County profile
Anderson County, SC
United States · GDP 2024
#421 of 3,127 US counties by GDP67th-percentile growthmore diversified than 72% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$10.6B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
71,264
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
4,160
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$49.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
219,930
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.0%
Median HH income
$66.7k±$2.3k
Bachelor's degree+
26.5%±1.2%
Poverty rate
14.6%±1.0%
Business applications
2,996 · 2025
Retail establishments
716
32.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Ideal Group of Companies Inc.Financial Services———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
Manufacturing30%
Retail trade19%
Health care17%
Food & accommodation14%
Wholesale trade13%
Professional services7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
219,930
residents · 2025 · +7.7% since 2020
Income per capita $53.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+16,246
International migration+1,729
Natural change−2,341
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$7.6B2019
$7.6B2020
$8.3B2021
$9.1B2022
$10.0B2023
$10.6B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$231.9k±$5.1k
Median gross rent
$989/mo±$34/mo
Vacancy rate
9.1%±0.7%
Affordability
4.7× wages
Residential permits
$367.7M
1,493 units · 6.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
87.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 96Ice storm 96Lightning 93
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3302016
3452017
3672018
3882019
4032020
4532021
5462022
5962023
6382024
6612025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 5% since 20211,4252021
1,5312022
1,4012023
1,2552024
1,4932025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
8.3 km
I-85
Nearest freight rail
1.6 km
PICK
Nearest port
187.6 km
C. REED DAVIS CONTRACTORS,PORT OF TELLICO BGE WHF
Nearest commercial airport
35.8 km
DONALDSON FLD
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$49.3k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Anderson?
Anderson's economy produced $10.6B in 2024, growing 5.9% year over year — faster than most 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.