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Counties in South Carolina by job destruction rate

McCormick County had the highest job destruction rate of 46 counties in 2020, at 35.795%. Barnwell County had the lowest, at 5.047%. The median was 11.06% and the figure for South Carolina was 11.32%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest35.795McCormick County
Lowest5.047Barnwell County
Median11.0646 counties
South Carolina11.32History

Map of counties, 2020

Abbeville County: 6.835 %Aiken County: 11.252 %Allendale County: 25 %Anderson County: 8.921 %Bamberg County: 13.872 %Barnwell County: 5.047 %Beaufort County: 11.68 %Berkeley County: 11.392 %Calhoun County: 10.791 %Charleston County: 12.468 %Cherokee County: 9.311 %Chester County: 9.377 %Chesterfield County: 10.016 %Clarendon County: 14.848 %Colleton County: 10.81 %Darlington County: 12.362 %Dillon County: 8.002 %Dorchester County: 14.092 %Edgefield County: 8.065 %Fairfield County: 10.818 %Florence County: 11.697 %Georgetown County: 13.266 %Greenville County: 11.769 %Greenwood County: 8.797 %Hampton County: 19.991 %Horry County: 10.991 %Jasper County: 10.961 %Kershaw County: 16.247 %Lancaster County: 9.005 %Laurens County: 11.36 %Lee County: 13.586 %Lexington County: 9.57 %McCormick County: 35.795 %Marion County: 19.374 %Marlboro County: 11.713 %Newberry County: 6.32 %Oconee County: 8.98 %Orangeburg County: 12.698 %Pickens County: 12.256 %Richland County: 13.315 %Saluda County: 8.555 %Spartanburg County: 9.9 %Sumter County: 10.974 %Union County: 10.297 %Williamsburg County: 11.128 %York County: 10.561 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

