Counties in South Carolina by real GDP growth

Barnwell County had the highest real GDP growth of 46 counties in 2018, at 9.5%. Fairfield County had the lowest, at -29%. The median was 2.6% and the figure for South Carolina was 3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest9.5Barnwell County
Median2.646 counties
South Carolina3History

All counties, 2018

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Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 9.5 %9.5Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 9 %9Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 6.9 %6.9Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 6.5 %6.5Union CountyUnion County: 6 %6Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 5.8 %5.8Chester CountyChester County: 5.7 %5.7Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 5.4 %5.4Marion CountyMarion County: 5.4 %5.4Pickens CountyPickens County: 5.1 %5.1Hampton CountyHampton County: 4.8 %4.8Dillon CountyDillon County: 4.7 %4.7Anderson CountyAnderson County: 4.5 %4.5Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 4.1 %4.1Greenville CountyGreenville County: 4 %4Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 3.6 %3.6Lexington CountyLexington County: 3.4 %3.4Lee CountyLee County: 3.3 %3.3Sumter CountySumter County: 3.1 %3.1Charleston CountyCharleston County: 3 %3Horry CountyHorry County: 2.9 %2.9Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 2.6 %2.6Richland CountyRichland County: 2.6 %2.6Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 2.6 %2.6York CountyYork County: 2.6 %2.6Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 2.3 %2.3Aiken CountyAiken County: 2.2 %2.2Colleton CountyColleton County: 2.2 %2.2Jasper CountyJasper County: 2 %2Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 1.8 %1.8Newberry CountyNewberry County: 1.8 %1.8McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 1.2 %1.2Florence CountyFlorence County: 0.4 %0.4Darlington CountyDarlington County: -0.1 %-0.1Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: -0.2 %-0.2Allendale CountyAllendale County: -0.3 %-0.3Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: -0.3 %-0.3Bamberg CountyBamberg County: -0.4 %-0.4Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: -0.5 %-0.5Laurens CountyLaurens County: -0.6 %-0.6Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: -0.9 %-0.9Oconee CountyOconee County: -1 %-1Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: -2.3 %-2.3Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: -4.6 %-4.6Saluda CountySaluda County: -5.4 %-5.4Fairfield CountyFairfield County: -29 %-29
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Barnwell County9.5+13.6 pts
2Lancaster County9+0.2 pts
3Berkeley County6.9+5 pts
4Dorchester County6.5+4 pts
5Union County6+7.3 pts
6Greenwood County5.8+7.5 pts
7Chester County5.7+4.1 pts
8Beaufort County5.4+5.1 pts
8Marion County5.4+8.8 pts
10Pickens County5.1+4.1 pts
11Hampton County4.8+6 pts
12Dillon County4.7+10.2 pts
13Anderson County4.5+3.5 pts
14Georgetown County4.1+4.2 pts
15Greenville County4+0.1 pts
16Clarendon County3.6+7.1 pts
17Lexington County3.4+3.9 pts
18Lee County3.3+1.9 pts
19Sumter County3.1+0.3 pts
20Charleston County3+1.1 pts
21Horry County2.9-2.9 pts
22Cherokee County2.6+1.1 pts
22Richland County2.6+0.8 pts
22Spartanburg County2.6-1.9 pts
22York County2.6-5 pts
26Williamsburg County2.3-0.5 pts
27Aiken County2.2+0.8 pts
27Colleton County2.2+0.5 pts
29Jasper County2-1.1 pts
30Kershaw County1.8+5.3 pts
30Newberry County1.8+2.9 pts
32McCormick County1.2+1 pts
33Florence County0.4-0.2 pts
34Darlington County-0.1-0.2 pts
35Abbeville County-0.2-0.7 pts
36Allendale County-0.3-4.2 pts
36Chesterfield County-0.30 pts
38Bamberg County-0.4+4.2 pts
39Orangeburg County-0.5-2.8 pts
40Laurens County-0.6+15.8 pts
41Marlboro County-0.9-2.1 pts
42Oconee County-1+3.1 pts
43Calhoun County-2.3-1.6 pts
44Edgefield County-4.6-8.4 pts
45Saluda County-5.4-7.2 pts
46Fairfield County-29-18.5 pts

Other periods

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?

Barnwell County, with 9.5% in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Fairfield County, with -29% in 2018.

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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