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Counties in South Carolina by job destruction rate

Marion County had the highest job destruction rate of 46 counties in 2014, at 38.62%. Fairfield County had the lowest, at 3.884%. The median was 9.418% and the figure for South Carolina was 10.039%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest38.62Marion County
Lowest3.884Fairfield County
Median9.41846 counties
South Carolina10.039History

Map of counties, 2014

Abbeville County: 7.779 %Aiken County: 11.354 %Allendale County: 5.545 %Anderson County: 8.422 %Bamberg County: 13.206 %Barnwell County: 5.785 %Beaufort County: 11.198 %Berkeley County: 9.515 %Calhoun County: 8.194 %Charleston County: 10.262 %Cherokee County: 7.108 %Chester County: 10.746 %Chesterfield County: 5.471 %Clarendon County: 7.752 %Colleton County: 12.595 %Darlington County: 16.027 %Dillon County: 25.691 %Dorchester County: 13.941 %Edgefield County: 11.057 %Fairfield County: 3.884 %Florence County: 9.688 %Georgetown County: 15.791 %Greenville County: 10.146 %Greenwood County: 7.334 %Hampton County: 11.687 %Horry County: 11.63 %Jasper County: 10.375 %Kershaw County: 7.397 %Lancaster County: 7.484 %Laurens County: 8.416 %Lee County: 10.587 %Lexington County: 9.302 %McCormick County: 11.648 %Marion County: 38.62 %Marlboro County: 5.448 %Newberry County: 6.706 %Oconee County: 11.932 %Orangeburg County: 8.654 %Pickens County: 8.915 %Richland County: 10.96 %Saluda County: 4.472 %Spartanburg County: 8.022 %Sumter County: 7.898 %Union County: 9.32 %Williamsburg County: 6.363 %York County: 12.257 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Marion County: 38.62 %Marion County38.62Dillon County: 25.691 %Dillon County25.691Darlington County: 16.027 %Darlington County16.027Georgetown County: 15.791 %Georgetown County15.791Dorchester County: 13.941 %Dorchester County13.941Bamberg County: 13.206 %Bamberg County13.206Colleton County: 12.595 %Colleton County12.595York County: 12.257 %York County12.257Oconee County: 11.932 %Oconee County11.932Hampton County: 11.687 %Hampton County11.687McCormick County: 11.648 %McCormick County11.648Horry County: 11.63 %Horry County11.63Aiken County: 11.354 %Aiken County11.354Beaufort County: 11.198 %Beaufort County11.198Edgefield County: 11.057 %Edgefield County11.057Richland County: 10.96 %Richland County10.96Chester County: 10.746 %Chester County10.746Lee County: 10.587 %Lee County10.587Jasper County: 10.375 %Jasper County10.375Charleston County: 10.262 %Charleston County10.262Greenville County: 10.146 %Greenville County10.146Florence County: 9.688 %Florence County9.688Berkeley County: 9.515 %Berkeley County9.515Union County: 9.32 %Union County9.32Lexington County: 9.302 %Lexington County9.302Pickens County: 8.915 %Pickens County8.915Orangeburg County: 8.654 %Orangeburg County8.654Anderson County: 8.422 %Anderson County8.422Laurens County: 8.416 %Laurens County8.416Calhoun County: 8.194 %Calhoun County8.194Spartanburg County: 8.022 %Spartanburg County8.022Sumter County: 7.898 %Sumter County7.898Abbeville County: 7.779 %Abbeville County7.779Clarendon County: 7.752 %Clarendon County7.752Lancaster County: 7.484 %Lancaster County7.484Kershaw County: 7.397 %Kershaw County7.397Greenwood County: 7.334 %Greenwood County7.334Cherokee County: 7.108 %Cherokee County7.108Newberry County: 6.706 %Newberry County6.706Williamsburg County: 6.363 %Williamsburg County6.363Barnwell County: 5.785 %Barnwell County5.785Allendale County: 5.545 %Allendale County5.545Chesterfield County: 5.471 %Chesterfield County5.471Marlboro County: 5.448 %Marlboro County5.448Saluda County: 4.472 %Saluda County4.472Fairfield County: 3.884 %Fairfield County3.884Marion County: 38.62 %Marion County38.62Dillon County: 25.691 %Dillon County25.691Darlington County: 16.027 %Darlington County16.027Georgetown