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Most manufacturing jobs, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of employed residents working in manufacturing (2024 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 0.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Union County, SC, up 41 places to #2.

Most manufacturing jobs by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANUFACTURINGVS 2010
01▲1Kershaw County, SCSC73,1661.1%+0.9 pts
02▲41Union County, SCSC26,7990.6%+0.3 pts
03▲28Edgefield County, SCSC29,8080.4%+0.4 pts
04▲28Fairfield County, SCSC20,3400.4%+0.2 pts
05▼4Lancaster County, SCSC114,2960.3%+0.2 pts
06▲1Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7400.3%0.0 pts
07▲33Oconee County, SCSC83,7750.3%+0.2 pts
08▲33Saluda County, SCSC19,6800.3%+0.3 pts
09▲37Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1770.2%+0.2 pts
10▼7Aiken County, SCSC181,5150.2%0.0 pts
11▲31Sumter County, SCSC105,0670.2%+0.1 pts
12▼6Cherokee County, SCSC58,2750.1%+0.1 pts
13▼8Barnwell County, SCSC20,6530.1%+0.1 pts
14▼4Colleton County, SCSC39,3820.1%0.0 pts
15▲8Georgetown County, SCSC65,9120.1%+0.1 pts
16▲6Anderson County, SCSC219,9300.1%0.0 pts
17▼5Lexington County, SCSC317,5880.1%0.0 pts
18▲2Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8570.1%0.0 pts
19▲10Beaufort County, SCSC204,4330.1%+0.1 pts
20▲15Jasper County, SCSC38,5330.1%+0.1 pts
21▼12York County, SCSC306,8870.1%0.0 pts
22▲2Richland County, SCSC434,9560.1%+0.1 pts
23▲2Charleston County, SCSC436,2000.1%0.0 pts
24▼11Laurens County, SCSC71,8480.0%0.0 pts
25▲13Marlboro County, SCSC25,4880.0%0.0 pts
26▼12Greenville County, SCSC583,1250.0%0.0 pts
27▼19Chester County, SCSC33,0010.0%0.0 pts
28▼17Dorchester County, SCSC178,3970.0%−0.1 pts
29▲4Florence County, SCSC138,5040.0%0.0 pts
30▼9Darlington County, SCSC62,8880.0%0.0 pts
31▼14Greenwood County, SCSC70,3790.0%0.0 pts
32▼17Berkeley County, SCSC274,6660.0%0.0 pts
33▲6Newberry County, SCSC39,5610.0%0.0 pts
34▼16Horry County, SCSC427,5510.0%−0.1 pts
35▼8Allendale County, SCSC7,3550.0%0.0 pts
36▼8Bamberg County, SCSC12,7960.0%0.0 pts
37▼7Calhoun County, SCSC14,1880.0%0.0 pts
38▼22Clarendon County, SCSC31,0430.0%0.0 pts
39▼13Dillon County, SCSC27,4580.0%0.0 pts
40▼6Hampton County, SCSC18,1740.0%0.0 pts
41▼37Lee County, SCSC15,7300.0%0.0 pts
42▼6McCormick County, SCSC10,2150.0%0.0 pts
43▼6Marion County, SCSC28,2420.0%0.0 pts
44▼25Pickens County, SCSC139,1980.0%−0.2 pts
45▼1Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6620.0%0.0 pts
46▼1Abbeville County, SCSC24,8360.0%0.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES