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Most unemployed people, South Carolina counties

South Carolina counties with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the unemployment rate. This list covers the 46 counties in South Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01Richland County, SCSC434,95613,726+7%

02Greenville County, SCSC583,12512,444+18%

03Horry County, SCSC427,5518,484−11%

04Charleston County, SCSC436,2007,800−1%

05Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8577,419−10%

06Lexington County, SCSC317,5886,960−4%

07York County, SCSC306,8876,468−10%

08Anderson County, SCSC219,9305,285+1%

09Aiken County, SCSC181,5154,976−13%

10Dorchester County, SCSC178,3974,156−8%

11Berkeley County, SCSC274,6663,881−17%

12Florence County, SCSC138,5043,543+9%

13Sumter County, SCSC105,0673,040−24%

14Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1772,983−22%

15Pickens County, SCSC139,1982,332−23%

16Beaufort County, SCSC204,4332,234−41%

17Lancaster County, SCSC114,2962,116−26%

18Oconee County, SCSC83,7752,096−2%

19Darlington County, SCSC62,8881,883−18%

20Greenwood County, SCSC70,3791,698−12%

21Colleton County, SCSC39,3821,696+44%

22Cherokee County, SCSC58,2751,593−3%

23Kershaw County, SCSC73,1661,515−20%

24Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7401,502−26%

25Laurens County, SCSC71,8481,426−30%

26Georgetown County, SCSC65,9121,223−35%

27Dillon County, SCSC27,4581,095+36%

28Marlboro County, SCSC25,488975−2%

29Union County, SCSC26,799930−3%

30Bamberg County, SCSC12,796880+117%

31Clarendon County, SCSC31,043863−45%

32Chester County, SCSC33,001837+20%

33Marion County, SCSC28,242813−21%

34Newberry County, SCSC39,561782−15%

35Hampton County, SCSC18,174759+17%

36Barnwell County, SCSC20,653660+9%

37Jasper County, SCSC38,533630−39%

38Edgefield County, SCSC29,808595−27%

39Fairfield County, SCSC20,340527+3%

40Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662494−19%

41Lee County, SCSC15,730417−10%

42Abbeville County, SCSC24,836414−22%

43Calhoun County, SCSC14,188387−16%

44Saluda County, SCSC19,680282−29%

45Allendale County, SCSC7,355239−40%

46McCormick County, SCSC10,215135−24%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES