Unemployment Rate in Richland County, SC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Richland County Compares
National Distribution
Where Richland County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ 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% |
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.