Counties in South Carolina by real GDP growth

Lancaster County had the highest real GDP growth of 46 counties in 2017, at 8.8%. Laurens County had the lowest, at -16.4%. The median was 1% and the figure for South Carolina was 2%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Lowest-16.4Laurens County
Median146 counties
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All counties, 2017

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Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 8.8 %8.8York CountyYork County: 7.6 %7.6Horry CountyHorry County: 5.8 %5.8Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 4.5 %4.5Allendale CountyAllendale County: 3.9 %3.9Greenville CountyGreenville County: 3.9 %3.9Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 3.8 %3.8Jasper CountyJasper County: 3.1 %3.1Sumter CountySumter County: 2.8 %2.8Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 2.8 %2.8Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 2.5 %2.5Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 2.3 %2.3Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 1.9 %1.9Charleston CountyCharleston County: 1.9 %1.9Richland CountyRichland County: 1.8 %1.8Saluda CountySaluda County: 1.8 %1.8Colleton CountyColleton County: 1.7 %1.7Chester CountyChester County: 1.6 %1.6Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 1.5 %1.5Aiken CountyAiken County: 1.4 %1.4Lee CountyLee County: 1.4 %1.4Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 1.2 %1.2Anderson CountyAnderson County: 1 %1Pickens CountyPickens County: 1 %1Florence CountyFlorence County: 0.6 %0.6Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 0.5 %0.5Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 0.3 %0.3McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 0.2 %0.2Darlington CountyDarlington County: 0.1 %0.1Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: -0.1 %-0.1Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: -0.3 %-0.3Lexington CountyLexington County: -0.5 %-0.5Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: -0.7 %-0.7Newberry CountyNewberry County: -1.1 %-1.1Hampton CountyHampton County: -1.2 %-1.2Union CountyUnion County: -1.3 %-1.3Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: -1.7 %-1.7Marion CountyMarion County: -3.4 %-3.4Clarendon CountyClarendon County: -3.5 %-3.5Kershaw CountyKershaw County: -3.5 %-3.5Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: -4.1 %-4.1Oconee CountyOconee County: -4.1 %-4.1Bamberg CountyBamberg County: -4.6 %-4.6Dillon CountyDillon County: -5.5 %-5.5Fairfield CountyFairfield County: -10.5 %-10.5Laurens CountyLaurens County: -16.4 %-16.4
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Lancaster County8.8-8.1 pts
2York County7.6+3.6 pts
3Horry County5.8+2.1 pts
4Spartanburg County4.5-1.6 pts
5Allendale County3.9-1.6 pts
5Greenville County3.9+0.2 pts
7Edgefield County3.8+0.5 pts
8Jasper County3.10 pts
9Sumter County2.8-0.3 pts
9Williamsburg County2.8+4.9 pts
11Dorchester County2.5-4.7 pts
12Orangeburg County2.3+4.6 pts
13Berkeley County1.9-5.4 pts
13Charleston County1.9-3.2 pts
15Richland County1.8-0.4 pts
15Saluda County1.8+6.6 pts
17Colleton County1.7+1.5 pts
18Chester County1.6+1 pts
19Cherokee County1.5-2.4 pts
20Aiken County1.4+1.4 pts
20Lee County1.4-6.6 pts
22Marlboro County1.2-2.3 pts
23Anderson County1-4.5 pts
23Pickens County1-3.7 pts
25Florence County0.6-2.1 pts
26Abbeville County0.5+0.6 pts
27Beaufort County0.3-2.7 pts
28McCormick County0.2-1.4 pts
29Darlington County0.1-0.2 pts
30Georgetown County-0.1+2.7 pts
31Chesterfield County-0.3-3.4 pts
32Lexington County-0.5-5.7 pts
33Calhoun County-0.7-4.1 pts
34Newberry County-1.1-3.8 pts
35Hampton County-1.2-2.8 pts
36Union County-1.3-5.5 pts
37Greenwood County-1.7+1.7 pts
38Marion County-3.4-4.8 pts
39Clarendon County-3.5-3.6 pts
39Kershaw County-3.5+2.3 pts
41Barnwell County-4.1-0.9 pts
41Oconee County-4.1-5.1 pts
43Bamberg County-4.6-7.4 pts
44Dillon County-5.5-9.8 pts
45Fairfield County-10.5-20.6 pts
46Laurens County-16.4-3.7 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?

Lancaster County, with 8.8% in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Laurens County, with -16.4% in 2017.

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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