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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.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Port Royal, SCSC16,6481.0%−1.7 pts

02Burton, SCSC6,9121.0%−6.3 pts

03James Island, SCSC12,6601.2%−0.5 pts

04Centerville, SCSC7,0491.6%−0.3 pts

05Litchfield Beach, SCSC9,0441.6%−7.2 pts

06Powdersville, SCSC10,7711.7%−0.1 pts

07Laurens, SCSC9,3271.9%−3.1 pts

08Lugoff, SCSC9,7861.9%−4.4 pts

09Sangaree, SCSC8,6812.0%−2.2 pts

10Murrells Inlet, SCSC10,0442.0%−0.5 pts

11Oak Grove, SCSC12,2562.0%−2.6 pts

12York, SCSC10,6202.2%−4.8 pts

13Tega Cay, SCSC14,4572.2%−1.4 pts

14Bluffton, SCSC36,8072.2%−0.1 pts

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

16Fort Mill, SCSC38,6732.3%−0.3 pts

17Belvedere, SCSC5,1802.3%−4.0 pts

18Greer, SCSC50,0072.4%−1.1 pts

19Hanahan, SCSC22,4152.5%−1.1 pts

20Hollywood, SCSC5,6522.5%−2.4 pts

21Goose Creek, SCSC52,0102.7%−1.7 pts

22Five Forks, SCSC18,6563.0%−0.2 pts

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

24Easley, SCSC27,3193.2%−0.9 pts

25White Knoll, SCSC8,3103.2%+0.4 pts

26Mount Pleasant, SCSC95,4693.3%+1.2 pts

27Charleston, SCSC159,4233.4%−0.0 pts

28Lyman, SCSC7,1033.4%−0.4 pts

29Socastee, SCSC23,7963.5%−1.5 pts

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

31Boiling Springs, SCSC12,9363.5%−2.3 pts

32Moncks Corner, SCSC20,6123.6%−0.0 pts

33Beaufort, SCSC15,7753.6%+0.4 pts

34North Augusta, SCSC26,9823.8%−0.5 pts

35Sans Souci, SCSC7,6653.9%−1.6 pts

36Wade Hampton, SCSC20,8984.0%+0.3 pts

37Taylors, SCSC24,5054.0%−0.9 pts

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

39Forest Acres, SCSC10,3904.1%+1.5 pts

40Simpsonville, SCSC28,4594.1%+0.9 pts

41Little River, SCSC11,7714.2%+1.1 pts

42North Charleston, SCSC129,2454.3%+0.1 pts

43Greenville, SCSC75,3104.4%+1.1 pts

44Central, SCSC5,2984.4%−6.3 pts

45Laurel Bay, SCSC5,8824.5%−2.4 pts

46Clemson, SCSC18,9414.5%+0.3 pts

47Fountain Inn, SCSC14,7224.7%−4.2 pts

48Marion, SCSC6,0284.7%−8.4 pts

49Clover, SCSC7,6594.8%−2.8 pts

50West Columbia, SCSC18,4894.8%+0.7 pts

51Woodruff, SCSC6,0264.8%−4.7 pts

52Summerville, SCSC53,1774.9%−1.8 pts

53Clinton, SCSC7,9184.9%−5.8 pts

54Mauldin, SCSC31,4654.9%+0.1 pts

55Dentsville, SCSC15,2095.0%−2.0 pts

56Blythewood, SCSC7,2335.0%+4.1 pts

57Welcome, SCSC6,5275.1%+2.6 pts

58Garden City, SCSC11,5915.1%+2.8 pts

59Lexington, SCSC25,7295.2%+2.1 pts

60Cayce, SCSC13,6805.3%−0.0 pts

61Ladson, SCSC16,1405.3%−1.3 pts

62Aiken, SCSC33,8085.4%+1.2 pts

63Myrtle Beach, SCSC40,9375.4%−0.4 pts

64Florence, SCSC41,2315.4%+1.5 pts

65Valley Falls, SCSC8,2395.5%+1.1 pts

66Red Bank, SCSC11,3145.7%+0.8 pts

67Rock Hill, SCSC75,9115.8%−0.4 pts

68Red Hill, SCSC15,9205.9%−0.9 pts

69Lake Wylie, SCSC16,0066.0%+1.5 pts

70Walterboro, SCSC5,4856.1%+0.8 pts

71Seven Oaks, SCSC15,9216.2%+1.4 pts

72Travelers Rest, SCSC9,1356.2%+1.8 pts

73Carolina Forest, SCSC26,2636.5%−2.5 pts

74Sumter, SCSC43,0946.6%−3.3 pts

75Berea, SCSC16,8626.7%−0.3 pts

76Anderson, SCSC31,3236.8%−0.8 pts

77Newberry, SCSC10,8916.9%−0.3 pts

78Parker, SCSC12,8987.0%+3.7 pts

79Forestbrook, SCSC7,4797.1%−0.7 pts

80Darlington, SCSC6,0757.1%−1.9 pts

81Hartsville, SCSC7,3747.2%−0.0 pts

82St. Andrews, SCSC19,8687.2%−0.4 pts

83Hardeeville, SCSC16,4597.3%+2.1 pts

84Spartanburg, SCSC39,9787.4%−1.1 pts

85Columbia, SCSC147,0357.5%+0.7 pts

86Chester, SCSC5,3247.6%−1.0 pts

87Woodfield, SCSC9,4658.0%+5.1 pts

88Dillon, SCSC6,2278.0%+2.7 pts

89Piedmont, SCSC5,4628.1%−4.3 pts

90Gantt, SCSC15,4018.2%−2.4 pts

91Camden, SCSC9,2018.2%+1.4 pts

92Conway, SCSC30,6278.3%−3.5 pts

93Irmo, SCSC12,2048.4%−1.7 pts

94Greenwood, SCSC22,7458.7%+1.0 pts

95Seneca, SCSC9,4248.9%−2.1 pts

96Georgetown, SCSC8,8699.4%−2.0 pts

97Lancaster, SCSC9,6239.6%−12.7 pts

98Lake City, SCSC5,9409.7%+6.0 pts

99Gaffney, SCSC12,58310.6%+1.0 pts

100Union, SCSC8,07711.4%−1.7 pts

101Orangeburg, SCSC13,38311.8%−2.5 pts

102Bennettsville, SCSC7,56512.5%+4.1 pts

103Clemson University, SCSC7,01515.0%−16.1 pts

104Homeland Park, SCSC6,63215.3%+2.6 pts

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