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15-5. Direct Impact of Visitor Spending and New Tourism Development in SC by County: 1997

                      Visitor        Capital       Tourism         Tourism         2% Accom.     5% Admis.      Total State &
County               Spending      Investments      Jobs            Wages          Tax Coll.     Tax Coll.       Local Taxes

Abbeville $5,372,837 * 54 $805,781 $9,391 $2,205 $676,888 Aiken $74,561,386 $9,950,000 1,262 $17,916,392 $171,241 $407,707 $4,902,128 Allendale $2,994,348 * 32 $429,750 $6,857 $2,955 $296,138 Anderson $85,551,279 $9,250,000 1,198 $14,835,617 $210,945 $340,198 $6,909,736 Bamberg $4,215,447 * 54 $655,369 $8,840 $1,880 $391,326 Barnwell $5,436,546 * 65 $913,219 $9,354 $7,356 $444,207 Beaufort $666,783,932 $14,522,500 12,585 $154,225,899 $3,650,434 $2,671,782 $54,047,428 Berkeley $46,253,118 $185,000 680 $8,554,280 $170,578 $52,932 $4,199,831 Calhoun $1,698,921 * 22 $257,850 * $9,704 $200,951 Charleston $956,407,452 $281,125,692 18,796 $238,741,784 $4,637,934 $2,539,117 $76,298,484 Cherokee $19,601,298 $3,135,000 442 $5,623,287 $71,923 $30,574 $1,707,053 Chester $14,313,408 $1,830,000 216 $2,610,731 $54,117 $20,718 $1,163,401 Chesterfield $12,295,939 $10,000 168 $2,108,568 $38,832 $28,132 $1,063,712 Clarendon $35,454,353 * 453 $5,973,524 $108,302 $61,269 $4,071,902 Colleton $53,133,747 $1,000,000 897 $10,844,955 $272,731 $46,452 $4,666,204 Darlington $21,066,618 * 290 $3,825,850 $52,639 $477,061 $1,691,768 Dillon $25,451,957 $5,510,000 643 $7,816,306 $128,800 $20,307 $2,224,160 Dorchester $38,172,626 $3,780,000 745 $9,528,105 $130,070 $215,672 $3,000,627 Edgefield $5,319,746 $1,800,000 62 $931,269 $2,568 $5,983 $568,648 Fairfield $8,972,425 $2,000,000 107 $1,526,687 $18,594 $954 $1,046,609 Florence $167,237,514 $12,581,000 2,728 $39,574,714 $641,804 $317,130 $11,703,185 Georgetown $172,897,044 $23,130,000 3,076 $38,153,214 $829,320 $714,034 $15,770,012 Greenville $599,793,362 $152,054,000 10,382 $172,170,373 $1,465,062 $1,319,454 $33,623,007 Greenwood $34,997,768 $3,000,000 527 $6,706,249 $119,472 $133,665 $2,643,189 Hampton $7,071,758 * 97 $1,171,069 $19,184 $2,260 $549,971 Horry $2,068,130,000 $307,674,422 36,420 $470,421,000 $10,363,849 $8,896,857 $186,621,650 Jasper $36,441,851 * 668 $7,950,374 $213,511 $39,873 $2,908,501 Kershaw $27,713,645 $600,000 362 $4,880,456 $72,668 $48,790 $2,840,542 Lancaster $17,371,465 * 226 $2,933,043 $41,141 $32,657 $1,396,081 Laurens $24,570,642 * 313 $4,211,549 $54,612 $42,457 $2,453,718 Lee $4,066,792 * 54 $655,369 * $2,771 $370,173 Lexington $358,599,703 $3,900,000 5,082 $97,879,319 $568,462 $447,932 $17,651,154 Marion $10,989,894 * 129 $1,676,025 $28,669 $12,884 $1,015,331 Marlboro $8,983,044 $55,000 114 $1,539,150 $25,184 $22,753 $947,372 McCormick $5,542,729 * 106 $1,255,837 $23,123 $3,090 $495,625 Newberry $15,470,797 $200,000 195 $2,602,243 $42,342 $28,141 $1,492,281 Oconee $31,929,092 * 410 $5,554,518 $82,369 $128,904 $3,204,640 Orangeburg $83,236,500 $5,600,000 1,469 $17,942,392 $361,080 $170,080 $6,522,338 Pickens $52,443,561 $50,306,300 849 $10,618,374 $197,773 $708,956 $4,526,564 Richland $294,295,552 $53,133,000 5,280 $63,993,017 $1,169,246 $1,750,290 $21,619,842 Saluda $3,004,966 * 22 $376,031 * $17,863 $359,597 Spartanburg $236,479,154 $7,910,000 3,196 $52,521,893 $487,835 $529,829 $13,450,433 Sumter $79,764,331 $5,100,000 1,173 $21,135,103 $162,252 $115,791 $4,356,561 Union $7,231,032 $3,400,000 120 $1,470,069 $20,633 $37,155 $594,411 Williamsburg $6,317,862 $300,000 68 $834,037 * $12,144 $595,314 York $113,052,560 $16,159,476 2,025 $25,092,360 $467,758 $1,028,946 $8,180,571 Statewide $6,550,690,000 $979,201,390 113,859 $1,541,443,000 $27,261,998 $23,661,920 $515,463,263
Source: S.C. Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, June 1998.

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