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Highest unemployment, South Carolina counties · 2020

South Carolina counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2020 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 –

01Allendale County, SCSC7,35512.9%–

02Clarendon County, SCSC31,04311.5%–

03Marlboro County, SCSC25,48810.0%–

04Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1779.9%–

05Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7409.4%–

06Sumter County, SCSC105,0678.5%–

07Marion County, SCSC28,2428.4%–

08Hampton County, SCSC18,1748.1%–

09Darlington County, SCSC62,8888.0%–

10Union County, SCSC26,7997.7%–

11Jasper County, SCSC38,5337.6%–

12Aiken County, SCSC181,5157.3%–

13Lee County, SCSC15,7307.3%–

14Bamberg County, SCSC12,7967.0%–

15Edgefield County, SCSC29,8087.0%–

16Colleton County, SCSC39,3827.0%–

17Georgetown County, SCSC65,9126.9%–

18Laurens County, SCSC71,8486.8%–

19Barnwell County, SCSC20,6536.6%–

20Lancaster County, SCSC114,2966.6%–

21Calhoun County, SCSC14,1886.5%–

22Cherokee County, SCSC58,2756.5%–

23Dillon County, SCSC27,4586.4%–

24Kershaw County, SCSC73,1666.3%–

25Richland County, SCSC434,9566.1%–

26Greenwood County, SCSC70,3796.1%–

27Oconee County, SCSC83,7756.1%–

28Horry County, SCSC427,5516.0%–

29Dorchester County, SCSC178,3975.7%–

30McCormick County, SCSC10,2155.7%–

31Anderson County, SCSC219,9305.5%–

32Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8575.4%–

33York County, SCSC306,8875.0%–

34Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6625.0%–

35Pickens County, SCSC139,1985.0%–

36Florence County, SCSC138,5045.0%–

37Abbeville County, SCSC24,8365.0%–

38Fairfield County, SCSC20,3405.0%–

39Newberry County, SCSC39,5615.0%–

40Chester County, SCSC33,0014.9%–

41Lexington County, SCSC317,5884.8%–

42Beaufort County, SCSC204,4334.5%–

43Saluda County, SCSC19,6804.4%–

44Berkeley County, SCSC274,6664.3%–

45Greenville County, SCSC583,1254.0%–

46Charleston County, SCSC436,2003.7%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS