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Counties in South Carolina by job creation rate

McCormick County had the highest job creation rate of 46 counties in 2019, at 21.535%. Chesterfield County had the lowest, at 6.371%. The median was 12.038% and the figure for South Carolina was 12.939%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.535McCormick County
Lowest6.371Chesterfield County
Median12.03846 counties
South Carolina12.939History

Map of counties, 2019

Abbeville County: 8.237 %Aiken County: 12.672 %Allendale County: 11.34 %Anderson County: 12.178 %Bamberg County: 7.855 %Barnwell County: 11.01 %Beaufort County: 12.339 %Berkeley County: 16.525 %Calhoun County: 9.789 %Charleston County: 13.337 %Cherokee County: 9.073 %Chester County: 13.583 %Chesterfield County: 6.371 %Clarendon County: 14.131 %Colleton County: 9.002 %Darlington County: 10.246 %Dillon County: 11.117 %Dorchester County: 15.421 %Edgefield County: 17.978 %Fairfield County: 6.755 %Florence County: 9.864 %Georgetown County: 13.384 %Greenville County: 14.083 %Greenwood County: 8.134 %Hampton County: 18.084 %Horry County: 12.758 %Jasper County: 11.926 %Kershaw County: 12.15 %Lancaster County: 13.218 %Laurens County: 6.771 %Lee County: 17.086 %Lexington County: 13.577 %McCormick County: 21.535 %Marion County: 13.96 %Marlboro County: 11.704 %Newberry County: 9.333 %Oconee County: 9.408 %Orangeburg County: 10.411 %Pickens County: 12.55 %Richland County: 12.959 %Saluda County: 11.115 %Spartanburg County: 13.635 %Sumter County: 11.024 %Union County: 9.658 %Williamsburg County: 9.393 %York County: 13.86 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

