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Counties in South Carolina by job creation rate

Kershaw County had the highest job creation rate of 46 counties in 2016, at 18.364%. Saluda County had the lowest, at 4.312%. The median was 11.515% and the figure for South Carolina was 13.377%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.364Kershaw County
Lowest4.312Saluda County
Median11.51546 counties
South Carolina13.377History

Map of counties, 2016

Abbeville County: 7.911 %Aiken County: 11.166 %Allendale County: 9.459 %Anderson County: 11.739 %Bamberg County: 12.115 %Barnwell County: 4.978 %Beaufort County: 14.29 %Berkeley County: 16.699 %Calhoun County: 10.468 %Charleston County: 13.994 %Cherokee County: 12.255 %Chester County: 12.082 %Chesterfield County: 10.553 %Clarendon County: 9.996 %Colleton County: 12.726 %Darlington County: 9.207 %Dillon County: 8.863 %Dorchester County: 15.495 %Edgefield County: 9.675 %Fairfield County: 7.069 %Florence County: 10.687 %Georgetown County: 12.445 %Greenville County: 14.478 %Greenwood County: 10.678 %Hampton County: 16.228 %Horry County: 15.366 %Jasper County: 16.671 %Kershaw County: 18.364 %Lancaster County: 17.583 %Laurens County: 9.819 %Lee County: 11.775 %Lexington County: 13.82 %McCormick County: 6.031 %Marion County: 10.062 %Marlboro County: 11.087 %Newberry County: 11.351 %Oconee County: 9.387 %Orangeburg County: 8.65 %Pickens County: 11.672 %Richland County: 11.358 %Saluda County: 4.312 %Spartanburg County: 12.274 %Sumter County: 12.3 %Union County: 11.741 %Williamsburg County: 10.252 %York County: 16.909 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

