Counties in South Carolina by real GDP growth

Laurens County had the highest real GDP growth of 46 counties in 2014, at 12.7%. Lee County had the lowest, at -10.8%. The median was 1.7% and the figure for South Carolina was 3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest12.7Laurens County
Lowest-10.8Lee County
Median1.746 counties
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All counties, 2014

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Laurens CountyLaurens County: 12.7 %12.7Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 11.6 %11.6Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 11.5 %11.5Lexington CountyLexington County: 7.3 %7.3Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 6.6 %6.6Horry CountyHorry County: 6.2 %6.2Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 5.9 %5.9Florence CountyFlorence County: 5.5 %5.5Dillon CountyDillon County: 5.3 %5.3Union CountyUnion County: 5.2 %5.2Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 4.6 %4.6Greenville CountyGreenville County: 3.9 %3.9Charleston CountyCharleston County: 3.3 %3.3Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 3 %3Jasper CountyJasper County: 3 %3Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 2.9 %2.9Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 2.3 %2.3Richland CountyRichland County: 2.3 %2.3Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 2.3 %2.3Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 2.2 %2.2Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 1.8 %1.8Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 1.7 %1.7Oconee CountyOconee County: 1.7 %1.7York CountyYork County: 1.7 %1.7Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 1.5 %1.5Saluda CountySaluda County: 1 %1Pickens CountyPickens County: 0.9 %0.9Darlington CountyDarlington County: 0.8 %0.8Chester CountyChester County: 0.5 %0.5Hampton CountyHampton County: 0.2 %0.2Dorchester CountyDorchester County: -0.5 %-0.5Kershaw CountyKershaw County: -0.5 %-0.5Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: -0.6 %-0.6Anderson CountyAnderson County: -0.7 %-0.7Marion CountyMarion County: -0.8 %-0.8Aiken CountyAiken County: -1.1 %-1.1Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: -1.1 %-1.1Sumter CountySumter County: -1.4 %-1.4McCormick CountyMcCormick County: -1.7 %-1.7Colleton CountyColleton County: -1.8 %-1.8Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: -2.3 %-2.3Newberry CountyNewberry County: -3.2 %-3.2Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: -4.3 %-4.3Clarendon CountyClarendon County: -6.4 %-6.4Allendale CountyAllendale County: -7 %-7Lee CountyLee County: -10.8 %-10.8
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Laurens County12.7-42.5 pts
2Georgetown County11.6+10.6 pts
3Lancaster County11.5+0.6 pts
4Lexington County7.3+2.3 pts
5Bamberg County6.6+0.4 pts
6Horry County6.2+1.4 pts
7Barnwell County5.9+6.3 pts
8Florence County5.5+2.7 pts
9Dillon County5.3+7.3 pts
10Union County5.2+1.9 pts
11Fairfield County4.6-1.7 pts
12Greenville County3.9+2.9 pts
13Charleston County3.3+3.5 pts
14Beaufort County3-1.1 pts
14Jasper County3-3.9 pts
16Chesterfield County2.9-6.1 pts
17Berkeley County2.3-0.2 pts
17Richland County2.3-0.1 pts
17Spartanburg County2.3+0.7 pts
20Greenwood County2.2+2.3 pts
21Abbeville County1.8-7 pts
22Edgefield County1.7-4.2 pts
22Oconee County1.7-0.6 pts
22York County1.7-1.3 pts
25Cherokee County1.5+9.9 pts
26Saluda County1-13.4 pts
27Pickens County0.9-0.3 pts
28Darlington County0.8-9.1 pts
29Chester County0.5-2 pts
30Hampton County0.2+1.7 pts
31Dorchester County-0.5+0.9 pts
31Kershaw County-0.5+2.5 pts
33Williamsburg County-0.6-3.6 pts
34Anderson County-0.7-0.5 pts
35Marion County-0.8-0.7 pts
36Aiken County-1.1+1.5 pts
36Calhoun County-1.1-9.9 pts
38Sumter County-1.4-1.5 pts
39McCormick County-1.7-15.4 pts
40Colleton County-1.8-1.8 pts
41Orangeburg County-2.3-6.5 pts
42Newberry County-3.2-4.2 pts
43Marlboro County-4.3-13.6 pts
44Clarendon County-6.4-10.5 pts
45Allendale County-7+2 pts
46Lee County-10.8-6.1 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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Questions

Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Laurens County, with 12.7% in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Lee County, with -10.8% in 2014.

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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