Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro area

The Charleston-North Charleston, SC metropolitan area spans 3 counties and had 869,940 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $71.5 billion that year.

South Carolina3 counties

GDP, 2024$71.5B#61 of 387 · +8.5% nominal

Income per person, 2024$73,579#72 of 387

Unemployment, 20253.8%#134 of 387 · #1 = lowest

Price level, 2024 (US = 100)101.0#68 of 387 · #1 = most expensive

Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area

Charleston, SCUnited States

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 3 counties of the metro area; current dollars.

Industries, 2024

Share of the metro economy; blank where BEA suppresses a county figure.

By year

Industry	Value added	Share	US share
Real estate	$13.8B	19.3%	13.7%
Government	$9.5B	13.3%	11.1%
Manufacturing	$7.2B	10.1%	9.5%
Finance & insurance	$2.7B	3.8%	8.7%
Professional services	$6.3B	8.8%	8.0%
Health care	$4.3B	6.0%	7.5%
Wholesale trade	$3.1B	4.4%	6.3%
Retail trade	$5.2B	7.2%	5.9%
Information	$2.2B	3.1%	5.7%
Construction	$4.8B	6.8%	4.3%
Transportation & warehousing	$2.3B	3.2%	3.3%
Accommodation & food	$3.9B	5.5%	3.1%
Administrative & waste services	$2.2B	3.1%	3.0%
Other services	$1.7B	2.3%	2.0%
Management of companies	$441M	0.6%	1.8%
Utilities	$738M	1.0%	1.6%
Mining, oil & gas	$81M	0.1%	1.3%
Education	$450M	0.6%	1.1%
Arts & recreation	$525M	0.7%	1.0%
Agriculture	$77M	0.1%	0.8%

Fig. 2Unemployment rate since 2015Monthly, not seasonally adjusted, percent

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.

Counties in the metro area

OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).

County	State	Type	FIPS
Berkeley County	South Carolina	Central	45015
Charleston County	South Carolina	Central	45019
Dorchester County	South Carolina	Central	45035