County profile
Richland County, SC
United States · GDP 2024
#159 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 93% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$37.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
169,733
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
9,426
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$60.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
434,956
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.5%
Median HH income
$63.8k±$1.5k
Bachelor's degree+
40.7%±1.1%
Poverty rate
17.2%±1.1%
Business applications
8,654 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,230
28.6/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Cmark International, Inc.Industrials$4.5M——2Integrated Business Systems & Services, Inc.Technology$2.0M——3The Seibels Bruce Group, Inc.Financial Services———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 care27%
Food & accommodation18%
Retail trade17%
Admin & support14%
Finance & insurance13%
Manufacturing11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
434,956
residents · 2025 · +4.6% since 2020
Income per capita $60.6k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+7,267
International migration+7,519
Natural change+4,211
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$26.6B2019
$26.7B2020
$29.6B2021
$32.1B2022
$34.7B2023
$37.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$242.8k±$4.8k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$21/mo
Vacancy rate
10.5%±0.7%
Affordability
4.0× wages
Residential permits
$598.1M
3,382 units · 7.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
93.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 98Lightning 96Strong wind 95
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4002016
4112017
4332018
4522019
4632020
5112021
5962022
6482023
6932024
7142025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 4% since 20213,2632021
3,4392022
2,8432023
3,4692024
3,3822025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
3.4 km
I-77
Nearest freight rail
6.6 km
CSXT
Nearest port
137.2 km
Port of Charleston, SC
Nearest commercial airport
21.9 km
COLUMBIA METRO
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$60.5k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Richland?
Richland's economy produced $37.4B in 2024, growing 7.8% 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.