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Counties in South Carolina by job destruction rate

Saluda County had the highest job destruction rate of 46 counties in 2013, at 19.987%. Chesterfield County had the lowest, at 5.204%. The median was 9.657% and the figure for South Carolina was 10.75%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.987Saluda County
Lowest5.204Chesterfield County
Median9.65746 counties
South Carolina10.75History

Map of counties, 2013

Abbeville County: 7.459 %Aiken County: 9.747 %Allendale County: 6.686 %Anderson County: 8.799 %Bamberg County: 11.834 %Barnwell County: 18.322 %Beaufort County: 11.723 %Berkeley County: 11.786 %Calhoun County: 5.236 %Charleston County: 11.95 %Cherokee County: 9.762 %Chester County: 8.687 %Chesterfield County: 5.204 %Clarendon County: 8.15 %Colleton County: 13.418 %Darlington County: 8.524 %Dillon County: 7.744 %Dorchester County: 11.138 %Edgefield County: 10.922 %Fairfield County: 8.373 %Florence County: 9.657 %Georgetown County: 12.209 %Greenville County: 12.186 %Greenwood County: 9.356 %Hampton County: 9.514 %Horry County: 11.935 %Jasper County: 8.031 %Kershaw County: 8.065 %Lancaster County: 9.656 %Laurens County: 9.074 %Lee County: 8.338 %Lexington County: 10.778 %McCormick County: 13.473 %Marion County: 9.958 %Marlboro County: 6.889 %Newberry County: 9.601 %Oconee County: 11.649 %Orangeburg County: 10.144 %Pickens County: 9.451 %Richland County: 11.378 %Saluda County: 19.987 %Spartanburg County: 8.737 %Sumter County: 8.172 %Union County: 9.26 %Williamsburg County: 11.722 %York County: 10.225 %
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%, 2013. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2013

