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

Charleston County had the highest GDP per capita (US dollars) of 46 counties in 2020, at $82,136. Clarendon County had the lowest, at $21,580. The median was $37,078 and the figure for South Carolina was $48,383. Source: BEA.

Highest82,136Charleston County
Lowest21,580Clarendon County
Median37,07846 counties
South Carolina48,383History

All counties, 2020

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Charleston CountyCharleston County: 82,136 USD82,136Richland CountyRichland County: 64,291 USD64,291Greenville CountyGreenville County: 63,957 USD63,957Florence CountyFlorence County: 54,442 USD54,442Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 50,800 USD50,800Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 50,666 USD50,666Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 49,744 USD49,744Oconee CountyOconee County: 48,916 USD48,916Lexington CountyLexington County: 48,645 USD48,645Jasper CountyJasper County: 48,165 USD48,165York CountyYork County: 47,371 USD47,371Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 45,022 USD45,022Aiken CountyAiken County: 44,753 USD44,753Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 44,072 USD44,072Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 43,269 USD43,269Darlington CountyDarlington County: 43,157 USD43,157Sumter CountySumter County: 42,520 USD42,520Horry CountyHorry County: 41,519 USD41,519Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 38,542 USD38,542Newberry CountyNewberry County: 38,415 USD38,415Allendale CountyAllendale County: 37,671 USD37,671Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 37,419 USD37,419Anderson CountyAnderson County: 37,310 USD37,310Chester CountyChester County: 36,846 USD36,846Laurens CountyLaurens County: 35,439 USD35,439Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 34,472 USD34,472Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 33,278 USD33,278Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 32,045 USD32,045Pickens CountyPickens County: 31,861 USD31,861Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 30,027 USD30,027Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 29,296 USD29,296Dillon CountyDillon County: 28,414 USD28,414Union CountyUnion County: 27,285 USD27,285Hampton CountyHampton County: 27,075 USD27,075Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 26,701 USD26,701Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 26,444 USD26,444McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 26,340 USD26,340Colleton CountyColleton County: 26,174 USD26,174Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 26,065 USD26,065Saluda CountySaluda County: 25,933 USD25,933Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 25,821 USD25,821Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 25,138 USD25,138Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 23,678 USD23,678Marion CountyMarion County: 22,220 USD22,220Lee CountyLee County: 21,997 USD21,997Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 21,580 USD21,580
USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
USD
Change on 2019
1Charleston County82,136-3.3%
2Richland County64,291+0.3%
3Greenville County63,957-3.1%
4Florence County54,442+0.1%
5Fairfield County50,800-0.5%
6Spartanburg County50,666-3%
7Beaufort County49,744+2.8%
8Oconee County48,916-1.4%
9Lexington County48,645+2.6%
10Jasper County48,165+4.9%
11York County47,371-0.1%
12Greenwood County45,022+0.8%
13Aiken County44,753+0.2%
14Calhoun County44,072-5.8%
15Georgetown County43,269+2.2%
16Darlington County43,157-4%
17Sumter County42,520-1.2%
18Horry County41,519-2.3%
19Berkeley County38,542-2%
20Newberry County38,415-1.8%
21Allendale County37,671+7.7%
22Lancaster County37,419-11.5%
23Anderson County37,310-0.6%
24Chester County36,846-4%
25Laurens County35,439+1%
26Orangeburg County34,472-1.5%
27Chesterfield County33,278-8.3%
28Cherokee County32,045-4.3%
29Pickens County31,861-1.6%
30Kershaw County30,027-1.6%
31Marlboro County29,296-2.2%
32Dillon County28,414-2.7%
33Union County27,285-8.2%
34Hampton County27,075+4.9%
35Dorchester County26,701+1.2%
36Bamberg County26,444-0.2%
37McCormick County26,340+5.4%
38Colleton County26,174+0.6%
39Williamsburg County26,065-1.6%
40Saluda County25,933+5.7%
41Edgefield County25,821+5.6%
42Abbeville County25,138-1.5%
43Barnwell County23,678-9.7%
44Marion County22,220+1.9%
45Lee County21,997+1.5%
46Clarendon County21,580+5%

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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 $82,136 in 2020, according to BEA.

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

Clarendon County, with $21,580 in 2020.

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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