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Counties in South Carolina by job creation rate

Fairfield County had the highest job creation rate of 46 counties in 2015, at 53.032%. Saluda County had the lowest, at 5.739%. The median was 12.077% and the figure for South Carolina was 12.991%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.032Fairfield County
Lowest5.739Saluda County
Median12.07746 counties
South Carolina12.991History

Map of counties, 2015

Abbeville County: 12.233 %Aiken County: 12.323 %Allendale County: 10.185 %Anderson County: 11.101 %Bamberg County: 9.231 %Barnwell County: 8.71 %Beaufort County: 14.934 %Berkeley County: 14.965 %Calhoun County: 13.604 %Charleston County: 13.061 %Cherokee County: 9.203 %Chester County: 11.676 %Chesterfield County: 6.86 %Clarendon County: 9.995 %Colleton County: 13.41 %Darlington County: 8.714 %Dillon County: 9.084 %Dorchester County: 17.055 %Edgefield County: 14.379 %Fairfield County: 53.032 %Florence County: 13.017 %Georgetown County: 15.218 %Greenville County: 13.945 %Greenwood County: 10.322 %Hampton County: 17.223 %Horry County: 14.187 %Jasper County: 20.735 %Kershaw County: 12.241 %Lancaster County: 10.564 %Laurens County: 14.782 %Lee County: 9.543 %Lexington County: 11.283 %McCormick County: 10.827 %Marion County: 13.676 %Marlboro County: 8.249 %Newberry County: 9.323 %Oconee County: 10.906 %Orangeburg County: 13.09 %Pickens County: 12.54 %Richland County: 11.92 %Saluda County: 5.739 %Spartanburg County: 11.02 %Sumter County: 12.747 %Union County: 9.334 %Williamsburg County: 11.003 %York County: 14.871 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Fairfield County: 53.032 %Fairfield County53.032Jasper County: 20.735 %Jasper County20.735Hampton County: 17.223 %Hampton County17.223Dorchester County: 17.055 %Dorchester County17.055Georgetown County: 15.218 %Georgetown County15.218Berkeley County: 14.965 %Berkeley County14.965Beaufort County: 14.934 %Beaufort County14.934York County: 14.871 %York County14.871Laurens County: 14.782 %Laurens County14.782Edgefield County: 14.379 %Edgefield County14.379Horry County: 14.187 %Horry County14.187Greenville County: 13.945 %Greenville County13.945Marion County: 13.676 %Marion County13.676Calhoun County: 13.604 %Calhoun County13.604Colleton County: 13.41 %Colleton County13.41Orangeburg County: 13.09 %Orangeburg County13.09Charleston County: 13.061 %Charleston County13.061Florence County: 13.017 %Florence County13.017Sumter County: 12.747 %Sumter County12.747Pickens County: 12.54 %Pickens County12.54Aiken County: 12.323 %Aiken County12.323Kershaw County: 12.241 %Kershaw County12.241Abbeville County: 12.233 %Abbeville County12.233Richland County: 11.92 %Richland County11.92Chester County: 11.676 %Chester County11.676Lexington County: 11.283 %Lexington County11.283Anderson County: 11.101 %Anderson County11.101Spartanburg County: 11.02 %Spartanburg County11.02Williamsburg County: 11.003 %Williamsburg County11.003Oconee County: 10.906 %Oconee County10.906McCormick County: 10.827 %McCormick County10.827Lancaster County: 10.564 %Lancaster County10.564Greenwood County: 10.322 %Greenwood County10.322Allendale County: 10.185 %Allendale County10.185Clarendon County: 9.995 %Clarendon County9.995Lee County: 9.543 %Lee County9.543Union County: 9.334 %Union County9.334Newberry County: 9.323 %Newberry County9.323Bamberg County: 9.231 %Bamberg County9.231Cherokee County: 9.203 %Cherokee County9.203Dillon County: 9.084 %Dillon County9.084Darlington County: 8.714 %Darlington County8.714Barnwell County: 8.71 %Barnwell County8.71Marlboro County: 8.249 %Marlboro County8.249Chesterfield County: 6.86 %Chesterfield County6.86Saluda County: 5.739 %Saluda County5.739Fairfield County: 53.032 %Fairfield County53.032Jasper County: 20.735 %Jasper