Unemployment Rate in Richland County, SC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
6.2% +17.0% vs nat'l
Rank #2,598 of 3,222
19th percentile

How Richland County Compares

Richland County
6.2%
South Carolina Average
6.2%
Rank #30 of 46 in state
National
5.3%
17.0% above

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Richland County: 6.2%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,595 Schoolcraft County, MI 6.2%
#2,596 Hansford County, TX 6.2%
#2,597 Walla Walla County, WA 6.2%
#2,598 Richland County, SC 6.2%
#2,599 Hopkins County, KY 6.2%
#2,600 Douglas County, GA 6.2%
#2,601 Comanche County, TX 6.2%
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Unemployment Rate in Richland County, South Carolina

Richland County, South Carolina has a unemployment rate of 6.2%, which ranks #2,598 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 17.0% above the national value of 5.3%.

Within South Carolina, Richland County ranks #30 of 46 out of 46 counties. This places it in the 19th 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.