Unemployment Rate in Sumter County, SC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.3%
Rank #2,619/3,222 · #32 in SC
19th
Sumter 6.3%
SC 4.8% +30.2%
US 5.3% +18.3%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Sumter County's unemployment rate of 6.3% 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 Sumter County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,616 | Grant County, IN | 6.3% |
| #2,617 | Garfield County, WA | 6.3% |
| #2,618 | Washington County, ME | 6.3% |
| #2,619 | Sumter County, SC | 6.3% |
| #2,620 | Suwannee County, FL | 6.3% |
| #2,621 | Jefferson County, TX | 6.3% |
| #2,622 | Lucas County, OH | 6.3% |
About Unemployment Rate
Sumter County, South Carolina has a unemployment rate of 6.3%, ranking #2,619 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 18.3% above the national value of 5.3%. Within South Carolina, it ranks #32 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.