RANKING · 2024 ACS · 46 SHOWN OF 46

Most self-employed workers, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of employed residents who work for themselves in an incorporated or unincorporated business (2024 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSELF-EMPLOYED WORKERSVS 2010

01McCormick County, SCSC10,21522.0%+3.2 pts

02Hampton County, SCSC18,17420.2%+0.4 pts

03Bamberg County, SCSC12,79618.6%+0.9 pts

04Newberry County, SCSC39,56118.5%+5.0 pts

05Allendale County, SCSC7,35518.4%+0.9 pts

06Fairfield County, SCSC20,34016.6%−3.3 pts

07Abbeville County, SCSC24,83616.2%+1.7 pts

08Richland County, SCSC434,95615.9%−0.7 pts

09Lee County, SCSC15,73015.8%−2.1 pts

10Colleton County, SCSC39,38215.4%−0.9 pts

11Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74015.3%+3.3 pts

12Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17715.3%+0.3 pts

13Darlington County, SCSC62,88814.7%+2.9 pts

14Sumter County, SCSC105,06714.6%−0.2 pts

15Lexington County, SCSC317,58814.5%−0.1 pts

16Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66214.4%−2.0 pts

17Pickens County, SCSC139,19814.4%−0.3 pts

18Calhoun County, SCSC14,18814.3%−1.3 pts

19Florence County, SCSC138,50414.2%+0.8 pts

20Saluda County, SCSC19,68014.1%+1.5 pts

21Cherokee County, SCSC58,27513.8%+2.1 pts

22Union County, SCSC26,79913.6%−2.2 pts

23Chester County, SCSC33,00113.6%+2.6 pts

24Kershaw County, SCSC73,16613.5%+0.1 pts

25Greenwood County, SCSC70,37913.5%+0.4 pts

26Marlboro County, SCSC25,48813.3%+1.8 pts

27Laurens County, SCSC71,84813.2%+0.5 pts

28Aiken County, SCSC181,51513.2%+0.7 pts

29Edgefield County, SCSC29,80813.0%−0.8 pts

30Clarendon County, SCSC31,04313.0%−2.1 pts

31Berkeley County, SCSC274,66612.9%+0.2 pts

32Jasper County, SCSC38,53312.8%+2.9 pts

33Georgetown County, SCSC65,91212.8%−1.3 pts

34Anderson County, SCSC219,93012.8%+1.1 pts

35Charleston County, SCSC436,20012.7%−0.7 pts

36Oconee County, SCSC83,77512.6%−2.3 pts

37Dillon County, SCSC27,45812.4%−0.2 pts

38Barnwell County, SCSC20,65312.2%−4.6 pts

39Dorchester County, SCSC178,39712.2%−1.8 pts

40Lancaster County, SCSC114,29612.2%+1.1 pts

41Horry County, SCSC427,55111.6%+0.4 pts

42Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85711.4%−0.8 pts

43York County, SCSC306,88711.4%+0.5 pts

44Beaufort County, SCSC204,43310.4%−0.1 pts

45Marion County, SCSC28,24210.2%−4.0 pts

46Greenville County, SCSC583,12510.2%+0.0 pts

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