County profile
Darlington County, SC
United States · GDP 2024
#903 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 90% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$3.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+0.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
16,871
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,121
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$55.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
62,888
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.0%
Median HH income
$48.6k±$3.5k
Bachelor's degree+
19.9%±1.7%
Poverty rate
21.1%±2.2%
Business applications
830 · 2025
Retail establishments
225
35.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Sonoco Products CompanyConsumer Cyclical$7.5B78B+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
Manufacturing23%
Health care22%
Retail trade19%
Food & accommodation15%
Management14%
Transportation8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
62,888
residents · 2025 · +0.1% since 2020
Income per capita $52.3k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,070
International migration+245
Natural change−1,288
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$2.8B2019
$2.7B2020
$3.0B2021
$3.3B2022
$3.4B2023
$3.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$158.2k±$7.5k
Median gross rent
$896/mo±$35/mo
Vacancy rate
14.1%±1.4%
Affordability
2.8× wages
Residential permits
$38.9M
205 units · 3.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
72.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 88Earthquake 86Tornado 84
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2192016
2232017
2282018
2312019
2422020
2622021
2922022
3212023
3292024
3412025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 43% since 20211432021
1332022
2012023
1952024
2052025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
14.1 km
I-20
Nearest freight rail
4.7 km
SCRF
Nearest port
123.8 km
MITTAL STEEL USA, GEORGETOWN
Nearest commercial airport
27.1 km
FLORENCE RGNL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$55.9k
avg. annual pay · +17% since 2019
Nearby & same-state counties
by GDP rankThe read
What is the GDP of Darlington?
Darlington's economy produced $3.4B in 2024, growing 0.3% year over year — slower than 79% 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.