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Counties in South Carolina by job destruction rate

Aiken County had the highest job destruction rate of 46 counties in 2015, at 13.643%. Newberry County had the lowest, at 5.186%. The median was 9.232% and the figure for South Carolina was 9.902%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.643Aiken County
Lowest5.186Newberry County
Median9.23246 counties
South Carolina9.902History

Map of counties, 2015

Abbeville County: 6.749 %Aiken County: 13.643 %Allendale County: 7.921 %Anderson County: 10.509 %Bamberg County: 12.342 %Barnwell County: 7.78 %Beaufort County: 12.52 %Berkeley County: 10.01 %Calhoun County: 8.361 %Charleston County: 10.651 %Cherokee County: 8.351 %Chester County: 10.562 %Chesterfield County: 6.195 %Clarendon County: 7.324 %Colleton County: 8.542 %Darlington County: 10.307 %Dillon County: 8.286 %Dorchester County: 10.107 %Edgefield County: 7.251 %Fairfield County: 5.463 %Florence County: 7.786 %Georgetown County: 11.722 %Greenville County: 10.466 %Greenwood County: 10.415 %Hampton County: 12.417 %Horry County: 11.387 %Jasper County: 10.958 %Kershaw County: 8.637 %Lancaster County: 7.404 %Laurens County: 7.358 %Lee County: 11.676 %Lexington County: 9.358 %McCormick County: 9.154 %Marion County: 10.359 %Marlboro County: 9.983 %Newberry County: 5.186 %Oconee County: 7.82 %Orangeburg County: 13.086 %Pickens County: 9.309 %Richland County: 9.875 %Saluda County: 6.501 %Spartanburg County: 8.582 %Sumter County: 8.742 %Union County: 7.557 %Williamsburg County: 7.303 %York County: 10.751 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Aiken County: 13.643 %Aiken County13.643Orangeburg County: 13.086 %Orangeburg County13.086Beaufort County: 12.52 %Beaufort County12.52Hampton County: 12.417 %Hampton County12.417Bamberg County: 12.342 %Bamberg County12.342Georgetown County: 11.722 %Georgetown County11.722Lee County: 11.676 %Lee County11.676Horry County: 11.387 %Horry County11.387Jasper County: 10.958 %Jasper County10.958York County: 10.751 %York County10.751Charleston County: 10.651 %Charleston County10.651Chester County: 10.562 %Chester County10.562Anderson County: 10.509 %Anderson County10.509Greenville County: 10.466 %Greenville County10.466Greenwood County: 10.415 %Greenwood County10.415Marion County: 10.359 %Marion County10.359Darlington County: 10.307 %Darlington County10.307Dorchester County: 10.107 %Dorchester County10.107Berkeley County: 10.01 %Berkeley County10.01Marlboro County: 9.983 %Marlboro County9.983Richland County: 9.875 %Richland County9.875Lexington County: 9.358 %Lexington County9.358Pickens County: 9.309 %Pickens County9.309McCormick County: 9.154 %McCormick County9.154Sumter County: 8.742 %Sumter County8.742Kershaw County: 8.637 %Kershaw County8.637Spartanburg County: 8.582 %Spartanburg County8.582Colleton County: 8.542 %Colleton County8.542Calhoun County: 8.361 %Calhoun County8.361Cherokee County: 8.351 %Cherokee County8.351Dillon County: 8.286 %Dillon County8.286Allendale County: 7.921 %Allendale County7.921Oconee County: 7.82 %Oconee County7.82Florence County: 7.786 %Florence County7.786Barnwell County: 7.78 %Barnwell County7.78Union County: 7.557 %Union County7.557Lancaster County: 7.404 %Lancaster County7.404Laurens County: 7.358 %Laurens County7.358Clarendon County: 7.324 %Clarendon County7.324Williamsburg County: 7.303 %Williamsburg County7.303Edgefield County: 7.251 %Edgefield County7.251Abbeville County: 6.749 %Abbeville County6.749Saluda County: 6.501 %Saluda County6.501Chesterfield County: 6.195 %Chesterfield County6.195Fairfield County: 5.463 %Fairfield County5.463Newberry County: 5.186 %Newberry County5.186Aiken County: 13.643 %Aiken County13.643Orangeburg County: 13.086 %Orangeburg County13.086Beaufort County: 12.52 %Beaufort County12.52Hampton County: 12.417 %Hampton County12.417Bamberg County: 12.342 %Bamberg County12.342Georgetown County: 11.722 %Georgetown County11.722Lee County: 11.676 %Lee County11.676Horry County: 11.387 %Horry County11.387Jasper County: 10.958 %Jasper County10.958York County: 10.751 %York County10.751Charleston County: 10.651 %Charleston County10.651Chester County: 10.562 %Chester County10.562Anderson County: 10.509 %Anderson County10.509Greenville County: 10.466 %Greenville County10.466Greenwood County: 10.415 %Greenwood County10.415Marion County: 10.359 %Marion County10.359Darlington County: 10.307 %Darlington County10.307Dorchester County: 10.107 %Dorchester County10.107Berkeley County: 10.01 %Berkeley County10.01Marlboro County: 9.983 %Marlboro County9.983Richland County: 9.875 %Richland County9.875Lexington County: 9.358 %Lexington County9.358Pickens County: 9.309 %Pickens County9.309McCormick County: 9.154 %McCormick County9.154Sumter County: 8.742 %Sumter County8.742Kershaw County: 8.637 %Kershaw County8.637Spartanburg County: 8.582 %Spartanburg County8.582Colleton County: 8.542 %Colleton County8.542Calhoun County: 8.361 %Calhoun County8.361Cherokee County: 8.351 %Cherokee County8.351Dillon County: 8.286 %Dillon County8.286Allendale County: 7.921 %Allendale County7.921Oconee County: 7.82 %Oconee County7.82Florence County: 7.786 %Florence County7.786Barnwell County: 7.78 %Barnwell County7.78Union County: 7.557 %Union County7.557Lancaster County: 7.404 %Lancaster County7.404Laurens County: 7.358 %Laurens County7.358Clarendon County: 7.324 %Clarendon County7.324Williamsburg County: 7.303 %Williamsburg County7.303Edgefield County: 7.251 %Edgefield County7.251Abbeville County: 6.749 %Abbeville County6.749Saluda County: 6.501 %Saluda County6.501Chesterfield County: 6.195 %Chesterfield County6.195Fairfield County: 5.463 %Fairfield County5.463Newberry County: 5.186 %Newberry County5.186
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Aiken County13.643+2.29 pts
2Orangeburg County13.086+4.43 pts
3Beaufort County12.52+1.32 pts
4Hampton County12.417+0.73 pts
5Bamberg County12.342-0.86 pts
6Georgetown County11.722-4.07 pts
7Lee County11.676+1.09 pts
8Horry County11.387-0.24 pts
9Jasper County10.958+0.58 pts
10York County10.751-1.51 pts
11Charleston County10.651+0.39 pts
12Chester County10.562-0.18 pts
13Anderson County10.509+2.09 pts
14Greenville County10.466+0.32 pts
15Greenwood County10.415+3.08 pts
16Marion County10.359-28.26 pts
17Darlington County10.307-5.72 pts
18Dorchester County10.107-3.83 pts
19Berkeley County10.01+0.49 pts
20Marlboro County9.983+4.54 pts
21Richland County9.875-1.09 pts
22Lexington County9.358+0.06 pts
23Pickens County9.309+0.39 pts
24McCormick County9.154-2.49 pts
25Sumter County8.742+0.84 pts
26Kershaw County8.637+1.24 pts
27Spartanburg County8.582+0.56 pts
28Colleton County8.542-4.05 pts
29Calhoun County8.361+0.17 pts
30Cherokee County8.351+1.24 pts
31Dillon County8.286-17.41 pts
32Allendale County7.921+2.38 pts
33Oconee County7.82-4.11 pts
34Florence County7.786-1.9 pts
35Barnwell County7.78+2 pts
36Union County7.557-1.76 pts
37Lancaster County7.404-0.08 pts
38Laurens County7.358-1.06 pts
39Clarendon County7.324-0.43 pts
40Williamsburg County7.303+0.94 pts
41Edgefield County7.251-3.81 pts
42Abbeville County6.749-1.03 pts
43Saluda County6.501+2.03 pts
44Chesterfield County6.195+0.72 pts
45Fairfield County5.463+1.58 pts
46Newberry County5.186-1.52 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.

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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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Aiken County, with 13.643% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Newberry County, with 5.186% in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

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