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Most unemployed people, South Carolina counties · 2020

South Carolina counties with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2020 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. The median across all 46 is 1,891.

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01Richland County, SCSC434,95612,885–

02Greenville County, SCSC583,12510,529–

03Horry County, SCSC427,5519,569–

04Spartanburg County, SCSC380,8578,254–

05Charleston County, SCSC436,2007,883–

06Lexington County, SCSC317,5887,247–

07York County, SCSC306,8877,204–

08Aiken County, SCSC181,5155,734–

09Anderson County, SCSC219,9305,258–

10Berkeley County, SCSC274,6664,655–

11Dorchester County, SCSC178,3974,526–

12Sumter County, SCSC105,0673,974–

13Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1773,802–

14Beaufort County, SCSC204,4333,774–

15Florence County, SCSC138,5043,244–

16Pickens County, SCSC139,1983,040–

17Lancaster County, SCSC114,2962,872–

18Darlington County, SCSC62,8882,291–

19Oconee County, SCSC83,7752,129–

20Laurens County, SCSC71,8482,041–

21Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7402,025–

22Greenwood County, SCSC70,3791,933–

23Kershaw County, SCSC73,1661,891–

24Georgetown County, SCSC65,9121,872–

25Cherokee County, SCSC58,2751,637–

26Clarendon County, SCSC31,0431,567–

27Colleton County, SCSC39,3821,178–

28Jasper County, SCSC38,5331,034–

29Marion County, SCSC28,2421,025–

30Marlboro County, SCSC25,488992–

31Union County, SCSC26,799963–

32Newberry County, SCSC39,561925–

33Edgefield County, SCSC29,808818–

34Dillon County, SCSC27,458805–

35Chester County, SCSC33,001697–

36Hampton County, SCSC18,174647–

37Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662611–

38Barnwell County, SCSC20,653603–

39Abbeville County, SCSC24,836534–

40Fairfield County, SCSC20,340513–

41Lee County, SCSC15,730465–

42Calhoun County, SCSC14,188459–

43Bamberg County, SCSC12,796406–

44Allendale County, SCSC7,355400–

45Saluda County, SCSC19,680395–

46McCormick County, SCSC10,215178–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS