Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety16#777/924
Economy37#582/925
Housing29#656/925
Health48#485/925
Healthcare27#676/923
Environment61#356/917
Education59#378/925
Infrastructure85#136/925
Community64#336/925
Leisure & amenities88#115/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

New homes permitted · high14.3 /1k
99/100South Carolina 8.5 /1kUnited States 4.2 /1kSep 2025–Aug 2026U.S. Census BureauProvisional data
Distance to an airport · low11 mi
96/100South Carolina 24 miUnited States 33 mi2025Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties
Restaurants and bars · high16.4 /10k
96/100South Carolina 9.7 /10kUnited States 9.0 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Comfortable days · high34.0%
96/100South Carolina 31.6%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAggregated from counties
Effective property tax rate · low0.38%
95/100South Carolina 0.49%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090
Broadband subscriptions · high92.5%
88/100South Carolina 88.8%United States 91.0%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B28002

Weaknesses

Drug overdose deaths · high27.7 /100k
13/100South Carolina 22.1 /100kUnited States 18.4 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Average weekly wage · low$962
13/100South Carolina $1,226United States $1,5142025U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Uninsured residents (under 65) · high15.6%
14/100South Carolina 11.2%United States 9.8%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B27010
Unemployment rate · high5.2%
15/100South Carolina 4.5%United States 4.3%2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsPartial year
Injury deaths · high119 /100k
17/100South Carolina 111 /100kUnited States 87 /100k2019-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Social associations · low7.8 /10k
17/100South Carolina 11.2 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
353,774 (2020) → 427,551 (2025)
+21%5 yearsUS 331,578,104 → 341,784,857
Drought exposureWorsening
20% (2021) → 75% (Nov 2025–Oct 2026)
+55 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Drug overdose deathsImproving
62.8 /100k (2021) → 27.7 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−56%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
Child care cost burdenWorsening
19.9% (2020 & 2021) → 30.4% (2023 & 2024)
+11 pts3 yearsUS 24.5% → 27.9%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
84.3% (2015-2019) → 92.5% (2020-2024)
+8.2 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Adult smokingImproving
22.9% (2019) → 15.1% (2023)
−7.8 pts4 yearsUS 16.5% → 16.1%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area improved on 14 of 31 measures with a comparison and declined on 6. 7 moved within the margin of error and 4 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved14

Traffic deaths−18%22.1 /100k → 18.1 /100k
Uninsured−1.3 points16.9% → 15.6%
Homicides−49%9.9 /100k → 5.0 /100k
Overdose deaths−46%51.7 /100k → 27.7 /100k
Violent crime−28%479 /100k → 346 /100k

Declined6

Restaurants−13%18.8 /10k → 16.4 /10k
Pharmacies−22%2.4 /10k → 1.9 /10k
Arts & recreation−7.2%7.5 /10k → 6.9 /10k
Price / income+0.7×3.6× → 4.3×
Gyms−11%1.2 /10k → 1.1 /10k

All 31 measures

Change of every measure of Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	7.5 /10k2020	6.9 /10k2025	−7.2%	Declined	17%
Average commute time	22.9 min2015-2019	23.1 min2020-2024	+0.2 min	Within the margin of error	56%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.5%2015-2019	27.1%2020-2024	+1.7 points	Improved	25%
Broadband subscriptions	84.3%2015-2019	92.5%2020-2024	+8.2 points	Improved	41%
Child poverty rate	24.5%2015-2019	21.2%2020-2024	−3.3 points	Improved	61%
Distance to an airport	11 mi2020	11 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	51.7 /100k2020	27.7 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−46%	Improved	76%
Effective property tax rate	0.49%2015-2019	0.38%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Little change	43%
Firearm deaths	21.8 /100k2020	19.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−12%	Improved	70%
Grocery stores	1.7 /10k2020	1.6 /10k2025	−6%	Declined	32%
Gyms and fitness centers	1.2 /10k2020	1.1 /10k2025	−11%	Declined	24%
High school diploma or higher	90.1%2015-2019	91.9%2020-2024	+1.8 points	Within the margin of error	55%
Home price to income ratio	3.6×2015-2019	4.3×2020-2024	+0.7×	Declined	26%
Homicide rate	9.9 /100k2020	5.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−49%	Improved	77%
Income adjusted for local prices	$44,0462019	$57,5652024	+31%	Improved	41%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4472015-2019	0.4502020-2024	+0.003	Within the margin of error	44%
Median household income	$52,6602015-2019	$66,8802020-2024	+27%	Improved	50%
New business applications	12.5 /1k2020	16.2 /1k2025	+30%	Improved	26%
Pharmacies	2.4 /10k2020	1.9 /10k2025	−22%	Declined	16%
Poverty rate	14.1%2015-2019	13.2%2020-2024	−0.8 points	Within the margin of error	47%
Property crime rate	2,810 /100k2020	1,818 /100k2025	−35%	Improved	54%
Public libraries	0.3 /10k2019	0.3 /10k2024	−0.2%	Little change	62%
Public transit commuters	0.3%2015-2019	0.5%2020-2024	+0.2 points	Within the margin of error	94%
Rent as share of income	31.0%2015-2019	31.2%2020-2024	+0.2 points	Within the margin of error	55%
Rent-burdened households	51.9%2015-2019	52.0%2020-2024	+0.1 points	Within the margin of error	58%
Restaurants and bars	18.8 /10k2020	16.4 /10k2025	−13%	Declined	8%
Suicide rate	18.1 /100k2020	17.9 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−1.1%	Little change	63%
Traffic deaths	22.1 /100k2015-2019	18.1 /100k2020-2024	−18%	Improved	87%
Unemployment rate	8.1%2020	5.2%2025	−2.9 points	Improved	47%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	16.9%2015-2019	15.6%2020-2024	−1.3 points	Improved	75%
Violent crime rate	479 /100k2020	346 /100k2025	−28%	Improved	71%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 708 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area itself moved +0.7 points in standing on average over the same 30 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

