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

Goose Creek, SC had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 43 cities in 2023, at 72.7%. Hardeeville, SC had the lowest, at 47.2%. The median was 64.6% and the figure for South Carolina was 60.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest72.7Goose Creek, SC
Lowest47.2Hardeeville, SC
Median64.643 cities
South Carolina60.5History

All cities, 2023

Goose Creek, SC: 72.7 %Goose Creek, SC72.7Port Royal, SC: 71.1 %Port Royal, SC71.1Fountain Inn, SC: 70.6 %Fountain Inn, SC70.6Beaufort, SC: 70.4 %Beaufort, SC70.4Mauldin, SC: 69.8 %Mauldin, SC69.8Simpsonville, SC: 69.6 %Simpsonville, SC69.6Fort Mill, SC: 69.4 %Fort Mill, SC69.4North Charleston, SC: 69.2 %North Charleston, SC69.2Greer, SC: 69 %Greer, SC69Greenville, SC: 68.9 %Greenville, SC68.9Summerville, SC: 68.3 %Summerville, SC68.3Hanahan, SC: 68.1 %Hanahan, SC68.1Charleston, SC: 67.9 %Charleston, SC67.9Rock Hill, SC: 67.8 %Rock Hill, SC67.8Irmo, SC: 67.6 %Irmo, SC67.6Moncks Corner, SC: 67.6 %Moncks Corner, SC67.6Cayce, SC: 66.8 %Cayce, SC66.8Mount Pleasant, SC: 66.4 %Mount Pleasant, SC66.4James Island, SC: 66.1 %James Island, SC66.1Columbia, SC: 65.4 %Columbia, SC65.4North Augusta, SC: 65.3 %North Augusta, SC65.3Tega Cay, SC: 64.6 %Tega Cay, SC64.6West Columbia, SC: 64.4 %West Columbia, SC64.4York, SC: 63.7 %York, SC63.7Forest Acres, SC: 63.1 %Forest Acres, SC63.1Bluffton, SC: 62.5 %Bluffton, SC62.5Lexington, SC: 62 %Lexington, SC62Anderson, SC: 61.2 %Anderson, SC61.2Easley, SC: 60.9 %Easley, SC60.9Florence, SC: 60.6 %Florence, SC60.6Sumter, SC: 60.1 %Sumter, SC60.1Spartanburg, SC: 59.5 %Spartanburg, SC59.5Myrtle Beach, SC: 59.5 %Myrtle Beach, SC59.5Clemson, SC: 58.1 %Clemson, SC58.1Newberry, SC: 58.1 %Newberry, SC58.1Gaffney, SC: 55.5 %Gaffney, SC55.5Aiken, SC: 53.3 %Aiken, SC53.3Greenwood, SC: 52.6 %Greenwood, SC52.6Conway, SC: 49.9 %Conway, SC49.9Orangeburg, SC: 48.9 %Orangeburg, SC48.9Hilton Head Island, SC: 48.8 %Hilton Head Island, SC48.8North Myrtle Beach, SC: 47.5 %North Myrtle Beach, SC47.5Hardeeville, SC: 47.2 %Hardeeville, SC47.2Goose Creek, SC: 72.7 %Goose Creek, SC72.7Port Royal, SC: 71.1 %Port Royal, SC71.1Fountain Inn, SC: 70.6 %Fountain Inn, SC70.6Beaufort, SC: 70.4 %Beaufort, SC70.4Mauldin, SC: 69.8 %Mauldin, SC69.8Simpsonville, SC: 69.6 %Simpsonville, SC69.6Fort Mill, SC: 69.4 %Fort Mill, SC69.4North Charleston, SC: 69.2 %North Charleston, SC69.2Greer, SC: 69 %Greer, SC69Greenville, SC: 68.9 %Greenville, SC68.9Summerville, SC: 68.3 %Summerville, SC68.3Hanahan, SC: 68.1 %Hanahan, SC68.1Charleston, SC: 67.9 %Charleston, SC67.9Rock Hill, SC: 67.8 %Rock Hill, SC67.8Irmo, SC: 67.6 %Irmo, SC67.6Moncks Corner, SC: 67.6 %Moncks Corner, SC67.6Cayce, SC: 66.8 %Cayce, SC66.8Mount Pleasant, SC: 66.4 %Mount Pleasant, SC66.4James Island, SC: 66.1 %James Island, SC66.1Columbia, SC: 65.4 %Columbia, SC65.4North Augusta, SC: 65.3 %North Augusta, SC65.3Tega Cay, SC: 64.6 %Tega Cay, SC64.6West Columbia, SC: 64.4 %West Columbia, SC64.4York, SC: 63.7 %York, SC63.7Forest Acres, SC: 63.1 %Forest Acres, SC63.1Bluffton, SC: 62.5 %Bluffton, SC62.5Lexington, SC: 62 %Lexington, SC62Anderson, SC: 61.2 %Anderson, SC61.2Easley, SC: 60.9 %Easley, SC60.9Florence, SC: 