Unemployment Rate in Beaufort County, SC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
2.4%
Rank #405/3,222 · #1 in SC
87th
Beaufort 2.4%
SC 4.8% -50.4%
US 5.3% -54.9%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Beaufort County's unemployment rate of 2.4% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Beaufort County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #402 | Ida County, IA | 2.4% |
| #403 | Nodaway County, MO | 2.4% |
| #404 | Crawford County, GA | 2.4% |
| #405 | Beaufort County, SC | 2.4% |
| #406 | Charlotte County, VA | 2.4% |
| #407 | Clay County, AL | 2.4% |
| #408 | Franklin County, ID | 2.4% |
About Unemployment Rate
Beaufort County, South Carolina has a unemployment rate of 2.4%, ranking #405 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 54.9% below the national value of 5.3%. Within South Carolina, it ranks #1 of 46. This places it in the 87th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.