Counties in South Carolina by real GDP growth

Colleton County had the highest real GDP growth of 46 counties in 2022, at 12.2%. Marlboro County had the lowest, at -9.2%. The median was 3.2% and the figure for South Carolina was 4.7%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest12.2Colleton County
Lowest-9.2Marlboro County
Median3.246 counties
South Carolina4.7History

All counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Colleton CountyColleton County: 12.2 %12.2Jasper CountyJasper County: 11.6 %11.6Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 11 %11Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 9.6 %9.6Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 9.4 %9.4Lee CountyLee County: 9.4 %9.4Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 8.6 %8.6Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 8.5 %8.5Allendale CountyAllendale County: 7.7 %7.7Hampton CountyHampton County: 7.6 %7.6Charleston CountyCharleston County: 7.1 %7.1Newberry CountyNewberry County: 6.7 %6.7Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 6.6 %6.6Chester CountyChester County: 6.4 %6.4Greenville CountyGreenville County: 6.4 %6.4Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 6.1 %6.1Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 6 %6Horry CountyHorry County: 5.9 %5.9Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 4.8 %4.8Sumter CountySumter County: 4.5 %4.5Oconee CountyOconee County: 3.8 %3.8Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 3.3 %3.3Lexington CountyLexington County: 3.3 %3.3Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 3.1 %3.1Pickens CountyPickens County: 3.1 %3.1York CountyYork County: 2.5 %2.5Richland CountyRichland County: 2.4 %2.4McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 2.1 %2.1Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 2 %2Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 2 %2Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 1.9 %1.9Anderson CountyAnderson County: 1.8 %1.8Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 1.5 %1.5Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 1.3 %1.3Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 1.1 %1.1Aiken CountyAiken County: 0.9 %0.9Saluda CountySaluda County: 0.9 %0.9Florence CountyFlorence County: 0.5 %0.5Darlington CountyDarlington County: 0 %0Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: -0.3 %-0.3Marion CountyMarion County: -0.5 %-0.5Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: -1.3 %-1.3Dillon CountyDillon County: -2.5 %-2.5Laurens CountyLaurens County: -3.8 %-3.8Union CountyUnion County: -3.9 %-3.9Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: -9.2 %-9.2
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Colleton County12.2+12.8 pts
2Jasper County11.6+10.6 pts
3Dorchester County11+5.5 pts
4Bamberg County9.6+11.4 pts
5Lancaster County9.4+11 pts
5Lee County9.4+2.8 pts
7Barnwell County8.6+14.5 pts
8Cherokee County8.5+5.6 pts
9Allendale County7.7+13.6 pts
10Hampton County7.6+12.6 pts
11Charleston County7.1+1.4 pts
12Newberry County6.7+2 pts
13Berkeley County6.6+2.4 pts
14Chester County6.4+5.9 pts
14Greenville County6.4+0.9 pts
16Beaufort County6.1+2.2 pts
17Greenwood County6-8.7 pts
18Horry County5.9-2.5 pts
19Kershaw County4.8-10.8 pts
20Sumter County4.5-1.3 pts
21Oconee County3.8+2.3 pts
22Abbeville County3.3+5.3 pts
22Lexington County3.3+1.4 pts
24Orangeburg County3.1-0.7 pts
24Pickens County3.1-0.9 pts
26York County2.5-6 pts
27Richland County2.4-5 pts
28McCormick County2.1+8.2 pts
29Edgefield County2+2.2 pts
29Spartanburg County2-4.2 pts
31Georgetown County1.9-5.4 pts
32Anderson County1.8-3.2 pts
33Clarendon County1.5-5.1 pts
34Fairfield County1.3-1 pts
35Williamsburg County1.1+3.6 pts
36Aiken County0.9-1.5 pts
36Saluda County0.9-7.3 pts
38Florence County0.5-4.5 pts
39Darlington County0-1.8 pts
40Calhoun County-0.3-4.4 pts
41Marion County-0.5-1.9 pts
42Chesterfield County-1.3-7.3 pts
43Dillon County-2.5-5.8 pts
44Laurens County-3.8-7.5 pts
45Union County-3.9-6.3 pts
46Marlboro County-9.2-20 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?

Colleton County, with 12.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Marlboro County, with -9.2% in 2022.

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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