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%

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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.

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#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.