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Counties in South Carolina by job creation rate

Jasper County had the highest job creation rate of 46 counties in 2013, at 17.882%. Barnwell County had the lowest, at 3.905%. The median was 10.718% and the figure for South Carolina was 12.35%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.882Jasper County
Lowest3.905Barnwell County
Median10.71846 counties
South Carolina12.35History

Map of counties, 2013

Abbeville County: 11.023 %Aiken County: 9.898 %Allendale County: 12.862 %Anderson County: 11.302 %Bamberg County: 8.974 %Barnwell County: 3.905 %Beaufort County: 14.096 %Berkeley County: 13.339 %Calhoun County: 8.487 %Charleston County: 13.53 %Cherokee County: 8.829 %Chester County: 12.695 %Chesterfield County: 7.127 %Clarendon County: 11.776 %Colleton County: 9.353 %Darlington County: 15.714 %Dillon County: 7.826 %Dorchester County: 11.193 %Edgefield County: 7.45 %Fairfield County: 10.427 %Florence County: 10.822 %Georgetown County: 12.239 %Greenville County: 12.723 %Greenwood County: 8.481 %Hampton County: 9.089 %Horry County: 15.049 %Jasper County: 17.882 %Kershaw County: 9.119 %Lancaster County: 15.184 %Laurens County: 12.11 %Lee County: 9.387 %Lexington County: 13.732 %McCormick County: 6.307 %Marion County: 9.804 %Marlboro County: 8.587 %Newberry County: 6.171 %Oconee County: 9.647 %Orangeburg County: 10.615 %Pickens County: 13.862 %Richland County: 11.374 %Saluda County: 4.453 %Spartanburg County: 11.755 %Sumter County: 9.862 %Union County: 7.82 %Williamsburg County: 11.631 %York County: 13.949 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Jasper County: 17.882 %Jasper County17.882Darlington County: 15.714 %Darlington County15.714Lancaster County: 15.184 %Lancaster County15.184Horry County: 15.049 %Horry County15.049Beaufort County: 14.096 %Beaufort County14.096York County: 13.949 %York County13.949Pickens County: 13.862 %Pickens County13.862Lexington County: 13.732 %Lexington County13.732Charleston County: 13.53 %Charleston County13.53Berkeley County: 13.339 %Berkeley County13.339Allendale County: 12.862 %Allendale County12.862Greenville County: 12.723 %Greenville County12.723Chester County: 12.695 %Chester County12.695Georgetown County: 12.239 %Georgetown County12.239Laurens County: 12.11 %Laurens County12.11Clarendon County: 11.776 %Clarendon County11.776Spartanburg County: 11.755 %Spartanburg County11.755Williamsburg County: 11.631 %Williamsburg County11.631Richland County: 11.374 %Richland County11.374Anderson County: 11.302 %Anderson County11.302Dorchester County: 11.193 %Dorchester County11.193Abbeville County: 11.023 %Abbeville County11.023Florence County: 10.822 %Florence County10.822Orangeburg County: 10.615 %Orangeburg County10.615Fairfield County: 10.427 %Fairfield County10.427Aiken County: 9.898 %Aiken County9.898Sumter County: 9.862 %Sumter County9.862Marion County: 9.804 %Marion County9.804Oconee County: 9.647 %Oconee County9.647Lee County: 9.387 %Lee County9.387Colleton County: 9.353 %Colleton County9.353Kershaw County: 9.119 %Kershaw County9.119Hampton County: 9.089 %Hampton County9.089Bamberg County: 8.974 %Bamberg County8.974Cherokee County: 8.829 %Cherokee County8.829Marlboro County: 8.587 %Marlboro County8.587Calhoun County: 8.487 %Calhoun County8.487Greenwood County: 8.481 %Greenwood County8.481Dillon County: 7.826 %Dillon County7.826Union County: 7.82 %Union County7.82Edgefield County: 7.45 %Edgefield County7.45Chesterfield County: 7.127 %Chesterfield County7.127McCormick County: 6.307 %McCormick County6.307Newberry County: 6.171 %Newberry County6.171Saluda County: 4.453 %Saluda County4.453Barnwell County: 3.905 %Barnwell County3.905Jasper County: 17.882 %Jasper County17.882Darlington County: 15.714 %Darlington County15.714Lancaster County: 15.184 %Lancaster County15.184Horry County: 15.049 %Horry County15.049Beaufort County: 14.096 %Beaufort County14.096York County: 13.949 %York County13.949Pickens