County profile
Abbeville County, SC
United States · GDP 2024
#1988 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 10% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$846.1M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+13.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,498
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
343
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
24,836
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.6%
Median HH income
$52.9k±$3.9k
Bachelor's degree+
20.4%±2.7%
Poverty rate
15.7%±2.0%
Business applications
296 · 2025
Retail establishments
65
26.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing50%
Retail trade14%
Education10%
Health care10%
Food & accommodation9%
Other services8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
24,836
residents · 2025 · +2.3% since 2020
Income per capita $45.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,111
International migration+53
Natural change−615
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$623.4M2019
$609.9M2020
$623.1M2021
$724.8M2022
$748.6M2023
$846.1M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$178.8k±$15.1k
Median gross rent
$799/mo±$213/mo
Vacancy rate
17.3%±3.4%
Affordability
3.8× wages
Residential permits
$32.1M
157 units · 6.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
45.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$902/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 84Cold wave 80Heat wave 75
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1642016
1722017
1822018
1902019
1972020
2132021
2632022
2772023
3012024
3092025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 6% since 20211482021
1212022
1572023
1452024
1572025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
45.1 km
I-85
Nearest freight rail
7.6 km
CSXT
Nearest port
221.9 km
C. REED DAVIS CONTRACTORS,PORT OF TELLICO BGE WHF
Nearest commercial airport
60.1 km
DONALDSON FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.8k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Abbeville?
Abbeville's economy produced $846.1M in 2024, growing 13.0% year over year — faster than 95% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.