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Highest unemployment, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 5.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Dillon County, SC, up 18 places to #5.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020
01▲13Bamberg County, SCSC12,79615.0%+7.9 pts
02▲1Marlboro County, SCSC25,4889.9%−0.1 pts
03▲13Colleton County, SCSC39,3829.9%+2.9 pts
04▲4Hampton County, SCSC18,1749.5%+1.4 pts
05▲18Dillon County, SCSC27,4589.0%+2.6 pts
06▼5Allendale County, SCSC7,3558.5%−4.4 pts
07▼3Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1778.3%−1.6 pts
08▲2Union County, SCSC26,7997.9%+0.2 pts
09▼4Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7407.5%−1.9 pts
10▼3Marion County, SCSC28,2427.2%−1.1 pts
11▲8Barnwell County, SCSC20,6537.0%+0.4 pts
12▼6Sumter County, SCSC105,0676.9%−1.6 pts
13▼11Clarendon County, SCSC31,0436.8%−4.6 pts
14▼1Lee County, SCSC15,7306.7%−0.6 pts
15▼6Darlington County, SCSC62,8886.7%−1.4 pts
16▲9Richland County, SCSC434,9566.4%+0.3 pts
17▲5Cherokee County, SCSC58,2756.3%−0.2 pts
18▼6Aiken County, SCSC181,5156.1%−1.2 pts
19▲8Oconee County, SCSC83,7755.9%−0.2 pts
20▲1Calhoun County, SCSC14,1885.8%−0.7 pts
21▲15Florence County, SCSC138,5045.6%+0.6 pts
22▲18Chester County, SCSC33,0015.6%+0.6 pts
23▲3Greenwood County, SCSC70,3795.5%−0.6 pts
24▲14Fairfield County, SCSC20,3405.5%+0.5 pts
25▲6Anderson County, SCSC219,9305.3%−0.2 pts
26▲3Dorchester County, SCSC178,3974.9%−0.8 pts
27▲1Horry County, SCSC427,5514.9%−1.1 pts
28▼13Edgefield County, SCSC29,8084.8%−2.2 pts
29▼5Kershaw County, SCSC73,1664.7%−1.5 pts
30▼19Jasper County, SCSC38,5334.6%−3.1 pts
31▼13Laurens County, SCSC71,8484.5%−2.3 pts
32▲9Lexington County, SCSC317,5884.5%−0.4 pts
33▲6Newberry County, SCSC39,5614.4%−0.5 pts
34▼17Georgetown County, SCSC65,9124.4%−2.5 pts
35▼5McCormick County, SCSC10,2154.4%−1.3 pts
36▲9Greenville County, SCSC583,1254.4%+0.4 pts
37▼5Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8574.3%−1.0 pts
38▼18Lancaster County, SCSC114,2964.3%−2.3 pts
39▼6York County, SCSC306,8874.1%−0.9 pts
40▼3Abbeville County, SCSC24,8364.0%−1.0 pts
41▼7Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6624.0%−1.1 pts
42▼7Pickens County, SCSC139,1983.6%−1.4 pts
43▲3Charleston County, SCSC436,2003.5%−0.2 pts
44▼1Saluda County, SCSC19,6803.2%−1.2 pts
45▼1Berkeley County, SCSC274,6663.2%−1.1 pts
46▼4Beaufort County, SCSC204,4332.6%−1.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES