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Most manufacturing jobs, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of employed residents working in manufacturing (2023 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANUFACTURINGVS 2000

01Kershaw County, SCSC73,1661.1%–

02Union County, SCSC26,7990.6%–

03Edgefield County, SCSC29,8080.4%–

04Fairfield County, SCSC20,3400.4%–

05Lancaster County, SCSC114,2960.3%–

06Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7400.3%–

07Oconee County, SCSC83,7750.3%–

08Saluda County, SCSC19,6800.3%–

09Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1770.2%–

10Aiken County, SCSC181,5150.2%–

11Sumter County, SCSC105,0670.2%–

12Cherokee County, SCSC58,2750.1%–

13Barnwell County, SCSC20,6530.1%–

14Colleton County, SCSC39,3820.1%–

15Georgetown County, SCSC65,9120.1%–

16Anderson County, SCSC219,9300.1%–

17Lexington County, SCSC317,5880.1%–

18Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8570.1%–

19Beaufort County, SCSC204,4330.1%–

20Jasper County, SCSC38,5330.1%–

21York County, SCSC306,8870.1%–

22Richland County, SCSC434,9560.1%–

23Charleston County, SCSC436,2000.1%–

24Laurens County, SCSC71,8480.0%–

25Marlboro County, SCSC25,4880.0%–

26Greenville County, SCSC583,1250.0%–

27Chester County, SCSC33,0010.0%–

28Dorchester County, SCSC178,3970.0%–

29Florence County, SCSC138,5040.0%–

30Darlington County, SCSC62,8880.0%–

31Greenwood County, SCSC70,3790.0%–

32Berkeley County, SCSC274,6660.0%–

33Newberry County, SCSC39,5610.0%–

34Horry County, SCSC427,5510.0%–

35Allendale County, SCSC7,3550.0%–

36Bamberg County, SCSC12,7960.0%–

37Calhoun County, SCSC14,1880.0%–

38Clarendon County, SCSC31,0430.0%–

39Dillon County, SCSC27,4580.0%–

40Hampton County, SCSC18,1740.0%–

41Lee County, SCSC15,7300.0%–

42McCormick County, SCSC10,2150.0%–

43Marion County, SCSC28,2420.0%–

44Pickens County, SCSC139,1980.0%–

45Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6620.0%–

46Abbeville County, SCSC24,8360.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES