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CBSA!17900=METRO("Columbia, SC")
Columbia, SC metro area
The Columbia, SC metropolitan area spans 6 counties and had 870,193 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $63.6 billion that year.
South Carolina6 countiesPart of Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC
GDP, 2024$63.6B#69 of 387 · +7.9% nominal
Income per person, 2024$61,458#198 of 387
Unemployment, 20254.3%#237 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)93.7#190 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Columbia, SCUnited States
BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 6 counties of the metro area; current dollars.
Industries, 2024
Share of the metro economy; blank where BEA suppresses a county figure.
| Industry | Value added | Share | US share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real estate | $8.9B | 13.9% | 13.7% | ||
| Government | $11.0B | 17.4% | 11.1% | ||
| Manufacturing | $5.9B | 9.3% | 9.5% | ||
| Finance & insurance | — | — | 8.7% | ||
| Professional services | $4.4B | 6.9% | 8.0% | ||
| Health care | — | — | 7.5% | ||
| Wholesale trade | — | — | 6.3% | ||
| Retail trade | $5.1B | 8.1% | 5.9% | ||
| Information | — | — | 5.7% | ||
| Construction | $2.5B | 4.0% | 4.3% | ||
| Transportation & warehousing | — | — | 3.3% | ||
| Accommodation & food | — | — | 3.1% | ||
| Administrative & waste services | — | — | 3.0% | ||
| Other services | — | — | 2.0% | ||
| Management of companies | — | — | 1.8% | ||
| Utilities | $1.3B | 2.0% | 1.6% | ||
| Mining, oil & gas | $170M | 0.3% | 1.3% | ||
| Education | — | — | 1.1% | ||
| Arts & recreation | — | — | 1.0% | ||
| Agriculture | $520M | 0.8% | 0.8% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun County | South Carolina | Outlying | 45017 | |
| Fairfield County | South Carolina | Outlying | 45039 | |
| Kershaw County | South Carolina | Outlying | 45055 | |
| Lexington County | South Carolina | Central | 45063 | |
| Richland County | South Carolina | Central | 45079 | |
| Saluda County | South Carolina | Outlying | 45081 |