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Counties in South Carolina by job creation rate

Marlboro County had the highest job creation rate of 46 counties in 2020, at 19.895%. Allendale County had the lowest, at 6.604%. The median was 11.057% and the figure for South Carolina was 11.843%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.895Marlboro County
Lowest6.604Allendale County
Median11.05746 counties
South Carolina11.843History

Map of counties, 2020

Abbeville County: 8.728 %Aiken County: 11.105 %Allendale County: 6.604 %Anderson County: 10.219 %Bamberg County: 7.008 %Barnwell County: 10.429 %Beaufort County: 13.164 %Berkeley County: 17.143 %Calhoun County: 12.094 %Charleston County: 13.01 %Cherokee County: 11.799 %Chester County: 10.97 %Chesterfield County: 11.447 %Clarendon County: 8.886 %Colleton County: 13.079 %Darlington County: 11.656 %Dillon County: 12.548 %Dorchester County: 12.663 %Edgefield County: 16.922 %Fairfield County: 8.774 %Florence County: 9.705 %Georgetown County: 10.525 %Greenville County: 12.638 %Greenwood County: 11.008 %Hampton County: 7.99 %Horry County: 12.757 %Jasper County: 13.463 %Kershaw County: 10.036 %Lancaster County: 10.894 %Laurens County: 7.215 %Lee County: 12.242 %Lexington County: 11.468 %McCormick County: 19.795 %Marion County: 8.507 %Marlboro County: 19.895 %Newberry County: 8.734 %Oconee County: 11.32 %Orangeburg County: 9.446 %Pickens County: 10.518 %Richland County: 12.215 %Saluda County: 14.195 %Spartanburg County: 10.599 %Sumter County: 8.033 %Union County: 8.183 %Williamsburg County: 6.79 %York County: 11.292 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Marlboro County: 19.895 %Marlboro County19.895McCormick County: 19.795 %McCormick County19.795Berkeley County: 17.143 %Berkeley County17.143Edgefield County: 16.922 %Edgefield County16.922Saluda County: 14.195 %Saluda County14.195Jasper County: 13.463 %Jasper County13.463Beaufort County: 13.164 %Beaufort County13.164Colleton County: 13.079 %Colleton County13.079Charleston County: 13.01 %Charleston County13.01Horry County: 12.757 %Horry County12.757Dorchester County: 12.663 %Dorchester County12.663Greenville County: 12.638 %Greenville County12.638Dillon County: 12.548 %Dillon County12.548Lee County: 12.242 %Lee County12.242Richland County: 12.215 %Richland County12.215Calhoun County: 12.094 %Calhoun County12.094Cherokee County: 11.799 %Cherokee County11.799Darlington County: 11.656 %Darlington County11.656Lexington County: 11.468 %Lexington County11.468Chesterfield County: 11.447 %Chesterfield County11.447Oconee County: 11.32 %Oconee County11.32York County: 11.292 %York County11.292Aiken County: 11.105 %Aiken County11.105Greenwood County: 11.008 %Greenwood County11.008Chester County: 10.97 %Chester County10.97Lancaster County: 10.894 %Lancaster County10.894Spartanburg County: 10.599 %Spartanburg County10.599Georgetown County: 10.525 %Georgetown County10.525Pickens County: 10.518 %Pickens County10.518Barnwell County: 10.429 %Barnwell County10.429Anderson County: 10.219 %Anderson County10.219Kershaw County: 10.036 %Kershaw County10.036Florence County: 9.705 %Florence County9.705Orangeburg County: 9.446 %Orangeburg County9.446Clarendon County: 8.886 %Clarendon County8.886Fairfield County: 8.774 %Fairfield County8.774Newberry County: 8.734 %Newberry County8.734Abbeville County: 8.728 %Abbeville County8.728Marion County: 8.507 %Marion County8.507Union County: 8.183 %Union County8.183Sumter County: 8.033 %Sumter County8.033Hampton County: 7.99 %Hampton County7.99Laurens County: 7.215 %Laurens County7.215Bamberg County: 7.008 %Bamberg County7.008Williamsburg County: 6.79 %Williamsburg County6.79Allendale County: 6.604 %Allendale County6.604Marlboro County: 19.895 %Marlboro County19.895McCormick