County: 15.791 %Georgetown County15.791Dorchester County: 13.941 %Dorchester County13.941Bamberg County: 13.206 %Bamberg County13.206Colleton County: 12.595 %Colleton County12.595York County: 12.257 %York County12.257Oconee County: 11.932 %Oconee County11.932Hampton County: 11.687 %Hampton County11.687McCormick County: 11.648 %McCormick County11.648Horry County: 11.63 %Horry County11.63Aiken County: 11.354 %Aiken County11.354Beaufort County: 11.198 %Beaufort County11.198Edgefield County: 11.057 %Edgefield County11.057Richland County: 10.96 %Richland County10.96Chester County: 10.746 %Chester County10.746Lee County: 10.587 %Lee County10.587Jasper County: 10.375 %Jasper County10.375Charleston County: 10.262 %Charleston County10.262Greenville County: 10.146 %Greenville County10.146Florence County: 9.688 %Florence County9.688Berkeley County: 9.515 %Berkeley County9.515Union County: 9.32 %Union County9.32Lexington County: 9.302 %Lexington County9.302Pickens County: 8.915 %Pickens County8.915Orangeburg County: 8.654 %Orangeburg County8.654Anderson County: 8.422 %Anderson County8.422Laurens County: 8.416 %Laurens County8.416Calhoun County: 8.194 %Calhoun County8.194Spartanburg County: 8.022 %Spartanburg County8.022Sumter County: 7.898 %Sumter County7.898Abbeville County: 7.779 %Abbeville County7.779Clarendon County: 7.752 %Clarendon County7.752Lancaster County: 7.484 %Lancaster County7.484Kershaw County: 7.397 %Kershaw County7.397Greenwood County: 7.334 %Greenwood County7.334Cherokee County: 7.108 %Cherokee County7.108Newberry County: 6.706 %Newberry County6.706Williamsburg County: 6.363 %Williamsburg County6.363Barnwell County: 5.785 %Barnwell County5.785Allendale County: 5.545 %Allendale County5.545Chesterfield County: 5.471 %Chesterfield County5.471Marlboro County: 5.448 %Marlboro County5.448Saluda County: 4.472 %Saluda County4.472Fairfield County: 3.884 %Fairfield County3.884
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Marion County38.62+28.66 pts
2Dillon County25.691+17.95 pts
3Darlington County16.027+7.5 pts
4Georgetown County15.791+3.58 pts
5Dorchester County13.941+2.8 pts
6Bamberg County13.206+1.37 pts
7Colleton County12.595-0.82 pts
8York County12.257+2.03 pts
9Oconee County11.932+0.28 pts
10Hampton County11.687+2.17 pts
11McCormick County11.648-1.83 pts
12Horry County11.63-0.3 pts
13Aiken County11.354+1.61 pts
14Beaufort County11.198-0.53 pts
15Edgefield County11.057+0.13 pts
16Richland County10.96-0.42 pts
17Chester County10.746+2.06 pts
18Lee County10.587+2.25 pts
19Jasper County10.375+2.34 pts
20Charleston County10.262-1.69 pts
21Greenville County10.146-2.04 pts
22Florence County9.688+0.03 pts
23Berkeley County9.515-2.27 pts
24Union County9.32+0.06 pts
25Lexington County9.302-1.48 pts
26Pickens County8.915-0.54 pts
27Orangeburg County8.654-1.49 pts
28Anderson County8.422-0.38 pts
29Laurens County8.416-0.66 pts
30Calhoun County8.194+2.96 pts
31Spartanburg County8.022-0.71 pts
32Sumter County7.898-0.27 pts
33Abbeville County7.779+0.32 pts
34Clarendon County7.752-0.4 pts
35Lancaster County7.484-2.17 pts
36Kershaw County7.397-0.67 pts
37Greenwood County7.334-2.02 pts
38Cherokee County7.108-2.65 pts
39Newberry County6.706-2.9 pts
40Williamsburg County6.363-5.36 pts
41Barnwell County5.785-12.54 pts
42Allendale County5.545-1.14 pts
43Chesterfield County5.471+0.27 pts
44Marlboro County5.448-1.44 pts
45Saluda County4.472-15.51 pts
46Fairfield County3.884-4.49 pts

Other periods

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.

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 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Marion County, with 38.62% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Fairfield County, with 3.884% in 2014.

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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