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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.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Beaufort County, SCSC204,4332.6%−1.9 pts

02Berkeley County, SCSC274,6663.2%−1.1 pts

03Saluda County, SCSC19,6803.2%−1.2 pts

04Charleston County, SCSC436,2003.5%−0.2 pts

05Pickens County, SCSC139,1983.6%−1.4 pts

06Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6624.0%−1.1 pts

07Abbeville County, SCSC24,8364.0%−1.0 pts

08York County, SCSC306,8874.1%−0.9 pts

09Lancaster County, SCSC114,2964.3%−2.3 pts

10Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8574.3%−1.0 pts

11Greenville County, SCSC583,1254.4%+0.4 pts

12McCormick County, SCSC10,2154.4%−1.3 pts

13Georgetown County, SCSC65,9124.4%−2.5 pts

14Newberry County, SCSC39,5614.4%−0.5 pts

15Lexington County, SCSC317,5884.5%−0.4 pts

16Laurens County, SCSC71,8484.5%−2.3 pts

17Jasper County, SCSC38,5334.6%−3.1 pts

18Kershaw County, SCSC73,1664.7%−1.5 pts

19Edgefield County, SCSC29,8084.8%−2.2 pts

20Horry County, SCSC427,5514.9%−1.1 pts

21Dorchester County, SCSC178,3974.9%−0.8 pts

22Anderson County, SCSC219,9305.3%−0.2 pts

23Fairfield County, SCSC20,3405.5%+0.5 pts

24Greenwood County, SCSC70,3795.5%−0.6 pts

25Chester County, SCSC33,0015.6%+0.6 pts

26Florence County, SCSC138,5045.6%+0.6 pts

27Calhoun County, SCSC14,1885.8%−0.7 pts

28Oconee County, SCSC83,7755.9%−0.2 pts

29Aiken County, SCSC181,5156.1%−1.2 pts

30Cherokee County, SCSC58,2756.3%−0.2 pts

31Richland County, SCSC434,9566.4%+0.3 pts

32Darlington County, SCSC62,8886.7%−1.4 pts

33Lee County, SCSC15,7306.7%−0.6 pts

34Clarendon County, SCSC31,0436.8%−4.6 pts

35Sumter County, SCSC105,0676.9%−1.6 pts

36Barnwell County, SCSC20,6537.0%+0.4 pts

37Marion County, SCSC28,2427.2%−1.1 pts

38Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7407.5%−1.9 pts

39Union County, SCSC26,7997.9%+0.2 pts

40Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1778.3%−1.6 pts

41Allendale County, SCSC7,3558.5%−4.4 pts

42Dillon County, SCSC27,4589.0%+2.6 pts

43Hampton County, SCSC18,1749.5%+1.4 pts

44Colleton County, SCSC39,3829.9%+2.9 pts

45Marlboro County, SCSC25,4889.9%−0.1 pts

46Bamberg County, SCSC12,79615.0%+7.9 pts

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