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Most white-collar workforce, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of employed residents in management, business, science, and arts occupations (2024 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 32.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Abbeville County, SC, up 13 places to #9.

Most white-collar workforce by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS 2010
01Charleston County, SCSC436,20049.4%+11.7 pts
02▲2York County, SCSC306,88744.7%+9.5 pts
03Greenville County, SCSC583,12544.5%+9.1 pts
04▼2Richland County, SCSC434,95643.7%+3.8 pts
05Lexington County, SCSC317,58841.5%+5.9 pts
06▲3Lancaster County, SCSC114,29641.1%+16.7 pts
07▲1Beaufort County, SCSC204,43340.2%+8.1 pts
08▲3Aiken County, SCSC181,51539.6%+6.3 pts
09▲13Abbeville County, SCSC24,83639.2%+13.4 pts
10▼4Dorchester County, SCSC178,39739.1%+6.1 pts
11▲4Berkeley County, SCSC274,66638.6%+9.2 pts
12▼2Anderson County, SCSC219,93038.2%+8.8 pts
13▼6Pickens County, SCSC139,19838.0%+4.4 pts
14▼2Florence County, SCSC138,50437.3%+4.7 pts
15▲2Oconee County, SCSC83,77535.9%+4.0 pts
16▲2McCormick County, SCSC10,21535.4%+12.9 pts
17▼3Calhoun County, SCSC14,18835.4%+6.5 pts
18▲6Horry County, SCSC427,55135.3%+7.5 pts
19▼6Kershaw County, SCSC73,16635.2%+6.4 pts
20▲9Newberry County, SCSC39,56134.3%+6.6 pts
21▼2Georgetown County, SCSC65,91233.8%+6.3 pts
22▼2Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85733.6%+3.5 pts
23▲2Sumter County, SCSC105,06732.8%+5.2 pts
24▼1Greenwood County, SCSC70,37932.7%+4.9 pts
25▲9Edgefield County, SCSC29,80831.4%+2.9 pts
26▼10Darlington County, SCSC62,88831.0%+4.5 pts
27▼6Fairfield County, SCSC20,34030.5%+2.0 pts
28▲2Clarendon County, SCSC31,04329.1%+4.1 pts
29▼1Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17728.7%+2.2 pts
30▲12Cherokee County, SCSC58,27528.5%+6.3 pts
31▲4Saluda County, SCSC19,68028.2%+3.7 pts
32Laurens County, SCSC71,84828.1%+4.7 pts
33▼6Allendale County, SCSC7,35527.7%+2.7 pts
34▲3Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66227.7%+7.1 pts
35▲1Colleton County, SCSC39,38227.5%+3.0 pts
36▲10Jasper County, SCSC38,53326.7%+11.2 pts
37▼11Marlboro County, SCSC25,48825.8%+7.0 pts
38▲6Lee County, SCSC15,73025.7%+3.3 pts
39Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74025.5%+2.6 pts
40▲3Union County, SCSC26,79924.5%−0.7 pts
41▼3Bamberg County, SCSC12,79624.2%−5.7 pts
42▼9Barnwell County, SCSC20,65324.2%−1.6 pts
43▼3Marion County, SCSC28,24223.7%−0.8 pts
44▼3Dillon County, SCSC27,45823.1%+3.8 pts
45Chester County, SCSC33,00122.3%+1.3 pts
46▼15Hampton County, SCSC18,17421.4%+1.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES