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Counties in South Carolina by real GDP growth

Jasper County had the highest real GDP growth of 46 counties in 2020, at 6.8%. Barnwell County had the lowest, at -12.6%. The median was -2.8% and the figure for South Carolina was -2.6%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest6.8Jasper County
Lowest-12.6Barnwell County
Median-2.846 counties
South Carolina-2.6History

All counties, 2020

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Jasper CountyJasper County: 6.8 %6.8McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 2.6 %2.6Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 2.2 %2.2Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 1.5 %1.5Lexington CountyLexington County: 1.5 %1.5Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 0.8 %0.8Saluda CountySaluda County: 0.8 %0.8York CountyYork County: 0.8 %0.8Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 0.4 %0.4Dorchester CountyDorchester County: -0.1 %-0.1Laurens CountyLaurens County: -0.3 %-0.3Allendale CountyAllendale County: -0.5 %-0.5Clarendon CountyClarendon County: -0.8 %-0.8Aiken CountyAiken County: -1.7 %-1.7Anderson CountyAnderson County: -1.8 %-1.8Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: -1.8 %-1.8Oconee CountyOconee County: -1.8 %-1.8Horry CountyHorry County: -1.9 %-1.9Richland CountyRichland County: -2.1 %-2.1Colleton CountyColleton County: -2.4 %-2.4Pickens CountyPickens County: -2.6 %-2.6Marion CountyMarion County: -2.7 %-2.7Fairfield CountyFairfield County: -2.8 %-2.8Lee CountyLee County: -2.8 %-2.8Kershaw CountyKershaw County: -3 %-3Florence CountyFlorence County: -3.1 %-3.1Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: -3.1 %-3.1Hampton CountyHampton County: -3.4 %-3.4Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: -3.5 %-3.5Greenville CountyGreenville County: -3.7 %-3.7Sumter CountySumter County: -3.8 %-3.8Darlington CountyDarlington County: -4 %-4Charleston CountyCharleston County: -4.1 %-4.1Chester CountyChester County: -4.3 %-4.3Newberry CountyNewberry County: -4.9 %-4.9Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: -4.9 %-4.9Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: -4.9 %-4.9Bamberg CountyBamberg County: -5 %-5Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: -6 %-6Dillon CountyDillon County: -6.1 %-6.1Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: -6.9 %-6.9Cherokee CountyCherokee County: -7 %-7Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: -10.3 %-10.3Union CountyUnion County: -10.7 %-10.7Lancaster CountyLancaster County: -10.8 %-10.8Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: -12.6 %-12.6
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Jasper County6.8+0.3 pts
2McCormick County2.6-3.7 pts
3Edgefield County2.2+0.7 pts
4Beaufort County1.5-3 pts
4Lexington County1.5-2.5 pts
6Georgetown County0.8-1.2 pts
6Saluda County0.8-4.8 pts
6York County0.8-5.7 pts
9Berkeley County0.4-3.9 pts
10Dorchester County-0.1-4.4 pts
11Laurens County-0.30 pts
12Allendale County-0.5+6.4 pts
13Clarendon County-0.8-0.3 pts
14Aiken County-1.7-3.5 pts
15Anderson County-1.8-5.2 pts
15Greenwood County-1.8-4.1 pts
15Oconee County-1.8-0.4 pts
18Horry County-1.9-5.7 pts
19Richland County-2.1-3.2 pts
20Colleton County-2.4-2.7 pts
21Pickens County-2.6-6.7 pts
22Marion County-2.7-6.5 pts
23Fairfield County-2.8-3.2 pts
23Lee County-2.8-0.9 pts
25Kershaw County-3-8.9 pts
26Florence County-3.1-5.5 pts
26Spartanburg County-3.1-8.6 pts
28Hampton County-3.4-4.5 pts
29Abbeville County-3.5-5.5 pts
30Greenville County-3.7-5.5 pts
31Sumter County-3.8-6.8 pts
32Darlington County-4-7.2 pts
33Charleston County-4.1-9 pts
34Chester County-4.3-11.2 pts
35Newberry County-4.9-10.1 pts
35Orangeburg County-4.9-5.6 pts
35Williamsburg County-4.9-2.3 pts
38Bamberg County-5-5.8 pts
39Marlboro County-6-5.7 pts
40Dillon County-6.1-10.3 pts
41Calhoun County-6.9-20.7 pts
42Cherokee County-7-6.3 pts
43Chesterfield County-10.3-10.2 pts
44Union County-10.7-20.8 pts
45Lancaster County-10.8-8.6 pts
46Barnwell County-12.6-13.8 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?

Jasper County, with 6.8% in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Barnwell County, with -12.6% in 2020.

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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