Counties in South Carolina by real GDP growth

Laurens County had the highest real GDP growth of 46 counties in 2013, at 55.2%. Allendale County had the lowest, at -9%. The median was 2.5% and the figure for South Carolina was 2.4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest55.2Laurens County
Median2.546 counties
South Carolina2.4History

All counties, 2013

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Laurens CountyLaurens County: 55.2 %55.2Saluda CountySaluda County: 14.4 %14.4McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 13.7 %13.7Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 10.9 %10.9Darlington CountyDarlington County: 9.9 %9.9Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 9.3 %9.3Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 9 %9Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 8.8 %8.8Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 8.8 %8.8Jasper CountyJasper County: 6.9 %6.9Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 6.3 %6.3Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 6.2 %6.2Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 5.9 %5.9Lexington CountyLexington County: 5 %5Horry CountyHorry County: 4.8 %4.8Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 4.2 %4.2Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 4.1 %4.1Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 4.1 %4.1Union CountyUnion County: 3.3 %3.3Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 3 %3York CountyYork County: 3 %3Florence CountyFlorence County: 2.8 %2.8Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 2.5 %2.5Chester CountyChester County: 2.5 %2.5Richland CountyRichland County: 2.4 %2.4Oconee CountyOconee County: 2.3 %2.3Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 1.6 %1.6Pickens CountyPickens County: 1.2 %1.2Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 1 %1Greenville CountyGreenville County: 1 %1Newberry CountyNewberry County: 1 %1Sumter CountySumter County: 0.1 %0.1Colleton CountyColleton County: 0 %0Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: -0.1 %-0.1Marion CountyMarion County: -0.1 %-0.1Anderson CountyAnderson County: -0.2 %-0.2Charleston CountyCharleston County: -0.2 %-0.2Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: -0.4 %-0.4Dorchester CountyDorchester County: -1.4 %-1.4Hampton CountyHampton County: -1.5 %-1.5Dillon CountyDillon County: -2 %-2Aiken CountyAiken County: -2.6 %-2.6Kershaw CountyKershaw County: -3 %-3Lee CountyLee County: -4.7 %-4.7Cherokee CountyCherokee County: -8.4 %-8.4Allendale CountyAllendale County: -9 %-9
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Laurens County55.2+44.4 pts
2Saluda County14.4+9.4 pts
3McCormick County13.7+13.7 pts
4Lancaster County10.9+4.2 pts
5Darlington County9.9+7.4 pts
6Marlboro County9.3+11.7 pts
7Chesterfield County9+6.4 pts
8Abbeville County8.8+10.8 pts
8Calhoun County8.8+24.3 pts
10Jasper County6.9+6.9 pts
11Fairfield County6.3-9.6 pts
12Bamberg County6.2+20.2 pts
13Edgefield County5.9+9.1 pts
14Lexington County5+6.1 pts
15Horry County4.8+5.6 pts
16Orangeburg County4.2+4.8 pts
17Beaufort County4.1+3.4 pts
17Clarendon County4.1+8.4 pts
19Union County3.3+5.4 pts
20Williamsburg County3+18.9 pts
20York County3+0.2 pts
22Florence County2.8+1.4 pts
23Berkeley County2.5-5.8 pts
23Chester County2.5-1.9 pts
25Richland County2.4+3 pts
26Oconee County2.3-2.7 pts
27Spartanburg County1.6+2.9 pts
28Pickens County1.2+1.9 pts
29Georgetown County1+7 pts
29Greenville County1+0.4 pts
29Newberry County1-0.6 pts
32Sumter County0.1-2.7 pts
33Colleton County0+14.2 pts
34Greenwood County-0.1+3.3 pts
34Marion County-0.1+5.1 pts
36Anderson County-0.2-3.1 pts
36Charleston County-0.2-5.8 pts
38Barnwell County-0.4+4 pts
39Dorchester County-1.4-2.6 pts
40Hampton County-1.5+6.7 pts
41Dillon County-2-2.9 pts
42Aiken County-2.6-1.1 pts
43Kershaw County-3-9.7 pts
44Lee County-4.7-2.7 pts
45Cherokee County-8.4-7.9 pts
46Allendale County-9-4.4 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?

Laurens County, with 55.2% in 2013, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Allendale County, with -9% in 2013.

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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