State Economic Stability Profile
South Carolina
South Carolina economic stability profile with a Combined Score built from employment, income, industry diversification, and population signals.
Overview
South Carolina economic stability profile with a Combined Score built from employment, income, industry diversification, and population signals.
Economic Stability Score
These four signal scores explain how this location's Combined Score is constructed.
Employment Health
42/100
Derived from unemployment and labor force participation signals.
Income Stability
45/100
Derived from household income and poverty trend signals.
Industry Diversification
85/100
Derived from sector concentration and diversification signals.
Population Stability
66/100
Derived from migration balance and population change signals.
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City
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County
Dillon CountyCombined 15
- Declining
City
FloydaleCombined 15
- Declining
City
HamerCombined 15
- Declining
City
Lake ViewCombined 15
- Declining
City
LattaCombined 15
- Declining
City
Little RockCombined 15
- Declining
City
NewtownCombined 15
Key Drivers
Primary factors currently pushing this location's score higher or lower relative to peers.
- 01Industry Diversification is currently the strongest signal category at 85/100, contributing the most relative stability.
- 02Employment Health is currently the lowest signal category at 42/100 and is the main area limiting the Combined Score.
- 03Prior-year Combined Score comparison is not available yet.
- 04Trend direction is Improving based on multi-year signal movement rather than single-year changes.
- 05Current as-of year is 2024 using methodology version v1.
Trend Direction
Improving
Trend Direction reflects multi-year signal movement and is intended to reduce one-year volatility noise.
What Changed This Year
Year-over-year change cannot be calculated yet because a prior snapshot is not available for comparison.
Employment Health
No prior-year comparison available yet.
Income Stability
No prior-year comparison available yet.
Industry Diversification
No prior-year comparison available yet.
Population Stability
No prior-year comparison available yet.
Multi-Year Trend
Recent historical Combined Score movement for this location, shown with national percentile context.
| Year | Combined Score | National Percentile | Trend Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 59 | 23th | Improving |
National Comparison
National percentile metrics show where this location ranks among same-level U.S. peers.
National Position
23th percentile
Compared with all U.S. states.
Gap To U.S. Median
-27 percentile points
Positive values indicate above-median stability among states.
Methodology Summary
High-level scoring notes for interpretation. Full documentation and historical detail are expanded in later versions.
- Combined Score is calculated from normalized metric percentiles across the four core economic stability signals.
- Trend Direction is calculated from multi-year signal movement with positive and negative indicator handling.
- Comparisons are always level-matched: state vs state, county vs county, and city vs city.
- Current snapshot version is v1 with an as-of year of 2024.