County profile
Sumter County, SC
United States · GDP 2024
#623 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 76% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$6.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
29,449
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,833
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$51.0k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
105,067
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.4%
Median HH income
$56.7k±$2.1k
Bachelor's degree+
23.5%±1.8%
Poverty rate
16.6%±1.7%
Business applications
1,638 · 2025
Retail establishments
370
35.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
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 care23%
Manufacturing20%
Retail trade20%
Food & accommodation17%
Construction13%
Admin & support7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
105,067
residents · 2025 · -0.3% since 2020
Income per capita $52.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−744
International migration+505
Natural change−135
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$4.6B2019
$4.5B2020
$4.9B2021
$5.6B2022
$5.9B2023
$6.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$165.3k±$6.4k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$51/mo
Vacancy rate
13.7%±1.3%
Affordability
3.2× wages
Residential permits
$57.3M
358 units · 3.4/1k pop
FEMA risk score
81.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hurricane 92Earthquake 91Strong wind 88
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3082016
3132017
3262018
3452019
3592020
3882021
4482022
5042023
5212024
5442025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -8% since 20213882021
4022022
3812023
3862024
3582025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
24.0 km
I-95
Nearest freight rail
0.9 km
CSXT
Nearest port
104.4 km
Port of Charleston, SC
Nearest commercial airport
67.5 km
FLORENCE RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$51.0k
avg. annual pay · +27% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Sumter?
Sumter's economy produced $6.3B 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.