County Improvement Ranking
Latest Year 2024
| Rank | County | Current Score | Prior Score | YoY Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | York County | 82 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 2 | Berkeley County | 80 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 3 | Greenville County | 79 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 4 | Charleston County | 78 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 5 | Lexington County | 75 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 6 | Dorchester County | 72 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 7 | Lancaster County | 70 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 8 | Kershaw County | 62 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 9 | Spartanburg County | 60 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 10 | Beaufort County | 60 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 11 | Edgefield County | 60 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 12 | Anderson County | 58 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 13 | Richland County | 56 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 14 | Aiken County | 54 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 15 | Jasper County | 51 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 16 | Georgetown County | 50 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 17 | Oconee County | 49 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 18 | Horry County | 48 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 19 | Pickens County | 46 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 20 | Newberry County | 38 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 21 | Colleton County | 38 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 22 | Darlington County | 38 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 23 | Laurens County | 36 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 24 | Sumter County | 36 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 25 | Greenwood County | 34 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 26 | Florence County | 33 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 27 | Calhoun County | 31 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 28 | Hampton County | 31 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 29 | McCormick County | 30 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 30 | Saluda County | 29 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 31 | Cherokee County | 29 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 32 | Abbeville County | 28 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 33 | Chesterfield County | 27 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 34 | Clarendon County | 27 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 35 | Chester County | 27 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 36 | Fairfield County | 26 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 37 | Bamberg County | 21 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 38 | Union County | 20 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 39 | Orangeburg County | 20 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 40 | Dillon County | 19 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 41 | Barnwell County | 18 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 42 | Marion County | 18 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 43 | Williamsburg County | 15 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 44 | Marlboro County | 9 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 45 | Allendale County | 7 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
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