County profile
Greenville County, SC
United States · GDP 2024
#122 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 99% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$48.7B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
266,065
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
15,493
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$60.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
583,125
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.7%
Median HH income
$76.9k±$1.6k
Bachelor's degree+
41.3%±1.0%
Poverty rate
10.8%±0.6%
Business applications
10,407 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,907
33.2/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1ScanSource, Inc.Technology$3.0B71B2Regional Management Corp.Financial Services$645.6M72B3World Acceptance CorporationFinancial Services$585.2M74B4Southern First Bancshares, Inc.Financial Services$6.3M53D5Palmetto Real Estate TrustReal Estate$3.2M——6Southern Home Medical, Inc.Healthcare———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
Health care19%
Manufacturing18%
Retail trade17%
Admin & support16%
Food & accommodation16%
Professional services13%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
583,125
residents · 2025 · +10.6% since 2020
Income per capita $64.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+34,197
International migration+15,764
Natural change+5,231
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$34.3B2019
$33.7B2020
$36.8B2021
$42.1B2022
$45.5B2023
$48.7B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$299.0k±$3.7k
Median gross rent
$1.3k/mo±$27/mo
Vacancy rate
7.4%±0.5%
Affordability
4.9× wages
Residential permits
$2.0B
4,947 units · 8.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
94.0
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 100Lightning 98Tornado 97
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4552016
4912017
5262018
5612019
5792020
6412021
7722022
8462023
8992024
9332025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -38% since 20217,9642021
4,7382022
4,7742023
5,5752024
4,9472025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
4.0 km
I-385
Nearest freight rail
0.1 km
NS
Nearest port
177.8 km
BURKHART ENTERPRISES, KNOXVILLE DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
13.8 km
GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR8 filings from 3 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$60.4k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Greenville?
Greenville's economy produced $48.7B in 2024, growing 7.0% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
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.