McCormick County: 21.535 %McCormick County21.535Hampton County: 18.084 %Hampton County18.084Edgefield County: 17.978 %Edgefield County17.978Lee County: 17.086 %Lee County17.086Berkeley County: 16.525 %Berkeley County16.525Dorchester County: 15.421 %Dorchester County15.421Clarendon County: 14.131 %Clarendon County14.131Greenville County: 14.083 %Greenville County14.083Marion County: 13.96 %Marion County13.96York County: 13.86 %York County13.86Spartanburg County: 13.635 %Spartanburg County13.635Chester County: 13.583 %Chester County13.583Lexington County: 13.577 %Lexington County13.577Georgetown County: 13.384 %Georgetown County13.384Charleston County: 13.337 %Charleston County13.337Lancaster County: 13.218 %Lancaster County13.218Richland County: 12.959 %Richland County12.959Horry County: 12.758 %Horry County12.758Aiken County: 12.672 %Aiken County12.672Pickens County: 12.55 %Pickens County12.55Beaufort County: 12.339 %Beaufort County12.339Anderson County: 12.178 %Anderson County12.178Kershaw County: 12.15 %Kershaw County12.15Jasper County: 11.926 %Jasper County11.926Marlboro County: 11.704 %Marlboro County11.704Allendale County: 11.34 %Allendale County11.34Dillon County: 11.117 %Dillon County11.117Saluda County: 11.115 %Saluda County11.115Sumter County: 11.024 %Sumter County11.024Barnwell County: 11.01 %Barnwell County11.01Orangeburg County: 10.411 %Orangeburg County10.411Darlington County: 10.246 %Darlington County10.246Florence County: 9.864 %Florence County9.864Calhoun County: 9.789 %Calhoun County9.789Union County: 9.658 %Union County9.658Oconee County: 9.408 %Oconee County9.408Williamsburg County: 9.393 %Williamsburg County9.393Newberry County: 9.333 %Newberry County9.333Cherokee County: 9.073 %Cherokee County9.073Colleton County: 9.002 %Colleton County9.002Abbeville County: 8.237 %Abbeville County8.237Greenwood County: 8.134 %Greenwood County8.134Bamberg County: 7.855 %Bamberg County7.855Laurens County: 6.771 %Laurens County6.771Fairfield County: 6.755 %Fairfield County6.755Chesterfield County: 6.371 %Chesterfield County6.371McCormick County: 21.535 %McCormick County21.535Hampton County: 18.084 %Hampton County18.084Edgefield County: 17.978 %Edgefield County17.978Lee County: 17.086 %Lee County17.086Berkeley County: 16.525 %Berkeley County16.525Dorchester County: 15.421 %Dorchester County15.421Clarendon County: 14.131 %Clarendon County14.131Greenville County: 14.083 %Greenville County14.083Marion County: 13.96 %Marion County13.96York County: 13.86 %York County13.86Spartanburg County: 13.635 %Spartanburg County13.635Chester County: 13.583 %Chester County13.583Lexington County: 13.577 %Lexington County13.577Georgetown County: 13.384 %Georgetown County13.384Charleston County: 13.337 %Charleston County13.337Lancaster County: 13.218 %Lancaster County13.218Richland County: 12.959 %Richland County12.959Horry County: 12.758 %Horry County12.758Aiken County: 12.672 %Aiken County12.672Pickens County: 12.55 %Pickens County12.55Beaufort County: 12.339 %Beaufort County12.339Anderson County: 12.178 %Anderson County12.178Kershaw County: 12.15 %Kershaw County12.15Jasper County: 11.926 %Jasper County11.926Marlboro County: 11.704 %Marlboro County11.704Allendale County: 11.34 %Allendale County11.34Dillon County: 11.117 %Dillon County11.117Saluda County: 11.115 %Saluda County11.115Sumter County: 11.024 %Sumter County11.024Barnwell County: 11.01 %Barnwell County11.01Orangeburg County: 10.411 %Orangeburg County10.411Darlington County: 10.246 %Darlington County10.246Florence County: 9.864 %Florence County9.864Calhoun County: 9.789 %Calhoun County9.789Union County: 9.658 %Union County9.658Oconee County: 9.408 %Oconee County9.408Williamsburg County: 9.393 %Williamsburg County9.393Newberry County: 9.333 %Newberry County9.333Cherokee County: 9.073 %Cherokee County9.073Colleton County: 9.002 %Colleton County9.002Abbeville County: 8.237 %Abbeville County8.237Greenwood County: 8.134 %Greenwood County8.134Bamberg County: 7.855 %Bamberg County7.855Laurens County: 6.771 %Laurens County6.771Fairfield County: 6.755 %Fairfield County6.755Chesterfield County: 6.371 %Chesterfield County6.371
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1McCormick County21.535+14.98 pts
2Hampton County18.084-0.51 pts
3Edgefield County17.978+10.51 pts
4Lee County17.086-6.82 pts
5Berkeley County16.525+1.72 pts
6Dorchester County15.421+0.34 pts
7Clarendon County14.131+3.3 pts
8Greenville County14.083-0.04 pts
9Marion County13.96+2 pts
10York County13.86+0.54 pts
11Spartanburg County13.635-0.36 pts
12Chester County13.583-8.57 pts
13Lexington County13.577-2.76 pts
14Georgetown County13.384-0.67 pts
15Charleston County13.337-0.81 pts
16Lancaster County13.218-3.27 pts
17Richland County12.959+1.02 pts
18Horry County12.758-1.08 pts
19Aiken County12.672+2.12 pts
20Pickens County12.55+1.41 pts
21Beaufort County12.339-1.22 pts
22Anderson County12.178-1.82 pts
23Kershaw County12.15-2.52 pts
24Jasper County11.926-0.43 pts
25Marlboro County11.704-3.98 pts
26Allendale County11.34+2.79 pts
27Dillon County11.117-10.3 pts
28Saluda County11.115+4.04 pts
29Sumter County11.024-0.23 pts
30Barnwell County11.01+6.75 pts
31Orangeburg County10.411+0.39 pts
32Darlington County10.246-6.12 pts
33Florence County9.864-0.62 pts
34Calhoun County9.789-2.28 pts
35Union County9.658-0.91 pts
36Oconee County9.408-7.91 pts
37Williamsburg County9.393+1.62 pts
38Newberry County9.333-6.77 pts
39Cherokee County9.073-3.05 pts
40Colleton County9.002-0.4 pts
41Abbeville County8.237-8.08 pts
42Greenwood County8.134-2.47 pts
43Bamberg County7.855-1.36 pts
44Laurens County6.771-13.4 pts
45Fairfield County6.755+1.47 pts
46Chesterfield County6.371-2.67 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

McCormick County, with 21.535% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Chesterfield County, with 6.371% in 2019.

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