383,016 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 70–79 women (+1.0 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

383,016 residents

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area
United States share

White76%289,203
Black12%44,384
Hispanic or Latino7.3%28,001

Education

288,090 residents (±140)

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area
United States share

No high school diploma8.1%23,232
High school or GED31%89,555
Some college23%65,788

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

158,779 households (±1,593)

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area
United States share

Under $25k16%25,349
$25k–50k21%34,101
$50k–75k18%28,767
$75k–100k14%22,671
$100k–150k17%26,649
$150k–200k6.8%10,758
$200k or more6.6%10,484

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−5.1 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

158,779 households (±1,593)

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area
United States share

Own77%122,680
Rent23%36,099

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+2.8 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

33,382 households (±1,516)

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area
United States share

Under $75015%4,856
$750–1,00015%5,086
$1,000–1,50035%11,767

Home values

122,680 homes (±2,010)

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area
United States share

Under $150k17%21,134
$150k–250k23%28,784
$250k–400k33%40,210

Age of homes

217,419 homes (±130)

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area
United States share

2010 or later24%52,909
2000–200925%53,739
1980–199935%75,996

Size of homes

217,419 homes (±130)

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area
United States share

Studio1.2%2,570
1 bedroom5.6%12,088
2 bedrooms26%57,110

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

162,549 workers (±2,342)

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area
United States share

Drive alone77%125,024
Carpool8.0%12,989
Public transit0.5%†838
Walk0.8%1,378
Bike0.3%†419
Work from home11%17,917
Other2.5%3,984

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+5.1 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

144,632 workers (±2,685)

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area
United States share

Under 15 min27%39,351
15–29 min44%63,313
30–44 min19%28,000

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The 10 largest occupations in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC employ 41,400 people. 10 pay a median below the US median.

Above the US median
Below the US median

The largest occupations in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC by employment, with median annual pay and how it compares with the United States
Occupation	Jobs	Median pay	vs USCompared with the US	Concentration
Retail Salespersons7,780 jobs	7,780	$29,320US $35,410	−17%	2.12×
Waiters and Waitresses6,390 jobs	6,390	$17,350US $35,230	−51%	2.99×
Fast Food and Counter Workers5,200 jobs	5,200	$27,600US $31,200	−12%	1.43×
Cashiers4,710 jobs	4,710	$27,850US $32,880	−15%	1.62×
Cooks, Restaurant3,420 jobs	3,420	$35,190US $37,390	−6%	2.58×
Registered Nurses3,150 jobs	3,150	$80,640US $97,550	−17%	0.99×
Stockers and Order Fillers3,000 jobs	3,000	$35,390US $37,330	−5%	1.13×
Customer Service Representatives2,950 jobs	2,950	$36,510US $44,770	−18%	1.21×
Office Clerks, General2,510 jobs	2,510	$36,190US $45,010	−20%	1.08×
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand2,290 jobs	2,290	$35,530US $40,240	−12%	0.82×

Look up any occupation

Search more than 800 occupations and see what they pay in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025-05 (all industries and ownerships) bls.gov/oes

Reference period: 2025-05. BLS publishes metro areas, states and the nation (not counties or cities), so a county or city page shows its metro area.
Pay is not adjusted for the cost of living, so a higher median does not mean more purchasing power.
BLS caps the highest wages it publishes: where a figure is shown as “or more”, the real value is at least that much.
Some occupations (teachers, performers) are published by the hour or school year and shown here as an annual figure.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC has 10,550 employer establishments, 265 for every 10,000 residents (1.07× the US rate of 248), with 123,792 paid employees at an average annual pay of $42,014. The Census Bureau also counts 38,703 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 10,550; 38,703 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 265; US 248
Paid employees: 123,792
Average annual pay: $42,014; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	1,100	27.6	1.50×More than typical	23,092	$23,311	235
Lessors of real estate	943	23.7	1.92×More than typical	4,454	$48,446	5,571
Specialty trade contractors	797	20	1.29×More than typical	5,511	$52,309	2,983
Ambulatory health care services	737	18.5	0.89×About typical	6,417	$75,634	1,230
Full-service restaurants	588	14.7	1.92×More than typical	13,987	$24,851	119
Real estate agents and brokers	499	12.5	2.57×More than typical	1,826	$54,653	2,099
Services to buildings and dwellings	427	10.7	1.59×More than typical	2,663	$37,607	3,293
Clothing and accessories stores	390	9.8	2.70×More than typical	4,318	$24,179	341
Limited-service restaurants	389	9.8	1.22×About typical	6,938	$20,334	78
Construction of buildings	312	7.8	1.03×About typical	1,790	$75,722	1,326
Offices of physicians	283	7.1	1.10×About typical	2,848	$97,008	253
Building equipment contractors	252	6.3	1.05×About typical	2,552	$56,267	550

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 398,699 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $32.6M on contracts performed in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area: $76.17 per resident (US $2,007).

Obligations: $32.6M; +82% vs FY2025
Per resident: $76.17; US $2,007
Sole-source: 1.4%; US 30%
Single offer: 36%; US 8.7%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of Veterans Affairs$25.9M80%
Defense Logistics Agency$3.7M11%
Federal Aviation Administration$2.4M7.4%
Department of the Navy$403K1.2%
U.S. Secret Service$38.3K0.1%
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Acquisition and Property Management Division$29K0.1%
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$16.7K0.1%
Millennium Challenge Corporation$12K0.0%

Top recipients

PREMIER MEDICAL DISTRIBUTORS, LLC$25.9M80%
COUNTY OF HORRY$3.2M9.9%
RG TENNEY ELECTRIC INC$2.3M7.0%
MENDENHALL INDUSTRIES CORP$215.4K0.7%
NSN SPECIALTY LLC$191.1K0.6%

Spending by fiscal year

33.3MFY2017
44.4MFY2018
30.7MFY2019
4.1MFY2020
8MFY2021
18.1MFY2022
19.4MFY2023
15.2M

Top industries (NAICS)

Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing · 3391$26M80%
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing · 3241$3.2M9.9%
Utility system construction · 2371$2.3M7.0%
Machine shops and screw, nut, and bolt manufacturing · 3327$193K0.6%
Services to buildings and dwellings · 5617$153.3K0.5%
Motor vehicle parts manufacturing · 3363$149K

Largest awards

PATIENT CEILING LIFTS$3.7M
PREMIER MEDICAL DISTRIBUTORS, LLC· Horry County, SC· Health & medical· Sep 23, 2026 – Sep 23, 2026· 36C24626N1027
PATIENT CEILING LIFTS$3.6M
PREMIER MEDICAL DISTRIBUTORS, LLC· Horry County, SC· Health & medical· Sep 23, 2026 – Sep 23, 2026· 36C24626N1030
PROCURE AND INSTALL GULDMANN GH3+ CEILING LIFTS THROUGHOUT TVHS CAMPUSES.$3.3M
PREMIER MEDICAL DISTRIBUTORS, LLC· Horry County, SC· Health & medical· Sep 18, 2023 – Aug 31, 2026· 36C24923P1060
CEILING MOUNTED PATIENT LIFTS INCLUDING INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL OF EXISTING PATIENT LIFTS.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $3.9B in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area: $9,210 per resident (US $12,975).

Assistance · FY2026: $3.9B; −1.5% vs FY2025
Per resident: $9,210; US $12,975
Loan face value: $217.9M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.1%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$2.8B70%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$412.1M10%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$306.6M7.8%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$169.6M4.3%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$48.6M1.2%
20.205 · Highway Planning and Construction$44.2M1.1%
64.110 · Veterans Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for Service-Connected Death$28.4M0.7%
57.001 · Social Insurance for Railroad Workers$24.9M0.6%

Top recipients (organizations)

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$62.5M1.6%
COLUMBIA, SC
COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY$20.9M0.5%
CONWAY, SC
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF MYRTLE BEACH$11.6M0.3%
MYRTLE BEACH, SC
LITTLE RIVER MEDICAL CENTER INC$8.6M0.2%
LITTLE RIVER, SC
WACCAMAW ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL INC

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$3.3B84%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$463.8M12%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal Highway Administration$62.5M1.6%
Department of Transportation
Railroad Retirement Board$24.9M0.6%
Department of Education$21.2M0.5%

Assistance by fiscal year

2.9BFY2021
3BFY2022
3.3BFY2023
3.5BFY2024
4BFY2025
3.9BFY2026

County aggregates

96%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Horry CountyCentral county50427,551

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in South Carolina

Areas based in South Carolina, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-10-06
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
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What changed in five years

Improved14

Declined6

Metro and micro areas like Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Getting to work

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Jobs and pay

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Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in South Carolina

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved14

Declined6

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Household income

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

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Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

What was bought