County: 13.862 %Pickens County13.862Lexington County: 13.732 %Lexington County13.732Charleston County: 13.53 %Charleston County13.53Berkeley County: 13.339 %Berkeley County13.339Allendale County: 12.862 %Allendale County12.862Greenville County: 12.723 %Greenville County12.723Chester County: 12.695 %Chester County12.695Georgetown County: 12.239 %Georgetown County12.239Laurens County: 12.11 %Laurens County12.11Clarendon County: 11.776 %Clarendon County11.776Spartanburg County: 11.755 %Spartanburg County11.755Williamsburg County: 11.631 %Williamsburg County11.631Richland County: 11.374 %Richland County11.374Anderson County: 11.302 %Anderson County11.302Dorchester County: 11.193 %Dorchester County11.193Abbeville County: 11.023 %Abbeville County11.023Florence County: 10.822 %Florence County10.822Orangeburg County: 10.615 %Orangeburg County10.615Fairfield County: 10.427 %Fairfield County10.427Aiken County: 9.898 %Aiken County9.898Sumter County: 9.862 %Sumter County9.862Marion County: 9.804 %Marion County9.804Oconee County: 9.647 %Oconee County9.647Lee County: 9.387 %Lee County9.387Colleton County: 9.353 %Colleton County9.353Kershaw County: 9.119 %Kershaw County9.119Hampton County: 9.089 %Hampton County9.089Bamberg County: 8.974 %Bamberg County8.974Cherokee County: 8.829 %Cherokee County8.829Marlboro County: 8.587 %Marlboro County8.587Calhoun County: 8.487 %Calhoun County8.487Greenwood County: 8.481 %Greenwood County8.481Dillon County: 7.826 %Dillon County7.826Union County: 7.82 %Union County7.82Edgefield County: 7.45 %Edgefield County7.45Chesterfield County: 7.127 %Chesterfield County7.127McCormick County: 6.307 %McCormick County6.307Newberry County: 6.171 %Newberry County6.171Saluda County: 4.453 %Saluda County4.453Barnwell County: 3.905 %Barnwell County3.905
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Jasper County17.882+1.98 pts
2Darlington County15.714+4.19 pts
3Lancaster County15.184+1.19 pts
4Horry County15.049+0.77 pts
5Beaufort County14.096-2.75 pts
6York County13.949-0.26 pts
7Pickens County13.862+2.92 pts
8Lexington County13.732+0.2 pts
9Charleston County13.53-1.88 pts
10Berkeley County13.339-1.71 pts
11Allendale County12.862+4.74 pts
12Greenville County12.723-0.31 pts
13Chester County12.695+0.95 pts
14Georgetown County12.239-0.81 pts
15Laurens County12.11+0.4 pts
16Clarendon County11.776-0.13 pts
17Spartanburg County11.755+0.8 pts
18Williamsburg County11.631-0.6 pts
19Richland County11.374-2.14 pts
20Anderson County11.302-2.68 pts
21Dorchester County11.193-5.25 pts
22Abbeville County11.023+0.74 pts
23Florence County10.822+1.27 pts
24Orangeburg County10.615-0.32 pts
25Fairfield County10.427-0.91 pts
26Aiken County9.898-1.15 pts
27Sumter County9.862+0.14 pts
28Marion County9.804-22.56 pts
29Oconee County9.647-3.62 pts
30Lee County9.387+1.06 pts
31Colleton County9.353-4.13 pts
32Kershaw County9.119-0.28 pts
33Hampton County9.089-1.76 pts
34Bamberg County8.974-1.06 pts
35Cherokee County8.829-1.31 pts
36Marlboro County8.587-1.03 pts
37Calhoun County8.487-6.96 pts
38Greenwood County8.481+0.11 pts
39Dillon County7.826+0.19 pts
40Union County7.82+0.14 pts
41Edgefield County7.45-7.49 pts
42Chesterfield County7.127-0.38 pts
43McCormick County6.307-5.34 pts
44Newberry County6.171-0.8 pts
45Saluda County4.453-8.32 pts
46Barnwell County3.905-2.39 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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?period=2013. 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, 2013. 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?period=2013.

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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, 2013 [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?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Jasper County, with 17.882% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Barnwell County, with 3.905% in 2013.

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