# Counties in South Carolina by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 46 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `unemployment_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. 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: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 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
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/south-carolina-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Bamberg County | 15 |
| 2 | Marlboro County | 9.9 |
| 3 | Colleton County | 9.9 |
| 4 | Hampton County | 9.5 |
| 5 | Dillon County | 9 |
| 6 | Allendale County | 8.5 |
| 7 | Orangeburg County | 8.3 |
| 8 | Union County | 7.9 |
| 9 | Chesterfield County | 7.5 |
| 10 | Marion County | 7.2 |
| 11 | Barnwell County | 7.1 |
| 12 | Sumter County | 6.9 |
| 13 | Clarendon County | 6.9 |
| 14 | Lee County | 6.7 |
| 15 | Darlington County | 6.7 |
| 16 | Richland County | 6.5 |
| 17 | Cherokee County | 6.3 |
| 18 | Aiken County | 6.1 |
| 19 | Oconee County | 5.9 |
| 20 | Calhoun County | 5.9 |
| 21 | Florence County | 5.6 |
| 22 | Chester County | 5.6 |
| 23 | Greenwood County | 5.5 |
| 24 | Fairfield County | 5.5 |
| 25 | Anderson County | 5.3 |
| 26 | Dorchester County | 4.9 |
| 27 | Horry County | 4.9 |
| 28 | Edgefield County | 4.8 |
| 29 | Kershaw County | 4.8 |
| 30 | Jasper County | 4.6 |
| 31 | Laurens County | 4.5 |
| 32 | Lexington County | 4.5 |
| 33 | Newberry County | 4.5 |
| 34 | Georgetown County | 4.4 |
| 35 | Greenville County | 4.4 |
| 35 | McCormick County | 4.4 |
| 37 | Spartanburg County | 4.3 |
| 38 | Lancaster County | 4.3 |
| 39 | York County | 4.2 |
| 40 | Abbeville County | 4 |
| 41 | Williamsburg County | 4 |
| 42 | Pickens County | 3.6 |
| 43 | Charleston County | 3.5 |
| 44 | Saluda County | 3.2 |
| 45 | Berkeley County | 3.2 |
| 46 | Beaufort County | 2.6 |