Greenville-Spartanburg

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#420

Global Rank

6.1

Power Score

Established Metro

% of Country Score

0.2%


Share

United States • North America • Language power • Time zone America/New_York UTC−5 (EST) (observes summer time)

Population
1.6M
GDP
$85B
GDP per capita
$51,930
Land area
13,683 km² (5,283 mi²)
Density
119/km² (308/mi²)

Primary city Greenville (SC)

State / province South Carolina

Language English

Stands out, per personListed companies: low vs United StatesMarket value: low vs United States

Greenville-Spartanburg metro area

34.84, -82.36
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Sport

Top Team

The single sporting franchise this metro is identified with.

ClemsonCollege Football

From The Team That Wins the City. One pick per metro across 312 metros worldwide.

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Total Teams.

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

19 teams

Championship History

3 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Greenville-Spartanburg, across all sports, newest first. 3 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

Clemson
2018· 2019-01-07
Clemson
2016· 2017-01-09
Clemson
1981· 1982-01-01

Top Companies

2 companies
1J M Smith
$7B
Private
2United Community Bank
$4B
Public

Total Market Cap: $12B across 2 companies

Source data as of October 31, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA purchase-only index for Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC, since 1991. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012
0100200300400500200020102020

One year
One year +1.6%
nominal
Ten years
Ten years +68.1%
real, 2024 $
Since 2000
Since 2000 +83.1%
real, 2024 $
2007 to 2012
2007 to 2012 −18.4%
2007Q3 to 2012Q1

Languages of Greenville-Spartanburg

English first in South Carolina.

LanguageShare
English91.6%
Spanish5.3%
German0.3%
French0.2%
Portuguese0.2%
English reach, South Carolina
98%
Tier 1 census

South Carolina on the languages board · Language power

Sound of Greenville-Spartanburg

#140 by artist origin · combined 13 (US 1.2 / UK 0.2) · signature decade 1990s · Full sound profile →

Top artists: Peabo Bryson, Edwin McCain

Number-one singles by Greenville-Spartanburg artists1

Screen of Greenville-Spartanburg

#316 by film pedigree · score 9 · 2 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Chadwick Boseman, Jaimie Alexander

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#578

Clemson University

Clemson, United States

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport

Greer • 4 - Regional