Unemployment Rate in Anderson County, SC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
5.2% −1.1% vs nat'l
Rank #2,155 of 3,222
33th percentile

How Anderson County Compares

Anderson County
5.2%
South Carolina Average
5.2%
Rank #22 of 46 in state
National
5.3%
1.1% below

National Distribution

Where Anderson County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ Anderson County: 5.2%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,152 Malheur County, OR 5.2%
#2,153 Jefferson County, OK 5.2%
#2,154 Oregon County, MO 5.2%
#2,155 Anderson County, SC 5.2%
#2,156 Staunton city, VA 5.2%
#2,157 Guernsey County, OH 5.2%
#2,158 Goliad County, TX 5.2%
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Unemployment Rate in Anderson County, South Carolina

Anderson County, South Carolina has a unemployment rate of 5.2%, which ranks #2,155 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 1.1% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within South Carolina, Anderson County ranks #22 of 46 out of 46 counties. This places it in the 33th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.