County profile
Bamberg County, SC
United States · GDP 2024
#2393 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-decile growthmore diversified than 41% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$510.4M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+10.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
2,387
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
248
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$43.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
12,796
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.8%
Median HH income
$44.4k±$4.4k
Bachelor's degree+
17.9%±3.8%
Poverty rate
24.3%±5.0%
Business applications
190 · 2025
Retail establishments
55
42.8/10k 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
Manufacturing28%
Retail trade22%
Health care22%
Food & accommodation12%
Education11%
Other services5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
12,796
residents · 2025 · -3.5% since 2020
Income per capita $48.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−70
International migration+129
Natural change−531
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$357.6M2019
$350.7M2020
$367.3M2021
$435.7M2022
$460.3M2023
$510.4M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$97.8k±$9.6k
Median gross rent
$815/mo±$48/mo
Vacancy rate
29.4%±3.8%
Affordability
2.3× wages
Residential permits
$3.3M
24 units · 1.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
46.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$902/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 89Hail 89Earthquake 79
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2015–2025
1172015
1202016
1302017
1342018
1612019
1432020
1612021
2032022
1992024
2502025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 300% since 202162021
62022
92023
112024
242025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
39.8 km
I-95
Nearest freight rail
11.0 km
CSXT
Nearest port
89.8 km
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT
Nearest commercial airport
80.8 km
COLUMBIA METRO
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$43.4k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Bamberg?
Bamberg's economy produced $510.4M in 2024, growing 10.9% year over year — faster than 93% 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.