# Cities in South Carolina by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 43 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `labor_force_participation_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/south-carolina-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Goose Creek, SC | 74.2 |
| 2 | Port Royal, SC | 73.5 |
| 3 | Fountain Inn, SC | 72.9 |
| 4 | Beaufort, SC | 70.5 |
| 5 | Greer, SC | 69.6 |
| 6 | North Charleston, SC | 69.4 |
| 7 | Moncks Corner, SC | 69.3 |
| 8 | Greenville, SC | 69.2 |
| 9 | Simpsonville, SC | 68.9 |
| 10 | Fort Mill, SC | 68.9 |
| 11 | Rock Hill, SC | 68.9 |
| 12 | Cayce, SC | 68.8 |
| 13 | Hanahan, SC | 68.7 |
| 14 | Summerville, SC | 68.4 |
| 15 | Charleston, SC | 67.6 |
| 16 | Mauldin, SC | 67.4 |
| 17 | Tega Cay, SC | 66.6 |
| 18 | James Island, SC | 66.4 |
| 19 | Irmo, SC | 66.3 |
| 20 | North Augusta, SC | 66 |
| 21 | Mount Pleasant, SC | 65.7 |
| 22 | Forest Acres, SC | 65 |
| 23 | Columbia, SC | 64.7 |
| 24 | Lexington, SC | 64.4 |
| 25 | West Columbia, SC | 62.7 |
| 26 | York, SC | 62.5 |
| 27 | Florence, SC | 61.4 |
| 28 | Bluffton, SC | 60.6 |
| 29 | Anderson, SC | 60.5 |
| 30 | Easley, SC | 60 |
| 31 | Sumter, SC | 59.4 |
| 32 | Myrtle Beach, SC | 58.7 |
| 33 | Spartanburg, SC | 58.1 |
| 34 | Clemson, SC | 56 |
| 35 | Newberry, SC | 55.6 |
| 36 | Greenwood, SC | 54.2 |
| 37 | Gaffney, SC | 53.8 |
| 38 | Aiken, SC | 53 |
| 39 | Conway, SC | 51.3 |
| 40 | Orangeburg, SC | 50.5 |
| 41 | Hilton Head Island, SC | 49.9 |
| 42 | Hardeeville, SC | 45.7 |
| 43 | North Myrtle Beach, SC | 42.8 |