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Counties in South Carolina by job creation rate

Fairfield County had the highest job creation rate of 46 counties in 2021, at 14.68%. Barnwell County had the lowest, at 4.153%. The median was 10.75% and the figure for South Carolina was 11.881%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.68Fairfield County
Lowest4.153Barnwell County
Median10.7546 counties
South Carolina11.881History

Map of counties, 2021

Abbeville County: 10.684 %Aiken County: 11.842 %Allendale County: 5.489 %Anderson County: 9.447 %Bamberg County: 7.154 %Barnwell County: 4.153 %Beaufort County: 12.348 %Berkeley County: 13.856 %Calhoun County: 10.254 %Charleston County: 13.18 %Cherokee County: 9.754 %Chester County: 9.081 %Chesterfield County: 6.261 %Clarendon County: 8.213 %Colleton County: 10.029 %Darlington County: 11.09 %Dillon County: 10.601 %Dorchester County: 14.235 %Edgefield County: 7.946 %Fairfield County: 14.68 %Florence County: 9.449 %Georgetown County: 12.929 %Greenville County: 12.348 %Greenwood County: 10.284 %Hampton County: 10.496 %Horry County: 11.856 %Jasper County: 14.477 %Kershaw County: 13.067 %Lancaster County: 14.308 %Laurens County: 11.295 %Lee County: 12.424 %Lexington County: 11.931 %McCormick County: 7.03 %Marion County: 12.428 %Marlboro County: 9.256 %Newberry County: 10.045 %Oconee County: 11.929 %Orangeburg County: 10.817 %Pickens County: 10.209 %Richland County: 11.398 %Saluda County: 9.439 %Spartanburg County: 10.924 %Sumter County: 10.564 %Union County: 12.125 %Williamsburg County: 8.826 %York County: 13.207 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Fairfield County: 14.68 %Fairfield County14.68Jasper County: 14.477 %Jasper County14.477Lancaster County: 14.308 %Lancaster County14.308Dorchester County: 14.235 %Dorchester County14.235Berkeley County: 13.856 %Berkeley County13.856York County: 13.207 %York County13.207Charleston County: 13.18 %Charleston County13.18Kershaw County: 13.067 %Kershaw County13.067Georgetown County: 12.929 %Georgetown County12.929Marion County: 12.428 %Marion County12.428Lee County: 12.424 %Lee County12.424Beaufort County: 12.348 %Beaufort County12.348Greenville County: 12.348 %Greenville County12.348Union County: 12.125 %Union County12.125Lexington County: 11.931 %Lexington County11.931Oconee County: 11.929 %Oconee County11.929Horry County: 11.856 %Horry County11.856Aiken County: 11.842 %Aiken County11.842Richland County: 11.398 %Richland County11.398Laurens County: 11.295 %Laurens County11.295Darlington County: 11.09 %Darlington County11.09Spartanburg County: 10.924 %Spartanburg County10.924Orangeburg County: 10.817 %Orangeburg County10.817Abbeville County: 10.684 %Abbeville County10.684Dillon County: 10.601 %Dillon County10.601Sumter County: 10.564 %Sumter County10.564Hampton County: 10.496 %Hampton County10.496Greenwood County: 10.284 %Greenwood County10.284Calhoun County: 10.254 %Calhoun County10.254Pickens County: 10.209 %Pickens County10.209Newberry County: 10.045 %Newberry County10.045Colleton County: 10.029 %Colleton County10.029Cherokee County: 9.754 %Cherokee County9.754Florence County: 9.449 %Florence County9.449Anderson County: 9.447 %Anderson County9.447Saluda County: 9.439 %Saluda County9.439Marlboro County: 9.256 %Marlboro County9.256Chester County: 9.081 %Chester County9.081Williamsburg County: 8.826 %Williamsburg County8.826Clarendon County: 8.213 %Clarendon County8.213Edgefield County: 7.946 %Edgefield County7.946Bamberg County: 7.154 %Bamberg County7.154McCormick County: 7.03 %McCormick County7.03Chesterfield County: 6.261 %Chesterfield County6.261Allendale County: 5.489 %Allendale County5.489Barnwell County: 4.153 %Barnwell County4.153Fairfield County: 14.68 %Fairfield County14.68Jasper County: 14.477 %Jasper County14.477Lancaster County: 14.308 %Lancaster County14.308Dorchester County: 14.235 %Dorchester County14.235Berkeley County: 13.856 %Berkeley County13.856York County: 13.207 %York County13.207Charleston County: 13.18 %Charleston County13.18Kershaw County: 13.067 %Kershaw County13.067Georgetown County: 12.929 %Georgetown County12.929Marion County: 12.428 %Marion County12.428Lee County: 12.424 %Lee County12.424Beaufort County: 12.348 %Beaufort County12.348Greenville County: 12.348 %Greenville County12.348Union County: 12.125 %Union County12.125Lexington County: 11.931 %Lexington County11.931Oconee County: 11.929 %Oconee County11.929Horry County: 11.856 %Horry County11.856Aiken County: 11.842 %Aiken County11.842Richland County: 11.398 %Richland County11.398Laurens County: 11.295 %Laurens County11.295Darlington County: 11.09 %Darlington County11.09Spartanburg County: 10.924 %Spartanburg County10.924Orangeburg County: 10.817 %Orangeburg County10.817Abbeville County: 10.684 %Abbeville County10.684Dillon County: 10.601 %Dillon County10.601Sumter County: 10.564 %Sumter County10.564Hampton County: 10.496 %Hampton County10.496Greenwood County: 10.284 %Greenwood County10.284Calhoun County: 10.254 %Calhoun County10.254Pickens County: 10.209 %Pickens County10.209Newberry County: 10.045 %Newberry County10.045Colleton County: 10.029 %Colleton County10.029Cherokee County: 9.754 %Cherokee County9.754Florence County: 9.449 %Florence County9.449Anderson County: 9.447 %Anderson County9.447Saluda County: 9.439 %Saluda County9.439Marlboro County: 9.256 %Marlboro County9.256Chester County: 9.081 %Chester County9.081Williamsburg County: 8.826 %Williamsburg County8.826Clarendon County: 8.213 %Clarendon County8.213Edgefield County: 7.946 %Edgefield County7.946Bamberg County: 7.154 %Bamberg County7.154McCormick County: 7.03 %McCormick County7.03Chesterfield County: 6.261 %Chesterfield County6.261Allendale County: 5.489 %Allendale County5.489Barnwell County: 4.153 %Barnwell County4.153
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Fairfield County14.68+5.91 pts
2Jasper County14.477+1.01 pts
3Lancaster County14.308+3.41 pts
4Dorchester County14.235+1.57 pts
5Berkeley County13.856-3.29 pts
6York County13.207+1.92 pts
7Charleston County13.18+0.17 pts
8Kershaw County13.067+3.03 pts
9Georgetown County12.929+2.4 pts
10Marion County12.428+3.92 pts
11Lee County12.424+0.18 pts
12Beaufort County12.348-0.82 pts
12Greenville County12.348-0.29 pts
14Union County12.125+3.94 pts
15Lexington County11.931+0.46 pts
16Oconee County11.929+0.61 pts
17Horry County11.856-0.9 pts
18Aiken County11.842+0.74 pts
19Richland County11.398-0.82 pts
20Laurens County11.295+4.08 pts
21Darlington County11.09-0.57 pts
22Spartanburg County10.924+0.32 pts
23Orangeburg County10.817+1.37 pts
24Abbeville County10.684+1.96 pts
25Dillon County10.601-1.95 pts
26Sumter County10.564+2.53 pts
27Hampton County10.496+2.51 pts
28Greenwood County10.284-0.72 pts
29Calhoun County10.254-1.84 pts
30Pickens County10.209-0.31 pts
31Newberry County10.045+1.31 pts
32Colleton County10.029-3.05 pts
33Cherokee County9.754-2.04 pts
34Florence County9.449-0.26 pts
35Anderson County9.447-0.77 pts
36Saluda County9.439-4.76 pts
37Marlboro County9.256-10.64 pts
38Chester County9.081-1.89 pts
39Williamsburg County8.826+2.04 pts
40Clarendon County8.213-0.67 pts
41Edgefield County7.946-8.98 pts
42Bamberg County7.154+0.15 pts
43McCormick County7.03-12.77 pts
44Chesterfield County6.261-5.19 pts
45Allendale County5.489-1.12 pts
46Barnwell County4.153-6.28 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Fairfield County, with 14.68% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Barnwell County, with 4.153% in 2021.

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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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