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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%+7.9 pts

02Marlboro County, SCSC25,4889.9%−0.1 pts

03Colleton County, SCSC39,3829.9%+2.9 pts

04Hampton County, SCSC18,1749.5%+1.4 pts

05Dillon County, SCSC27,4589.0%+2.6 pts

06Allendale County, SCSC7,3558.5%−4.4 pts

07Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1778.3%−1.6 pts

08Union County, SCSC26,7997.9%+0.2 pts

09Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7407.5%−1.9 pts

10Marion County, SCSC28,2427.2%−1.1 pts

11Barnwell County, SCSC20,6537.0%+0.4 pts

12Sumter County, SCSC105,0676.9%−1.6 pts

13Clarendon County, SCSC31,0436.8%−4.6 pts

14Lee County, SCSC15,7306.7%−0.6 pts

15Darlington County, SCSC62,8886.7%−1.4 pts

16Richland County, SCSC434,9566.4%+0.3 pts

17Cherokee County, SCSC58,2756.3%−0.2 pts

18Aiken County, SCSC181,5156.1%−1.2 pts

19Oconee County, SCSC83,7755.9%−0.2 pts

20Calhoun County, SCSC14,1885.8%−0.7 pts

21Florence County, SCSC138,5045.6%+0.6 pts

22Chester County, SCSC33,0015.6%+0.6 pts

23Greenwood County, SCSC70,3795.5%−0.6 pts

24Fairfield County, SCSC20,3405.5%+0.5 pts

25Anderson County, SCSC219,9305.3%−0.2 pts

26Dorchester County, SCSC178,3974.9%−0.8 pts

27Horry County, SCSC427,5514.9%−1.1 pts

28Edgefield County, SCSC29,8084.8%−2.2 pts

29Kershaw County, SCSC73,1664.7%−1.5 pts

30Jasper County, SCSC38,5334.6%−3.1 pts

31Laurens County, SCSC71,8484.5%−2.3 pts

32Lexington County, SCSC317,5884.5%−0.4 pts

33Newberry County, SCSC39,5614.4%−0.5 pts

34Georgetown County, SCSC65,9124.4%−2.5 pts

35McCormick County, SCSC10,2154.4%−1.3 pts

36Greenville County, SCSC583,1254.4%+0.4 pts

37Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8574.3%−1.0 pts

38Lancaster County, SCSC114,2964.3%−2.3 pts

39York County, SCSC306,8874.1%−0.9 pts

40Abbeville County, SCSC24,8364.0%−1.0 pts

41Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6624.0%−1.1 pts

42Pickens County, SCSC139,1983.6%−1.4 pts

43Charleston County, SCSC436,2003.5%−0.2 pts

44Saluda County, SCSC19,6803.2%−1.2 pts

45Berkeley County, SCSC274,6663.2%−1.1 pts

46Beaufort County, SCSC204,4332.6%−1.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES