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A1US GDP 2025 $30.86T│A2Real growth +2.3%│A3CPI, 12 mo to Sep 2026 +3.7%│A4Unemployment 2025 4.3%BEA · BLS · Census — updated October 29, 2026
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CBSA!22500=METRO("Florence, SC")

Florence, SC metro area

The Florence, SC metropolitan area spans 2 counties and had 200,474 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $13.4 billion that year.

South Carolina2 counties
GDP, 2024$13.4B#225 of 387 · +4.9% nominal
Income per person, 2024$56,341#276 of 387
Unemployment, 20254.8%#301 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)86.8#356 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Florence, SCUnited States
Florence, SCUnited States
170K180K190K200K210K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$5.0B$10B$15B2005201020152020GDP

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 2 counties of the metro area; current dollars.

Industries, 2024

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

IndustryValue addedShareUS share
Real estate——13.7%
Government$1.8B13.5%11.1%
Manufacturing$2.2B16.2%9.5%
Finance & insurance$1.2B9.3%8.7%
Professional services$440M3.3%8.0%
Health care$1.1B8.3%7.5%
Wholesale trade——6.3%
Retail trade$1.2B8.7%5.9%
Information$273M2.0%5.7%
Construction$431M3.2%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$390M2.9%3.3%
Accommodation & food$531M4.0%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$351M2.6%3.0%
Other services$267M2.0%2.0%
Management of companies$190M1.4%1.8%
Utilities$479M3.6%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$11M0.1%1.3%
Education$49M0.4%1.1%
Arts & recreation$44M0.3%1.0%
Agriculture$51M0.4%0.8%
Fig. 2Unemployment rate since 2015Monthly, not seasonally adjusted, percent
0%2.5%5%7.5%10%201620182020202220242026Unemployment rate

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.

Counties in the metro area

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

CountyStateTypeFIPS
Darlington CountySouth CarolinaOutlying45031
Florence CountySouth CarolinaCentral45041