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Lowest unemployment, South Carolina cities

South Carolina cities ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 104 cities in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 104 is 4.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Litchfield Beach, SC, up 79 places to #5.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲11Port Royal, SCSC16,6481.0%−1.7 pts

02▲73Burton, SCSC6,9121.0%−6.3 pts

03▼1James Island, SCSC12,6601.2%−0.5 pts

04Centerville, SCSC7,0491.6%−0.3 pts

05▲79Litchfield Beach, SCSC9,0441.6%−7.2 pts

06▼3Powdersville, SCSC10,7711.7%−0.1 pts

07▲45Laurens, SCSC9,3271.9%−3.1 pts

08▲53Lugoff, SCSC9,7861.9%−4.4 pts

09▲27Sangaree, SCSC8,6812.0%−2.2 pts

10▼1Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,0442.0%−0.5 pts

11▲33Oak Grove, SCSC12,2562.0%−2.6 pts

12▲58York, SCSC10,6202.2%−4.8 pts

13▲12Tega Cay, SCSC14,4572.2%−1.4 pts

14▼7Bluffton, SCSC36,8072.2%−0.1 pts

15▲17Lake Murray of Richland, SCSC7,0232.3%−1.7 pts

16▼5Fort Mill, SCSC38,6732.3%−0.3 pts

17▲45Belvedere, SCSC5,1802.3%−4.0 pts

18▲6Greer, SCSC50,0072.4%−1.1 pts

19▲8Hanahan, SCSC22,4152.5%−1.1 pts

20▲31Hollywood, SCSC5,6522.5%−2.4 pts

21▲20Goose Creek, SCSC52,0102.7%−1.7 pts

22▼4Five Forks, SCSC18,6563.0%−0.2 pts

23▼4Hilton Head Island, SCSC38,1963.0%−0.2 pts

24▲10Easley, SCSC27,3193.2%−0.9 pts

25▼12White Knoll, SCSC8,3103.2%+0.4 pts

26▼21Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,4693.3%+1.2 pts

27▼4Charleston, SCSC159,4233.4%0.0 pts

28▲2Lyman, SCSC7,1033.4%−0.4 pts

29▲21Socastee, SCSC23,7963.5%−1.5 pts

30▲19Batesburg-Leesville, SCSC5,3463.5%−1.4 pts

31▲28Boiling Springs, SCSC12,9363.5%−2.3 pts

32▼6Moncks Corner, SCSC20,6123.6%0.0 pts

33▼13Beaufort, SCSC15,7753.6%+0.4 pts

34▲5North Augusta, SCSC26,9823.8%−0.5 pts

35▲22Sans Souci, SCSC7,6653.9%−1.6 pts

36▼8Wade Hampton, SCSC20,8984.0%+0.3 pts

37▲10Taylors, SCSC24,5054.0%−0.9 pts

38▲34North Myrtle Beach, SCSC21,3464.0%−3.1 pts

39▼29Forest Acres, SCSC10,3904.1%+1.5 pts

40▼23Simpsonville, SCSC28,4594.1%+0.9 pts

41▼26Little River, SCSC11,7714.2%+1.1 pts

42▼4North Charleston, SCSC129,2454.3%+0.1 pts

43▼21Greenville, SCSC75,3104.4%+1.1 pts

44▲50Central, SCSC5,2984.4%−6.3 pts

45▲23Laurel Bay, SCSC5,8824.5%−2.4 pts

46▼9Clemson, SCSC18,9414.5%+0.3 pts

47▲38Fountain Inn, SCSC14,7224.7%−4.2 pts

48▲53Marion, SCSC6,0284.7%−8.4 pts

49▲27Clover, SCSC7,6594.8%−2.8 pts

50▼17West Columbia, SCSC18,4894.8%+0.7 pts

51▲38Woodruff, SCSC6,0264.8%−4.7 pts

52▲11Summerville, SCSC53,1774.9%−1.8 pts

53▲40Clinton, SCSC7,9184.9%−5.8 pts

54▼8Mauldin, SCSC31,4654.9%+0.1 pts

55▲14Dentsville, SCSC15,2095.0%−2.0 pts

56▼55Blythewood, SCSC7,2335.0%+4.1 pts

57▼49Welcome, SCSC6,5275.1%+2.6 pts

58▼52Garden City, SCSC11,5915.1%+2.8 pts

59▼43Lexington, SCSC25,7295.2%+2.1 pts

60▼4Cayce, SCSC13,6805.3%0.0 pts

61▲3Ladson, SCSC16,1405.3%−1.3 pts

62▼27Aiken, SCSC33,8085.4%+1.2 pts

63▼5Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,9375.4%−0.4 pts

64▼33Florence, SCSC41,2315.4%+1.5 pts

65▼23Valley Falls, SCSC8,2395.5%+1.1 pts

66▼18Red Bank, SCSC11,3145.7%+0.8 pts

67▼7Rock Hill, SCSC75,9115.8%−0.4 pts

68▼3Red Hill, SCSC15,9205.9%−0.9 pts

69▼26Lake Wylie, SCSC16,0066.0%+1.5 pts

70▼15Walterboro, SCSC5,4856.1%+0.8 pts

71▼26Seven Oaks, SCSC15,9216.2%+1.4 pts

72▼32Travelers Rest, SCSC9,1356.2%+1.8 pts

73▲13Carolina Forest, SCSC26,2636.5%−2.5 pts

74▲16Sumter, SCSC43,0946.6%−3.3 pts

75▼4Berea, SCSC16,8626.7%−0.3 pts

76▲2Anderson, SCSC31,3236.8%−0.8 pts

77▼3Newberry, SCSC10,8916.9%−0.3 pts

78▼57Parker, SCSC12,8987.0%+3.7 pts

79▲1Forestbrook, SCSC7,4797.1%−0.7 pts

80▲7Darlington, SCSC6,0757.1%−1.9 pts

81▼8Hartsville, SCSC7,3747.2%0.0 pts

82▼5St. Andrews, SCSC19,8687.2%−0.4 pts

83▼30Hardeeville, SCSC16,4597.3%+2.1 pts

84▼2Spartanburg, SCSC39,9787.4%−1.1 pts

85▼19Columbia, SCSC147,0357.5%+0.7 pts

86▼3Chester, SCSC5,3247.6%−1.0 pts

87▼73Woodfield, SCSC9,4658.0%+5.1 pts

88▼34Dillon, SCSC6,2278.0%+2.7 pts

89▲9Piedmont, SCSC5,4628.1%−4.3 pts

90▲2Gantt, SCSC15,4018.2%−2.4 pts

91▼24Camden, SCSC9,2018.2%+1.4 pts

92▲5Conway, SCSC30,6278.3%−3.5 pts

93▼2Irmo, SCSC12,2048.4%−1.7 pts

94▼15Greenwood, SCSC22,7458.7%+1.0 pts

95Seneca, SCSC9,4248.9%−2.1 pts

96Georgetown, SCSC8,8699.4%−2.0 pts

97▲6Lancaster, SCSC9,6239.6%−12.7 pts

98▼69Lake City, SCSC5,9409.7%+6.0 pts

99▼11Gaffney, SCSC12,58310.6%+1.0 pts

100Union, SCSC8,07711.4%−1.7 pts

101▲1Orangeburg, SCSC13,38311.8%−2.5 pts

102▼21Bennettsville, SCSC7,56512.5%+4.1 pts

103▲1Clemson University, SCSC7,01515.0%−16.1 pts

104▼5Homeland Park, SCSC6,63215.3%+2.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES