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Folly generates $117 million in sales annually!

Folly creates 1,200 jobs and $40 million in salaries

Folly visitors generate $22 million in taxes

For every $1 invested in beach restoration, the beach generates $37 in return?

Recreational beach users generated nearly $4.5 million in revenue

Folly generates $117 million in sales annually

The beach protects $500 million in property, beach access, and infrastructure

the beach generates $11.6 million in property taxes for state and local governments?

City of Folly Beach City Hall

21 Center Street

Folly Beach, SC 29439

City of Folly Beach Public Safety

106 West Cooper

Folly Beach, SC 29439

Folly Beach Community Center and Library

55 Center Street

Folly Beach, SC 29439

Folly Beach Water Plant and Storage Facility

510 E Erie

Folly Beach, SC 29439

$117 Million

In Business Revenue from Charleston visitors


$22 Million

In annual federal, state, and local tax revenue

11% Growth Rate

Annually since the 2009 Great Recession

1,200 Jobs

Supported by Folly Beach visitor spending

$40 Million

Income provided by Folly Beach visitors

$4.2 Million

To protect marine turtle species of Folly Beach

$4.5 Million

Est. annual economic value of the City’s beach

$465.2 Million

Total market value of renourishment projects