South Carolina Counties by Unemployment Rate

The unemployment rate is the share of the labor force that is jobless and actively seeking work — the standard measure of labor market health.

All 46 counties ranked by Unemployment Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs

#	Counties	Unemployment Rate ↑
1	Kershaw County, South Carolina	0.0%
2	Dillon County, South Carolina	0.0%
3	Horry County, South Carolina	0.0%
4	Jasper County, South Carolina	0.7%
5	Fairfield County, South Carolina	1.2%
6	Saluda County, South Carolina	2.4%
7	Allendale County, South Carolina	3.5%
8	Pickens County, South Carolina	3.5%
9	Newberry County, South Carolina	3.6%
10	Charleston County, South Carolina	3.6%
11	Marlboro County, South Carolina	3.9%
12	Barnwell County, South Carolina	4.1%
13	Lexington County, South Carolina	4.2%
14	Greenville County, South Carolina	4.3%
15	Spartanburg County, South Carolina	4.3%
16	York County, South Carolina	4.4%
17	Laurens County, South Carolina	4.5%
18	Dorchester County, South Carolina	4.7%
19	Beaufort County, South Carolina	4.7%
20	Florence County, South Carolina	4.7%
21	Greenwood County, South Carolina	4.7%
22	Berkeley County, South Carolina	4.7%
23	Williamsburg County, South Carolina	4.9%
24	Abbeville County, South Carolina	5.1%
25	Anderson County, South Carolina	5.1%
26	Georgetown County, South Carolina	5.1%
27	Marion County, South Carolina	5.5%
28	Lancaster County, South Carolina	5.5%
29	Lee County, South Carolina	5.7%
30	Edgefield County, South Carolina	5.8%
31	Aiken County, South Carolina	5.9%
32	Oconee County, South Carolina	6.1%
33	Cherokee County, South Carolina	6.3%
34	Chester County, South Carolina	6.5%
35	Richland County, South Carolina	6.6%
36	Darlington County, South Carolina	6.9%
37	Calhoun County, South Carolina	7.3%
38	Sumter County, South Carolina	7.3%
39	Union County, South Carolina	7.7%
40	Chesterfield County, South Carolina	8.1%
41	Clarendon County, South Carolina	8.6%
42	Colleton County, South Carolina	9.3%
43	Orangeburg County, South Carolina	9.3%
44	Hampton County, South Carolina	10.0%
45	Bamberg County, South Carolina	11.9%
46	McCormick County, South Carolina	12.8%