McCormick County: 35.795 %McCormick County35.795Allendale County: 25 %Allendale County25Hampton County: 19.991 %Hampton County19.991Marion County: 19.374 %Marion County19.374Kershaw County: 16.247 %Kershaw County16.247Clarendon County: 14.848 %Clarendon County14.848Dorchester County: 14.092 %Dorchester County14.092Bamberg County: 13.872 %Bamberg County13.872Lee County: 13.586 %Lee County13.586Richland County: 13.315 %Richland County13.315Georgetown County: 13.266 %Georgetown County13.266Orangeburg County: 12.698 %Orangeburg County12.698Charleston County: 12.468 %Charleston County12.468Darlington County: 12.362 %Darlington County12.362Pickens County: 12.256 %Pickens County12.256Greenville County: 11.769 %Greenville County11.769Marlboro County: 11.713 %Marlboro County11.713Florence County: 11.697 %Florence County11.697Beaufort County: 11.68 %Beaufort County11.68Berkeley County: 11.392 %Berkeley County11.392Laurens County: 11.36 %Laurens County11.36Aiken County: 11.252 %Aiken County11.252Williamsburg County: 11.128 %Williamsburg County11.128Horry County: 10.991 %Horry County10.991Sumter County: 10.974 %Sumter County10.974Jasper County: 10.961 %Jasper County10.961Fairfield County: 10.818 %Fairfield County10.818Colleton County: 10.81 %Colleton County10.81Calhoun County: 10.791 %Calhoun County10.791York County: 10.561 %York County10.561Union County: 10.297 %Union County10.297Chesterfield County: 10.016 %Chesterfield County10.016Spartanburg County: 9.9 %Spartanburg County9.9Lexington County: 9.57 %Lexington County9.57Chester County: 9.377 %Chester County9.377Cherokee County: 9.311 %Cherokee County9.311Lancaster County: 9.005 %Lancaster County9.005Oconee County: 8.98 %Oconee County8.98Anderson County: 8.921 %Anderson County8.921Greenwood County: 8.797 %Greenwood County8.797Saluda County: 8.555 %Saluda County8.555Edgefield County: 8.065 %Edgefield County8.065Dillon County: 8.002 %Dillon County8.002Abbeville County: 6.835 %Abbeville County6.835Newberry County: 6.32 %Newberry County6.32Barnwell County: 5.047 %Barnwell County5.047McCormick County: 35.795 %McCormick County35.795Allendale County: 25 %Allendale County25Hampton County: 19.991 %Hampton County19.991Marion County: 19.374 %Marion County19.374Kershaw County: 16.247 %Kershaw County16.247Clarendon County: 14.848 %Clarendon County14.848Dorchester County: 14.092 %Dorchester County14.092Bamberg County: 13.872 %Bamberg County13.872Lee County: 13.586 %Lee County13.586Richland County: 13.315 %Richland County13.315Georgetown County: 13.266 %Georgetown County13.266Orangeburg County: 12.698 %Orangeburg County12.698Charleston County: 12.468 %Charleston County12.468Darlington County: 12.362 %Darlington County12.362Pickens County: 12.256 %Pickens County12.256Greenville County: 11.769 %Greenville County11.769Marlboro County: 11.713 %Marlboro County11.713Florence County: 11.697 %Florence County11.697Beaufort County: 11.68 %Beaufort County11.68Berkeley County: 11.392 %Berkeley County11.392Laurens County: 11.36 %Laurens County11.36Aiken County: 11.252 %Aiken County11.252Williamsburg County: 11.128 %Williamsburg County11.128Horry County: 10.991 %Horry County10.991Sumter County: 10.974 %Sumter County10.974Jasper County: 10.961 %Jasper County10.961Fairfield County: 10.818 %Fairfield County10.818Colleton County: 10.81 %Colleton County10.81Calhoun County: 10.791 %Calhoun County10.791York County: 10.561 %York County10.561Union County: 10.297 %Union County10.297Chesterfield County: 10.016 %Chesterfield County10.016Spartanburg County: 9.9 %Spartanburg County9.9Lexington County: 9.57 %Lexington County9.57Chester County: 9.377 %Chester County9.377Cherokee County: 9.311 %Cherokee County9.311Lancaster County: 9.005 %Lancaster County9.005Oconee County: 8.98 %Oconee County8.98Anderson County: 8.921 %Anderson County8.921Greenwood County: 8.797 %Greenwood County8.797Saluda County: 8.555 %Saluda County8.555Edgefield County: 8.065 %Edgefield County8.065Dillon County: 8.002 %Dillon County8.002Abbeville County: 6.835 %Abbeville County6.835Newberry County: 6.32 %Newberry County6.32Barnwell County: 5.047 %Barnwell County5.047
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1McCormick County35.795+25.73 pts
2Allendale County25+20.33 pts
3Hampton County19.991+10.37 pts
4Marion County19.374+7.72 pts
5Kershaw County16.247+6.68 pts
6Clarendon County14.848+6.21 pts
7Dorchester County14.092+2.08 pts
8Bamberg County13.872+3.04 pts
9Lee County13.586+4.37 pts
10Richland County13.315+3.35 pts
11Georgetown County13.266-0.43 pts
12Orangeburg County12.698+4.36 pts
13Charleston County12.468-2.46 pts
14Darlington County12.362+2.08 pts
15Pickens County12.256-0.51 pts
16Greenville County11.769+1.11 pts
17Marlboro County11.713+5.28 pts
18Florence County11.697+2.99 pts
19Beaufort County11.68+1.01 pts
20Berkeley County11.392-0.5 pts
21Laurens County11.36+1.59 pts
22Aiken County11.252+2.91 pts
23Williamsburg County11.128+1.56 pts
24Horry County10.991-0.47 pts
25Sumter County10.974+3.28 pts
26Jasper County10.961-0.76 pts
27Fairfield County10.818-10.6 pts
28Colleton County10.81-0.45 pts
29Calhoun County10.791-1.62 pts
30York County10.561+0.95 pts
31Union County10.297+0.75 pts
32Chesterfield County10.016-2.23 pts
33Spartanburg County9.9+0.58 pts
34Lexington County9.57-1.22 pts
35Chester County9.377-8.01 pts
36Cherokee County9.311-0.96 pts
37Lancaster County9.005-1.82 pts
38Oconee County8.98-0.18 pts
39Anderson County8.921-0.36 pts
40Greenwood County8.797-2.49 pts
41Saluda County8.555+3.05 pts
42Edgefield County8.065-2.72 pts
43Dillon County8.002-6.24 pts
44Abbeville County6.835-6.84 pts
45Newberry County6.32-3.16 pts
46Barnwell County5.047-0.75 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

McCormick County, with 35.795% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Barnwell County, with 5.047% in 2020.

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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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