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Counties in South Carolina by real GDP growth

Lancaster County had the highest real GDP growth of 46 counties in 2015, at 10.2%. Allendale County had the lowest, at -8.9%. The median was 2.8% and the figure for South Carolina was 3.5%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest10.2Lancaster County
Lowest-8.9Allendale County
Median2.846 counties
South Carolina3.5History

All counties, 2015

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Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 10.2 %10.2Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 9.7 %9.7Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 9.6 %9.6Jasper CountyJasper County: 9.5 %9.5Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 8.8 %8.8Saluda CountySaluda County: 8.5 %8.5Oconee CountyOconee County: 7.4 %7.4Chester CountyChester County: 7.1 %7.1Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 6.6 %6.6Greenville CountyGreenville County: 6.3 %6.3Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 6 %6Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 4.6 %4.6Charleston CountyCharleston County: 4.4 %4.4York CountyYork County: 4.4 %4.4Newberry CountyNewberry County: 4.3 %4.3Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 4.2 %4.2Lexington CountyLexington County: 4 %4McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 3.8 %3.8Darlington CountyDarlington County: 3.5 %3.5Aiken CountyAiken County: 3.3 %3.3Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 3.3 %3.3Anderson CountyAnderson County: 3.2 %3.2Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 2.8 %2.8Horry CountyHorry County: 2.7 %2.7Florence CountyFlorence County: 2.4 %2.4Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 2.2 %2.2Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 2 %2Richland CountyRichland County: 1.2 %1.2Colleton CountyColleton County: 1 %1Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 0.7 %0.7Union CountyUnion County: 0.3 %0.3Sumter CountySumter County: 0.1 %0.1Pickens CountyPickens County: -0.3 %-0.3Clarendon CountyClarendon County: -0.5 %-0.5Dillon CountyDillon County: -0.5 %-0.5Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: -0.5 %-0.5Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: -0.7 %-0.7Hampton CountyHampton County: -1 %-1Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: -1.5 %-1.5Lee CountyLee County: -2.3 %-2.3Marion CountyMarion County: -2.5 %-2.5Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: -2.8 %-2.8Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: -3.9 %-3.9Laurens CountyLaurens County: -7.4 %-7.4Bamberg CountyBamberg County: -8.7 %-8.7Allendale CountyAllendale County: -8.9 %-8.9
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Lancaster County10.2-1.3 pts
2Fairfield County9.7+5.1 pts
3Kershaw County9.6+10.1 pts
4Jasper County9.5+6.5 pts
5Calhoun County8.8+9.9 pts
6Saluda County8.5+7.5 pts
7Oconee County7.4+5.7 pts
8Chester County7.1+6.6 pts
9Berkeley County6.6+4.3 pts
10Greenville County6.3+2.4 pts
11Chesterfield County6+3.1 pts
12Williamsburg County4.6+5.2 pts
13Charleston County4.4+1.1 pts
13York County4.4+2.7 pts
15Newberry County4.3+7.5 pts
16Spartanburg County4.2+1.9 pts
17Lexington County4-3.3 pts
18McCormick County3.8+5.5 pts
19Darlington County3.5+2.7 pts
20Aiken County3.3+4.4 pts
20Cherokee County3.3+1.8 pts
22Anderson County3.2+3.9 pts
23Dorchester County2.8+3.3 pts
24Horry County2.7-3.5 pts
25Florence County2.4-3.1 pts
26Edgefield County2.2+0.5 pts
27Greenwood County2-0.2 pts
28Richland County1.2-1.1 pts
29Colleton County1+2.8 pts
30Beaufort County0.7-2.3 pts
31Union County0.3-4.9 pts
32Sumter County0.1+1.5 pts
33Pickens County-0.3-1.2 pts
34Clarendon County-0.5+5.9 pts
34Dillon County-0.5-5.8 pts
34Orangeburg County-0.5+1.8 pts
37Marlboro County-0.7+3.6 pts
38Hampton County-1-1.2 pts
39Georgetown County-1.5-13.1 pts
40Lee County-2.3+8.5 pts
41Marion County-2.5-1.7 pts
42Barnwell County-2.8-8.7 pts
43Abbeville County-3.9-5.7 pts
44Laurens County-7.4-20.1 pts
45Bamberg County-8.7-15.3 pts
46Allendale County-8.9-1.9 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?

Lancaster County, with 10.2% in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Allendale County, with -8.9% in 2015.

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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