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Lowest unemployment, South Carolina counties · 2020

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

01Charleston County, SCSC436,2003.7%–

02Greenville County, SCSC583,1254.0%–

03Berkeley County, SCSC274,6664.3%–

04Saluda County, SCSC19,6804.4%–

05Beaufort County, SCSC204,4334.5%–

06Lexington County, SCSC317,5884.8%–

07Chester County, SCSC33,0014.9%–

08Newberry County, SCSC39,5615.0%–

09Fairfield County, SCSC20,3405.0%–

10Abbeville County, SCSC24,8365.0%–

11Florence County, SCSC138,5045.0%–

12Pickens County, SCSC139,1985.0%–

13Williamsburg County, SCSC29,6625.0%–

14York County, SCSC306,8875.0%–

15Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8575.4%–

16Anderson County, SCSC219,9305.5%–

17McCormick County, SCSC10,2155.7%–

18Dorchester County, SCSC178,3975.7%–

19Horry County, SCSC427,5516.0%–

20Oconee County, SCSC83,7756.1%–

21Greenwood County, SCSC70,3796.1%–

22Richland County, SCSC434,9566.1%–

23Kershaw County, SCSC73,1666.3%–

24Dillon County, SCSC27,4586.4%–

25Cherokee County, SCSC58,2756.5%–

26Calhoun County, SCSC14,1886.5%–

27Lancaster County, SCSC114,2966.6%–

28Barnwell County, SCSC20,6536.6%–

29Laurens County, SCSC71,8486.8%–

30Georgetown County, SCSC65,9126.9%–

31Colleton County, SCSC39,3827.0%–

32Edgefield County, SCSC29,8087.0%–

33Bamberg County, SCSC12,7967.0%–

34Lee County, SCSC15,7307.3%–

35Aiken County, SCSC181,5157.3%–

36Jasper County, SCSC38,5337.6%–

37Union County, SCSC26,7997.7%–

38Darlington County, SCSC62,8888.0%–

39Hampton County, SCSC18,1748.1%–

40Marion County, SCSC28,2428.4%–

41Sumter County, SCSC105,0678.5%–

42Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7409.4%–

43Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1779.9%–

44Marlboro County, SCSC25,48810.0%–

45Clarendon County, SCSC31,04311.5%–

46Allendale County, SCSC7,35512.9%–

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