Unemployment Rate in Orangeburg County, SC

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

8.3% Rank #2,982/3,222 · #40 in SC
7th
Orangeburg 8.3%
SC 4.8% +72.5%
US 5.3% +56.7%

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National Distribution

How Orangeburg County's unemployment rate of 8.3% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.

Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties

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Counties ranked closest to Orangeburg County for unemployment rate.

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#2,979 Madison County, ID 8.3%
#2,980 Macon County, AL 8.3%
#2,981 Lassen County, CA 8.3%
#2,982 Orangeburg County, SC 8.3%
#2,983 Trinity County, CA 8.3%
#2,984 Patillas Municipio, PR 8.3%
#2,985 Grant County, NM 8.4%

About Unemployment Rate

Orangeburg County, South Carolina has a unemployment rate of 8.3%, ranking #2,982 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 56.7% above the national value of 5.3%. Within South Carolina, it ranks #40 of 46. This places it in the 7th 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.