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Counties in South Carolina by real GDP growth

Lancaster County had the highest real GDP growth of 46 counties in 2016, at 16.9%. Laurens County had the lowest, at -12.7%. The median was 3.1% and the figure for South Carolina was 3.4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest16.9Lancaster County
Lowest-12.7Laurens County
Median3.146 counties
South Carolina3.4History

All counties, 2016

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Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 16.9 %16.9Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 10.1 %10.1Lee CountyLee County: 8 %8Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 7.3 %7.3Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 7.2 %7.2Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 6.1 %6.1Allendale CountyAllendale County: 5.5 %5.5Anderson CountyAnderson County: 5.5 %5.5Lexington CountyLexington County: 5.2 %5.2Charleston CountyCharleston County: 5.1 %5.1Pickens CountyPickens County: 4.7 %4.7Dillon CountyDillon County: 4.3 %4.3Union CountyUnion County: 4.2 %4.2York CountyYork County: 4 %4Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 3.9 %3.9Greenville CountyGreenville County: 3.7 %3.7Horry CountyHorry County: 3.7 %3.7Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 3.5 %3.5Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 3.4 %3.4Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 3.3 %3.3Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 3.1 %3.1Jasper CountyJasper County: 3.1 %3.1Sumter CountySumter County: 3.1 %3.1Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 3 %3Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 2.8 %2.8Florence CountyFlorence County: 2.7 %2.7Newberry CountyNewberry County: 2.7 %2.7Richland CountyRichland County: 2.2 %2.2Hampton CountyHampton County: 1.6 %1.6McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 1.6 %1.6Marion CountyMarion County: 1.4 %1.4Oconee CountyOconee County: 1 %1Chester CountyChester County: 0.6 %0.6Darlington CountyDarlington County: 0.3 %0.3Colleton CountyColleton County: 0.2 %0.2Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 0.1 %0.1Aiken CountyAiken County: 0 %0Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: -0.1 %-0.1Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: -2.1 %-2.1Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: -2.3 %-2.3Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: -2.8 %-2.8Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: -3.2 %-3.2Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: -3.4 %-3.4Saluda CountySaluda County: -4.8 %-4.8Kershaw CountyKershaw County: -5.8 %-5.8Laurens CountyLaurens County: -12.7 %-12.7
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Lancaster County16.9+6.7 pts
2Fairfield County10.1+0.4 pts
3Lee County8+10.3 pts
4Berkeley County7.3+0.7 pts
5Dorchester County7.2+4.4 pts
6Spartanburg County6.1+1.9 pts
7Allendale County5.5+14.4 pts
7Anderson County5.5+2.3 pts
9Lexington County5.2+1.2 pts
10Charleston County5.1+0.7 pts
11Pickens County4.7+5 pts
12Dillon County4.3+4.8 pts
13Union County4.2+3.9 pts
14York County4-0.4 pts
15Cherokee County3.9+0.6 pts
16Greenville County3.7-2.6 pts
16Horry County3.7+1 pts
18Marlboro County3.5+4.2 pts
19Calhoun County3.4-5.4 pts
20Edgefield County3.3+1.1 pts
21Chesterfield County3.1-2.9 pts
21Jasper County3.1-6.4 pts
21Sumter County3.1+3 pts
24Beaufort County3+2.3 pts
25Bamberg County2.8+11.5 pts
26Florence County2.7+0.3 pts
26Newberry County2.7-1.6 pts
28Richland County2.2+1 pts
29Hampton County1.6+2.6 pts
29McCormick County1.6-2.2 pts
31Marion County1.4+3.9 pts
32Oconee County1-6.4 pts
33Chester County0.6-6.5 pts
34Darlington County0.3-3.2 pts
35Colleton County0.2-0.8 pts
36Clarendon County0.1+0.6 pts
37Aiken County0-3.3 pts
38Abbeville County-0.1+3.8 pts
39Williamsburg County-2.1-6.7 pts
40Orangeburg County-2.3-1.8 pts
41Georgetown County-2.8-1.3 pts
42Barnwell County-3.2-0.4 pts
43Greenwood County-3.4-5.4 pts
44Saluda County-4.8-13.3 pts
45Kershaw County-5.8-15.4 pts
46Laurens County-12.7-5.3 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?

Lancaster County, with 16.9% in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Laurens County, with -12.7% in 2016.

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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