Counties in South Carolina by real GDP growth

Calhoun County had the highest real GDP growth of 46 counties in 2019, at 13.8%. Allendale County had the lowest, at -6.9%. The median was 2.3% and the figure for South Carolina was 3.2%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest13.8Calhoun County
Median2.346 counties
South Carolina3.2History

All counties, 2019

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Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 13.8 %13.8Union CountyUnion County: 10.1 %10.1Chester CountyChester County: 6.9 %6.9Jasper CountyJasper County: 6.5 %6.5York CountyYork County: 6.5 %6.5McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 6.3 %6.3Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 5.9 %5.9Saluda CountySaluda County: 5.6 %5.6Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 5.5 %5.5Newberry CountyNewberry County: 5.2 %5.2Charleston CountyCharleston County: 4.9 %4.9Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 4.5 %4.5Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 4.3 %4.3Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 4.3 %4.3Dillon CountyDillon County: 4.2 %4.2Pickens CountyPickens County: 4.1 %4.1Lexington CountyLexington County: 4 %4Horry CountyHorry County: 3.8 %3.8Marion CountyMarion County: 3.8 %3.8Anderson CountyAnderson County: 3.4 %3.4Darlington CountyDarlington County: 3.2 %3.2Sumter CountySumter County: 3 %3Florence CountyFlorence County: 2.4 %2.4Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 2.3 %2.3Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 2 %2Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 2 %2Aiken CountyAiken County: 1.8 %1.8Greenville CountyGreenville County: 1.8 %1.8Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 1.5 %1.5Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 1.2 %1.2Hampton CountyHampton County: 1.1 %1.1Richland CountyRichland County: 1.1 %1.1Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 0.8 %0.8Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 0.7 %0.7Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 0.4 %0.4Colleton CountyColleton County: 0.3 %0.3Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: -0.1 %-0.1Laurens CountyLaurens County: -0.3 %-0.3Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: -0.3 %-0.3Clarendon CountyClarendon County: -0.5 %-0.5Cherokee CountyCherokee County: -0.7 %-0.7Oconee CountyOconee County: -1.4 %-1.4Lee CountyLee County: -1.9 %-1.9Lancaster CountyLancaster County: -2.2 %-2.2Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: -2.6 %-2.6Allendale CountyAllendale County: -6.9 %-6.9
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Calhoun County13.8+16.1 pts
2Union County10.1+4.1 pts
3Chester County6.9+1.2 pts
4Jasper County6.5+4.5 pts
4York County6.5+3.9 pts
6McCormick County6.3+5.1 pts
7Kershaw County5.9+4.1 pts
8Saluda County5.6+11 pts
9Spartanburg County5.5+2.9 pts
10Newberry County5.2+3.4 pts
11Charleston County4.9+1.9 pts
12Beaufort County4.5-0.9 pts
13Berkeley County4.3-2.6 pts
13Dorchester County4.3-2.2 pts
15Dillon County4.2-0.5 pts
16Pickens County4.1-1 pts
17Lexington County4+0.6 pts
18Horry County3.8+0.9 pts
18Marion County3.8-1.6 pts
20Anderson County3.4-1.1 pts
21Darlington County3.2+3.3 pts
22Sumter County3-0.1 pts
23Florence County2.4+2 pts
24Greenwood County2.3-3.5 pts
25Abbeville County2+2.2 pts
25Georgetown County2-2.1 pts
27Aiken County1.8-0.4 pts
27Greenville County1.8-2.2 pts
29Edgefield County1.5+6.1 pts
30Barnwell County1.2-8.3 pts
31Hampton County1.1-3.7 pts
31Richland County1.1-1.5 pts
33Bamberg County0.8+1.2 pts
34Orangeburg County0.7+1.2 pts
35Fairfield County0.4+29.4 pts
36Colleton County0.3-1.9 pts
37Chesterfield County-0.1+0.2 pts
38Laurens County-0.3+0.3 pts
38Marlboro County-0.3+0.6 pts
40Clarendon County-0.5-4.1 pts
41Cherokee County-0.7-3.3 pts
42Oconee County-1.4-0.4 pts
43Lee County-1.9-5.2 pts
44Lancaster County-2.2-11.2 pts
45Williamsburg County-2.6-4.9 pts
46Allendale County-6.9-6.6 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?

Calhoun County, with 13.8% in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Allendale County, with -6.9% in 2019.

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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