60.6 %Florence, SC60.6Sumter, SC: 60.1 %Sumter, SC60.1Spartanburg, SC: 59.5 %Spartanburg, SC59.5Myrtle Beach, SC: 59.5 %Myrtle Beach, SC59.5Clemson, SC: 58.1 %Clemson, SC58.1Newberry, SC: 58.1 %Newberry, SC58.1Gaffney, SC: 55.5 %Gaffney, SC55.5Aiken, SC: 53.3 %Aiken, SC53.3Greenwood, SC: 52.6 %Greenwood, SC52.6Conway, SC: 49.9 %Conway, SC49.9Orangeburg, SC: 48.9 %Orangeburg, SC48.9Hilton Head Island, SC: 48.8 %Hilton Head Island, SC48.8North Myrtle Beach, SC: 47.5 %North Myrtle Beach, SC47.5Hardeeville, SC: 47.2 %Hardeeville, SC47.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Goose Creek, SC72.7+0.6 pts
2Port Royal, SC71.1-0 pts
3Fountain Inn, SC70.6+3.5 pts
4Beaufort, SC70.4+4.4 pts
5Mauldin, SC69.8+0.8 pts
6Simpsonville, SC69.6-0.7 pts
7Fort Mill, SC69.4-1.2 pts
8North Charleston, SC69.2+0.2 pts
9Greer, SC69+0.6 pts
10Greenville, SC68.9+0.4 pts
11Summerville, SC68.3+0.7 pts
12Hanahan, SC68.1-0.2 pts
13Charleston, SC67.9+0.3 pts
14Rock Hill, SC67.8+0.2 pts
15Irmo, SC67.6-0.7 pts
15Moncks Corner, SC67.6+1 pts
17Cayce, SC66.8+0.8 pts
18Mount Pleasant, SC66.4-0.8 pts
19James Island, SC66.1-2.5 pts
20Columbia, SC65.4+0.3 pts
21North Augusta, SC65.3+0.4 pts
22Tega Cay, SC64.6+0.4 pts
23West Columbia, SC64.4-0.2 pts
24York, SC63.7-2.4 pts
25Forest Acres, SC63.1+1.6 pts
26Bluffton, SC62.5+0.8 pts
27Lexington, SC62-0.4 pts
28Anderson, SC61.2+1.4 pts
29Easley, SC60.9+0.6 pts
30Florence, SC60.6+0.1 pts
31Sumter, SC60.1+0.1 pts
32Spartanburg, SC59.5+0.6 pts
33Myrtle Beach, SC59.5-0.8 pts
34Clemson, SC58.1+2.9 pts
35Newberry, SC58.1+3.7 pts
36Gaffney, SC55.5+0.9 pts
37Aiken, SC53.3-1.7 pts
38Greenwood, SC52.6-2.4 pts
39Conway, SC49.9+0.9 pts
40Orangeburg, SC48.9-1.1 pts
41Hilton Head Island, SC48.8+0.7 pts
42North Myrtle Beach, SC47.5-1.9 pts
43Hardeeville, SC47.2-0.8 pts

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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.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). 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) (Cities in South Carolina by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat

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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), Cities in South Carolina by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/south-carolina-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. 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). Cities in South Carolina by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/south-carolina-cities?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) 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), Cities in South Carolina by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/south-carolina-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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): Cities in South Carolina by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023}},
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Which city has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Goose Creek, SC, with 72.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Hardeeville, SC, with 47.2% in 2023.

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