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Most manufacturing jobs, South Carolina counties · 2020

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

01Lancaster County, SCSC114,2960.6%–

02Kershaw County, SCSC73,1660.6%–

03Aiken County, SCSC181,5150.4%–

04Lee County, SCSC15,7300.3%–

05Barnwell County, SCSC20,6530.3%–

06Cherokee County, SCSC58,2750.2%–

07Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7400.2%–

08Chester County, SCSC33,0010.2%–

09York County, SCSC306,8870.1%–

10Colleton County, SCSC39,3820.1%–

11Dorchester County, SCSC178,3970.1%–

12Lexington County, SCSC317,5880.1%–

13Laurens County, SCSC71,8480.1%–

14Greenville County, SCSC583,1250.1%–

15Berkeley County, SCSC274,6660.1%–

16Clarendon County, SCSC31,0430.0%–

17Greenwood County, SCSC70,3790.0%–

18Horry County, SCSC427,5510.0%–

19Pickens County, SCSC139,1980.0%–

20Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8570.0%–

21Darlington County, SCSC62,8880.0%–

22Anderson County, SCSC219,9300.0%–

23Georgetown County, SCSC65,9120.0%–

24Richland County, SCSC434,9560.0%–

25Charleston County, SCSC436,2000.0%–

26Dillon County, SCSC27,4580.0%–

27Allendale County, SCSC7,3550.0%–

28Bamberg County, SCSC12,7960.0%–

29Beaufort County, SCSC204,4330.0%–

30Calhoun County, SCSC14,1880.0%–

31Edgefield County, SCSC29,8080.0%–

32Fairfield County, SCSC20,3400.0%–

33Florence County, SCSC138,5040.0%–

34Hampton County, SCSC18,1740.0%–

35Jasper County, SCSC38,5330.0%–

36McCormick County, SCSC10,2150.0%–

37Marion County, SCSC28,2420.0%–

38Marlboro County, SCSC25,4880.0%–

39Newberry County, SCSC39,5610.0%–

40Oconee County, SCSC83,7750.0%–

41Saluda County, SCSC19,6800.0%–

42Sumter County, SCSC105,0670.0%–

43Union County, SCSC26,7990.0%–

44Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6620.0%–

45Abbeville County, SCSC24,8360.0%–

46Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1770.0%–

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