Unemployment Rate in Richland County, SC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.2%
Rank #2,598/3,222 · #30 in SC
19th
Richland 6.2%
SC 4.8% +28.8%
US 5.3% +17.0%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Richland County's unemployment rate of 6.2% 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 Richland County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,595 | Schoolcraft County, MI | 6.2% |
| #2,596 | Hansford County, TX | 6.2% |
| #2,597 | Walla Walla County, WA | 6.2% |
| #2,598 | Richland County, SC | 6.2% |
| #2,599 | Hopkins County, KY | 6.2% |
| #2,600 | Douglas County, GA | 6.2% |
| #2,601 | Comanche County, TX | 6.2% |
About Unemployment Rate
Richland County, South Carolina has a unemployment rate of 6.2%, ranking #2,598 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 17.0% above the national value of 5.3%. Within South Carolina, it ranks #30 of 46. This places it in the 19th 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.