SOUTH CAROLINA
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General Information
Area: 32,020 sq. miles
Persons per Sq. Mile: 149
Population (2009): 4,561,242
Population (2000): 4,012,012
US Rank: 24th
Largest Cities (2009): (Capital) Columbia: 129,333; Greenville: 61,782;
Charleston: 115,638; Rock Hill: 69,210;
North Charleston: 97,601; Mt. Pleasant: 66,418
Economic Index
GDP (in millions of 2009 dollars): $157,990
Civilian Labor Force (2010): 2,164,091
Nonfarm Employment (2010): 1,812,300
Unemployment Rate (2010): 10.9%
Corporate Tax Rate (2011): 5.0%
State Expenditures (Estimated Fiscal 2010 in General Fund): $5,275 million
Exports
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
| World | $13,959,863,465 | $13,619,870,140 | $16,575,455,732 | $19,852,520,521 | $16,488,111,133 | $20,316,283,892 |
| Japan | $417,192,639 | $472,914,988 | $536,072,451 | $504,737,288 | $328,394,375 | $445,915,674 |
Japan's Rank As Export Destination for North Carolina Products (2010): 10th
Major Industry: Textile goods, chemical products, paper products, machinery, and tourism.
Top Exports in 2010
| Product | To World | Product | To Japan | |
| Transportation Equipment | $7,174,129,292 | Chemicals | $99,224,525 | |
| Non-Electrical Machinery | $2,915,513,933 | Non-Electrical Machinery | $95,931,713 | |
| Chemicals | $2,309,646,448 | Plastics and Rubber Products | $66,561,100 | |
| Plastics and Rubber Products | $1,672,819,998 | Transportation Equipment | $60,583,320 | |
| Paper | $1,199,858,932 | Paper | $37,697,112 |
Major Agricultural Commodities: Poultry and eggs, tobacco, hogs, milk, nursery stock, cattle, and soybeans.
Agricultural Exports to the World: $168,850,304
Agricultural Exports to Japan: $1,477,804
Livestock/Marine Exports to the World: $14,520,460
Livestock/Marine Exports to Japan: $0
Source: (NASBO, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, MISER,
U.S. Department of Agriculture Statistics Service and the U.S. Census Bureau)