County profile
York County, SC
United States · GDP 2024
#268 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 99% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$19.2B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.0%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
97,731
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
6,231
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$58.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
306,887
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.2%
Median HH income
$89.1k±$2.0k
Bachelor's degree+
39.3%±1.1%
Poverty rate
8.4%±0.7%
Business applications
4,709 · 2025
Retail establishments
743
24.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Sunbelt Rentals Holdings IncIndustrials$2.5B53D2Shoe Carnival, Inc. Common StockConsumer Cyclical$1.1B57C33D Systems CorporationTechnology$386.9M64C4Catheter Precision, Inc.Healthcare$819.0k39D5Vynleads, Inc.Healthcare$020DHQ-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 trade20%
Food & accommodation19%
Manufacturing17%
Health care17%
Professional services16%
Finance & insurance11%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
306,887
residents · 2025 · +8.1% since 2020
Income per capita $66.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+16,265
International migration+4,751
Natural change+2,053
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$13.1B2019
$13.4B2020
$15.2B2021
$16.7B2022
$18.0B2023
$19.2B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$361.3k±$4.8k
Median gross rent
$1.4k/mo±$34/mo
Vacancy rate
5.7%±0.7%
Affordability
6.2× wages
Residential permits
$816.3M
2,646 units · 8.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
88.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.7k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 99Tornado 97Strong wind 95
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3942016
4242017
4542018
4792019
5002020
5742021
7012022
7602023
7952024
8162025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -19% since 20213,2712021
2,7202022
2,2892023
2,5132024
2,6462025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
18.0 km
I-77
Nearest freight rail
2.8 km
NS
Nearest port
241.5 km
Port of Charleston, SC
Nearest commercial airport
34.0 km
CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR13 filings from 5 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$58.2k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of York?
York's economy produced $19.2B in 2024, growing 7.0% 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.