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Highest labor force participation, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01York County, SCSC306,88767.2%+1%

02Charleston County, SCSC436,20066.0%+1%

03Berkeley County, SCSC274,66666.0%+2%

04Greenville County, SCSC583,12565.4%+1%

05Dorchester County, SCSC178,39765.0%+2%

06Richland County, SCSC434,95664.6%−2%

07Lexington County, SCSC317,58864.6%+0%

08Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85762.1%+1%

09Kershaw County, SCSC73,16659.9%+4%

10Anderson County, SCSC219,93059.8%−1%

11Sumter County, SCSC105,06758.7%−1%

12Florence County, SCSC138,50458.6%−1%

13Aiken County, SCSC181,51558.5%+1%

14Lancaster County, SCSC114,29658.4%+4%

15Chester County, SCSC33,00158.4%+7%

16Laurens County, SCSC71,84857.4%+2%

17Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74057.2%−2%

18Barnwell County, SCSC20,65357.1%+5%

19Pickens County, SCSC139,19857.1%−1%

20Dillon County, SCSC27,45856.7%+6%

21Saluda County, SCSC19,68056.6%+3%

22Newberry County, SCSC39,56156.6%−6%

23Beaufort County, SCSC204,43356.4%+1%

24Cherokee County, SCSC58,27556.4%+2%

25Darlington County, SCSC62,88856.2%+6%

26Greenwood County, SCSC70,37955.7%−1%

27Fairfield County, SCSC20,34055.6%+1%

28Colleton County, SCSC39,38255.4%−1%

29Calhoun County, SCSC14,18855.4%−4%

30Hampton County, SCSC18,17454.3%+5%

31Bamberg County, SCSC12,79653.6%+8%

32Union County, SCSC26,79953.5%−5%

33Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17753.4%−3%

34Horry County, SCSC427,55153.4%−4%

35Edgefield County, SCSC29,80853.3%+4%

36Oconee County, SCSC83,77552.9%−3%

37Jasper County, SCSC38,53352.0%−8%

38Abbeville County, SCSC24,83650.7%−4%

39Georgetown County, SCSC65,91250.5%−3%

40Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66249.9%+3%

41Marion County, SCSC28,24248.9%−2%

42Clarendon County, SCSC31,04348.6%−0%

43Lee County, SCSC15,73046.3%+3%

44Marlboro County, SCSC25,48845.7%−1%

45Allendale County, SCSC7,35543.6%+3%

46McCormick County, SCSC10,21534.8%−5%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES