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Lowest unemployment, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 5.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Jasper County, SC, up 19 places to #17.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲4Beaufort County, SCSC204,4332.6%−1.9 pts

02▲1Berkeley County, SCSC274,6663.2%−1.1 pts

03▲1Saluda County, SCSC19,6803.2%−1.2 pts

04▼3Charleston County, SCSC436,2003.5%−0.2 pts

05▲7Pickens County, SCSC139,1983.6%−1.4 pts

06▲7Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6624.0%−1.1 pts

07▲3Abbeville County, SCSC24,8364.0%−1.0 pts

08▲6York County, SCSC306,8874.1%−0.9 pts

09▲18Lancaster County, SCSC114,2964.3%−2.3 pts

10▲5Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8574.3%−1.0 pts

11▼9Greenville County, SCSC583,1254.4%+0.4 pts

12▲5McCormick County, SCSC10,2154.4%−1.3 pts

13▲17Georgetown County, SCSC65,9124.4%−2.5 pts

14▼6Newberry County, SCSC39,5614.4%−0.5 pts

15▼9Lexington County, SCSC317,5884.5%−0.4 pts

16▲13Laurens County, SCSC71,8484.5%−2.3 pts

17▲19Jasper County, SCSC38,5334.6%−3.1 pts

18▲5Kershaw County, SCSC73,1664.7%−1.5 pts

19▲13Edgefield County, SCSC29,8084.8%−2.2 pts

20▼1Horry County, SCSC427,5514.9%−1.1 pts

21▼3Dorchester County, SCSC178,3974.9%−0.8 pts

22▼6Anderson County, SCSC219,9305.3%−0.2 pts

23▼14Fairfield County, SCSC20,3405.5%+0.5 pts

24▼3Greenwood County, SCSC70,3795.5%−0.6 pts

25▼18Chester County, SCSC33,0015.6%+0.6 pts

26▼15Florence County, SCSC138,5045.6%+0.6 pts

27▼1Calhoun County, SCSC14,1885.8%−0.7 pts

28▼8Oconee County, SCSC83,7755.9%−0.2 pts

29▲6Aiken County, SCSC181,5156.1%−1.2 pts

30▼5Cherokee County, SCSC58,2756.3%−0.2 pts

31▼9Richland County, SCSC434,9566.4%+0.3 pts

32▲6Darlington County, SCSC62,8886.7%−1.4 pts

33▲1Lee County, SCSC15,7306.7%−0.6 pts

34▲11Clarendon County, SCSC31,0436.8%−4.6 pts

35▲6Sumter County, SCSC105,0676.9%−1.6 pts

36▼8Barnwell County, SCSC20,6537.0%+0.4 pts

37▲3Marion County, SCSC28,2427.2%−1.1 pts

38▲4Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7407.5%−1.9 pts

39▼2Union County, SCSC26,7997.9%+0.2 pts

40▲3Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1778.3%−1.6 pts

41▲5Allendale County, SCSC7,3558.5%−4.4 pts

42▼18Dillon County, SCSC27,4589.0%+2.6 pts

43▼4Hampton County, SCSC18,1749.5%+1.4 pts

44▼13Colleton County, SCSC39,3829.9%+2.9 pts

45▼1Marlboro County, SCSC25,4889.9%−0.1 pts

46▼13Bamberg County, SCSC12,79615.0%+7.9 pts

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