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Counties in South Carolina by job creation rate

Jasper County had the highest job creation rate of 46 counties in 2014, at 21.848%. Dillon County had the lowest, at 5.867%. The median was 11.697% and the figure for South Carolina was 12.582%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.848Jasper County
Lowest5.867Dillon County
Median11.69746 counties
South Carolina12.582History

Map of counties, 2014

Abbeville County: 8.175 %Aiken County: 11.57 %Allendale County: 7.739 %Anderson County: 9.936 %Bamberg County: 12.802 %Barnwell County: 17.297 %Beaufort County: 12.434 %Berkeley County: 14.711 %Calhoun County: 9.906 %Charleston County: 15.05 %Cherokee County: 11.823 %Chester County: 11.373 %Chesterfield County: 9.369 %Clarendon County: 10.1 %Colleton County: 10.875 %Darlington County: 8.188 %Dillon County: 5.867 %Dorchester County: 12.296 %Edgefield County: 7.48 %Fairfield County: 15.136 %Florence County: 10.992 %Georgetown County: 19.003 %Greenville County: 11.866 %Greenwood County: 8.846 %Hampton County: 8.343 %Horry County: 13.14 %Jasper County: 21.848 %Kershaw County: 11.987 %Lancaster County: 13.615 %Laurens County: 8.303 %Lee County: 10.587 %Lexington County: 12.554 %McCormick County: 9.059 %Marion County: 8.322 %Marlboro County: 11.899 %Newberry County: 9.156 %Oconee County: 12.06 %Orangeburg County: 10.382 %Pickens County: 21.516 %Richland County: 12.192 %Saluda County: 9.698 %Spartanburg County: 10.789 %Sumter County: 12.254 %Union County: 12.285 %Williamsburg County: 14.474 %York County: 12.257 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Jasper County: 21.848 %Jasper County21.848Pickens County: 21.516 %Pickens County21.516Georgetown County: 19.003 %Georgetown County19.003Barnwell County: 17.297 %Barnwell County17.297Fairfield County: 15.136 %Fairfield County15.136Charleston County: 15.05 %Charleston County15.05Berkeley County: 14.711 %Berkeley County14.711Williamsburg County: 14.474 %Williamsburg County14.474Lancaster County: 13.615 %Lancaster County13.615Horry County: 13.14 %Horry County13.14Bamberg County: 12.802 %Bamberg County12.802Lexington County: 12.554 %Lexington County12.554Beaufort County: 12.434 %Beaufort County12.434Dorchester County: 12.296 %Dorchester County12.296Union County: 12.285 %Union County12.285York County: 12.257 %York County12.257Sumter County: 12.254 %Sumter County12.254Richland County: 12.192 %Richland County12.192Oconee County: 12.06 %Oconee County12.06Kershaw County: 11.987 %Kershaw County11.987Marlboro County: 11.899 %Marlboro County11.899Greenville County: 11.866 %Greenville County11.866Cherokee County: 11.823 %Cherokee County11.823Aiken County: 11.57 %Aiken County11.57Chester County: 11.373 %Chester County11.373Florence County: 10.992 %Florence County10.992Colleton County: 10.875 %Colleton County10.875Spartanburg County: 10.789 %Spartanburg County10.789Lee County: 10.587 %Lee County10.587Orangeburg County: 10.382 %Orangeburg County10.382Clarendon County: 10.1 %Clarendon County10.1Anderson County: 9.936 %Anderson County9.936Calhoun County: 9.906 %Calhoun County9.906Saluda County: 9.698 %Saluda County9.698Chesterfield County: 9.369 %Chesterfield County9.369Newberry County: 9.156 %Newberry County9.156McCormick County: 9.059 %McCormick County9.059Greenwood County: 8.846 %Greenwood County8.846Hampton County: 8.343 %Hampton County8.343Marion County: 8.322 %Marion County8.322Laurens County: 8.303 %Laurens County8.303Darlington County: 8.188 %Darlington County8.188Abbeville County: 8.175 %Abbeville County8.175Allendale County: 7.739 %Allendale County7.739Edgefield County: 7.48 %Edgefield County7.48Dillon County: 5.867 %Dillon County5.867Jasper County: 21.848 %Jasper County21.848Pickens County: 