County profile
Horry County, SC
United States · GDP 2024
#240 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 47% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$22.8B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
123,792
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
10,550
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$45.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
427,551
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.7%
Median HH income
$66.9k±$1.8k
Bachelor's degree+
27.1%±0.9%
Poverty rate
13.2%±0.8%
Business applications
6,926 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,858
44.8/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1South Atlantic Bancshares, Inc.Financial Services$102.3M51D2Coastal Carolina Bancshares, Inc.Financial Services$65.0M51D3CNB Corp.Financial Services$36.5M——4PCT LtdIndustrials$1.3M——54Cable TV International, Inc.Healthcare$0——6TMM, Inc.Technology$0——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
Food & accommodation33%
Retail trade29%
Health care17%
Construction10%
Admin & support6%
Arts & recreation6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
427,551
residents · 2025 · +20.9% since 2020
Income per capita $53.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+75,073
International migration+7,022
Natural change−9,381
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$14.6B2019
$14.7B2020
$16.6B2021
$18.7B2022
$21.2B2023
$22.8B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$287.7k±$4.8k
Median gross rent
$1.3k/mo±$35/mo
Vacancy rate
27.0%±0.7%
Affordability
6.3× wages
Residential permits
$1.4B
6,511 units · 15.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
98.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.5k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 100Tornado 97Earthquake 96
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3902016
4082017
4302018
4512019
4722020
5322021
6562022
7172023
7462024
7762025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -7% since 20216,9702021
7,0712022
6,5132023
7,3312024
6,5112025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
67.2 km
I-95
Nearest freight rail
3.0 km
RJCS
Nearest port
67.5 km
MITTAL STEEL USA, GEORGETOWN
Nearest commercial airport
27.6 km
MYRTLE BEACH INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$45.8k
avg. annual pay · +32% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Horry?
Horry's economy produced $22.8B in 2024, growing 7.3% 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.