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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.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Bamberg County, SCSC12,79615.0%+113%

02Marlboro County, SCSC25,4889.9%−1%

03Colleton County, SCSC39,3829.9%+41%

04Hampton County, SCSC18,1749.5%+17%

05Dillon County, SCSC27,4589.0%+40%

06Allendale County, SCSC7,3558.5%−34%

07Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1778.3%−16%

08Union County, SCSC26,7997.9%+3%

09Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7407.5%−20%

10Marion County, SCSC28,2427.2%−14%

11Barnwell County, SCSC20,6537.0%+6%

12Sumter County, SCSC105,0676.9%−19%

13Clarendon County, SCSC31,0436.8%−40%

14Lee County, SCSC15,7306.7%−9%

15Darlington County, SCSC62,8886.7%−17%

16Richland County, SCSC434,9566.4%+6%

17Cherokee County, SCSC58,2756.3%−4%

18Aiken County, SCSC181,5156.1%−17%

19Oconee County, SCSC83,7755.9%−3%

20Calhoun County, SCSC14,1885.8%−10%

21Florence County, SCSC138,5045.6%+12%

22Chester County, SCSC33,0015.6%+13%

23Greenwood County, SCSC70,3795.5%−10%

24Fairfield County, SCSC20,3405.5%+9%

25Anderson County, SCSC219,9305.3%−4%

26Dorchester County, SCSC178,3974.9%−13%

27Horry County, SCSC427,5514.9%−18%

28Edgefield County, SCSC29,8084.8%−32%

29Kershaw County, SCSC73,1664.7%−25%

30Jasper County, SCSC38,5334.6%−40%

31Laurens County, SCSC71,8484.5%−34%

32Lexington County, SCSC317,5884.5%−7%

33Newberry County, SCSC39,5614.4%−11%

34Georgetown County, SCSC65,9124.4%−36%

35McCormick County, SCSC10,2154.4%−23%

36Greenville County, SCSC583,1254.4%+10%

37Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8574.3%−19%

38Lancaster County, SCSC114,2964.3%−35%

39York County, SCSC306,8874.1%−18%

40Abbeville County, SCSC24,8364.0%−20%

41Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6624.0%−21%

42Pickens County, SCSC139,1983.6%−28%

43Charleston County, SCSC436,2003.5%−5%

44Saluda County, SCSC19,6803.2%−28%

45Berkeley County, SCSC274,6663.2%−26%

46Beaufort County, SCSC204,4332.6%−42%

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