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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. The median across all 46 is 56.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Chester County, SC, up 16 places to #15.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020
01York County, SCSC306,88767.2%+0.5 pts
02▲1Charleston County, SCSC436,20066.0%+0.6 pts
03▲2Berkeley County, SCSC274,66666.0%+1.1 pts
04Greenville County, SCSC583,12565.4%+0.5 pts
05▲2Dorchester County, SCSC178,39765.0%+1.3 pts
06▼4Richland County, SCSC434,95664.6%−1.5 pts
07▼1Lexington County, SCSC317,58864.6%+0.2 pts
08Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85762.1%+0.4 pts
09▲8Kershaw County, SCSC73,16659.9%+2.4 pts
10▼1Anderson County, SCSC219,93059.8%−0.5 pts
11Sumter County, SCSC105,06758.7%−0.9 pts
12Florence County, SCSC138,50458.6%−0.8 pts
13▲3Aiken County, SCSC181,51558.5%+0.7 pts
14▲5Lancaster County, SCSC114,29658.4%+2.0 pts
15▲16Chester County, SCSC33,00158.4%+4.1 pts
16▲4Laurens County, SCSC71,84857.4%+1.2 pts
17▼4Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74057.2%−1.1 pts
18▲14Barnwell County, SCSC20,65357.1%+2.9 pts
19▼4Pickens County, SCSC139,19857.1%−0.8 pts
20▲13Dillon County, SCSC27,45856.7%+3.1 pts
21▲7Saluda County, SCSC19,68056.6%+1.7 pts
22▼12Newberry County, SCSC39,56156.6%−3.3 pts
23Beaufort County, SCSC204,43356.4%+0.5 pts
24▲3Cherokee County, SCSC58,27556.4%+1.2 pts
25▲10Darlington County, SCSC62,88856.2%+3.3 pts
26▼4Greenwood County, SCSC70,37955.7%−0.5 pts
27▼1Fairfield County, SCSC20,34055.6%+0.4 pts
28▼4Colleton County, SCSC39,38255.4%−0.4 pts
29▼15Calhoun County, SCSC14,18855.4%−2.6 pts
30▲7Hampton County, SCSC18,17454.3%+2.3 pts
31▲9Bamberg County, SCSC12,79653.6%+4.1 pts
32▼14Union County, SCSC26,79953.5%−3.1 pts
33▼4Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17753.4%−1.4 pts
34▼9Horry County, SCSC427,55153.4%−2.0 pts
35▲3Edgefield County, SCSC29,80853.3%+2.2 pts
36▼6Oconee County, SCSC83,77552.9%−1.6 pts
37▼16Jasper County, SCSC38,53352.0%−4.3 pts
38▼4Abbeville County, SCSC24,83650.7%−2.3 pts
39▼3Georgetown County, SCSC65,91250.5%−1.7 pts
40▲2Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66249.9%+1.6 pts
41▼2Marion County, SCSC28,24248.9%−0.8 pts
42▼1Clarendon County, SCSC31,04348.6%0.0 pts
43▲1Lee County, SCSC15,73046.3%+1.5 pts
44▼1Marlboro County, SCSC25,48845.7%−0.3 pts
45Allendale County, SCSC7,35543.6%+1.1 pts
46McCormick County, SCSC10,21534.8%−1.8 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES