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Counties in South Carolina by job creation rate, 2023

McCormick County had the highest job creation rate of 46 counties in 2023, at 19.905%. Williamsburg County had the lowest, at 4.734%. The median was 12.928% and the figure for South Carolina was 13.441%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.905McCormick County
Lowest4.734Williamsburg County
Median12.92846 counties
South Carolina13.441History

Map of counties, 2023

Abbeville County: 12.365 %Aiken County: 11.95 %Allendale County: 12.829 %Anderson County: 14.665 %Bamberg County: 9.874 %Barnwell County: 11.742 %Beaufort County: 15.151 %Berkeley County: 16.226 %Calhoun County: 18.054 %Charleston County: 16.349 %Cherokee County: 11.259 %Chester County: 17.151 %Chesterfield County: 8.558 %Clarendon County: 13.623 %Colleton County: 13.785 %Darlington County: 13.369 %Dillon County: 13.504 %Dorchester County: 13.026 %Edgefield County: 11.428 %Fairfield County: 7.821 %Florence County: 11.11 %Georgetown County: 13.51 %Greenville County: 12.323 %Greenwood County: 12.162 %Hampton County: 12.813 %Horry County: 15.225 %Jasper County: 14.191 %Kershaw County: 14.37 %Lancaster County: 13.273 %Laurens County: 9.257 %Lee County: 17.537 %Lexington County: 12.775 %McCormick County: 19.905 %Marion County: 13.823 %Marlboro County: 10.657 %Newberry County: 8.058 %Oconee County: 14.714 %Orangeburg County: 15.727 %Pickens County: 14.441 %Richland County: 16.705 %Saluda County: 7.651 %Spartanburg County: 11.358 %Sumter County: 10.33 %Union County: 9.277 %Williamsburg County: 4.734 %York County: 12.8 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

