County profile
Lexington County, SC
United States · GDP 2024
#263 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 91% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$19.8B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
117,298
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
7,391
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$53.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
317,588
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.7%
Median HH income
$77.4k±$1.7k
Bachelor's degree+
34.1%
Poverty rate
11.1%±0.7%
Business applications
4,846 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,205
38.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1First Community CorporationFinancial Services$922.0k50DHQ-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
Retail trade26%
Health care22%
Food & accommodation17%
Manufacturing14%
Admin & support11%
Wholesale trade10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
317,588
residents · 2025 · +7.7% since 2020
Income per capita $64.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+18,024
International migration+4,686
Natural change+19
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$13.8B2019
$14.3B2020
$15.3B2021
$17.1B2022
$18.4B2023
$19.8B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$234.5k±$3.0k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$29/mo
Vacancy rate
8.2%±0.6%
Affordability
4.4× wages
Residential permits
$725.9M
2,006 units · 6.3/1k pop
FEMA risk score
90.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Tornado 98Ice storm 97Strong wind 93
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3372016
3552017
3702018
3892019
4012020
4492021
5342022
5972023
6182024
6412025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -25% since 20212,6922021
1,8162022
1,8152023
1,7582024
2,0062025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
3.1 km
I-20
Nearest freight rail
4.0 km
NS
Nearest port
150.8 km
Port of Charleston, SC
Nearest commercial airport
14.7 km
COLUMBIA METRO
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR5 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$53.3k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Lexington?
Lexington's economy produced $19.8B in 2024, growing 7.2% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
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.