Counties in South Carolina by real GDP growth

Berkeley County had the highest real GDP growth of 46 counties in 2023, at 12.3%. Cherokee County had the lowest, at -7.9%. The median was 2.6% and the figure for South Carolina was 3.7%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest12.3Berkeley County
Lowest-7.9Cherokee County
Median2.646 counties
South Carolina3.7History

All counties, 2023

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Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 12.3 %12.3Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 10 %10Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 8.8 %8.8Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 8.8 %8.8Horry CountyHorry County: 7.6 %7.6Marion CountyMarion County: 7.4 %7.4Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 6.8 %6.8Charleston CountyCharleston County: 6.4 %6.4Pickens CountyPickens County: 6.4 %6.4Jasper CountyJasper County: 5.8 %5.8Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 5.6 %5.6Chester CountyChester County: 5.4 %5.4Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 4.4 %4.4Allendale CountyAllendale County: 4.3 %4.3Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 4 %4Florence CountyFlorence County: 3.3 %3.3Oconee CountyOconee County: 3.3 %3.3Aiken CountyAiken County: 3.1 %3.1Lexington CountyLexington County: 3 %3Richland CountyRichland County: 2.9 %2.9Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 2.9 %2.9Anderson CountyAnderson County: 2.7 %2.7Greenville CountyGreenville County: 2.7 %2.7York CountyYork County: 2.4 %2.4Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 2.1 %2.1Colleton CountyColleton County: 2 %2Dillon CountyDillon County: 1.5 %1.5Hampton CountyHampton County: 1.5 %1.5Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 1.3 %1.3Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 1.2 %1.2Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 1 %1Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 0.9 %0.9Laurens CountyLaurens County: 0.8 %0.8Union CountyUnion County: 0.6 %0.6McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 0.1 %0.1Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: -0.1 %-0.1Darlington CountyDarlington County: -0.3 %-0.3Newberry CountyNewberry County: -0.8 %-0.8Sumter CountySumter County: -1.1 %-1.1Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: -2.1 %-2.1Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: -2.2 %-2.2Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: -2.4 %-2.4Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: -4 %-4Lee CountyLee County: -4.2 %-4.2Saluda CountySaluda County: -5.9 %-5.9Cherokee CountyCherokee County: -7.9 %-7.9
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Berkeley County12.3+5.7 pts
2Barnwell County10+1.4 pts
3Clarendon County8.8+7.3 pts
3Edgefield County8.8+6.8 pts
5Horry County7.6+1.7 pts
6Marion County7.4+7.9 pts
7Kershaw County6.8+2 pts
8Charleston County6.4-0.7 pts
8Pickens County6.4+3.3 pts
10Jasper County5.8-5.8 pts
11Lancaster County5.6-3.8 pts
12Chester County5.4-1 pts
13Dorchester County4.4-6.6 pts
14Allendale County4.3-3.4 pts
15Georgetown County4+2.1 pts
16Florence County3.3+2.8 pts
16Oconee County3.3-0.5 pts
18Aiken County3.1+2.2 pts
19Lexington County3-0.3 pts
20Richland County2.9+0.5 pts
20Williamsburg County2.9+1.8 pts
22Anderson County2.7+0.9 pts
22Greenville County2.7-3.7 pts
24York County2.4-0.1 pts
25Spartanburg County2.1+0.1 pts
26Colleton County2-10.2 pts
27Dillon County1.5+4 pts
27Hampton County1.5-6.1 pts
29Beaufort County1.3-4.8 pts
30Fairfield County1.2-0.1 pts
31Greenwood County1-5 pts
32Bamberg County0.9-8.7 pts
33Laurens County0.8+4.6 pts
34Union County0.6+4.5 pts
35McCormick County0.1-2 pts
36Calhoun County-0.1+0.2 pts
37Darlington County-0.3-0.3 pts
38Newberry County-0.8-7.5 pts
39Sumter County-1.1-5.6 pts
40Orangeburg County-2.1-5.2 pts
41Chesterfield County-2.2-0.9 pts
42Abbeville County-2.4-5.7 pts
43Marlboro County-4+5.2 pts
44Lee County-4.2-13.6 pts
45Saluda County-5.9-6.8 pts
46Cherokee County-7.9-16.4 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?

Berkeley County, with 12.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Cherokee County, with -7.9% in 2023.

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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