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Highest labor force participation, South Carolina counties · 2020

South Carolina counties ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2023 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 2000

01York County, SCSC306,88766.7%–

02Richland County, SCSC434,95666.2%–

03Charleston County, SCSC436,20065.4%–

04Greenville County, SCSC583,12564.9%–

05Berkeley County, SCSC274,66664.9%–

06Lexington County, SCSC317,58864.4%–

07Dorchester County, SCSC178,39763.7%–

08Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85761.7%–

09Anderson County, SCSC219,93060.3%–

10Newberry County, SCSC39,56159.9%–

11Sumter County, SCSC105,06759.6%–

12Florence County, SCSC138,50459.4%–

13Chesterfield County, SCSC44,74058.3%–

14Calhoun County, SCSC14,18858.0%–

15Pickens County, SCSC139,19857.8%–

16Aiken County, SCSC181,51557.8%–

17Kershaw County, SCSC73,16657.6%–

18Union County, SCSC26,79956.5%–

19Lancaster County, SCSC114,29656.4%–

20Laurens County, SCSC71,84856.3%–

21Jasper County, SCSC38,53356.2%–

22Greenwood County, SCSC70,37956.2%–

23Beaufort County, SCSC204,43355.9%–

24Colleton County, SCSC39,38255.9%–

25Horry County, SCSC427,55155.3%–

26Fairfield County, SCSC20,34055.2%–

27Cherokee County, SCSC58,27555.2%–

28Saluda County, SCSC19,68054.9%–

29Orangeburg County, SCSC83,17754.9%–

30Oconee County, SCSC83,77554.5%–

31Chester County, SCSC33,00154.3%–

32Barnwell County, SCSC20,65354.2%–

33Dillon County, SCSC27,45853.6%–

34Abbeville County, SCSC24,83653.0%–

35Darlington County, SCSC62,88852.9%–

36Georgetown County, SCSC65,91252.3%–

37Hampton County, SCSC18,17452.0%–

38Edgefield County, SCSC29,80851.1%–

39Marion County, SCSC28,24249.7%–

40Bamberg County, SCSC12,79649.5%–

41Clarendon County, SCSC31,04348.6%–

42Williamsburg County, SCSC29,66248.3%–

43Marlboro County, SCSC25,48846.1%–

44Lee County, SCSC15,73044.8%–

45Allendale County, SCSC7,35542.5%–

46McCormick County, SCSC10,21536.6%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES