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Which counties in South Carolina are adding jobs fastest?

Lancaster County (+27.6%), Berkeley County (+21.7%) and Anderson County (+18.3%) added private-sector jobs fastest in South Carolina between 2018 and 2023.

Data as of 2023 · updated

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All 46 ranked South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by private-sector job growth
RankCountyChange 2018–23Private jobs 2023Residents
1Lancaster County+27.6%26,805114,296
2Berkeley County+21.7%61,856274,666
3Anderson County+18.3%71,264219,930
4Clarendon County+18.2%6,34331,043
5Florence County+18.2%67,074138,504
6Lee County+18.1%2,24615,730
7Calhoun County+14.3%3,90114,188
8Aiken County+13.9%54,369181,515
9Jasper County+13.7%9,68738,533
10York County+13.0%97,731306,887
11Oconee County+11.7%22,17583,775
12Greenville County+10.8%266,065583,125
13Spartanburg County+10.4%150,332380,857
14Dorchester County+9.2%33,506178,397
15Saluda County+8.7%4,21019,680
16Dillon County+8.5%7,20927,458
17Georgetown County+8.4%22,11365,912
18Lexington County+8.4%117,298317,588
19Horry County+8.2%123,792427,551
20Charleston County+6.8%226,330436,200
21Hampton County+5.7%3,26118,174
22Chester County+5.7%8,82433,001
23Richland County+5.6%169,733434,956
24Pickens County+5.1%28,852139,198
25Beaufort County+4.7%59,121204,433
26Orangeburg County+4.4%25,67283,177
27Edgefield County+4.0%4,91429,808
28Abbeville County+3.1%4,49824,836
29Greenwood County+1.9%23,57770,379
30McCormick County−0.5%90610,215
31Newberry County−1.2%12,40239,561
32Colleton County−2.4%7,33339,382
33Cherokee County−3.8%17,98358,275
34Darlington County−4.1%16,87162,888
35Barnwell County−4.9%3,90420,653
36Laurens County−5.7%17,68371,848
37Marlboro County−6.1%4,71825,488
38Sumter County−8.1%29,449105,067
39Kershaw County−8.7%14,92373,166
40Chesterfield County−10.5%13,22344,740
41Williamsburg County−12.0%6,04629,662
42Allendale County−12.5%1,4807,355
43Marion County−12.9%4,96528,242
44Union County−16.0%5,63226,799
45Bamberg County−21.8%2,38712,796
46Fairfield County−29.3%4,55820,340

How this is ranked

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Questions

Which county in South Carolina has the fastest job growth?

Lancaster County: +27.6%, ahead of Berkeley County (+21.7%) and Anderson County (+18.3%), of 46 South Carolina counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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