Unemployment Rate in Horry County, SC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.9%
Rank #1,926/3,222 · #21 in SC
40th
Horry 4.9%
SC 4.8% +1.2%
US 5.3% -8.1%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Horry County's unemployment rate of 4.9% 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 Horry County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,923 | Erie County, NY | 4.9% |
| #1,924 | Denver County, CO | 4.9% |
| #1,925 | Walker County, AL | 4.9% |
| #1,926 | Horry County, SC | 4.9% |
| #1,927 | LaSalle Parish, LA | 4.9% |
| #1,928 | McKean County, PA | 4.9% |
| #1,929 | Franklin County, AR | 4.9% |
About Unemployment Rate
Horry County, South Carolina has a unemployment rate of 4.9%, ranking #1,926 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 8.1% below the national value of 5.3%. Within South Carolina, it ranks #21 of 46. This places it in the 40th 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.