Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for South Carolina by County
Workforce: Unemployed
Ages 16+, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Unemployed)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | N/A | 5.0 | 124,521 | 27 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 5.2 | 8,759,317 | N/A |
| Saluda County | Urban | 2.4 | 202 | 369 |
| Beaufort County | Urban | 3.0 | 2,482 | 602 |
| Abbeville County | Rural | 3.4 | 351 | 822 |
| Pickens County | Urban | 3.5 | 2,240 | 882 |
| Charleston County | Urban | 3.6 | 7,992 | 951 |
| Newberry County | Rural | 3.6 | 644 | 951 |
| Berkeley County | Urban | 3.7 | 4,270 | 1,027 |
| Lexington County | Urban | 4.2 | 6,399 | 1,363 |
| Greenville County | Urban | 4.3 | 11,874 | 1,433 |
| Spartanburg County | Urban | 4.3 | 7,168 | 1,433 |
| York County | Urban | 4.4 | 6,735 | 1,487 |
| Laurens County | Urban | 4.5 | 1,407 | 1,561 |
| Dorchester County | Urban | 4.7 | 3,823 | 1,695 |
| Florence County | Urban | 4.7 | 2,926 | 1,695 |
| Greenwood County | Rural | 4.7 | 1,445 | 1,695 |
| Kershaw County | Urban | 4.9 | 1,533 | 1,839 |
| Williamsburg County | Rural | 4.9 | 617 | 1,839 |
| Anderson County | Urban | 5.1 | 5,017 | 1,957 |
| Georgetown County | Rural | 5.1 | 1,414 | 1,957 |
| Jasper County | Urban | 5.1 | 686 | 1,957 |
| Horry County | Urban | 5.2 | 8,826 | 2,015 |
| Fairfield County | Urban | 5.5 | 558 | 2,198 |
| Lancaster County | Urban | 5.5 | 2,609 | 2,198 |
| McCormick County | Rural | 5.5 | 178 | 2,198 |
| Aiken County | Urban | 5.6 | 4,530 | 2,254 |
| Lee County | Rural | 5.7 | 368 | 2,295 |
| Edgefield County | Urban | 5.8 | 707 | 2,339 |
| Marion County | Rural | 5.9 | 678 | 2,383 |
| Oconee County | Rural | 6.1 | 2,104 | 2,471 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 6.3 | 1,598 | 2,542 |
| Chester County | Urban | 6.5 | 947 | 2,613 |
| Richland County | Urban | 6.6 | 13,892 | 2,640 |
| Dillon County | Rural | 6.8 | 838 | 2,695 |
| Darlington County | Urban | 6.9 | 1,941 | 2,718 |
| Barnwell County | Rural | 7.2 | 658 | 2,783 |
| Calhoun County | Urban | 7.3 | 490 | 2,807 |
| Sumter County | Urban | 7.3 | 3,231 | 2,807 |
| Union County | Urban | 7.7 | 901 | 2,872 |
| Chesterfield County | Rural | 8.1 | 1,599 | 2,914 |
| Marlboro County | Rural | 8.4 | 841 | 2,937 |
| Clarendon County | Rural | 8.6 | 1,073 | 2,964 |
| Colleton County | Rural | 9.3 | 1,573 | 3,004 |
| Orangeburg County | Rural | 9.3 | 3,326 | 3,004 |
| Hampton County | Rural | 10.0 | 833 | 3,045 |
| Allendale County | Rural | 10.8 | 307 | 3,070 |
| Bamberg County | Rural | 11.9 | 690 | 3,101 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/30/2025 10:27 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Workforce: Unemployed, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/30/2025 10:27 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Workforce: Unemployed, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.