County profile
Cherokee County, SC
United States · GDP 2024
#1152 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 21% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
17,983
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
935
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$44.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
58,275
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.6%
Median HH income
$50.3k±$2.3k
Bachelor's degree+
18.4%±1.8%
Poverty rate
18.4%±2.0%
Business applications
687 · 2025
Retail establishments
190
32.8/10k 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
Manufacturing47%
Retail trade19%
Food & accommodation11%
Transportation9%
Health care8%
Admin & support6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
58,275
residents · 2025 · +3.6% since 2020
Income per capita $43.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,261
International migration+529
Natural change−787
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.9B2019
$1.8B2020
$1.9B2021
$2.2B2022
$2.2B2023
$2.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$142.0k±$15.2k
Median gross rent
$869/mo±$39/mo
Vacancy rate
12.3%±1.8%
Affordability
3.2× wages
Residential permits
$64.4M
286 units · 4.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
69.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$902/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 91Tornado 83Strong wind 82
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2162016
2252017
2372018
2562019
2622020
2922021
3482022
3942023
3932024
4282025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 65% since 20211732021
1862022
2702023
2392024
2862025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
6.0 km
I-85
Nearest freight rail
3.3 km
NS
Nearest port
224.6 km
BURKHART ENTERPRISES, KNOXVILLE DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
57.1 km
GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$44.9k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Cherokee?
Cherokee's economy produced $2.3B in 2024, growing 7.5% 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.