Unemployment Rate in Dorchester County, SC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

4.8% Rank #1,911/3,222 · #20 in SC
41th
Dorchester 4.8%
SC 4.8% +0.5%
US 5.3% -8.6%

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National Distribution

How Dorchester County's unemployment rate of 4.8% 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 Dorchester County for unemployment rate.

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#1,908 Clay County, IL 4.8%
#1,909 Walton County, FL 4.8%
#1,910 Marion County, FL 4.8%
#1,911 Dorchester County, SC 4.8%
#1,912 Fayette County, KY 4.8%
#1,913 Houston County, GA 4.8%
#1,914 McMinn County, TN 4.8%

About Unemployment Rate

Dorchester County, South Carolina has a unemployment rate of 4.8%, ranking #1,911 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 8.6% below the national value of 5.3%. Within South Carolina, it ranks #20 of 46. This places it in the 41th 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.