RANKING · 2024 ACS · 46 SHOWN OF 46

Most healthcare & education jobs, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of employed residents working in educational services, healthcare, and social assistance (2024 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPEDUCATION & HEALTH SERVICESVS 2010

01Barnwell County, SCSC20,6534.6%−0.0 pts

02Oconee County, SCSC83,7753.6%−0.5 pts

03Darlington County, SCSC62,8883.5%+1.6 pts

04Calhoun County, SCSC14,1883.3%+1.3 pts

05Aiken County, SCSC181,5152.9%+0.2 pts

06Edgefield County, SCSC29,8082.7%+0.7 pts

07Fairfield County, SCSC20,3402.2%−0.0 pts

08Newberry County, SCSC39,5612.1%−0.5 pts

09Pickens County, SCSC139,1982.0%−0.1 pts

10Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6622.0%+0.6 pts

11York County, SCSC306,8871.8%+0.1 pts

12Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1771.7%+0.4 pts

13Clarendon County, SCSC31,0431.7%+0.2 pts

14Jasper County, SCSC38,5331.7%+0.6 pts

15Lancaster County, SCSC114,2961.7%+0.2 pts

16Lee County, SCSC15,7301.5%+0.9 pts

17Laurens County, SCSC71,8481.5%+0.3 pts

18Georgetown County, SCSC65,9121.4%+0.2 pts

19Cherokee County, SCSC58,2751.4%−1.2 pts

20Colleton County, SCSC39,3821.3%+0.1 pts

21Lexington County, SCSC317,5881.3%−0.0 pts

22Berkeley County, SCSC274,6661.3%−0.8 pts

23Greenwood County, SCSC70,3791.3%+0.3 pts

24Saluda County, SCSC19,6801.3%+0.8 pts

25Anderson County, SCSC219,9301.2%+0.1 pts

26Horry County, SCSC427,5511.2%+0.3 pts

27Abbeville County, SCSC24,8361.2%−0.2 pts

28Hampton County, SCSC18,1741.1%+0.3 pts

29Florence County, SCSC138,5041.1%+0.2 pts

30McCormick County, SCSC10,2151.1%−0.4 pts

31Dorchester County, SCSC178,3971.1%−0.1 pts

32Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7401.1%−0.3 pts

33Kershaw County, SCSC73,1661.0%+0.0 pts

34Dillon County, SCSC27,4581.0%+0.0 pts

35Richland County, SCSC434,9560.9%−0.3 pts

36Marion County, SCSC28,2420.9%+0.5 pts

37Greenville County, SCSC583,1250.8%+0.3 pts

38Chester County, SCSC33,0010.8%−0.2 pts

39Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8570.8%+0.1 pts

40Beaufort County, SCSC204,4330.7%+0.2 pts

41Bamberg County, SCSC12,7960.6%−2.0 pts

42Marlboro County, SCSC25,4880.6%−0.4 pts

43Charleston County, SCSC436,2000.6%−0.2 pts

44Union County, SCSC26,7990.6%−0.5 pts

45Allendale County, SCSC7,3550.5%−1.2 pts

46Sumter County, SCSC105,0670.4%−0.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES