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Unemployment Rate in South Carolina, by County

Unemployment Rate for every county in South Carolina, ranked. The highest is Bamberg County at 15.0% and the lowest is Beaufort County at 2.6%.

South Carolina: 4.9% · United States: 5.2% · median county in South Carolina: 5.5%

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#County Unemployment Rate
1Bamberg County15.0%
2Colleton County9.9%
3Marlboro County9.9%
4Hampton County9.5%
5Dillon County9.0%
6Allendale County8.5%
7Orangeburg County8.3%
8Union County7.9%
9Chesterfield County7.5%
10Marion County7.2%
11Barnwell County7.0%
12Sumter County6.9%
13Clarendon County6.8%
14Darlington County6.7%
15Lee County6.7%
16Richland County6.4%
17Cherokee County6.3%
18Aiken County6.1%
19Oconee County5.9%
20Calhoun County5.8%
21Chester County5.6%
22Florence County5.6%
23Fairfield County5.5%
24Greenwood County5.5%
25Anderson County5.3%
26Dorchester County4.9%
27Horry County4.9%
28Edgefield County4.8%
29Kershaw County4.7%
30Jasper County4.6%
31Laurens County4.5%
32Lexington County4.5%
33Georgetown County4.4%
34Greenville County4.4%
35McCormick County4.4%
36Newberry County4.4%
37Lancaster County4.3%
38Spartanburg County4.3%
39York County4.1%
40Abbeville County4.0%
41Williamsburg County4.0%
42Pickens County3.6%
43Charleston County3.5%
44Berkeley County3.2%
45Saluda County3.2%
46Beaufort County2.6%

Share of the civilian labour force who are out of work and looking. People not looking for work are excluded from the denominator.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

South Carolina ranks 29th of 52 states for unemployment rate.

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