Saluda County: 19.987 %Saluda County19.987Barnwell County: 18.322 %Barnwell County18.322McCormick County: 13.473 %McCormick County13.473Colleton County: 13.418 %Colleton County13.418Georgetown County: 12.209 %Georgetown County12.209Greenville County: 12.186 %Greenville County12.186Charleston County: 11.95 %Charleston County11.95Horry County: 11.935 %Horry County11.935Bamberg County: 11.834 %Bamberg County11.834Berkeley County: 11.786 %Berkeley County11.786Beaufort County: 11.723 %Beaufort County11.723Williamsburg County: 11.722 %Williamsburg County11.722Oconee County: 11.649 %Oconee County11.649Richland County: 11.378 %Richland County11.378Dorchester County: 11.138 %Dorchester County11.138Edgefield County: 10.922 %Edgefield County10.922Lexington County: 10.778 %Lexington County10.778York County: 10.225 %York County10.225Orangeburg County: 10.144 %Orangeburg County10.144Marion County: 9.958 %Marion County9.958Cherokee County: 9.762 %Cherokee County9.762Aiken County: 9.747 %Aiken County9.747Florence County: 9.657 %Florence County9.657Lancaster County: 9.656 %Lancaster County9.656Newberry County: 9.601 %Newberry County9.601Hampton County: 9.514 %Hampton County9.514Pickens County: 9.451 %Pickens County9.451Greenwood County: 9.356 %Greenwood County9.356Union County: 9.26 %Union County9.26Laurens County: 9.074 %Laurens County9.074Anderson County: 8.799 %Anderson County8.799Spartanburg County: 8.737 %Spartanburg County8.737Chester County: 8.687 %Chester County8.687Darlington County: 8.524 %Darlington County8.524Fairfield County: 8.373 %Fairfield County8.373Lee County: 8.338 %Lee County8.338Sumter County: 8.172 %Sumter County8.172Clarendon County: 8.15 %Clarendon County8.15Kershaw County: 8.065 %Kershaw County8.065Jasper County: 8.031 %Jasper County8.031Dillon County: 7.744 %Dillon County7.744Abbeville County: 7.459 %Abbeville County7.459Marlboro County: 6.889 %Marlboro County6.889Allendale County: 6.686 %Allendale County6.686Calhoun County: 5.236 %Calhoun County5.236Chesterfield County: 5.204 %Chesterfield County5.204Saluda County: 19.987 %Saluda County19.987Barnwell County: 18.322 %Barnwell County18.322McCormick County: 13.473 %McCormick County13.473Colleton County: 13.418 %Colleton County13.418Georgetown County: 12.209 %Georgetown County12.209Greenville County: 12.186 %Greenville County12.186Charleston County: 11.95 %Charleston County11.95Horry County: 11.935 %Horry County11.935Bamberg County: 11.834 %Bamberg County11.834Berkeley County: 11.786 %Berkeley County11.786Beaufort County: 11.723 %Beaufort County11.723Williamsburg County: 11.722 %Williamsburg County11.722Oconee County: 11.649 %Oconee County11.649Richland County: 11.378 %Richland County11.378Dorchester County: 11.138 %Dorchester County11.138Edgefield County: 10.922 %Edgefield County10.922Lexington County: 10.778 %Lexington County10.778York County: 10.225 %York County10.225Orangeburg County: 10.144 %Orangeburg County10.144Marion County: 9.958 %Marion County9.958Cherokee County: 9.762 %Cherokee County9.762Aiken County: 9.747 %Aiken County9.747Florence County: 9.657 %Florence County9.657Lancaster County: 9.656 %Lancaster County9.656Newberry County: 9.601 %Newberry County9.601Hampton County: 9.514 %Hampton County9.514Pickens County: 9.451 %Pickens County9.451Greenwood County: 9.356 %Greenwood County9.356Union County: 9.26 %Union County9.26Laurens County: 9.074 %Laurens County9.074Anderson County: 8.799 %Anderson County8.799Spartanburg County: 8.737 %Spartanburg County8.737Chester County: 8.687 %Chester County8.687Darlington County: 8.524 %Darlington County8.524Fairfield County: 8.373 %Fairfield County8.373Lee County: 8.338 %Lee County8.338Sumter County: 8.172 %Sumter County8.172Clarendon County: 8.15 %Clarendon County8.15Kershaw County: 8.065 %Kershaw County8.065Jasper County: 8.031 %Jasper County8.031Dillon County: 7.744 %Dillon County7.744Abbeville County: 7.459 %Abbeville County7.459Marlboro County: 6.889 %Marlboro County6.889Allendale County: 6.686 %Allendale County6.686Calhoun County: 5.236 %Calhoun County5.236Chesterfield County: 5.204 %Chesterfield County5.204
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Saluda County19.987+13.42 pts
2Barnwell County18.322+5.01 pts
3McCormick County13.473+1.92 pts
4Colleton County13.418+1.91 pts
5Georgetown County12.209+1.4 pts
6Greenville County12.186+1.05 pts
7Charleston County11.95-0.44 pts
8Horry County11.935-0.15 pts
9Bamberg County11.834-2.07 pts
10Berkeley County11.786-2.68 pts
11Beaufort County11.723-0.87 pts
12Williamsburg County11.722-1.03 pts
13Oconee County11.649+2.64 pts
14Richland County11.378-1.36 pts
15Dorchester County11.138-0.88 pts
16Edgefield County10.922+2.14 pts
17Lexington County10.778-0.58 pts
18York County10.225+0.41 pts
19Orangeburg County10.144-2.65 pts
20Marion County9.958-2.8 pts
21Cherokee County9.762-0.51 pts
22Aiken County9.747-2.15 pts
23Florence County9.657-1.41 pts
24Lancaster County9.656+0.46 pts
25Newberry County9.601-0.16 pts
26Hampton County9.514-1.21 pts
27Pickens County9.451-1.91 pts
28Greenwood County9.356+0.66 pts
29Union County9.26-5.76 pts
30Laurens County9.074-1.09 pts
31Anderson County8.799-2.18 pts
32Spartanburg County8.737-1.2 pts
33Chester County8.687-2.96 pts
34Darlington County8.524-4.3 pts
35Fairfield County8.373-7.82 pts
36Lee County8.338-9.18 pts
37Sumter County8.172-0.99 pts
38Clarendon County8.15-5.46 pts
39Kershaw County8.065-4.74 pts
40Jasper County8.031-8.67 pts
41Dillon County7.744+1.29 pts
42Abbeville County7.459-0.7 pts
43Marlboro County6.889-0.16 pts
44Allendale County6.686+0.63 pts
45Calhoun County5.236-5.89 pts
46Chesterfield County5.204-1.54 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs lost at closing and shrinking 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 added elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is job_creation_rate minus this rate. Not a layoff rate: it counts positions lost at establishments, not people who lost a job. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction 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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in South Carolina by job destruction rate, 2013) [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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in South Carolina by job destruction rate, 2013. 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-destruction-rate/south-carolina-counties?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in South Carolina by job destruction rate, 2013. 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-destruction-rate/south-carolina-counties?period=2013.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in South Carolina by job destruction rate, 2013 [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-destruction-rate/south-carolina-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Saluda County, with 19.987% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Chesterfield County, with 5.204% in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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