 2024, at 15.3%. Edgefield County had the lowest, at -1.9%. The median was 4.3% and the figure for South Carolina was 4.9%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest15.3Calhoun County
Lowest-1.9Edgefield County
Median4.346 counties
South Carolina4.9History

All counties, 2024

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Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 15.3 %15.3Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 10.9 %10.9McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 10.6 %10.6Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 10.1 %10.1Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 8.6 %8.6Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 8.5 %8.5Chester CountyChester County: 8.4 %8.4Hampton CountyHampton County: 8.1 %8.1Saluda CountySaluda County: 8.1 %8.1Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 7.9 %7.9Colleton CountyColleton County: 7.7 %7.7Marion CountyMarion County: 7.7 %7.7Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 7.6 %7.6Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 6.1 %6.1Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 6.1 %6.1Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 5.6 %5.6Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 5.5 %5.5Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 5.2 %5.2Lexington CountyLexington County: 4.8 %4.8Charleston CountyCharleston County: 4.7 %4.7Richland CountyRichland County: 4.4 %4.4York CountyYork County: 4.4 %4.4Horry CountyHorry County: 4.3 %4.3Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 4.2 %4.2Greenville CountyGreenville County: 4.1 %4.1Jasper CountyJasper County: 4 %4Sumter CountySumter County: 4 %4Pickens CountyPickens County: 3.9 %3.9Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 3.8 %3.8Anderson CountyAnderson County: 3.6 %3.6Florence CountyFlorence County: 3.6 %3.6Dillon CountyDillon County: 3.5 %3.5Oconee CountyOconee County: 3.3 %3.3Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 3.1 %3.1Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 3.1 %3.1Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 2.9 %2.9Laurens CountyLaurens County: 2.9 %2.9Lee CountyLee County: 2.9 %2.9Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 2.8 %2.8Union CountyUnion County: 2.8 %2.8Aiken CountyAiken County: 2.7 %2.7Newberry CountyNewberry County: 2.4 %2.4Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 1.4 %1.4Allendale CountyAllendale County: 1.3 %1.3Darlington CountyDarlington County: -0.1 %-0.1Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: -1.9 %-1.9
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Calhoun County15.3+15.4 pts
2Abbeville County10.9+13.3 pts
3McCormick County10.6+10.5 pts
4Kershaw County10.1+3.3 pts
5Berkeley County8.6-3.7 pts
6Orangeburg County8.5+10.6 pts
7Chester County8.4+3 pts
8Hampton County8.1+6.6 pts
8Saluda County8.1+14 pts
10Bamberg County7.9+7 pts
11Colleton County7.7+5.7 pts
11Marion County7.7+0.3 pts
13Lancaster County7.6+2 pts
14Dorchester County6.1+1.7 pts
14Williamsburg County6.1+3.2 pts
16Fairfield County5.6+4.4 pts
17Cherokee County5.5+13.4 pts
18Georgetown County5.2+1.2 pts
19Lexington County4.8+1.8 pts
20Charleston County4.7-1.7 pts
21Richland County4.4+1.5 pts
21York County4.4+2 pts
23Horry County4.3-3.3 pts
24Marlboro County4.2+8.2 pts
25Greenville County4.1+1.4 pts
26Jasper County4-1.8 pts
26Sumter County4+5.1 pts
28Pickens County3.9-2.5 pts
29Spartanburg County3.8+1.7 pts
30Anderson County3.6+0.9 pts
30Florence County3.6+0.3 pts
32Dillon County3.5+2 pts
33Oconee County3.30 pts
34Barnwell County3.1-6.9 pts
34Greenwood County3.1+2.1 pts
36Clarendon County2.9-5.9 pts
36Laurens County2.9+2.1 pts
36Lee County2.9+7.1 pts
39Beaufort County2.8+1.5 pts
39Union County2.8+2.2 pts
41Aiken County2.7-0.4 pts
42Newberry County2.4+3.2 pts
43Chesterfield County1.4+3.6 pts
44Allendale County1.3-3 pts
45Darlington County-0.1+0.2 pts
46Edgefield County-1.9-10.7 pts

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About this ranking

Annual percentage change of GDP in chain-linked volumes, or at constant prices in the World Bank series.

Each value comes from one official source for that place: national statistics offices, Eurostat, for the United States the Bureau of Economic Analysis or, for other countries and the World, the World Bank. Annual values compare one calendar year with the previous one; quarterly values compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier. Past values can be revised. United States figures come from BEA tables SAGDP11 for the nation and states and CAGDP11 for counties. Growth in small counties can swing widely from year to year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Calhoun County, with 15.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Edgefield County, with -1.9% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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