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 | 75 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 5 | Lexington County | 74 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 6 | Dorchester County | 71 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 7 | Lancaster County | 70 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 8 | Kershaw County | 62 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 9 | Beaufort County | 61 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 10 | Spartanburg County | 60 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 11 | Edgefield County | 59 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 12 | Anderson County | 58 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 13 | Aiken County | 55 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 14 | Jasper County | 51 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 15 | Georgetown County | 50 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 16 | Oconee County | 48 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 17 | Horry County | 48 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 18 | Pickens County | 45 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 19 | Darlington County | 37 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 20 | Colleton County | 37 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 21 | Newberry County | 37 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 22 | Hampton County | 36 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 23 | Florence County | 35 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 24 | Laurens County | 35 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 25 | Saluda County | 33 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 26 | Greenwood County | 33 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 27 | Calhoun County | 33 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 28 | Sumter County | 32 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 29 | McCormick County | 30 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 30 | Abbeville County | 28 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 31 | Chesterfield County | 28 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 32 | Cherokee County | 28 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 33 | Clarendon County | 26 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 34 | Chester County | 25 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 35 | Orangeburg County | 24 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 36 | Fairfield County | 24 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 37 | Lee County | 24 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 38 | Marion County | 22 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 39 | Barnwell County | 20 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 40 | Union County | 19 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 41 | Bamberg County | 17 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 42 | Williamsburg County | 14 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 43 | Marlboro County | 6 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 44 | Allendale County | 3 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
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