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

Charleston County had the highest GDP per capita (US dollars) of 46 counties in 2016, at $74,971. Marion County had the lowest, at $18,472. The median was $33,735 and the figure for South Carolina was $44,323. Source: BEA.

Highest74,971Charleston County
Lowest18,472Marion County
Median33,73546 counties
South Carolina44,323History

All counties, 2016

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Charleston CountyCharleston County: 74,971 USD74,971Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 72,363 USD72,363Greenville CountyGreenville County: 59,487 USD59,487Richland CountyRichland County: 58,285 USD58,285Oconee CountyOconee County: 51,564 USD51,564Florence CountyFlorence County: 49,754 USD49,754Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 46,853 USD46,853Lexington CountyLexington County: 43,299 USD43,299Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 42,441 USD42,441Laurens CountyLaurens County: 41,457 USD41,457York CountyYork County: 41,359 USD41,359Aiken CountyAiken County: 40,258 USD40,258Jasper CountyJasper County: 40,251 USD40,251Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 39,709 USD39,709Darlington CountyDarlington County: 39,511 USD39,511Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 38,774 USD38,774Horry CountyHorry County: 38,593 USD38,593Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 38,274 USD38,274Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 37,775 USD37,775Sumter CountySumter County: 36,894 USD36,894Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 35,616 USD35,616Newberry CountyNewberry County: 35,450 USD35,450Anderson CountyAnderson County: 33,767 USD33,767Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 33,703 USD33,703Allendale CountyAllendale County: 31,716 USD31,716Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 31,303 USD31,303Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 31,161 USD31,161Chester CountyChester County: 31,155 USD31,155Pickens CountyPickens County: 28,755 USD28,755Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 28,551 USD28,551Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 27,931 USD27,931Dillon CountyDillon County: 26,134 USD26,134Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 24,874 USD24,874Union CountyUnion County: 24,217 USD24,217Colleton CountyColleton County: 23,703 USD23,703Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 23,554 USD23,554Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 23,291 USD23,291Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 23,110 USD23,110Saluda CountySaluda County: 22,804 USD22,804Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 22,769 USD22,769Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 22,467 USD22,467Hampton CountyHampton County: 22,461 USD22,461McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 21,288 USD21,288Lee CountyLee County: 19,047 USD19,047Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 18,675 USD18,675Marion CountyMarion County: 18,472 USD18,472
USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD
Change on 2015
1Charleston County74,971+5%
2Fairfield County72,363+11.1%
3Greenville County59,487+3.6%
4Richland County58,285+3.1%
5Oconee County51,564-0.3%
6Florence County49,754+4.1%
7Spartanburg County46,853+6.1%
8Lexington County43,299+5.1%
9Beaufort County42,441+3.3%
10Laurens County41,457-12%
11York County41,359+2.2%
12Aiken County40,258+1.2%
13Jasper County40,251+1.9%
14Greenwood County39,709-2%
15Darlington County39,511+1%
16Calhoun County38,774+5.2%
17Horry County38,593+2%
18Georgetown County38,274-1.8%
19Lancaster County37,775+13.4%
20Sumter County36,894+4.7%
21Berkeley County35,616+4.7%
22Newberry County35,450+4.2%
23Anderson County33,767+5.8%
24Chesterfield County33,703+4.6%
25Allendale County31,716+11.8%
26Orangeburg County31,303-0.5%
27Cherokee County31,161+5.1%
28Chester County31,155+2%
29Pickens County28,755+4.6%
30Kershaw County28,551-6.1%
31Marlboro County27,931+6.5%
32Dillon County26,134+8.4%
33Bamberg County24,874+6.2%
34Union County24,217+5.7%
35Colleton County23,703+0.9%
36Williamsburg County23,554+0.9%
37Abbeville County23,291+1.2%
38Edgefield County23,110+5.1%
39Saluda County22,804-3.5%
40Dorchester County22,769+6.8%
41Barnwell County22,467-0.9%
42Hampton County22,461+3.5%
43McCormick County21,288+3.1%
44Lee County19,047+11.8%
45Clarendon County18,675+1.8%
46Marion County18,472+3.6%

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

Charleston County, with $74,971 in 2016, according to BEA.

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

Marion County, with $18,472 in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

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