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Lowest unemployment, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2023 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 2000

01Beaufort County, SCSC204,4332.6%–

02Berkeley County, SCSC274,6663.2%–

03Saluda County, SCSC19,6803.2%–

04Charleston County, SCSC436,2003.5%–

05Pickens County, SCSC139,1983.6%–

06Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6624.0%–

07Abbeville County, SCSC24,8364.0%–

08York County, SCSC306,8874.1%–

09Lancaster County, SCSC114,2964.3%–

10Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8574.3%–

11Greenville County, SCSC583,1254.4%–

12McCormick County, SCSC10,2154.4%–

13Georgetown County, SCSC65,9124.4%–

14Newberry County, SCSC39,5614.4%–

15Lexington County, SCSC317,5884.5%–

16Laurens County, SCSC71,8484.5%–

17Jasper County, SCSC38,5334.6%–

18Kershaw County, SCSC73,1664.7%–

19Edgefield County, SCSC29,8084.8%–

20Horry County, SCSC427,5514.9%–

21Dorchester County, SCSC178,3974.9%–

22Anderson County, SCSC219,9305.3%–

23Fairfield County, SCSC20,3405.5%–

24Greenwood County, SCSC70,3795.5%–

25Chester County, SCSC33,0015.6%–

26Florence County, SCSC138,5045.6%–

27Calhoun County, SCSC14,1885.8%–

28Oconee County, SCSC83,7755.9%–

29Aiken County, SCSC181,5156.1%–

30Cherokee County, SCSC58,2756.3%–

31Richland County, SCSC434,9566.4%–

32Darlington County, SCSC62,8886.7%–

33Lee County, SCSC15,7306.7%–

34Clarendon County, SCSC31,0436.8%–

35Sumter County, SCSC105,0676.9%–

36Barnwell County, SCSC20,6537.0%–

37Marion County, SCSC28,2427.2%–

38Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7407.5%–

39Union County, SCSC26,7997.9%–

40Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1778.3%–

41Allendale County, SCSC7,3558.5%–

42Dillon County, SCSC27,4589.0%–

43Hampton County, SCSC18,1749.5%–

44Colleton County, SCSC39,3829.9%–

45Marlboro County, SCSC25,4889.9%–

46Bamberg County, SCSC12,79615.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES