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

Charleston County had the highest GDP per capita (US dollars) of 46 counties in 2021, at $88,736. Barnwell County had the lowest, at $23,673. The median was $39,059 and the figure for South Carolina was $52,030. Source: BEA.

Highest88,736Charleston County
Lowest23,673Barnwell County
Median39,05946 counties
South Carolina52,030History

All counties, 2021

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Charleston CountyCharleston County: 88,736 USD88,736Richland CountyRichland County: 70,878 USD70,878Greenville CountyGreenville County: 68,875 USD68,875Florence CountyFlorence County: 59,383 USD59,383Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 56,651 USD56,651Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 54,870 USD54,870Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 53,966 USD53,966York CountyYork County: 52,624 USD52,624Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 52,453 USD52,453Oconee CountyOconee County: 52,264 USD52,264Lexington CountyLexington County: 50,891 USD50,891Jasper CountyJasper County: 49,894 USD49,894Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 49,284 USD49,284Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 48,340 USD48,340Darlington CountyDarlington County: 47,778 USD47,778Aiken CountyAiken County: 46,833 USD46,833Sumter CountySumter County: 46,740 USD46,740Horry CountyHorry County: 45,248 USD45,248Newberry CountyNewberry County: 42,212 USD42,212Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 41,413 USD41,413Allendale CountyAllendale County: 41,278 USD41,278Chester CountyChester County: 40,223 USD40,223Anderson CountyAnderson County: 40,007 USD40,007Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 38,111 USD38,111Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 36,949 USD36,949Laurens CountyLaurens County: 36,914 USD36,914Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 36,816 USD36,816Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 36,508 USD36,508Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 35,097 USD35,097Pickens CountyPickens County: 34,571 USD34,571Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 34,106 USD34,106Dillon CountyDillon County: 30,722 USD30,722Saluda CountySaluda County: 28,827 USD28,827Union CountyUnion County: 28,731 USD28,731Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 28,508 USD28,508Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 27,993 USD27,993Hampton CountyHampton County: 27,933 USD27,933Colleton CountyColleton County: 27,523 USD27,523Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 27,029 USD27,029Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 26,914 USD26,914McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 25,839 USD25,839Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 25,679 USD25,679Lee CountyLee County: 24,946 USD24,946Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 24,143 USD24,143Marion CountyMarion County: 23,735 USD23,735Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 23,673 USD23,673
USD. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
Change on 2020
1Charleston County88,736+8%
2Richland County70,878+10.2%
3Greenville County68,875+7.7%
4Florence County59,383+9.1%
5Fairfield County56,651+11.5%
6Greenwood County54,870+21.9%
7Spartanburg County53,966+6.5%
8York County52,624+11.1%
9Beaufort County52,453+5.4%
10Oconee County52,264+6.8%
11Lexington County50,891+4.6%
12Jasper County49,894+3.6%
13Calhoun County49,284+11.8%
14Georgetown County48,340+11.7%
15Darlington County47,778+10.7%
16Aiken County46,833+4.6%
17Sumter County46,740+9.9%
18Horry County45,248+9%
19Newberry County42,212+9.9%
20Berkeley County41,413+7.5%
21Allendale County41,278+9.6%
22Chester County40,223+9.2%
23Anderson County40,007+7.2%
24Orangeburg County38,111+10.6%
25Chesterfield County36,949+11%
26Laurens County36,914+4.2%
27Kershaw County36,816+22.6%
28Lancaster County36,508-2.4%
29Marlboro County35,097+19.8%
30Pickens County34,571+8.5%
31Cherokee County34,106+6.4%
32Dillon County30,722+8.1%
33Saluda County28,827+11.2%
34Union County28,731+5.3%
35Dorchester County28,508+6.8%
36Bamberg County27,993+5.9%
37Hampton County27,933+3.2%
38Colleton County27,523+5.2%
39Edgefield County27,029+4.7%
40Williamsburg County26,914+3.3%
41McCormick County25,839-1.9%
42Abbeville County25,679+2.2%
43Lee County24,946+13.4%
44Clarendon County24,143+11.9%
45Marion County23,735+6.8%
46Barnwell County23,673-0%

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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 $88,736 in 2021, according to BEA.

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

Barnwell County, with $23,673 in 2021.

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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