County20.735Hampton County: 17.223 %Hampton County17.223Dorchester County: 17.055 %Dorchester County17.055Georgetown County: 15.218 %Georgetown County15.218Berkeley County: 14.965 %Berkeley County14.965Beaufort County: 14.934 %Beaufort County14.934York County: 14.871 %York County14.871Laurens County: 14.782 %Laurens County14.782Edgefield County: 14.379 %Edgefield County14.379Horry County: 14.187 %Horry County14.187Greenville County: 13.945 %Greenville County13.945Marion County: 13.676 %Marion County13.676Calhoun County: 13.604 %Calhoun County13.604Colleton County: 13.41 %Colleton County13.41Orangeburg County: 13.09 %Orangeburg County13.09Charleston County: 13.061 %Charleston County13.061Florence County: 13.017 %Florence County13.017Sumter County: 12.747 %Sumter County12.747Pickens County: 12.54 %Pickens County12.54Aiken County: 12.323 %Aiken County12.323Kershaw County: 12.241 %Kershaw County12.241Abbeville County: 12.233 %Abbeville County12.233Richland County: 11.92 %Richland County11.92Chester County: 11.676 %Chester County11.676Lexington County: 11.283 %Lexington County11.283Anderson County: 11.101 %Anderson County11.101Spartanburg County: 11.02 %Spartanburg County11.02Williamsburg County: 11.003 %Williamsburg County11.003Oconee County: 10.906 %Oconee County10.906McCormick County: 10.827 %McCormick County10.827Lancaster County: 10.564 %Lancaster County10.564Greenwood County: 10.322 %Greenwood County10.322Allendale County: 10.185 %Allendale County10.185Clarendon County: 9.995 %Clarendon County9.995Lee County: 9.543 %Lee County9.543Union County: 9.334 %Union County9.334Newberry County: 9.323 %Newberry County9.323Bamberg County: 9.231 %Bamberg County9.231Cherokee County: 9.203 %Cherokee County9.203Dillon County: 9.084 %Dillon County9.084Darlington County: 8.714 %Darlington County8.714Barnwell County: 8.71 %Barnwell County8.71Marlboro County: 8.249 %Marlboro County8.249Chesterfield County: 6.86 %Chesterfield County6.86Saluda County: 5.739 %Saluda County5.739
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Fairfield County53.032+37.9 pts
2Jasper County20.735-1.11 pts
3Hampton County17.223+8.88 pts
4Dorchester County17.055+4.76 pts
5Georgetown County15.218-3.79 pts
6Berkeley County14.965+0.25 pts
7Beaufort County14.934+2.5 pts
8York County14.871+2.61 pts
9Laurens County14.782+6.48 pts
10Edgefield County14.379+6.9 pts
11Horry County14.187+1.05 pts
12Greenville County13.945+2.08 pts
13Marion County13.676+5.35 pts
14Calhoun County13.604+3.7 pts
15Colleton County13.41+2.54 pts
16Orangeburg County13.09+2.71 pts
17Charleston County13.061-1.99 pts
18Florence County13.017+2.02 pts
19Sumter County12.747+0.49 pts
20Pickens County12.54-8.98 pts
21Aiken County12.323+0.75 pts
22Kershaw County12.241+0.25 pts
23Abbeville County12.233+4.06 pts
24Richland County11.92-0.27 pts
25Chester County11.676+0.3 pts
26Lexington County11.283-1.27 pts
27Anderson County11.101+1.17 pts
28Spartanburg County11.02+0.23 pts
29Williamsburg County11.003-3.47 pts
30Oconee County10.906-1.15 pts
31McCormick County10.827+1.77 pts
32Lancaster County10.564-3.05 pts
33Greenwood County10.322+1.48 pts
34Allendale County10.185+2.45 pts
35Clarendon County9.995-0.11 pts
36Lee County9.543-1.04 pts
37Union County9.334-2.95 pts
38Newberry County9.323+0.17 pts
39Bamberg County9.231-3.57 pts
40Cherokee County9.203-2.62 pts
41Dillon County9.084+3.22 pts
42Darlington County8.714+0.53 pts
43Barnwell County8.71-8.59 pts
44Marlboro County8.249-3.65 pts
45Chesterfield County6.86-2.51 pts
46Saluda County5.739-3.96 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Fairfield County, with 53.032% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Saluda County, with 5.739% in 2015.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

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