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

Charleston County had the highest GDP per capita (US dollars) of 46 counties in 2019, at $84,923. Clarendon County had the lowest, at $20,545. The median was $36,910 and the figure for South Carolina was $49,159. Source: BEA.

Highest84,923Charleston County
Lowest20,545Clarendon County
Median36,91046 counties
South Carolina49,159History

All counties, 2019

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Charleston CountyCharleston County: 84,923 USD84,923Greenville CountyGreenville County: 65,997 USD65,997Richland CountyRichland County: 64,086 USD64,086Florence CountyFlorence County: 54,366 USD54,366Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 52,215 USD52,215Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 51,049 USD51,049Oconee CountyOconee County: 49,585 USD49,585Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 48,393 USD48,393Lexington CountyLexington County: 47,424 USD47,424York CountyYork County: 47,405 USD47,405Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 46,771 USD46,771Jasper CountyJasper County: 45,910 USD45,910Darlington CountyDarlington County: 44,970 USD44,970Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 44,679 USD44,679Aiken CountyAiken County: 44,672 USD44,672Sumter CountySumter County: 43,037 USD43,037Horry CountyHorry County: 42,480 USD42,480Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 42,325 USD42,325Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 42,277 USD42,277Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 39,325 USD39,325Newberry CountyNewberry County: 39,138 USD39,138Chester CountyChester County: 38,382 USD38,382Anderson CountyAnderson County: 37,539 USD37,539Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 36,282 USD36,282Laurens CountyLaurens County: 35,080 USD35,080Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 35,009 USD35,009Allendale CountyAllendale County: 34,970 USD34,970Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 33,484 USD33,484Pickens CountyPickens County: 32,378 USD32,378Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 30,500 USD30,500Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 29,965 USD29,965Union CountyUnion County: 29,712 USD29,712Dillon CountyDillon County: 29,197 USD29,197Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 26,490 USD26,490Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 26,487 USD26,487Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 26,379 USD26,379Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 26,221 USD26,221Colleton CountyColleton County: 26,017 USD26,017Hampton CountyHampton County: 25,822 USD25,822Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 25,533 USD25,533McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 24,982 USD24,982Saluda CountySaluda County: 24,543 USD24,543Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 24,463 USD24,463Marion CountyMarion County: 21,816 USD21,816Lee CountyLee County: 21,667 USD21,667Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 20,545 USD20,545
USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
USD
Change on 2018
1Charleston County84,923+6.1%
2Greenville County65,997+2.5%
3Richland County64,086+2.9%
4Florence County54,366+4.5%
5Spartanburg County52,215+5.9%
6Fairfield County51,049+3.9%
7Oconee County49,585-0.5%
8Beaufort County48,393+5.8%
9Lexington County47,424+5.2%
10York County47,405+6.2%
11Calhoun County46,771+16.8%
12Jasper County45,910+6.2%
13Darlington County44,970+5.4%
14Greenwood County44,679+4.3%
15Aiken County44,672+3.8%
16Sumter County43,037+5.7%
17Horry County42,480+3.8%
18Georgetown County42,325+3.2%
19Lancaster County42,277-3.6%
20Berkeley County39,325+2.7%
21Newberry County39,138+8.1%
22Chester County38,382+8.6%
23Anderson County37,539+4.8%
24Chesterfield County36,282+3.4%
25Laurens County35,080+0.5%
26Orangeburg County35,009+4.2%
27Allendale County34,970-2.1%
28Cherokee County33,484+1.7%
29Pickens County32,378+4.2%
30Kershaw County30,500+6.4%
31Marlboro County29,965+1.8%
32Union County29,712+12.5%
33Dillon County29,197+8.2%
34Bamberg County26,490+5.2%
35Williamsburg County26,487+1.5%
36Dorchester County26,379+5.6%
37Barnwell County26,221+4.8%
38Colleton County26,017+2.5%
39Hampton County25,822+4%
40Abbeville County25,533+4.5%
41McCormick County24,982+8.2%
42Saluda County24,543+9.4%
43Edgefield County24,463+3.5%
44Marion County21,816+8.2%
45Lee County21,667+3.6%
46Clarendon County20,545+2.6%

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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 $84,923 in 2019, according to BEA.

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

Clarendon County, with $20,545 in 2019.

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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