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Counties in South Carolina by job destruction rate

Union County had the highest job destruction rate of 46 counties in 2022, at 19.007%. Clarendon County had the lowest, at 6.79%. The median was 11.521% and the figure for South Carolina was 11.646%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.007Union County
Lowest6.79Clarendon County
Median11.52146 counties
South Carolina11.646History

Map of counties, 2022

Abbeville County: 7.947 %Aiken County: 10.007 %Allendale County: 14.591 %Anderson County: 9.016 %Bamberg County: 17.341 %Barnwell County: 16.935 %Beaufort County: 11.674 %Berkeley County: 11.179 %Calhoun County: 10.371 %Charleston County: 11.768 %Cherokee County: 13.249 %Chester County: 11.048 %Chesterfield County: 8.882 %Clarendon County: 6.79 %Colleton County: 11.309 %Darlington County: 9.231 %Dillon County: 16.3 %Dorchester County: 13.073 %Edgefield County: 10.84 %Fairfield County: 17.821 %Florence County: 15.551 %Georgetown County: 9.824 %Greenville County: 11.104 %Greenwood County: 8.445 %Hampton County: 11.604 %Horry County: 11.438 %Jasper County: 16.614 %Kershaw County: 9.627 %Lancaster County: 9.677 %Laurens County: 11.124 %Lee County: 13.128 %Lexington County: 11.941 %McCormick County: 13.06 %Marion County: 13.997 %Marlboro County: 13.221 %Newberry County: 10.014 %Oconee County: 12.097 %Orangeburg County: 11.931 %Pickens County: 10.862 %Richland County: 12.002 %Saluda County: 12.999 %Spartanburg County: 11.356 %Sumter County: 11.694 %Union County: 19.007 %Williamsburg County: 8.597 %York County: 9.484 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Union County: 19.007 %Union County19.007Fairfield County: 17.821 %Fairfield County17.821Bamberg County: 17.341 %Bamberg County17.341Barnwell County: 16.935 %Barnwell County16.935Jasper County: 16.614 %Jasper County16.614Dillon County: 16.3 %Dillon County16.3Florence County: 15.551 %Florence County15.551Allendale County: 14.591 %Allendale County14.591Marion County: 13.997 %Marion County13.997Cherokee County: 13.249 %Cherokee County13.249Marlboro County: 13.221 %Marlboro County13.221Lee County: 13.128 %Lee County13.128Dorchester County: 13.073 %Dorchester County13.073McCormick County: 13.06 %McCormick County13.06Saluda County: 12.999 %Saluda County12.999Oconee County: 12.097 %Oconee County12.097Richland County: 12.002 %Richland County12.002Lexington County: 11.941 %Lexington County11.941Orangeburg County: 11.931 %Orangeburg County11.931Charleston County: 11.768 %Charleston County11.768Sumter County: 11.694 %Sumter County11.694Beaufort County: 11.674 %Beaufort County11.674Hampton County: 11.604 %Hampton County11.604Horry County: 11.438 %Horry County11.438Spartanburg County: 11.356 %Spartanburg County11.356Colleton County: 11.309 %Colleton County11.309Berkeley County: 11.179 %Berkeley County11.179Laurens County: 11.124 %Laurens County11.124Greenville County: 11.104 %Greenville County11.104Chester County: 11.048 %Chester County11.048Pickens County: 10.862 %Pickens County10.862Edgefield County: 10.84 %Edgefield County10.84Calhoun County: 10.371 %Calhoun County10.371Newberry County: 10.014 %Newberry County10.014Aiken County: 10.007 %Aiken County10.007Georgetown County: 9.824 %Georgetown County9.824Lancaster County: 9.677 %Lancaster County9.677Kershaw County: 9.627 %Kershaw County9.627York County: 9.484 %York County9.484Darlington County: 9.231 %Darlington County9.231Anderson County: 9.016 %Anderson County9.016Chesterfield County: 8.882 %Chesterfield County8.882Williamsburg County: 8.597 %Williamsburg County8.597Greenwood County: 8.445 %Greenwood County8.445Abbeville County: 7.947 %Abbeville County7.947Clarendon County: 6.79 %Clarendon County6.79Union County: 19.007 %Union County19.007Fairfield County: 17.821 %Fairfield County17.821Bamberg County: 17.341 %Bamberg County17.341Barnwell County: 16.935 %Barnwell