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

York County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 46 counties in 2022, at 66.9%. McCormick County had the lowest, at 40%. The median was 56% and the figure for South Carolina was 60.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest66.9York County
Lowest40McCormick County
Median5646 counties
South Carolina60.4History

Map of counties, 2022

Abbeville County: 52 %Aiken County: 58 %Allendale County: 45.2 %Anderson County: 60.3 %Bamberg County: 51.3 %Barnwell County: 57.1 %Beaufort County: 55.4 %Berkeley County: 65.6 %Calhoun County: 55.9 %Charleston County: 65.8 %Cherokee County: 57.6 %Chester County: 56.3 %Chesterfield County: 56.8 %Clarendon County: 47.6 %Colleton County: 55.7 %Darlington County: 55.6 %Dillon County: 55.6 %Dorchester County: 65.1 %Edgefield County: 53.8 %Fairfield County: 56.6 %Florence County: 58.3 %Georgetown County: 51.1 %Greenville County: 64.9 %Greenwood County: 56.1 %Hampton County: 53.1 %Horry County: 54.3 %Jasper County: 53.5 %Kershaw County: 58.9 %Lancaster County: 58 %Laurens County: 57 %Lee County: 45 %Lexington County: 64.3 %McCormick County: 40 %Marion County: 49.5 %Marlboro County: 44 %Newberry County: 57.6 %Oconee County: 52.1 %Orangeburg County: 53 %Pickens County: 57.3 %Richland County: 65.5 %Saluda County: 54.4 %Spartanburg County: 61.8 %Sumter County: 59.1 %Union County: 55.3 %Williamsburg County: 49.3 %York County: 66.9 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

