County profile
Beaufort County, SC
United States · GDP 2024
#362 of 3,127 US counties by GDP70th-percentile growthmore diversified than 60% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$12.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
59,121
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
6,087
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$51.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
204,433
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.1%
Median HH income
$86.6k±$3.0k
Bachelor's degree+
46.0%±1.5%
Poverty rate
9.6%±1.1%
Business applications
3,321 · 2025
Retail establishments
801
39.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1CoastalSouth Bancshares, Inc.Financial Services$2.0M48DHQ-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
Food & accommodation29%
Retail trade25%
Health care19%
Construction9%
Other services9%
Admin & support8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
204,433
residents · 2025 · +8.8% since 2020
Income per capita $85.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+13,411
International migration+4,156
Natural change−1,002
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$9.0B2019
$9.3B2020
$10.1B2021
$11.3B2022
$12.1B2023
$12.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$455.6k±$10.8k
Median gross rent
$1.7k/mo±$70/mo
Vacancy rate
20.2%±0.9%
Affordability
8.9× wages
Residential permits
$817.8M
1,219 units · 6.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
97.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.8k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 99Lightning 96Coastal flooding 94
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4752016
4952017
5292018
5552019
5772020
6582021
8012022
9192023
9632024
10032025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -57% since 20212,8272021
1,9042022
1,6342023
1,6382024
1,2192025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
24.9 km
I-95
Nearest freight rail
2.5 km
Freight rail
Nearest port
3.8 km
S C STATE PORTS AUTHORITY
Nearest commercial airport
18.3 km
HILTON HEAD
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$51.3k
avg. annual pay · +26% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Beaufort?
Beaufort's economy produced $12.9B in 2024, growing 6.2% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
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.