McCormick County: 19.905 %McCormick County19.905Calhoun County: 18.054 %Calhoun County18.054Lee County: 17.537 %Lee County17.537Chester County: 17.151 %Chester County17.151Richland County: 16.705 %Richland County16.705Charleston County: 16.349 %Charleston County16.349Berkeley County: 16.226 %Berkeley County16.226Orangeburg County: 15.727 %Orangeburg County15.727Horry County: 15.225 %Horry County15.225Beaufort County: 15.151 %Beaufort County15.151Oconee County: 14.714 %Oconee County14.714Anderson County: 14.665 %Anderson County14.665Pickens County: 14.441 %Pickens County14.441Kershaw County: 14.37 %Kershaw County14.37Jasper County: 14.191 %Jasper County14.191Marion County: 13.823 %Marion County13.823Colleton County: 13.785 %Colleton County13.785Clarendon County: 13.623 %Clarendon County13.623Georgetown County: 13.51 %Georgetown County13.51Dillon County: 13.504 %Dillon County13.504Darlington County: 13.369 %Darlington County13.369Lancaster County: 13.273 %Lancaster County13.273Dorchester County: 13.026 %Dorchester County13.026Allendale County: 12.829 %Allendale County12.829Hampton County: 12.813 %Hampton County12.813York County: 12.8 %York County12.8Lexington County: 12.775 %Lexington County12.775Abbeville County: 12.365 %Abbeville County12.365Greenville County: 12.323 %Greenville County12.323Greenwood County: 12.162 %Greenwood County12.162Aiken County: 11.95 %Aiken County11.95Barnwell County: 11.742 %Barnwell County11.742Edgefield County: 11.428 %Edgefield County11.428Spartanburg County: 11.358 %Spartanburg County11.358Cherokee County: 11.259 %Cherokee County11.259Florence County: 11.11 %Florence County11.11Marlboro County: 10.657 %Marlboro County10.657Sumter County: 10.33 %Sumter County10.33Bamberg County: 9.874 %Bamberg County9.874Union County: 9.277 %Union County9.277Laurens County: 9.257 %Laurens County9.257Chesterfield County: 8.558 %Chesterfield County8.558Newberry County: 8.058 %Newberry County8.058Fairfield County: 7.821 %Fairfield County7.821Saluda County: 7.651 %Saluda County7.651Williamsburg County: 4.734 %Williamsburg County4.734McCormick County: 19.905 %McCormick County19.905Calhoun County: 18.054 %Calhoun County18.054Lee County: 17.537 %Lee County17.537Chester County: 17.151 %Chester County17.151Richland County: 16.705 %Richland County16.705Charleston County: 16.349 %Charleston County16.349Berkeley County: 16.226 %Berkeley County16.226Orangeburg County: 15.727 %Orangeburg County15.727Horry County: 15.225 %Horry County15.225Beaufort County: 15.151 %Beaufort County15.151Oconee County: 14.714 %Oconee County14.714Anderson County: 14.665 %Anderson County14.665Pickens County: 14.441 %Pickens County14.441Kershaw County: 14.37 %Kershaw County14.37Jasper County: 14.191 %Jasper County14.191Marion County: 13.823 %Marion County13.823Colleton County: 13.785 %Colleton County13.785Clarendon County: 13.623 %Clarendon County13.623Georgetown County: 13.51 %Georgetown County13.51Dillon County: 13.504 %Dillon County13.504Darlington County: 13.369 %Darlington County13.369Lancaster County: 13.273 %Lancaster County13.273Dorchester County: 13.026 %Dorchester County13.026Allendale County: 12.829 %Allendale County12.829Hampton County: 12.813 %Hampton County12.813York County: 12.8 %York County12.8Lexington County: 12.775 %Lexington County12.775Abbeville County: 12.365 %Abbeville County12.365Greenville County: 12.323 %Greenville County12.323Greenwood County: 12.162 %Greenwood County12.162Aiken County: 11.95 %Aiken County11.95Barnwell County: 11.742 %Barnwell County11.742Edgefield County: 11.428 %Edgefield County11.428Spartanburg County: 11.358 %Spartanburg County11.358Cherokee County: 11.259 %Cherokee County11.259Florence County: 11.11 %Florence County11.11Marlboro County: 10.657 %Marlboro County10.657Sumter County: 10.33 %Sumter County10.33Bamberg County: 9.874 %Bamberg County9.874Union County: 9.277 %Union County9.277Laurens County: 9.257 %Laurens County9.257Chesterfield County: 8.558 %Chesterfield County8.558Newberry County: 8.058 %Newberry County8.058Fairfield County: 7.821 %Fairfield County7.821Saluda County: 7.651 %Saluda County7.651Williamsburg County: 4.734 %Williamsburg County4.734
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1McCormick County19.905+1.6 pts
2Calhoun County18.054+4.23 pts
3Lee County17.537+7.15 pts
4Chester County17.151+1.68 pts
5Richland County16.705+2.12 pts
6Charleston County16.349-1.25 pts
7Berkeley County16.226-2.89 pts
8Orangeburg County15.727+2.98 pts
9Horry County15.225-2.07 pts
10Beaufort County15.151-1.25 pts
11Oconee County14.714+1.74 pts
12Anderson County14.665-1.69 pts
13Pickens County14.441-2.01 pts
14Kershaw County14.37+1.87 pts
15Jasper County14.191-3.41 pts
16Marion County13.823+0.17 pts
17Colleton County13.785+2.15 pts
18Clarendon County13.623-12.19 pts
19Georgetown County13.51-2.28 pts
20Dillon County13.504-0.3 pts
21Darlington County13.369+1.11 pts
22Lancaster County13.273-10.2 pts
23Dorchester County13.026-2.3 pts
24Allendale County12.829+2.73 pts
25Hampton County12.813+5.13 pts
26York County12.8-4.42 pts
27Lexington County12.775-0.97 pts
28Abbeville County12.365+0.78 pts
29Greenville County12.323-3.64 pts
30Greenwood County12.162+0.18 pts
31Aiken County11.95-2.69 pts
32Barnwell County11.742-15.73 pts
33Edgefield County11.428+1.71 pts
34Spartanburg County11.358-3.56 pts
35Cherokee County11.259-1.39 pts
36Florence County11.11-11.53 pts
37Marlboro County10.657-0.75 pts
38Sumter County10.33-1.8 pts
39Bamberg County9.874-5.75 pts
40Union County9.277-0.12 pts
41Laurens County9.257-0.03 pts
42Chesterfield County8.558-3.11 pts
43Newberry County8.058-7.17 pts
44Fairfield County7.821+0.37 pts
45Saluda County7.651-1.59 pts
46Williamsburg County4.734-5.62 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs added at opening and expanding establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs lost elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is this rate minus job_destruction_rate. Not the same as payroll job growth from the monthly employment surveys. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in South Carolina by job creation rate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in South Carolina by job creation rate, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/south-carolina-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in South Carolina by job creation rate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/south-carolina-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in South Carolina by job creation rate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/south-carolina-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

McCormick County, with 19.905% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Williamsburg County, with 4.734% in 2023.

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