Counties in South Carolina by real GDP growth

Kershaw County had the highest real GDP growth of 46 counties in 2021, at 15.6%. McCormick County had the lowest, at -6.1%. The median was 3.8% and the figure for South Carolina was 4.9%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest15.6Kershaw County
Median3.846 counties
South Carolina4.9History

All counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 15.6 %15.6Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 14.7 %14.7Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 10.8 %10.8York CountyYork County: 8.5 %8.5Horry CountyHorry County: 8.4 %8.4Saluda CountySaluda County: 8.2 %8.2Richland CountyRichland County: 7.4 %7.4Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 7.3 %7.3Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 6.6 %6.6Lee CountyLee County: 6.6 %6.6Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 6.2 %6.2Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 6 %6Sumter CountySumter County: 5.8 %5.8Charleston CountyCharleston County: 5.7 %5.7Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 5.5 %5.5Greenville CountyGreenville County: 5.5 %5.5Anderson CountyAnderson County: 5 %5Florence CountyFlorence County: 5 %5Newberry CountyNewberry County: 4.7 %4.7Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 4.2 %4.2Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 4.1 %4.1Pickens CountyPickens County: 4 %4Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 3.9 %3.9Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 3.8 %3.8Laurens CountyLaurens County: 3.7 %3.7Dillon CountyDillon County: 3.3 %3.3Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 2.9 %2.9Aiken CountyAiken County: 2.4 %2.4Union CountyUnion County: 2.4 %2.4Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 2.3 %2.3Lexington CountyLexington County: 1.9 %1.9Darlington CountyDarlington County: 1.8 %1.8Oconee CountyOconee County: 1.5 %1.5Marion CountyMarion County: 1.4 %1.4Jasper CountyJasper County: 1 %1Chester CountyChester County: 0.5 %0.5Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: -0.2 %-0.2Colleton CountyColleton County: -0.6 %-0.6Lancaster CountyLancaster County: -1.6 %-1.6Bamberg CountyBamberg County: -1.8 %-1.8Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: -2 %-2Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: -2.5 %-2.5Hampton CountyHampton County: -5 %-5Allendale CountyAllendale County: -5.9 %-5.9Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: -5.9 %-5.9McCormick CountyMcCormick County: -6.1 %-6.1
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Kershaw County15.6+18.6 pts
2Greenwood County14.7+16.5 pts
3Marlboro County10.8+16.8 pts
4York County8.5+7.7 pts
5Horry County8.4+10.3 pts
6Saluda County8.2+7.4 pts
7Richland County7.4+9.5 pts
8Georgetown County7.3+6.5 pts
9Clarendon County6.6+7.4 pts
9Lee County6.6+9.4 pts
11Spartanburg County6.2+9.3 pts
12Chesterfield County6+16.3 pts
13Sumter County5.8+9.6 pts
14Charleston County5.7+9.8 pts
15Dorchester County5.5+5.6 pts
15Greenville County5.5+9.2 pts
17Anderson County5+6.8 pts
17Florence County5+8.1 pts
19Newberry County4.7+9.6 pts
20Berkeley County4.2+3.8 pts
21Calhoun County4.1+11 pts
22Pickens County4+6.6 pts
23Beaufort County3.9+2.4 pts
24Orangeburg County3.8+8.7 pts
25Laurens County3.7+4 pts
26Dillon County3.3+9.4 pts
27Cherokee County2.9+9.9 pts
28Aiken County2.4+4.1 pts
28Union County2.4+13.1 pts
30Fairfield County2.3+5.1 pts
31Lexington County1.9+0.4 pts
32Darlington County1.8+5.8 pts
33Oconee County1.5+3.3 pts
34Marion County1.4+4.1 pts
35Jasper County1-5.8 pts
36Chester County0.5+4.8 pts
37Edgefield County-0.2-2.4 pts
38Colleton County-0.6+1.8 pts
39Lancaster County-1.6+9.2 pts
40Bamberg County-1.8+3.2 pts
41Abbeville County-2+1.5 pts
42Williamsburg County-2.5+2.4 pts
43Hampton County-5-1.6 pts
44Allendale County-5.9-5.4 pts
44Barnwell County-5.9+6.7 pts
46McCormick County-6.1-8.7 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?

Kershaw County, with 15.6% in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

McCormick County, with -6.1% in 2021.

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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