County16.935Jasper County: 16.614 %Jasper County16.614Dillon County: 16.3 %Dillon County16.3Florence County: 15.551 %Florence County15.551Allendale County: 14.591 %Allendale County14.591Marion County: 13.997 %Marion County13.997Cherokee County: 13.249 %Cherokee County13.249Marlboro County: 13.221 %Marlboro County13.221Lee County: 13.128 %Lee County13.128Dorchester County: 13.073 %Dorchester County13.073McCormick County: 13.06 %McCormick County13.06Saluda County: 12.999 %Saluda County12.999Oconee County: 12.097 %Oconee County12.097Richland County: 12.002 %Richland County12.002Lexington County: 11.941 %Lexington County11.941Orangeburg County: 11.931 %Orangeburg County11.931Charleston County: 11.768 %Charleston County11.768Sumter County: 11.694 %Sumter County11.694Beaufort County: 11.674 %Beaufort County11.674Hampton County: 11.604 %Hampton County11.604Horry County: 11.438 %Horry County11.438Spartanburg County: 11.356 %Spartanburg County11.356Colleton County: 11.309 %Colleton County11.309Berkeley County: 11.179 %Berkeley County11.179Laurens County: 11.124 %Laurens County11.124Greenville County: 11.104 %Greenville County11.104Chester County: 11.048 %Chester County11.048Pickens County: 10.862 %Pickens County10.862Edgefield County: 10.84 %Edgefield County10.84Calhoun County: 10.371 %Calhoun County10.371Newberry County: 10.014 %Newberry County10.014Aiken County: 10.007 %Aiken County10.007Georgetown County: 9.824 %Georgetown County9.824Lancaster County: 9.677 %Lancaster County9.677Kershaw County: 9.627 %Kershaw County9.627York County: 9.484 %York County9.484Darlington County: 9.231 %Darlington County9.231Anderson County: 9.016 %Anderson County9.016Chesterfield County: 8.882 %Chesterfield County8.882Williamsburg County: 8.597 %Williamsburg County8.597Greenwood County: 8.445 %Greenwood County8.445Abbeville County: 7.947 %Abbeville County7.947Clarendon County: 6.79 %Clarendon County6.79
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Union County19.007+8.02 pts
2Fairfield County17.821-0.35 pts
3Bamberg County17.341+2.65 pts
4Barnwell County16.935+6.37 pts
5Jasper County16.614+4.21 pts
6Dillon County16.3+8.23 pts
7Florence County15.551-3.24 pts
8Allendale County14.591+4.82 pts
9Marion County13.997-0.99 pts
10Cherokee County13.249-6.47 pts
11Marlboro County13.221-0.6 pts
12Lee County13.128+5.22 pts
13Dorchester County13.073+0.62 pts
14McCormick County13.06-9.73 pts
15Saluda County12.999+5.27 pts
16Oconee County12.097+1.65 pts
17Richland County12.002-1.81 pts
18Lexington County11.941-2.36 pts
19Orangeburg County11.931-1.35 pts
20Charleston County11.768-6.72 pts
21Sumter County11.694-1.05 pts
22Beaufort County11.674-4.53 pts
23Hampton County11.604+0.98 pts
24Horry County11.438-5.94 pts
25Spartanburg County11.356-2.48 pts
26Colleton County11.309-3.78 pts
27Berkeley County11.179-0.82 pts
28Laurens County11.124+0.58 pts
29Greenville County11.104-3.22 pts
30Chester County11.048-1.2 pts
31Pickens County10.862-3.05 pts
32Edgefield County10.84-30.56 pts
33Calhoun County10.371-4.41 pts
34Newberry County10.014-5.78 pts
35Aiken County10.007-3.2 pts
36Georgetown County9.824-1.53 pts
37Lancaster County9.677-0.51 pts
38Kershaw County9.627-4.33 pts
39York County9.484-3.82 pts
40Darlington County9.231-5.22 pts
41Anderson County9.016-3.65 pts
42Chesterfield County8.882-2.51 pts
43Williamsburg County8.597-3.02 pts
44Greenwood County8.445-3.97 pts
45Abbeville County7.947-3.03 pts
46Clarendon County6.79-3.51 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.

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.

How to cite

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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Union County, with 19.007% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Clarendon County, with 6.79% in 2022.

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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