Unemployment Rate in Lexington County, SC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.4%
Rank #1,619/3,222 · #14 in SC
50th
Lexington 4.4%
SC 4.8% -7.9%
US 5.3% -16.3%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Lexington County's unemployment rate of 4.4% 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 Lexington County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,616 | Dent County, MO | 4.4% |
| #1,617 | Sac County, IA | 4.4% |
| #1,618 | Warren County, KY | 4.4% |
| #1,619 | Lexington County, SC | 4.4% |
| #1,620 | Smith County, TX | 4.4% |
| #1,621 | Daviess County, KY | 4.4% |
| #1,622 | Sullivan County, IN | 4.4% |
About Unemployment Rate
Lexington County, South Carolina has a unemployment rate of 4.4%, ranking #1,619 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 16.3% below the national value of 5.3%. Within South Carolina, it ranks #14 of 46. This places it in the 50th 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.