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Counties in South Carolina by job destruction rate

Fairfield County had the highest job destruction rate of 46 counties in 2019, at 21.417%. Allendale County had the lowest, at 4.669%. The median was 10.273% and the figure for South Carolina was 10.738%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.417Fairfield County
Lowest4.669Allendale County
Median10.27346 counties
South Carolina10.738History

Map of counties, 2019

Abbeville County: 13.68 %Aiken County: 8.34 %Allendale County: 4.669 %Anderson County: 9.282 %Bamberg County: 10.827 %Barnwell County: 5.801 %Beaufort County: 10.673 %Berkeley County: 11.889 %Calhoun County: 12.409 %Charleston County: 14.933 %Cherokee County: 10.266 %Chester County: 17.385 %Chesterfield County: 12.242 %Clarendon County: 8.636 %Colleton County: 11.256 %Darlington County: 10.28 %Dillon County: 14.244 %Dorchester County: 12.01 %Edgefield County: 10.787 %Fairfield County: 21.417 %Florence County: 8.71 %Georgetown County: 13.698 %Greenville County: 10.66 %Greenwood County: 11.283 %Hampton County: 9.623 %Horry County: 11.462 %Jasper County: 11.719 %Kershaw County: 9.57 %Lancaster County: 10.823 %Laurens County: 9.771 %Lee County: 9.215 %Lexington County: 10.787 %McCormick County: 10.07 %Marion County: 11.657 %Marlboro County: 6.433 %Newberry County: 9.48 %Oconee County: 9.163 %Orangeburg County: 8.336 %Pickens County: 12.769 %Richland County: 9.965 %Saluda County: 5.507 %Spartanburg County: 9.319 %Sumter County: 7.692 %Union County: 9.547 %Williamsburg County: 9.568 %York County: 9.612 %
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%, 2019. 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, 2019

Fairfield County: 21.417 %Fairfield County21.417Chester County: 17.385 %Chester County17.385Charleston County: 14.933 %Charleston County14.933Dillon County: 14.244 %Dillon County14.244Georgetown County: 13.698 %Georgetown County13.698Abbeville County: 13.68 %Abbeville County13.68Pickens County: 12.769 %Pickens County12.769Calhoun County: 12.409 %Calhoun County12.409Chesterfield County: 12.242 %Chesterfield County12.242Dorchester County: 12.01 %Dorchester County12.01Berkeley County: 11.889 %Berkeley County11.889Jasper County: 11.719 %Jasper County11.719Marion County: 11.657 %Marion County11.657Horry County: 11.462 %Horry County11.462Greenwood County: 11.283 %Greenwood County11.283Colleton County: 11.256 %Colleton County11.256Bamberg County: 10.827 %Bamberg County10.827Lancaster County: 10.823 %Lancaster County10.823Edgefield County: 10.787 %Edgefield County10.787Lexington County: 10.787 %Lexington County10.787Beaufort County: 10.673 %Beaufort County10.673Greenville County: 10.66 %Greenville County10.66Darlington County: 10.28 %Darlington County10.28Cherokee County: 10.266 %Cherokee County10.266McCormick County: 10.07 %McCormick County10.07Richland County: 9.965 %Richland County9.965Laurens County: 9.771 %Laurens County9.771Hampton County: 9.623 %Hampton County9.623York County: 9.612 %York County9.612Kershaw County: 9.57 %Kershaw County9.57Williamsburg County: 9.568 %Williamsburg County9.568Union County: 9.547 %Union County9.547Newberry County: 9.48 %Newberry County9.48Spartanburg County: 9.319 %Spartanburg County9.319Anderson County: 9.282 %Anderson County9.282Lee County: 9.215 %Lee County9.215Oconee County: 9.163 %Oconee County9.163Florence County: 8.71 %Florence County8.71Clarendon County: 8.636 %Clarendon County8.636Aiken County: 8.34 %Aiken County8.34Orangeburg County: 8.336 %Orangeburg County8.336Sumter County: 7.692 %Sumter County7.692Marlboro County: 6.433 %Marlboro County6.433Barnwell County: 5.801 %Barnwell County5.801Saluda County: 5.507 %Saluda County5.507Allendale County: 4.669 %Allendale County4.669Fairfield County: 21.417 %Fairfield County21.417Chester County: 17.385 %Chester County17.385Charleston County: 14.933 %Charleston County14.933Dillon County: 14.244 %Dillon County14.244Georgetown County: 13.698 %Georgetown County13.698Abbeville County: 13.68 %Abbeville County13.68Pickens County: 12.769 %Pickens County12.769Calhoun County: 12.409 %Calhoun County12.409Chesterfield County: 12.242 %Chesterfield County12.242Dorchester County: 12.01 %Dorchester County12.01Berkeley County: 11.889 %Berkeley County11.889Jasper County: 11.719 %Jasper County11.719Marion County: 11.657 %Marion County11.657Horry County: 11.462 %Horry County11.462Greenwood County: 11.283 %Greenwood County11.283Colleton County: 11.256 %Colleton County11.256Bamberg County: 10.827 %Bamberg County10.827Lancaster County: 10.823 %Lancaster County10.823Edgefield County: 10.787 %Edgefield County10.787Lexington County: 10.787 %Lexington County10.787Beaufort County: 10.673 %Beaufort County10.673Greenville County: 10.66 %Greenville County10.66Darlington County: 10.28 %Darlington County10.28Cherokee County: 10.266 %Cherokee County10.266McCormick County: 10.07 %McCormick County10.07Richland County: 9.965 %Richland County9.965Laurens County: 9.771 %Laurens County9.771Hampton County: 9.623 %Hampton County9.623York County: 9.612 %York County9.612Kershaw County: 9.57 %Kershaw County9.57Williamsburg County: 9.568 %Williamsburg County9.568Union County: 9.547 %Union County9.547Newberry County: 9.48 %Newberry County9.48Spartanburg County: 9.319 %Spartanburg County9.319Anderson County: 9.282 %Anderson County9.282Lee County: 9.215 %Lee County9.215Oconee County: 9.163 %Oconee County9.163Florence County: 8.71 %Florence County8.71Clarendon County: 8.636 %Clarendon County8.636Aiken County: 8.34 %Aiken County8.34Orangeburg County: 8.336 %Orangeburg County8.336Sumter County: 7.692 %Sumter County7.692Marlboro County: 6.433 %Marlboro County6.433Barnwell County: 5.801 %Barnwell County5.801Saluda County: 5.507 %Saluda County5.507Allendale County: 4.669 %Allendale County4.669
%. 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

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Fairfield County21.417-2.23 pts
2Chester County17.385+7.63 pts
3Charleston County14.933+3.59 pts
4Dillon County14.244-1.79 pts
5Georgetown County13.698+4.7 pts
6Abbeville County13.68+7.55 pts
7Pickens County12.769+3.84 pts
8Calhoun County12.409+3.56 pts
9Chesterfield County12.242+4.86 pts
10Dorchester County12.01-1.4 pts
11Berkeley County11.889+2.15 pts
12Jasper County11.719-1.79 pts
13Marion County11.657+3.54 pts
14Horry County11.462-0.95 pts
15Greenwood County11.283+2.27 pts
16Colleton County11.256-4.91 pts
17Bamberg County10.827+1.89 pts
18Lancaster County10.823+2.16 pts
19Edgefield County10.787+2.39 pts
19Lexington County10.787+0.77 pts
21Beaufort County10.673-0.23 pts
22Greenville County10.66-2.63 pts
23Darlington County10.28-5.46 pts
24Cherokee County10.266+2.07 pts
25McCormick County10.07-0.33 pts
26Richland County9.965-0.64 pts
27Laurens County9.771+1.42 pts
28Hampton County9.623-7.31 pts
29York County9.612-1.88 pts
30Kershaw County9.57+1.25 pts
31Williamsburg County9.568-2.09 pts
32Union County9.547-4.52 pts
33Newberry County9.48-0.05 pts
34Spartanburg County9.319+1.02 pts
35Anderson County9.282-2.96 pts
36Lee County9.215-0.3 pts
37Oconee County9.163-8.7 pts
38Florence County8.71-3.08 pts
39Clarendon County8.636-2.54 pts
40Aiken County8.34-3.73 pts
41Orangeburg County8.336-3.45 pts
42Sumter County7.692-1.92 pts
43Marlboro County6.433-3.43 pts
44Barnwell County5.801-4.53 pts
45Saluda County5.507-2.99 pts
46Allendale County4.669-1.38 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Fairfield County, with 21.417% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Allendale County, with 4.669% in 2019.

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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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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