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

York County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 46 counties in 2024, at 67.2%. McCormick County had the lowest, at 34.9%. The median was 56.4% and the figure for South Carolina was 60.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest67.2York County
Lowest34.9McCormick County
Median56.446 counties
South Carolina60.5History

Map of counties, 2024

Abbeville County: 50.7 %Aiken County: 58.5 %Allendale County: 43.6 %Anderson County: 59.8 %Bamberg County: 53.6 %Barnwell County: 57.1 %Beaufort County: 56.5 %Berkeley County: 66 %Calhoun County: 55.4 %Charleston County: 66 %Cherokee County: 56.4 %Chester County: 58.4 %Chesterfield County: 57.2 %Clarendon County: 48.6 %Colleton County: 55.4 %Darlington County: 56.2 %Dillon County: 56.8 %Dorchester County: 65 %Edgefield County: 53.3 %Fairfield County: 55.6 %Florence County: 58.6 %Georgetown County: 50.5 %Greenville County: 65.4 %Greenwood County: 55.7 %Hampton County: 54.3 %Horry County: 53.4 %Jasper County: 52 %Kershaw County: 59.9 %Lancaster County: 58.4 %Laurens County: 57.4 %Lee County: 46.3 %Lexington County: 64.6 %McCormick County: 34.9 %Marion County: 48.9 %Marlboro County: 45.8 %Newberry County: 56.6 %Oconee County: 52.9 %Orangeburg County: 53.4 %Pickens County: 57.1 %Richland County: 64.6 %Saluda County: 56.6 %Spartanburg County: 62.1 %Sumter County: 58.7 %Union County: 53.5 %Williamsburg County: 49.9 %York County: 67.2 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

