Demographics

Population Growth
• Market population of 1.3 million (15% growth rate in past 7 years).
• South Carolina ranked 10th fastest-growing-state.

Economic Development
• Ranked 7th for economic development among
  all MSA’s across nation.
• $6 billion in new business investments and 43,000
  new jobs in the past decade.
• South Carolina ranked 3rd for site selection criteria by Area   Development Magazine in 2010.
• 9th largest number of engineers per employee in the U.S.
• 290 corporate headquarters with more than 120 Fortune 500   companies represented in the area.
• Rated one of “America’s 50 Hottest Cities” by Expansion   Management magazine.

Highest level of foreign capital investment per capita in the nation and rated as a top area for European expansion in the United States, as recognized by the New York Times, USA Today and Business Week.

Greenville has attracted more than $6 Billion in new business investment and 43,000 new jobs during the past decade alone. To that point, BMW recently announced a $750 million infusion to its Greenville operation.

4.8 million people visit Greenville annually and spend more than $780 million.