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

Charleston County had the highest GDP per capita (US dollars) of 46 counties in 2017, at $76,760. Marion County had the lowest, at $18,490. The median was $34,128 and the figure for South Carolina was $45,316. Source: BEA.

Highest76,760Charleston County
Lowest18,490Marion County
Median34,12846 counties
South Carolina45,316History

All counties, 2017

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Charleston CountyCharleston County: 76,760 USD76,760Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 66,345 USD66,345Greenville CountyGreenville County: 61,667 USD61,667Richland CountyRichland County: 59,706 USD59,706Florence CountyFlorence County: 50,632 USD50,632Oconee CountyOconee County: 49,704 USD49,704Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 48,426 USD48,426York CountyYork County: 43,835 USD43,835Lexington CountyLexington County: 43,174 USD43,174Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 42,777 USD42,777Jasper CountyJasper County: 42,015 USD42,015Aiken CountyAiken County: 41,255 USD41,255Darlington CountyDarlington County: 41,077 USD41,077Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 40,663 USD40,663Horry CountyHorry County: 40,088 USD40,088Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 39,502 USD39,502Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 39,470 USD39,470Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 38,819 USD38,819Sumter CountySumter County: 38,587 USD38,587Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 36,087 USD36,087Newberry CountyNewberry County: 34,872 USD34,872Laurens CountyLaurens County: 34,662 USD34,662Allendale CountyAllendale County: 34,138 USD34,138Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 34,118 USD34,118Anderson CountyAnderson County: 33,990 USD33,990Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 32,751 USD32,751Chester CountyChester County: 32,375 USD32,375Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 31,646 USD31,646Pickens CountyPickens County: 29,283 USD29,283Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 28,960 USD28,960Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 27,802 USD27,802Dillon CountyDillon County: 25,253 USD25,253Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 24,914 USD24,914Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 24,519 USD24,519Colleton CountyColleton County: 24,426 USD24,426Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 24,340 USD24,340Union CountyUnion County: 24,336 USD24,336Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 23,810 USD23,810Saluda CountySaluda County: 23,373 USD23,373Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 23,237 USD23,237Hampton CountyHampton County: 22,909 USD22,909Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 22,089 USD22,089McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 21,860 USD21,860Lee CountyLee County: 19,669 USD19,669Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 18,586 USD18,586Marion CountyMarion County: 18,490 USD18,490
USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD
Change on 2016
1Charleston County76,760+2.4%
2Fairfield County66,345-8.3%
3Greenville County61,667+3.7%
4Richland County59,706+2.4%
5Florence County50,632+1.8%
6Oconee County49,704-3.6%
7Spartanburg County48,426+3.4%
8York County43,835+6%
9Lexington County43,174-0.3%
10Beaufort County42,777+0.8%
11Jasper County42,015+4.4%
12Aiken County41,255+2.5%
13Darlington County41,077+4%
14Lancaster County40,663+7.6%
15Horry County40,088+3.9%
16Greenwood County39,502-0.5%
17Calhoun County39,470+1.8%
18Georgetown County38,819+1.4%
19Sumter County38,587+4.6%
20Berkeley County36,087+1.3%
21Newberry County34,872-1.6%
22Laurens County34,662-16.4%
23Allendale County34,138+7.6%
24Chesterfield County34,118+1.2%
25Anderson County33,990+0.7%
26Orangeburg County32,751+4.6%
27Chester County32,375+3.9%
28Cherokee County31,646+1.6%
29Pickens County29,283+1.8%
30Marlboro County28,960+3.7%
31Kershaw County27,802-2.6%
32Dillon County25,253-3.4%
33Williamsburg County24,914+5.8%
34Edgefield County24,519+6.1%
35Colleton County24,426+3.1%
36Bamberg County24,340-2.1%
37Union County24,336+0.5%
38Abbeville County23,810+2.2%
39Saluda County23,373+2.5%
40Dorchester County23,237+2.1%
41Hampton County22,909+2%
42Barnwell County22,089-1.7%
43McCormick County21,860+2.7%
44Lee County19,669+3.3%
45Clarendon County18,586-0.5%
46Marion County18,490+0.1%

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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 $76,760 in 2017, according to BEA.

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

Marion County, with $18,490 in 2017.

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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