South Carolina

Highlights

• #1 of 50: Momentum
• #36 of 50: Startup formation
• #36 of 50: Scale-ups

The seven inputs

Each input is a z-score against the other states: 0 is the average state, and each step is one standard deviation (capped at ±3). Ranks are among the 50 states.

• Venture capital -0.8 #42 of 50
• Startup formation -0.5 #36 of 50
• Scale-ups -0.5 #36 of 50
• Economic output and wealth -0.8 #41 of 50
• Innovation and patents -0.9 #40 of 50
• Talent -0.9 #42 of 50
• Momentum +1.6 #1 of 50

Top companies

The largest companies headquartered in South Carolina, by latest annual revenue.

1. ScanSource Inc. SCSC · Technology · Greenville, SC $3.2B
2. Ingevity Corporation NGVT · Materials · North Charleston · Charleston, SC metro $1.2B
3. Blackbaud Inc. BLKB · Technology · Charleston, SC $1.1B
4. United Community Banks Inc. UCB · Financials · Greenville, SC $1.1B
5. Regional Management Corp. RM · Financials · Greer · Greenville, SC metro $646M

Roots Density Data, All Companies (public: SEC filings; private: Forbes Top Private Companies 2025). Ranked by latest annual revenue.

Metros in South Carolina

• Charlotte, NC-SC #37 of 109 metros 50
• Charleston, SC #53 of 109 metros 44
• Greenville, SC #76 of 109 metros 30