Unemployment Rate in Cherokee County, SC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.2%
Rank #2,606/3,222 · #31 in SC
19th
Cherokee 6.2%
SC 4.8% +29.6%
US 5.3% +17.7%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Cherokee County's unemployment rate of 6.2% 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 Cherokee County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,603 | Bienville Parish, LA | 6.2% |
| #2,604 | Ingham County, MI | 6.2% |
| #2,605 | Cidra Municipio, PR | 6.2% |
| #2,606 | Cherokee County, SC | 6.2% |
| #2,607 | Ogemaw County, MI | 6.2% |
| #2,608 | Fayette County, PA | 6.2% |
| #2,609 | Washington County, MS | 6.3% |
About Unemployment Rate
Cherokee County, South Carolina has a unemployment rate of 6.2%, ranking #2,606 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 17.7% above the national value of 5.3%. Within South Carolina, it ranks #31 of 46. This places it in the 19th 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.