York County: 66.9 %York County66.9Charleston County: 65.8 %Charleston County65.8Berkeley County: 65.6 %Berkeley County65.6Richland County: 65.5 %Richland County65.5Dorchester County: 65.1 %Dorchester County65.1Greenville County: 64.9 %Greenville County64.9Lexington County: 64.3 %Lexington County64.3Spartanburg County: 61.8 %Spartanburg County61.8Anderson County: 60.3 %Anderson County60.3Sumter County: 59.1 %Sumter County59.1Kershaw County: 58.9 %Kershaw County58.9Florence County: 58.3 %Florence County58.3Aiken County: 58 %Aiken County58Lancaster County: 58 %Lancaster County58Newberry County: 57.6 %Newberry County57.6Cherokee County: 57.6 %Cherokee County57.6Pickens County: 57.3 %Pickens County57.3Barnwell County: 57.1 %Barnwell County57.1Laurens County: 57 %Laurens County57Chesterfield County: 56.8 %Chesterfield County56.8Fairfield County: 56.6 %Fairfield County56.6Chester County: 56.3 %Chester County56.3Greenwood County: 56.1 %Greenwood County56.1Calhoun County: 55.9 %Calhoun County55.9Colleton County: 55.7 %Colleton County55.7Darlington County: 55.6 %Darlington County55.6Dillon County: 55.6 %Dillon County55.6Beaufort County: 55.4 %Beaufort County55.4Union County: 55.3 %Union County55.3Saluda County: 54.4 %Saluda County54.4Horry County: 54.3 %Horry County54.3Edgefield County: 53.8 %Edgefield County53.8Jasper County: 53.5 %Jasper County53.5Hampton County: 53.1 %Hampton County53.1Orangeburg County: 53 %Orangeburg County53Oconee County: 52.1 %Oconee County52.1Abbeville County: 52 %Abbeville County52Bamberg County: 51.3 %Bamberg County51.3Georgetown County: 51.1 %Georgetown County51.1Marion County: 49.5 %Marion County49.5Williamsburg County: 49.3 %Williamsburg County49.3Clarendon County: 47.6 %Clarendon County47.6Allendale County: 45.2 %Allendale County45.2Lee County: 45 %Lee County45Marlboro County: 44 %Marlboro County44McCormick County: 40 %McCormick County40York County: 66.9 %York County66.9Charleston County: 65.8 %Charleston County65.8Berkeley County: 65.6 %Berkeley County65.6Richland County: 65.5 %Richland County65.5Dorchester County: 65.1 %Dorchester County65.1Greenville County: 64.9 %Greenville County64.9Lexington County: 64.3 %Lexington County64.3Spartanburg County: 61.8 %Spartanburg County61.8Anderson County: 60.3 %Anderson County60.3Sumter County: 59.1 %Sumter County59.1Kershaw County: 58.9 %Kershaw County58.9Florence County: 58.3 %Florence County58.3Aiken County: 58 %Aiken County58Lancaster County: 58 %Lancaster County58Newberry County: 57.6 %Newberry County57.6Cherokee County: 57.6 %Cherokee County57.6Pickens County: 57.3 %Pickens County57.3Barnwell County: 57.1 %Barnwell County57.1Laurens County: 57 %Laurens County57Chesterfield County: 56.8 %Chesterfield County56.8Fairfield County: 56.6 %Fairfield County56.6Chester County: 56.3 %Chester County56.3Greenwood County: 56.1 %Greenwood County56.1Calhoun County: 55.9 %Calhoun County55.9Colleton County: 55.7 %Colleton County55.7Darlington County: 55.6 %Darlington County55.6Dillon County: 55.6 %Dillon County55.6Beaufort County: 55.4 %Beaufort County55.4Union County: 55.3 %Union County55.3Saluda County: 54.4 %Saluda County54.4Horry County: 54.3 %Horry County54.3Edgefield County: 53.8 %Edgefield County53.8Jasper County: 53.5 %Jasper County53.5Hampton County: 53.1 %Hampton County53.1Orangeburg County: 53 %Orangeburg County53Oconee County: 52.1 %Oconee County52.1Abbeville County: 52 %Abbeville County52Bamberg County: 51.3 %Bamberg County51.3Georgetown County: 51.1 %Georgetown County51.1Marion County: 49.5 %Marion County49.5Williamsburg County: 49.3 %Williamsburg County49.3Clarendon County: 47.6 %Clarendon County47.6Allendale County: 45.2 %Allendale County45.2Lee County: 45 %Lee County45Marlboro County: 44 %Marlboro County44McCormick County: 40 %McCormick County40
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1York County66.9+0.6 pts
2Charleston County65.8-0 pts
3Berkeley County65.6+0.1 pts
4Richland County65.5-0.6 pts
5Dorchester County65.1+0.8 pts
6Greenville County64.9-0.2 pts
7Lexington County64.3-0.4 pts
8Spartanburg County61.8-0.3 pts
9Anderson County60.3+0.1 pts
10Sumter County59.1-1.1 pts
11Kershaw County58.9+0.8 pts
12Florence County58.3-0 pts
13Aiken County58-0.6 pts
14Lancaster County58+0.7 pts
15Newberry County57.6-1.7 pts
16Cherokee County57.6+0.3 pts
17Pickens County57.3-0.8 pts
18Barnwell County57.1+2.3 pts
19Laurens County57+0.4 pts
20Chesterfield County56.8+0.4 pts
21Fairfield County56.6+1.6 pts
22Chester County56.3+1.5 pts
23Greenwood County56.1-1 pts
24Calhoun County55.9-1.8 pts
25Colleton County55.7+0.7 pts
26Darlington County55.6+2.3 pts
26Dillon County55.6+0.1 pts
28Beaufort County55.4+0.2 pts
29Union County55.30 pts
30Saluda County54.4-0.8 pts
31Horry County54.3-0.3 pts
32Edgefield County53.8+2 pts
33Jasper County53.5-2.3 pts
34Hampton County53.1+1.1 pts
35Orangeburg County53-0.7 pts
36Oconee County52.1-1.6 pts
37Abbeville County52-0.5 pts
38Bamberg County51.3+2.1 pts
39Georgetown County51.1-1.4 pts
40Marion County49.5+1.3 pts
41Williamsburg County49.3+1.5 pts
42Clarendon County47.6-1.2 pts
43Allendale County45.2+0.7 pts
44Lee County45-2.5 pts
45Marlboro County44+0.7 pts
46McCormick County40+1.1 pts

Other periods

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/south-carolina-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/south-carolina-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/south-carolina-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_south_carolina_2022,
  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), 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/south-carolina-counties?period=2022. 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 66.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

McCormick County, with 40% in 2022.

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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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