Counties in South Carolina by GDP per capita (US dollars)

Charleston County had the highest GDP per capita (US dollars) of 46 counties in 2013, at $65,865. Marion County had the lowest, at $17,249. The median was $30,278 and the figure for South Carolina was $39,313. Source: BEA.

Highest65,865Charleston County
Lowest17,249Marion County
Median30,27846 counties
South Carolina39,313History

All counties, 2013

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Charleston CountyCharleston County: 65,865 USD65,865Richland CountyRichland County: 53,557 USD53,557Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 52,548 USD52,548Greenville CountyGreenville County: 51,646 USD51,646Oconee CountyOconee County: 45,593 USD45,593Florence CountyFlorence County: 42,635 USD42,635Laurens CountyLaurens County: 41,705 USD41,705Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 40,305 USD40,305Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 39,379 USD39,379York CountyYork County: 38,093 USD38,093Aiken CountyAiken County: 37,291 USD37,291Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 37,117 USD37,117Lexington CountyLexington County: 36,242 USD36,242Darlington CountyDarlington County: 35,715 USD35,715Horry CountyHorry County: 35,239 USD35,239Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 34,474 USD34,474Jasper CountyJasper County: 34,121 USD34,121Sumter CountySumter County: 33,971 USD33,971Newberry CountyNewberry County: 32,358 USD32,358Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 31,715 USD31,715Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 31,521 USD31,521Allendale CountyAllendale County: 30,528 USD30,528Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 30,376 USD30,376Anderson CountyAnderson County: 30,180 USD30,180Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 28,376 USD28,376Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 27,986 USD27,986Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 27,356 USD27,356Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 27,022 USD27,022Chester CountyChester County: 26,968 USD26,968Pickens CountyPickens County: 26,698 USD26,698Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 26,182 USD26,182Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 22,763 USD22,763Colleton CountyColleton County: 22,658 USD22,658Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 21,824 USD21,824Dillon CountyDillon County: 21,420 USD21,420Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 21,168 USD21,168Saluda CountySaluda County: 21,157 USD21,157Union CountyUnion County: 20,600 USD20,600Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 20,587 USD20,587Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 20,567 USD20,567Hampton CountyHampton County: 20,537 USD20,537Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 20,470 USD20,470McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 18,866 USD18,866Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 18,403 USD18,403Lee CountyLee County: 18,192 USD18,192Marion CountyMarion County: 17,249 USD17,249
USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
USD
Change on 2012
1Charleston County65,865+0.1%
2Richland County53,557+3.2%
3Fairfield County52,548+10.6%
4Greenville County51,646+1.4%
5Oconee County45,593+4.1%
6Florence County42,635+4.7%
7Laurens County41,705+57.7%
8Spartanburg County40,305+2.5%
9Beaufort County39,379+4.3%
10York County38,093+3.3%
11Aiken County37,291-0.8%
12Greenwood County37,117+2.4%
13Lexington County36,242+6%
14Darlington County35,715+13%
15Horry County35,239+4.4%
16Georgetown County34,474+2.8%
17Jasper County34,121+8%
18Sumter County33,971+2.1%
19Newberry County32,358+3.9%
20Calhoun County31,715+10.2%
21Berkeley County31,521+0.8%
22Allendale County30,528-2.8%
23Orangeburg County30,376+7.7%
24Anderson County30,180+1%
25Chesterfield County28,376+11%
26Lancaster County27,986+11.3%
27Kershaw County27,356-1.2%
28Cherokee County27,022-6.9%
29Chester County26,968+4.3%
30Pickens County26,698+3.4%
31Marlboro County26,182+12.4%
32Abbeville County22,763+10.5%
33Colleton County22,658+3.2%
34Bamberg County21,824+12.3%
35Dillon County21,420+0.4%
36Williamsburg County21,168+6.3%
37Saluda County21,157+17.1%
38Union County20,600+5.9%
39Dorchester County20,587-1.4%
40Barnwell County20,567+3%
41Hampton County20,537+3%
42Edgefield County20,470+8.6%
43McCormick County18,866+17.7%
44Clarendon County18,403+8.2%
45Lee County18,192+0.1%
46Marion County17,249+3.4%

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About this ranking

Gross domestic product at current prices in US dollars divided by the resident population.

United States, states and counties: Invokely calculation, BEA current-dollar GDP divided by the BEA mid-year population of the same year and place; both inputs are shown with each value. GDP is counted where production happens and population where people live, so places with many commuters or capital-intensive industries, such as the District of Columbia or oil counties, show very high values. Not the same as per_capita_personal_income. For Spain and the EU use gdp_per_capita (EUR) or gdp_per_capita_pps. Other countries and the World: World Bank, converted at official annual average exchange rates (market rates, not purchasing power parity, so it understates living standards in lower-price countries). For euros use gdp_per_capita.

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Which county has the highest GDP per capita (US dollars)?

Charleston County, with $65,865 in 2013, according to BEA.

Which county has the lowest GDP per capita (US dollars)?

Marion County, with $17,249 in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Invokely, GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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