York County: 67.2 %York County67.2Charleston County: 66 %Charleston County66Berkeley County: 66 %Berkeley County66Greenville County: 65.4 %Greenville County65.4Dorchester County: 65 %Dorchester County65Richland County: 64.6 %Richland County64.6Lexington County: 64.6 %Lexington County64.6Spartanburg County: 62.1 %Spartanburg County62.1Kershaw County: 59.9 %Kershaw County59.9Anderson County: 59.8 %Anderson County59.8Sumter County: 58.7 %Sumter County58.7Florence County: 58.6 %Florence County58.6Aiken County: 58.5 %Aiken County58.5Lancaster County: 58.4 %Lancaster County58.4Chester County: 58.4 %Chester County58.4Laurens County: 57.4 %Laurens County57.4Chesterfield County: 57.2 %Chesterfield County57.2Barnwell County: 57.1 %Barnwell County57.1Pickens County: 57.1 %Pickens County57.1Dillon County: 56.8 %Dillon County56.8Saluda County: 56.6 %Saluda County56.6Newberry County: 56.6 %Newberry County56.6Beaufort County: 56.5 %Beaufort County56.5Cherokee County: 56.4 %Cherokee County56.4Darlington County: 56.2 %Darlington County56.2Greenwood County: 55.7 %Greenwood County55.7Fairfield County: 55.6 %Fairfield County55.6Calhoun County: 55.4 %Calhoun County55.4Colleton County: 55.4 %Colleton County55.4Hampton County: 54.3 %Hampton County54.3Bamberg County: 53.6 %Bamberg County53.6Union County: 53.5 %Union County53.5Orangeburg County: 53.4 %Orangeburg County53.4Horry County: 53.4 %Horry County53.4Edgefield County: 53.3 %Edgefield County53.3Oconee County: 52.9 %Oconee County52.9Jasper County: 52 %Jasper County52Abbeville County: 50.7 %Abbeville County50.7Georgetown County: 50.5 %Georgetown County50.5Williamsburg County: 49.9 %Williamsburg County49.9Marion County: 48.9 %Marion County48.9Clarendon County: 48.6 %Clarendon County48.6Lee County: 46.3 %Lee County46.3Marlboro County: 45.8 %Marlboro County45.8Allendale County: 43.6 %Allendale County43.6McCormick County: 34.9 %McCormick County34.9York County: 67.2 %York County67.2Charleston County: 66 %Charleston County66Berkeley County: 66 %Berkeley County66Greenville County: 65.4 %Greenville County65.4Dorchester County: 65 %Dorchester County65Richland County: 64.6 %Richland County64.6Lexington County: 64.6 %Lexington County64.6Spartanburg County: 62.1 %Spartanburg County62.1Kershaw County: 59.9 %Kershaw County59.9Anderson County: 59.8 %Anderson County59.8Sumter County: 58.7 %Sumter County58.7Florence County: 58.6 %Florence County58.6Aiken County: 58.5 %Aiken County58.5Lancaster County: 58.4 %Lancaster County58.4Chester County: 58.4 %Chester County58.4Laurens County: 57.4 %Laurens County57.4Chesterfield County: 57.2 %Chesterfield County57.2Barnwell County: 57.1 %Barnwell County57.1Pickens County: 57.1 %Pickens County57.1Dillon County: 56.8 %Dillon County56.8Saluda County: 56.6 %Saluda County56.6Newberry County: 56.6 %Newberry County56.6Beaufort County: 56.5 %Beaufort County56.5Cherokee County: 56.4 %Cherokee County56.4Darlington County: 56.2 %Darlington County56.2Greenwood County: 55.7 %Greenwood County55.7Fairfield County: 55.6 %Fairfield County55.6Calhoun County: 55.4 %Calhoun County55.4Colleton County: 55.4 %Colleton County55.4Hampton County: 54.3 %Hampton County54.3Bamberg County: 53.6 %Bamberg County53.6Union County: 53.5 %Union County53.5Orangeburg County: 53.4 %Orangeburg County53.4Horry County: 53.4 %Horry County53.4Edgefield County: 53.3 %Edgefield County53.3Oconee County: 52.9 %Oconee County52.9Jasper County: 52 %Jasper County52Abbeville County: 50.7 %Abbeville County50.7Georgetown County: 50.5 %Georgetown County50.5Williamsburg County: 49.9 %Williamsburg County49.9Marion County: 48.9 %Marion County48.9Clarendon County: 48.6 %Clarendon County48.6Lee County: 46.3 %Lee County46.3Marlboro County: 45.8 %Marlboro County45.8Allendale County: 43.6 %Allendale County43.6McCormick County: 34.9 %McCormick County34.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1York County67.2+0.4 pts
2Charleston County66-0.1 pts
3Berkeley County66+0.1 pts
4Greenville County65.40 pts
5Dorchester County65+0.4 pts
6Richland County64.6-0.6 pts
7Lexington County64.6+0.4 pts
8Spartanburg County62.1+0.3 pts
9Kershaw County59.9+0.2 pts
10Anderson County59.8-0.4 pts
11Sumter County58.7+0.2 pts
12Florence County58.6+0.4 pts
13Aiken County58.5-0 pts
14Lancaster County58.4+0.3 pts
15Chester County58.4+1.9 pts
16Laurens County57.4+0.5 pts
17Chesterfield County57.2+0.3 pts
18Barnwell County57.1+1.1 pts
19Pickens County57.1-0.8 pts
20Dillon County56.8-0.1 pts
21Saluda County56.6+0.8 pts
22Newberry County56.6-1.4 pts
23Beaufort County56.5+0.5 pts
24Cherokee County56.4-0.8 pts
25Darlington County56.2-0.1 pts
26Greenwood County55.70 pts
27Fairfield County55.6-2.3 pts
28Calhoun County55.4-1.4 pts
28Colleton County55.4+0.4 pts
30Hampton County54.3-0.9 pts
31Bamberg County53.6+0.4 pts
32Union County53.5-0.3 pts
33Orangeburg County53.4+0.7 pts
34Horry County53.4-0.8 pts
35Edgefield County53.3-1 pts
36Oconee County52.9+0.6 pts
37Jasper County52-1.7 pts
38Abbeville County50.7-0.7 pts
39Georgetown County50.5-0 pts
40Williamsburg County49.9+0.3 pts
41Marion County48.9-1 pts
42Clarendon County48.6+0.7 pts
43Lee County46.3-1.4 pts
44Marlboro County45.8-0.6 pts
45Allendale County43.6-0.5 pts
46McCormick County34.9-1.7 pts

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About this ranking

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 counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 (Counties in South Carolina by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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, Counties in South Carolina by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/south-carolina-counties. 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. Counties in South Carolina by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/south-carolina-counties.

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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, Counties in South Carolina by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/south-carolina-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  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: Counties in South Carolina by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/south-carolina-counties. Publisher attribution: 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Which county has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

York County, with 67.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

McCormick County, with 34.9% in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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