County: 19.795 %McCormick County19.795Berkeley County: 17.143 %Berkeley County17.143Edgefield County: 16.922 %Edgefield County16.922Saluda County: 14.195 %Saluda County14.195Jasper County: 13.463 %Jasper County13.463Beaufort County: 13.164 %Beaufort County13.164Colleton County: 13.079 %Colleton County13.079Charleston County: 13.01 %Charleston County13.01Horry County: 12.757 %Horry County12.757Dorchester County: 12.663 %Dorchester County12.663Greenville County: 12.638 %Greenville County12.638Dillon County: 12.548 %Dillon County12.548Lee County: 12.242 %Lee County12.242Richland County: 12.215 %Richland County12.215Calhoun County: 12.094 %Calhoun County12.094Cherokee County: 11.799 %Cherokee County11.799Darlington County: 11.656 %Darlington County11.656Lexington County: 11.468 %Lexington County11.468Chesterfield County: 11.447 %Chesterfield County11.447Oconee County: 11.32 %Oconee County11.32York County: 11.292 %York County11.292Aiken County: 11.105 %Aiken County11.105Greenwood County: 11.008 %Greenwood County11.008Chester County: 10.97 %Chester County10.97Lancaster County: 10.894 %Lancaster County10.894Spartanburg County: 10.599 %Spartanburg County10.599Georgetown County: 10.525 %Georgetown County10.525Pickens County: 10.518 %Pickens County10.518Barnwell County: 10.429 %Barnwell County10.429Anderson County: 10.219 %Anderson County10.219Kershaw County: 10.036 %Kershaw County10.036Florence County: 9.705 %Florence County9.705Orangeburg County: 9.446 %Orangeburg County9.446Clarendon County: 8.886 %Clarendon County8.886Fairfield County: 8.774 %Fairfield County8.774Newberry County: 8.734 %Newberry County8.734Abbeville County: 8.728 %Abbeville County8.728Marion County: 8.507 %Marion County8.507Union County: 8.183 %Union County8.183Sumter County: 8.033 %Sumter County8.033Hampton County: 7.99 %Hampton County7.99Laurens County: 7.215 %Laurens County7.215Bamberg County: 7.008 %Bamberg County7.008Williamsburg County: 6.79 %Williamsburg County6.79Allendale County: 6.604 %Allendale County6.604
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Marlboro County19.895+8.19 pts
2McCormick County19.795-1.74 pts
3Berkeley County17.143+0.62 pts
4Edgefield County16.922-1.06 pts
5Saluda County14.195+3.08 pts
6Jasper County13.463+1.54 pts
7Beaufort County13.164+0.82 pts
8Colleton County13.079+4.08 pts
9Charleston County13.01-0.33 pts
10Horry County12.757-0 pts
11Dorchester County12.663-2.76 pts
12Greenville County12.638-1.45 pts
13Dillon County12.548+1.43 pts
14Lee County12.242-4.84 pts
15Richland County12.215-0.74 pts
16Calhoun County12.094+2.3 pts
17Cherokee County11.799+2.73 pts
18Darlington County11.656+1.41 pts
19Lexington County11.468-2.11 pts
20Chesterfield County11.447+5.08 pts
21Oconee County11.32+1.91 pts
22York County11.292-2.57 pts
23Aiken County11.105-1.57 pts
24Greenwood County11.008+2.87 pts
25Chester County10.97-2.61 pts
26Lancaster County10.894-2.32 pts
27Spartanburg County10.599-3.04 pts
28Georgetown County10.525-2.86 pts
29Pickens County10.518-2.03 pts
30Barnwell County10.429-0.58 pts
31Anderson County10.219-1.96 pts
32Kershaw County10.036-2.11 pts
33Florence County9.705-0.16 pts
34Orangeburg County9.446-0.96 pts
35Clarendon County8.886-5.25 pts
36Fairfield County8.774+2.02 pts
37Newberry County8.734-0.6 pts
38Abbeville County8.728+0.49 pts
39Marion County8.507-5.45 pts
40Union County8.183-1.47 pts
41Sumter County8.033-2.99 pts
42Hampton County7.99-10.09 pts
43Laurens County7.215+0.44 pts
44Bamberg County7.008-0.85 pts
45Williamsburg County6.79-2.6 pts
46Allendale County6.604-4.74 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Marlboro County, with 19.895% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Allendale County, with 6.604% in 2020.

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