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

Charleston County had the highest GDP per capita (US dollars) of 46 counties in 2015, at $71,379. Lee County had the lowest, at $17,034. The median was $32,073 and the figure for South Carolina was $42,784. Source: BEA.

Highest71,379Charleston County
Lowest17,034Lee County
Median32,07346 counties
South Carolina42,784History

All counties, 2015

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Charleston CountyCharleston County: 71,379 USD71,379Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 65,140 USD65,140Greenville CountyGreenville County: 57,406 USD57,406Richland CountyRichland County: 56,540 USD56,540Oconee CountyOconee County: 51,731 USD51,731Florence CountyFlorence County: 47,794 USD47,794Laurens CountyLaurens County: 47,089 USD47,089Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 44,161 USD44,161Lexington CountyLexington County: 41,199 USD41,199Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 41,103 USD41,103Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 40,535 USD40,535York CountyYork County: 40,451 USD40,451Aiken CountyAiken County: 39,773 USD39,773Jasper CountyJasper County: 39,518 USD39,518Darlington CountyDarlington County: 39,132 USD39,132Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 38,958 USD38,958Horry CountyHorry County: 37,849 USD37,849Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 36,844 USD36,844Sumter CountySumter County: 35,242 USD35,242Newberry CountyNewberry County: 34,022 USD34,022Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 34,008 USD34,008Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 33,317 USD33,317Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 32,226 USD32,226Anderson CountyAnderson County: 31,920 USD31,920Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 31,455 USD31,455Chester CountyChester County: 30,539 USD30,539Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 30,414 USD30,414Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 29,645 USD29,645Allendale CountyAllendale County: 28,362 USD28,362Pickens CountyPickens County: 27,481 USD27,481Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 26,216 USD26,216Dillon CountyDillon County: 24,108 USD24,108Saluda CountySaluda County: 23,642 USD23,642Colleton CountyColleton County: 23,486 USD23,486Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 23,430 USD23,430Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 23,343 USD23,343Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 23,014 USD23,014Union CountyUnion County: 22,916 USD22,916Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 22,680 USD22,680Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 21,985 USD21,985Hampton CountyHampton County: 21,706 USD21,706Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 21,315 USD21,315McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 20,652 USD20,652Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 18,338 USD18,338Marion CountyMarion County: 17,837 USD17,837Lee CountyLee County: 17,034 USD17,034
USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
USD
Change on 2014
1Charleston County71,379+4.7%
2Fairfield County65,140+13%
3Greenville County57,406+6.9%
4Richland County56,540+2.1%
5Oconee County51,731+8.1%
6Florence County47,794+4.7%
7Laurens County47,089-1.7%
8Spartanburg County44,161+6.2%
9Lexington County41,199+5.1%
10Beaufort County41,103+1.1%
11Greenwood County40,535+4.5%
12York County40,451+4.3%
13Aiken County39,773+5.6%
14Jasper County39,518+9.2%
15Darlington County39,132+5.4%
16Georgetown County38,958-0.4%
17Horry County37,849+1.9%
18Calhoun County36,844+12.5%
19Sumter County35,242+3.1%
20Newberry County34,022+6.2%
21Berkeley County34,008+4.9%
22Lancaster County33,317+8.8%
23Chesterfield County32,226+8.9%
24Anderson County31,920+5.4%
25Orangeburg County31,455+3%
26Chester County30,539+8.9%
27Kershaw County30,414+10.5%
28Cherokee County29,645+6.2%
29Allendale County28,362-5.1%
30Pickens County27,481+1.3%
31Marlboro County26,216+3%
32Dillon County24,108+3.8%
33Saluda County23,642+8.8%
34Colleton County23,486+3%
35Bamberg County23,430-3.3%
36Williamsburg County23,343+7.8%
37Abbeville County23,014-2.7%
38Union County22,916+3.8%
39Barnwell County22,680+1.1%
40Edgefield County21,985+3.8%
41Hampton County21,706+3.3%
42Dorchester County21,315+3.8%
43McCormick County20,652+7%
44Clarendon County18,338+3.6%
45Marion County17,837+1.3%
46Lee County17,034+3.4%

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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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Questions

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

Charleston County, with $71,379 in 2015, according to BEA.

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

Lee County, with $17,034 in 2015.

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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