21.516 %Pickens County21.516Georgetown County: 19.003 %Georgetown County19.003Barnwell County: 17.297 %Barnwell County17.297Fairfield County: 15.136 %Fairfield County15.136Charleston County: 15.05 %Charleston County15.05Berkeley County: 14.711 %Berkeley County14.711Williamsburg County: 14.474 %Williamsburg County14.474Lancaster County: 13.615 %Lancaster County13.615Horry County: 13.14 %Horry County13.14Bamberg County: 12.802 %Bamberg County12.802Lexington County: 12.554 %Lexington County12.554Beaufort County: 12.434 %Beaufort County12.434Dorchester County: 12.296 %Dorchester County12.296Union County: 12.285 %Union County12.285York County: 12.257 %York County12.257Sumter County: 12.254 %Sumter County12.254Richland County: 12.192 %Richland County12.192Oconee County: 12.06 %Oconee County12.06Kershaw County: 11.987 %Kershaw County11.987Marlboro County: 11.899 %Marlboro County11.899Greenville County: 11.866 %Greenville County11.866Cherokee County: 11.823 %Cherokee County11.823Aiken County: 11.57 %Aiken County11.57Chester County: 11.373 %Chester County11.373Florence County: 10.992 %Florence County10.992Colleton County: 10.875 %Colleton County10.875Spartanburg County: 10.789 %Spartanburg County10.789Lee County: 10.587 %Lee County10.587Orangeburg County: 10.382 %Orangeburg County10.382Clarendon County: 10.1 %Clarendon County10.1Anderson County: 9.936 %Anderson County9.936Calhoun County: 9.906 %Calhoun County9.906Saluda County: 9.698 %Saluda County9.698Chesterfield County: 9.369 %Chesterfield County9.369Newberry County: 9.156 %Newberry County9.156McCormick County: 9.059 %McCormick County9.059Greenwood County: 8.846 %Greenwood County8.846Hampton County: 8.343 %Hampton County8.343Marion County: 8.322 %Marion County8.322Laurens County: 8.303 %Laurens County8.303Darlington County: 8.188 %Darlington County8.188Abbeville County: 8.175 %Abbeville County8.175Allendale County: 7.739 %Allendale County7.739Edgefield County: 7.48 %Edgefield County7.48Dillon County: 5.867 %Dillon County5.867
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Jasper County21.848+3.97 pts
2Pickens County21.516+7.65 pts
3Georgetown County19.003+6.76 pts
4Barnwell County17.297+13.39 pts
5Fairfield County15.136+4.71 pts
6Charleston County15.05+1.52 pts
7Berkeley County14.711+1.37 pts
8Williamsburg County14.474+2.84 pts
9Lancaster County13.615-1.57 pts
10Horry County13.14-1.91 pts
11Bamberg County12.802+3.83 pts
12Lexington County12.554-1.18 pts
13Beaufort County12.434-1.66 pts
14Dorchester County12.296+1.1 pts
15Union County12.285+4.46 pts
16York County12.257-1.69 pts
17Sumter County12.254+2.39 pts
18Richland County12.192+0.82 pts
19Oconee County12.06+2.41 pts
20Kershaw County11.987+2.87 pts
21Marlboro County11.899+3.31 pts
22Greenville County11.866-0.86 pts
23Cherokee County11.823+2.99 pts
24Aiken County11.57+1.67 pts
25Chester County11.373-1.32 pts
26Florence County10.992+0.17 pts
27Colleton County10.875+1.52 pts
28Spartanburg County10.789-0.97 pts
29Lee County10.587+1.2 pts
30Orangeburg County10.382-0.23 pts
31Clarendon County10.1-1.68 pts
32Anderson County9.936-1.37 pts
33Calhoun County9.906+1.42 pts
34Saluda County9.698+5.25 pts
35Chesterfield County9.369+2.24 pts
36Newberry County9.156+2.99 pts
37McCormick County9.059+2.75 pts
38Greenwood County8.846+0.37 pts
39Hampton County8.343-0.75 pts
40Marion County8.322-1.48 pts
41Laurens County8.303-3.81 pts
42Darlington County8.188-7.53 pts
43Abbeville County8.175-2.85 pts
44Allendale County7.739-5.12 pts
45Edgefield County7.48+0.03 pts
46Dillon County5.867-1.96 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Jasper County, with 21.848% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Dillon County, with 5.867% in 2014.

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