Kershaw County: 18.364 %Kershaw County18.364Lancaster County: 17.583 %Lancaster County17.583York County: 16.909 %York County16.909Berkeley County: 16.699 %Berkeley County16.699Jasper County: 16.671 %Jasper County16.671Hampton County: 16.228 %Hampton County16.228Dorchester County: 15.495 %Dorchester County15.495Horry County: 15.366 %Horry County15.366Greenville County: 14.478 %Greenville County14.478Beaufort County: 14.29 %Beaufort County14.29Charleston County: 13.994 %Charleston County13.994Lexington County: 13.82 %Lexington County13.82Colleton County: 12.726 %Colleton County12.726Georgetown County: 12.445 %Georgetown County12.445Sumter County: 12.3 %Sumter County12.3Spartanburg County: 12.274 %Spartanburg County12.274Cherokee County: 12.255 %Cherokee County12.255Bamberg County: 12.115 %Bamberg County12.115Chester County: 12.082 %Chester County12.082Lee County: 11.775 %Lee County11.775Union County: 11.741 %Union County11.741Anderson County: 11.739 %Anderson County11.739Pickens County: 11.672 %Pickens County11.672Richland County: 11.358 %Richland County11.358Newberry County: 11.351 %Newberry County11.351Aiken County: 11.166 %Aiken County11.166Marlboro County: 11.087 %Marlboro County11.087Florence County: 10.687 %Florence County10.687Greenwood County: 10.678 %Greenwood County10.678Chesterfield County: 10.553 %Chesterfield County10.553Calhoun County: 10.468 %Calhoun County10.468Williamsburg County: 10.252 %Williamsburg County10.252Marion County: 10.062 %Marion County10.062Clarendon County: 9.996 %Clarendon County9.996Laurens County: 9.819 %Laurens County9.819Edgefield County: 9.675 %Edgefield County9.675Allendale County: 9.459 %Allendale County9.459Oconee County: 9.387 %Oconee County9.387Darlington County: 9.207 %Darlington County9.207Dillon County: 8.863 %Dillon County8.863Orangeburg County: 8.65 %Orangeburg County8.65Abbeville County: 7.911 %Abbeville County7.911Fairfield County: 7.069 %Fairfield County7.069McCormick County: 6.031 %McCormick County6.031Barnwell County: 4.978 %Barnwell County4.978Saluda County: 4.312 %Saluda County4.312Kershaw County: 18.364 %Kershaw County18.364Lancaster County: 17.583 %Lancaster County17.583York County: 16.909 %York County16.909Berkeley County: 16.699 %Berkeley County16.699Jasper County: 16.671 %Jasper County16.671Hampton County: 16.228 %Hampton County16.228Dorchester County: 15.495 %Dorchester County15.495Horry County: 15.366 %Horry County15.366Greenville County: 14.478 %Greenville County14.478Beaufort County: 14.29 %Beaufort County14.29Charleston County: 13.994 %Charleston County13.994Lexington County: 13.82 %Lexington County13.82Colleton County: 12.726 %Colleton County12.726Georgetown County: 12.445 %Georgetown County12.445Sumter County: 12.3 %Sumter County12.3Spartanburg County: 12.274 %Spartanburg County12.274Cherokee County: 12.255 %Cherokee County12.255Bamberg County: 12.115 %Bamberg County12.115Chester County: 12.082 %Chester County12.082Lee County: 11.775 %Lee County11.775Union County: 11.741 %Union County11.741Anderson County: 11.739 %Anderson County11.739Pickens County: 11.672 %Pickens County11.672Richland County: 11.358 %Richland County11.358Newberry County: 11.351 %Newberry County11.351Aiken County: 11.166 %Aiken County11.166Marlboro County: 11.087 %Marlboro County11.087Florence County: 10.687 %Florence County10.687Greenwood County: 10.678 %Greenwood County10.678Chesterfield County: 10.553 %Chesterfield County10.553Calhoun County: 10.468 %Calhoun County10.468Williamsburg County: 10.252 %Williamsburg County10.252Marion County: 10.062 %Marion County10.062Clarendon County: 9.996 %Clarendon County9.996Laurens County: 9.819 %Laurens County9.819Edgefield County: 9.675 %Edgefield County9.675Allendale County: 9.459 %Allendale County9.459Oconee County: 9.387 %Oconee County9.387Darlington County: 9.207 %Darlington County9.207Dillon County: 8.863 %Dillon County8.863Orangeburg County: 8.65 %Orangeburg County8.65Abbeville County: 7.911 %Abbeville County7.911Fairfield County: 7.069 %Fairfield County7.069McCormick County: 6.031 %McCormick County6.031Barnwell County: 4.978 %Barnwell County4.978Saluda County: 4.312 %Saluda County4.312
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Kershaw County18.364+6.12 pts
2Lancaster County17.583+7.02 pts
3York County16.909+2.04 pts
4Berkeley County16.699+1.73 pts
5Jasper County16.671-4.06 pts
6Hampton County16.228-0.99 pts
7Dorchester County15.495-1.56 pts
8Horry County15.366+1.18 pts
9Greenville County14.478+0.53 pts
10Beaufort County14.29-0.64 pts
11Charleston County13.994+0.93 pts
12Lexington County13.82+2.54 pts
13Colleton County12.726-0.68 pts
14Georgetown County12.445-2.77 pts
15Sumter County12.3-0.45 pts
16Spartanburg County12.274+1.25 pts
17Cherokee County12.255+3.05 pts
18Bamberg County12.115+2.88 pts
19Chester County12.082+0.41 pts
20Lee County11.775+2.23 pts
21Union County11.741+2.41 pts
22Anderson County11.739+0.64 pts
23Pickens County11.672-0.87 pts
24Richland County11.358-0.56 pts
25Newberry County11.351+2.03 pts
26Aiken County11.166-1.16 pts
27Marlboro County11.087+2.84 pts
28Florence County10.687-2.33 pts
29Greenwood County10.678+0.36 pts
30Chesterfield County10.553+3.69 pts
31Calhoun County10.468-3.14 pts
32Williamsburg County10.252-0.75 pts
33Marion County10.062-3.61 pts
34Clarendon County9.9960 pts
35Laurens County9.819-4.96 pts
36Edgefield County9.675-4.7 pts
37Allendale County9.459-0.73 pts
38Oconee County9.387-1.52 pts
39Darlington County9.207+0.49 pts
40Dillon County8.863-0.22 pts
41Orangeburg County8.65-4.44 pts
42Abbeville County7.911-4.32 pts
43Fairfield County7.069-45.96 pts
44McCormick County6.031-4.8 pts
45Barnwell County4.978-3.73 pts
46Saluda County4.312-1.43 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Kershaw County, with 18.364% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Saluda County, with 4.312% in 2016.

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